Premise: Neil Patrick Harris . On television , he is known for playing the title character on Doogie Howser , M.D. ( 1989 -- 1993 ) , Barney Stinson on How I Met Your Mother ( 2005 -- 2014 , for which he was nominated for four Emmy Awards ) , and Count Olaf on A Series of Unfortunate Events ( 2017 onward ) .
Hypothesis: Neil Patrick Harris turned down the role of Barney Stinson, which was given to John Mulaney.
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