Neil Patrick Harris spoke to GQ about playing Barney Stinson in "How I Met Your Mother." Harris said Barney's evolution was "mostly" due to his real-life "talent crush" on Cobie Smulders. "I started ...

Barney, the polarizing purple dinosaur who was a mainstay of many millennial upbringings, is making a triumphant return to TV screens next year — but this time, he'll be animated. Mattel Inc.

"I started flirting with her as much as I could on camera," he said. Neil Patrick Harris said that his real-life adoration for "How I Met Your Mother" costar Cobie Smulders contributed to his ...