Neil Patrick Harris is an American actor, singer, director, and magician who is best known for his roles as the titular character on the ABC comedy-drama series Doogie Howser, M.D. from 1989 to 1993, Barney Stinson on the CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother from 2005 to 2014, and the titular character in the 2008 musical comedy-drama miniseries, Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog. He is also well-known for voicing the Music Meister in Batman: The Brave and the Bold, Steve the Monkey in Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs and its 2013 sequel, Lou the Beagle in Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore, and Dr. Blowhole in the Nickelodeon series The Penguins of Madagascar, as well as the video game Dr. Blowhole Returns – Again!. Additionally, he played Patrick Winslow in the live-action Smurfs films and Count Olaf in the Netflix TV adaptation of Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events.