Neil Patrick Harris' memoir, Choose Your Own Autobiography, promises to trace the actor's long career — from a nerdy 14-year-old prodigy doctor in Doogie Howser to a metaphorical ladykiller on How I Met Your Mother to a potential actual ladykiller in Gone Girl. Here's a look at NPH's many roles as his book hits shelves on Oct. 14.
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