Seasoned emcee Neil Patrick Harris readies for Oscar debut

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Saturday, February 21, 2015
Seasoned emcee Neil Patrick Harris ready for Oscar hosting duties
Neil Patrick Harris is no stranger to hosting awards shows, he's emceed the Tony's four times and has a role in one of this year's best picture nominees, and on Sunday he will host the Oscars.

LOS ANGELES (KGO) -- The Oscars will be given out in two days and Hollywood is preparing for the big show, especially this year's host, Neil Patrick Harris.

He's no stranger to hosting awards shows, he's emceed the Tony's four times. He sings, he dances, he acts, and now this triple threat is about to pull off the triple crown of award show hosting.

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It's been a busy year for Harris. He wowed Broadway and won a Tony for "Hedwig." Then, there was his creepy role in the Oscar-nominated film "Gone Girl."

And now his biggest gig of all.

"The job of the host is like a good dinner host, is to welcome them in, take their coats, show them the house, make them feel comfortable," Harris said in an interview.

And he would know. He's done the Tony's and the Emmy's, so much hosting he's joked he has an obsessive hosting disorder.

So, what can we expect? Harris has been dropping hints online. There is sure to be some razzle dazzle. He's getting help from the top songwriters behind a Disney smash hit.

"What they are doing, I'm not at liberty to say but it won't be a song called,'Let it Go,"'he said.

He's even offering spoilers on what he'll be wearing.

"Fuchsia? Never fuchsia. No matter what anyone tells you, never fuchsia," Harris said.

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