What is it about Neil Patrick Harris that is such a turn-off?

Absolutely nothing.

You are a turnoff, OP.

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I'm not a fan. I think he's an ok actor/performer but nothing special. His Hedwig is 'eh' while John Cameron Mitchell and Michael Cerveris' interpretations were magical.

I think he'd make a good talk show host but that's about it.

I agree with R1, he's amazing, can do it all

I don't find him in the least attractive, but he's a good singer and actor.

He is constantly mugging.

Next question.

I like him, but I'm a straight chick. BUT will agree there's something about him - sort of attenuated, snot-nose "kid", even at 40. No humility,or if there IS: well-hidden.

I give him and Burtka about 3 more years...

He does this thing where he winks at the audience as if to say, "Isn't it funny that I'm pretending to be smug and take myself so seriously?" which is used to cover his smugness and high self regard.

It's stupid and childish and annoying.

He's more of a brand than an actor at this point.

He's not smug. He's quite charming.

Very talented man.

I genuinely like him, but I don't think even his fans can say in all honesty he's not smug.

So you saw the show R3- guess you disagree with the rave review in the NY Times.

Yet another DL thread where a successful, well adjusted and nice person in the public eye is burned at the stake in posts that say more about the poster than NPH.

And what do you do OP?

WW for R12.

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[quote]And what do you do OP?

Yet again: the bizarre and ridiculous idea among DL stans that only more successful actors are allowed to criticize or dislike other actors.

Still R16, I am waiting for the OP to provide some sort of basis for his "criticism" since it is so ludicrous. Does not mean that only more successful anything can only discuss. It really is more in the vein of say something stupid and you will get a stupid question in return-

WW for R16

Well anyone can tell their opinions, and mine is that NPH is great. We are talking about a very successful actor and celebrity here. Practically ALL of them are narcissists to a point. They love attention, they love to show how wonderful they are to the public because that's their career and their livelihood. I'm sure all of them (or their teams) are constantly thinking about the image they are giving out to the public.

NPH's public image reminds me a bit of his super cool dude image from HIMYM. He's also a poster boy for gays. There is toughness in his image, and I see that as a good thing. Would you like to see him being a soft gay guy like that embarrassing fat guy character in Modern Guy? I wouldn't. NPH is a professional actor and comes off as bit of a tough son of a bitch, but with intelligence and some empathy.

I'm actually more wary about the supposedly humble stars because I get a feeling that I'm looking at a carefully constructed facade when I see them. Not that there aren't sweethearts out there but when you start thinking about it how softie sweetheart can you be if you get to the top of entertainment industry?

NPH is a gay samurai.

He has a rat face. That's my problem.

I heart R19 almost as much as I heart Neil.

Doogie is tough and a samurai? What are you smoking, R19?

(Obviously I meant Modern Family in my R19 post. Oops.)

R22, NPH is not Doogie anymore. He's a tough guy, and that's one of the reasons I love him.

There's an unhinged NPH fan frau on the loose!

I like him and wish him well. But: .. I think we are all suffering from his overexposure. (sit-com, Broadway, Awards Host, talk show guest, etc.) Too much of a good thing becomes tiresome. Same with Audra. She is everywhere!! Same with Renée Flemming. Also, ubiquitous. If they were to stagger their New York appearances, we'd appreciate them more.

I like NPH. I don't think anyone who saw the opening number from the 2013 Tonys can dispute his talent. And r15. you're a little bitch

Nope, R25. Can't get enough of him.

How is he a "tough guy"? That's certainly not reflected in the roles he plays or his public persona. I like the guy but this "tough guy" label is absurd.

[quote]suffering from his overexposure

While we're on the topic of James Franco...

He took a lot of industry dick up the ass to get to where he is

R24, are you talking about me? Sorry to disappoint but I've been male and (mostly) gay all my life. I have absolutely nothing against soft hearted people (I tend to fall for them hard) but I appreciate NPH for being what he is, a business savvy entertainer. I'm not even his fan but I love him for being a tough gay cookie.

R28, I'm a bit surprised that people still think of him as being something like Doogie Howser. I'm not saying that NPH is some mob psycho but that he doesn't take bullshit and is probably up there with Madonna and Betty White in being in control. But he's also a gay bro, if one can use that term with him.

why do gay guys always have to turn on any gay man who is successful and has it all?

Meh. I really dont know much about him to have much of an opinion. I dont hate him, but I dont go out of my way to see anything he does. He's not ugly, but his looks are the sort of average looks which can be found anywhere. He's mostly a television actor from a sort of lame and predictable sit-com.

Your disgust towards homosexuality. Homophobia affects some gay men.

"why do gay guys always have to turn on any gay man who is successful and has it all?"

I don't know that this is true of all gay guys, but it certainly seems to be for the majority who post here regularly.

Another gay man's success is a painful and constant reminder of how sad their own lives have turned out to be.

His name, for a start.

As an out gay man in the public eye, NPH serves as a good example to young gays who are struggling with coming out. For that reason alone, I'm glad he's enjoying his work and family.

For the real turn-off: The closeted gays who cause damage to the gay comminity. In the top tier, there's closeted Congressgayman Aaron Schock who attacks the gay community with his anti-gay votes.

I think you sum it up nicely, OP.

I don't dislike the guy (though I couldn't give a damn about Broadway song and dance shit or pretty much anything he's been in.) I wish him well; in fact I'd like to wish him well less equivocally, but Harris' ubiquity and smug humor somehow erode my goodwill.

Of course he's an entertainer and very much in the public eye, but I'm a little wary of people who can't seem to say no to invitations --any invitations-- to even a glint of the spotlight.

He's very pleased with himself and I get the feeling he's always thinking about how witty and clever he is whenever he talks.

I, like 98% of the posters here know why he's a turn off:

He's a homosexual.

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Turn OFF? OP must be asexual. I hate the Hedwig show, personally. But I would like to fuck Neil with every inch of my body, until he's in a trauma induced coma. He's incredibly sexy.

I have to kind of agree with R40- a talented out guy achieving great success- and he's toast to a bunch of cranky (homophobic, internalized of course) anonymous grouches.

Not my type, at all. He seems really nice though. His husband is also very likable, they make a great couple.

I think it's his personna from HIMYM. He was arrogant, a tad smarmy and so egotistical I wanted to scream. That carryover is hard to sublimate, as for most people that role is paramount when people make a decision about him.He was so good as Barney, maybe we thought it was really him? I also believe there's a lot of resentment against NPH for all the years he denied being gay. He took his sweet time, and came out when it was extremely safe to do so. That rankled a lot of people.

I think he's wonderful. Best Tony host ever. Saw him in "Rent" at the La Jolla Playhouse and he was awesome.

Would love to see his Hedwig.

He's out and smart. What's not to love.

OP, move on baby. You aren't funny nor talented and I suspect that you are MORE than usually PLAIN in the looks department.

He's the ultimate dweeb who drooled after hotties that never wanted him- til he got money.

[quote]He's the ultimate dweeb who drooled after hotties that never wanted him

Name names, bitch, or it didn't happen.

Media whore. Should be blown up by al-Qaeda.

Reminds me of a tall, less-talented Barbra Streisand.

I don't know, but he makes my skin crawl.

It might be his smugness. BLECH.

[quote]He seems nice enough, I suppose. But he also seems smug and arrogant and to have begun taking himself way too seriously.

You answered your own question.

his smugness

He can do it all but he is not handsome. That's his major shortcoming for the entertainment profession.

Looks like the result if Luke Perry had a gay younger brother with an over inflated view of himself.

I love NPH. He's sexy, smart and funny. And gay. What more do we want?? And I would let him fuck me bare, repeatedly.

I think his great for the gay community however when I saw his pierced nipples I was really disappointed.

LOL! A bunch of douchey, miserable little Datalounge queens calling somebody smug and arrogant.

It's the same reason I can't stand Rachael Maddow----

SMUGNESS GALORE

He has a weird mouth area. Like no lips or something. Kind of reminds me of Fire Marshall Bill.

[quote]LOL! A bunch of douchey, miserable little Datalounge queens calling somebody smug and arrogant.

Not only that, r57, these loser queens think self-confidence is "smug and arrogant."

[quote]R59

His mandible is bony and square yet lacking in flesh, with a forehead that is high & broad. Similar facial structure to say, Dick Sargent.

Bite me, R15, I'm a fond hag of over 30 years standing (as a hag), who has contributed $1000s to AIDS, supported a gay male roommate with AIDS for 7 months, LOVE my gays!, etc. And I should have said, I'm an older straight woman, not chick.

And I love this board, and am NOT the only straight woman on it.

But it's okay; I very much understand your point of view.

"My gays." I loathe this expression. Just needed to get that off my chest. As you were.

[quote]Remember when he was an asshole to that soap star who didn't want to return as a guest star?

Sweetheart NPH called Eric Braeden a douchebag because he bailed out of an appearance on HIMYM shortly before they were to tape.

[quote]I also believe there's a lot of resentment against NPH for all the years he denied being gay. He took his sweet time, and came out when it was extremely safe to do so. That rankled a lot of people.

I thought that he was outed and then he grudgingly confirmed it. I do not follow him, yet this is what I vaguely recall reading.

Thank you to the poster who provided some context (i.e., a name) re that soap opera star comment. I had forgotten about reading that on DL.

Meh, I've disliked him since his boy doctor days and I'm not really sure why. A passable actor and not sexually appealing at all. Tough? Hot? People do have some diverse ideas, don't they?

Eric Braeden [italic]is[/italic] a douchebag. That's kind, really.

He was outed before he admitted he was gay. The important thing is that he represents the gay community very well. Happily he's no Chris Crocker and he's no Johnnie Weir.

[quote]Eric Braeden is a douchebag.

So him and Neil should have gotten along great, right?

No, R69, [italic]you[/italic] and TGVN should have gotten along great.

NPH

He has a punkinhead. Nuff said.

Maybe it's the ridiculous amount of threads on Datalounge.

Nothing. He's dreamy

Chronic Gay Face for days....Very " entertainerely"..smugness dipped in a sugary gay frosting. I can imagine Andy Cohen and Harris giggling while painting each others toe nails and talking about cute rent boys... would have been Liberace's best girl friend if Libby was still alive. Seems very self satisfied and only pretends to be humble. Appears to have set himself up as a " Gay A list " standard....much like Bob Paris and his boy friend, whats his name did in the 80's. Would prefer Alan Cummings over Harris as a friend/lover anyday !

I love R74

Does not wipe well

Obviously the OP has mental issues. You have to make allowances for those with insanity in the family.

Neil Patrick Harris allowed homosexuality to be accepted by the mainstream. You should be on your knees thanking him.

[quote]What is it about Neil Patrick Harris that is such a turn-off?

ABSOLUTELY NOTHING.

[quote]What is it about OP that is such a turn-off?

EVERYTHING.

Saw a recent close up photo of him...He's beginning to resemble a carved pumpkin two weeks after Halloween.

You're just mad cause you didn't get to "carve" him.

Honestly, I always thought Chad Allen was the best-looking of the 1980s gay child actors.

His Hedwig was so pedestrian. JCM nailed hedwig - NPH not so much (and Michael C Hall looks just horribly miscast in the role of an east german twink cum transrocker). I don't feel strongly about NPH either way, but I don't see why I should adore him just because he's out.

We don't have to like people we don't like just because they're just like us.

Hold on to your caftans, bitches.

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It's just too much. He never steps out of the lime light. This year alone has been HIMYM finale, Hedwig then the wedding, then Gone Girl, then the book, now all the Burtka publicity, then the Oscars.

He just needs to step away for a moment to give people a chance to miss him.

His whole schtick smacks of effort.

People so desperate for attention always inspire loathing.

[quote]People so desperate for attention always inspire loathing.

People like that are usually two-faces. It's no wonder that actors are often like that, but not always. I suppose it goes with the territory of learning how to pretend to be something you're not convincingly.

He is boring and he is always taking photos of himself.

[quote]He is boring and he is always taking photos of himself.

I can forgive a bit if he's handsome, but he is not.

Y'all are just jealous bitches!

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R91 Not jealous, just fucking annoyed.

The NPH haters here are all in the AARP demo.

There are things about NPH that are annoying, but the only people who get so invested in hating him are elderly.

r94 is a simplistic thinker

[quote]It's just too much. He never steps out of the lime light. This year alone has been HIMYM finale, Hedwig then the wedding, then Gone Girl, then the book, now all the Burtka publicity, then the Oscars.

Some of you people are just so sad. I guess it's just jealousy to have an out gay man getting attention few times a year that makes you NPH haters rage. Or some kind of homophobia.

He's a fucking performer, it's his job to be in the limelight. Jesus, some of you...

[quote]He's a fucking performer, it's his job to be in the limelight. Jesus, some of you...

Jesus, you are fucking dense.

no r96. most people do something then go away for a few months so to not wear out their welcome.

It is a common Hollywood PR philosophy.

It's the whole "look at me! and my husband! and our kids! and our costumes! and our trips! now I'm hosting something! now I will sing a little! have you seen my kids?!" stuff.

Non.

Stop.

Too much of a good thing is too much. He's overexposed himself and worn out his welcome.

I don't find narcissistic people attractive.

He's turned into Michael J. Fox without the chronic disease.

NPH has an audience who swallows up his narcissism. In that sense, he is not entirely to blame because he has been put in that position by them.

r99 has nailed it. Obsessive narcissism makes anyone unattractive whether they are gay or straight.

The poster who likened NPH to Rob Jackson-Paris and his parter was very astute. For years, they were the Devoted Gay Couple Du Jour with the magazine articles and scores of photographs of them posing artfully. You could't avoid them. Then they broke up and vanished.

To the asshole that said NPH only appealed to the AARP crowd , you couldn't be any more wrong. What is wrong is gay people hating on every successful gay person. Look at the posts here, you all hate Ellen, Andy Cohen, NPH, Chris Coffer , Dan Savage and the list goes on and on. We should be supportive , there is enough hatred in the world.

Oh, please - r105. Gay celebs can be just as tiresome as straight celebs.

There are some gay celebs (like Brian Sims) who don't get any hate here.

A lot of the professional gays are kind of dumb and making money off their Professional Gay for the straights status. Why must we "support" them? What I like about gay people that I know, or that I have admired and read about is that they have a capacity for critical analysis. It is kind of more of a straight thing to just follow without questioning...

R105, we don't hate them because we hate everything.

(we don't even really "hate" them, but moving on)

See if you can figure this out: these are gays that straights like. Like pets! Straights love them some Will & Grace, they love them some Ellen, and they love them some NPH. But these are straight versions of what being gay is, and as such they are watered down to the point of being offensive - and personally I don't enjoy watching these step'n'fetchit types shuffling for Straightey, but that's just how it is.

I agree, R108 (obviously!)

He turns you off cause when you begged him, he said "no."

NPH doesn't turn me off, but YOU R110 are a complete ass for bumping every damn NPH thread in existence, and stupid because in turn it just makes every hate NPH too.

R107 and R108 = truthtellers

I think if he did a nude scene and had a long, swingy dick- all would be forgiven.

He has poz face and is incredibly vain.

Huge punkinhead.

Jealousy is an ugly thing and so are you.

Oh look, it's the years-old thread revival idiot with free time again.

I'm going to get off DL for a bit while this flood of inane NPH threads subsides.

he reminds me of AnnE Hathaway. Talented and seem to be morally upright, but they're smug and, like r6 said, always mugging.

His emancipated face and cracker lips don't help. Willing suspension of disbelief can only go so far. At some point, no matter how talented, you end up thinking, dude you're too ugly to be that arrogant.

He a-door-A-BELL

There must a word for it in another language other than English. That certain turn-off-ness that's part lack of charm and part lack of sex appeal.

He's sexxy with two "x's"

That's one more x because he's EXTRA sexy

If you're turned OFF by Neil Patrick Harris, you're jealous.

I watched his “73 Questions with vogue” video the other day. He’s still super hot and undeniably talented but there’s something sort of cold about him. I don’t find him nearly as likable as we all pretended he was during HIMYM’s hayday.

Snot nose

[quote] If you're turned OFF by Neil Patrick Harris, you're jealous.

Nice to have you weigh, 14 Year-Old Girl! Always good to hear from you.

I love NPH. And I am old.

R133 : That's the real get out of jail free card.

er R113.

He did a nude scene in the Paris Letter. A long, swingy dick was very much in evidence (though the internet has been scrubbed of the pics).

I like him because he seems like a rail-thin, insatiable bottom who can wrap his long legs behind his head when you fuck him, while is long, dangly weiner flops around helplessly.

Doogie has a wiener, not a weiner.