Lasting love. Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka have defied Hollywood odds, spending nearly two decades together, but they didn’t always know they’d end up happily married.The actors met when they were both on Broadway, with Harris in Cabaret and Burtka in Gypsy.
However, the chef was in another relationship, often commuting to Los Angeles to see his then-boyfriend.“I didn’t want to be that guy who was creating some sort of romantic interference,” Harris explained to Out in 2012. “So, I was always around when he was around, hoping the stars would align.
When we all hung out for the first time — I was invited by [mutual friend] Kate to an American Idol viewing party — I just stammered around him.
I couldn’t take my eyes off him.”Burtka hadn’t even thought of courting his future husband. “I gave him a, ‘Hey, what’s up, nice to meet you,’ and that was really it.
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