David Burtka - wikipedia David Burtka David Burtka Burtka in 2012 David Michael Burtka ( 1975 - 05 - 29 ) May 29, 1975 ( age 43 ) Dearborn, Michigan, U.S. Residence New York City, New York, U.S. Alma mater University of Michigan Occupation Actor, chef Years active 1999 -- present ( actor ) 2009 -- present ( chef ) Spouse ( s ) Neil Patrick Harris ( m. 2014 ) Children David Michael Burtka ( born May 29, 1975 ) is an American actor and professional chef. He is known for his acting roles in theatre and television shows such as How I Met Your Mother and The Play About the Baby. After his role on How I Met Your Mother, Burtka gained media attention for dating Neil Patrick Harris, whom he later married in 2014. Contents 1 Early life 2 Acting career 3 Personal life 4 Filmography 4.1 Film 4.2 Television 5 See also 6 References 7 External links Early life Burtka was born in Dearborn, Michigan, the son of Deborah A. Zajas ( d. 2008 ) and Daniel Burtka. He is of Polish descent. He grew up in Canton, Michigan, and graduated from Salem High School in 1993. He trained in acting at Interlochen Center for the Arts, obtained his Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Michigan and had further training at the William Esper Studios. Acting career Burtka made his television debut in 2002 with a guest role on The West Wing ; this was followed by guest appearances on Crossing Jordan. Burtka made his Broadway debut as Tulsa in the 2003 revival of Gypsy starring Bernadette Peters. He 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, 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. Burtka appeared in seven episodes of How I Met Your Mother, playing `` Scooter '', the former high school boyfriend of Lily ( Alyson Hannigan ), who still has not gotten over their breakup. Burtka made a cameo appearance in A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas as himself, sharing a scene with Neil Patrick Harris playing a part much like his character from How I Met Your Mother. Burtka starred in Osiris Entertainment 's 2013 film Annie and the Gypsy and had a featured role in the 2014 film Dance Off. Burtka returned to Broadway in the David Hyde Pierce - directed It Shoulda Been You in April 2015, playing the Catholic fiance of a Jewish bride, played by Sierra Boggess, whose wedding day is disrupted when her ex-boyfriend shows up at the wedding. Additional cast members include Tyne Daly and Harriet Harris. Personal life Burtka with his husband, Neil Patrick Harris, in September 2011 Six months after Burtka 's How I Met Your Mother appearance, allegations arose that the actor received the part because of a romantic relationship with one of the series ' stars, Neil Patrick Harris. Speculation around this story eventually led Harris to publicly acknowledge that he is gay in a cover story in People magazine. Burtka made no public response to the story, though later Harris stated that he and Burtka were moving in together. Burtka and Harris attended the Emmy awards in September 2007 as an openly acknowledged couple for the first time, an appearance which Harris discussed on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. Burtka 's mother died from cancer in May 2008. On February 4, 2009, Burtka and Harris appeared for the first time on stage together singing a duet from Rent at a benefit for The LGBT Community Center in New York. The two actors have been together since April 2004. Harris refers to Burtka as `` my better half '' and `` an amazing chef ''. Burtka and Harris are parents to fraternal twins Gideon Scott and Harper Grace, born in October 2010, via a surrogate mother. Burtka is not the biological father of his ex Lane Janger 's children ( who were also born via surrogate ) but has remained close to them over the years. Following the passage of the Marriage Equality Act in New York on June 24, 2011, Burtka and Harris announced their engagement via Twitter, stating that they had proposed to each other five years earlier but had kept the engagement secret until same - sex marriage became legal in their state. According to Harris, Burtka quit acting full - time in order to become a professional chef. He graduated from Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts Pasadena in summer 2009 and afterward began running a Los Angeles catering company, Gourmet M.D. Burtka does continue to act, most recently in It Shoulda Been You on Broadway in 2015. Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2007 Worldly Possession Andrew Bates Television film 2007 Open House Husband Short film 2007 Army Guy Keith Short film 2011 A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas Himself He appeared as a fictionalized version of himself, who is Neil Patrick Harris ' drug dealer posing as Neil 's life partner. 2011 Gaysharktank.com Short film 2012 Annie and the Gypsy 2013 The Gay Christian Mingle Short film 2014 Dance - Off JT Television Year Title Role Notes 2002 The West Wing Intern Bruce Episode : `` The Black Vera Wang '' 2005 Crossing Jordan Craig Heeley Episode : `` Total Recall '' 2007 CSI : NY David King Episode : `` Down the Rabbit Hole '' 2013 Iron Chef America Himself Episode : `` Zakarian vs. Chiarello : Scotch '' 2012 Neil 's Puppet Dreams Himself Episodes : `` Dream Bump '' `` Bollywood '' 2006 -- 14 How I Met Your Mother Scooter 7 episodes 2014 RuPaul 's Drag Race Himself ( guest judge ) Episode : `` Drag My Wedding '' 2015 Beat Bobby Flay Himself ( guest judge ) Episode : `` No Training Wheels '' 2015 American Horror Story : Freak Show Michael Beck Episode : `` Curtain Call '' 2018 A Series of Unfortunate Events Mr. Willums Episodes : `` The Carnivorous Carnival : Part 1 '' `` The Carnivorous Carnival : Part 2 '' See also LGBT culture in New York City References Jump up ^ `` Obituary '' Michigan Death Notices '' from Michigan.com... `` michigan.com. Retrieved 24 April 2015. Jump up ^ Administrator. `` Famous Polish Americans ''. polishyoungstown.com. Retrieved 24 April 2015. Jump up ^ `` Annie and the Gypsy ''. Archived from the original on 2014 - 09 - 08. Retrieved 2013 - 02 - 08. Jump up ^ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3024964/ Jump up ^ BWW News Desk. `` Tyne Daly, Harriet Harris, Sierra Boggess, Lisa Howard, David Burtka & More Will Star in David Hyde Pierce - Helmed IT SHOULDA BEEN YOU on Broadway ; Opens April 14 ''. BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 24 April 2015. Jump up ^ BWW News Desk. `` Tyne Daly, Harriet Harris, Sierra Boggess, Lisa Howard, David Burtka & More Will Star in David Hyde Pierce - Helmed IT SHOULDA BEEN YOU on Broadway ; Opens April 14 ''. BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 24 April 2015. Jump up ^ canada.com October 24, 2006 ( 2006 - 10 - 24 ). `` O.C. stars hit T.O ''. Canada.com. Archived from the original on July 23, 2011. Retrieved 2010 - 09 - 15. Jump up ^ `` EXCLUSIVE : Neil Patrick Harris Tells PEOPLE He Is Gay - Neil Patrick Harris ''. People.com. 2006 - 11 - 03. Archived from the original on 2008 - 03 - 13. Retrieved 2010 - 09 - 15. Jump up ^ Fabien Montique ( July 26, 2007 ). `` Neil Patrick Moves In With Boyfriend ! ''. theBosh.com. Archived from the original on October 12, 2007. Retrieved 2007 - 09 - 07. Jump up ^ Thomson, Katherine ( 2007 - 09 - 13 ). `` Watch : Neil Patrick Harris Tells Ellen About Going To The Emmys Since Coming Out ''. The Huffington Post. Jump up ^ WENN. `` Harris ' Tribute To Boyfriend 's Late Mother ''. contactmusic.com. Retrieved 24 April 2015. Jump up ^ `` 15 Questions with Neil Patrick Harris ''. Jump up ^ `` US Weekly ''. February 18, 2008. Jump up ^ `` Neil Patrick Harris Welcomes ' Happy, Healthy ' Twins ''. People. 2010 - 10 - 15. Retrieved 2010 - 10 - 15. Jump up ^ `` David Burtka on Twitter ''. Twitter. Retrieved 24 April 2015. Jump up ^ Dulin, Dann. `` David Burtka : Cover Story ''. 5 April 2014. aumag.org. Retrieved 11 May 2018. Jump up ^ Published Saturday, Jun 25 2011, 1 : 42pm EDT ( 2011 - 06 - 25 ). `` Neil Patrick Harris announces secret engagement ''. Digitalspy.com. Retrieved 2011 - 11 - 16. CS1 maint : Multiple names : authors list ( link ) Jump up ^ `` Neil Patrick Harris talks Thanksgiving on The Late Late Show ''. Youtube.com. Retrieved 2011 - 11 - 16. Jump up ^ `` '' It Shoulda Been You '' official broadway site ``. Archived from the original on 2015 - 04 - 07. Retrieved 2015 - 04 - 04. 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Question: who does david burtka play in how i met your mother
Answer: Scooter