Claim: Neil Patrick Harris played the fictional rock star Hedwig in Hedwig and the Angry Inch.
Evidence: In 2014 , he starred in the title role in Hedwig and the Angry Inch on Broadway , for which he won the 2014 Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Musical.
Hedwig and the Angry Inch is a rock musical about a fictional rock and roll band fronted by a transgender East German singer , Hedwig Robinson.