Neil Patrick Harris to Host Emmys
Variety reports that Neil Patrick Harris is "cutting a deal" to host the 61st annual Emmy Awards, which will air live on CBS Sept. 20, 2009.
NPH -- who stars as Barney Stinson on the CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother -- hosted the Tony Awards last month to rave reviews (and higher-than-usual ratings). It appears the actor is becoming a centerpiece for the network: The Tonys also aired on CBS, and HIMYM is moving to the 8 p.m. "anchor slot" on Monday nights, beginning the night after the Emmys
Watch video of Harris' closing number from the 2009 Tony Awards:
Harris also hosted this year's TV Land Awards, as well as the non-televised Writers Guild Awards and last year's Creative Arts Emmy Awards.
-- Daniel Lehman
He has also hosted LA's Theater Awards, the Ovations, for a few years.
Posted by: ian Garrett | July 02, 2009 at 07:34 PM