Neil Patrick Harris & David Burtka Expecting Twins

Neil Patrick Harris has confirmed that he and his partner, David Burtka will be adopting children later this year with this post on his Twitter account: "So, get this: David and I are expecting twins this fall. We're super excited/nervous/thrilled. Hoping the press can respect our privacy..."

Equally successful on stage and screen, Neil Patrick Harris continues to demonstrate his creative versatility. He can be seen as the womanizing Barney Stinson in the fifth season of the hit CBS comedy series, "How I Met Your Mother," a role which garnered him a 2009 Golden Globe nomination and three consecutive Emmy Award nominations. Named one of the "2008 Entertainers of the Year" by Entertainment Weekly, Harris served as host of the 61st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards and the 63rd Annual Tony Awards. He has appeared on Broadway in Childen of Art, Assassins, Cabaret and Proof. He recently guest starred on the hit FOX series GLEE and directed the Hollywood Bowl production of RENT.