Neil Patrick Harris Husband: Meet David Burtka

David Burtka is an American actor and professional chef best known for his acting roles in theatre and television shows such as How I Met Your Mother and The Play About the Baby.

David Michael Burtka was born on May 29, 1975, in Dearborn, Michigan, United States of America. David Burtka is 48 years old as of 2023. He trained in acting at Interlochen Center for the Arts.

David Burtka obtained his Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Michigan and had further training at the William Esper Studios. David Burtka starred in Osiris Entertainment’s 2013 film Annie and the Gypsy.

David Burtka had a featured role in the 2014 film Dance Off. Burtka made his television debut in 2002 with a guest role on The West Wing.

David Burtka played The Boy in the American premiere of Edward Albee’s The Play About the Baby, for which he won the 2001 Clarence Derwent Award for most promising male performer.

In 2004, David Burtka originated the role of Matt in the musical The Opposite of Sex and reprised the role in the work’s East Coast premiere in the summer of 2006.

Neil Patrick Harris attended the Emmy Awards in September 2007 with his fiancé David Burtka, later confirming the relationship. Harris said his relationship with Burtka began in 2004.

On August 14, 2010, Neil Patrick Harris announced that he and Burtka were expecting twins via a surrogate mother. Their son and daughter were born on October 12, 2010.