How I Met Your Mother's Barney Was Written With A Specific Actor In Mind (Not Neil Patrick Harris)

Before Neil Patrick Harris perfectly brought life to Barney Stinson on How I Met Your Mother, the show's creators had another actor in mind for the part.
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“How I Met Your Mother”’s Barney Stinson Had 1 Surprising Sci-Fi Influence

On the new episode of the How We Made Your Mother podcast, How I Met Your Mother co-creator Craig Thomas and episode writer Chris Harris explain how Barney’s backstory was inspired by Darth Vader ...
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If ‘Barney’ Was Your Favorite TV Show As A Kid, You Have Some Pretty Special Gifts As An Adult

We all remember the good old days when we would sit in front of the TV on Saturday mornings or in the afternoons when we got home from school and watch all of our favorite kids’ shows. For decades now ...

'I had to step up' - Barney-Smith shines in tough test

Boxer Royston Barney-Smith said that he "needed to step up to another gear" for Saturday's win against Danny Quartermaine.