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David Burtka Quick Info
Height 5 ft 10½ in
Weight 75 kg
Date of Birth May 29, 1975
Zodiac Sign Gemini
Spouse Neil Patrick Harris

David Burtka is an American actor, writer, singer, and professional chef best known for his guest role in CSI: NY and for the role of ‘Scooter’ in How I Met Your Mother. He has also won the Clarence Derwent Award for the most promising male performer for his performance as ‘Boy’ in “The Play About the Baby” by Edward Albee. He has a huge social media fan base with more than 500k followers on Instagram and more than 200k followers on Twitter.

Born Name

David Michael Burtka

Nick Name

David

Sun Sign

Gemini

Born Place

Dearborn, Michigan, United States

Residence

New York City, New York, United States

Nationality

Education

David graduated from Salem High School in 1993. Burtka obtained his Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Michigan. He graduated from Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts in Pasadena in 2009.

David trained as an actor at the Interlochen Center for the Arts in Northwest Michigan. He also trained in acting at the William Esper Studios in Manhattan, New York.

Occupation

Actor, Chef, Singer

Family

Manager

David Burtka is represented by Innovative Artists (Talent Agency).

Genre

Pop

Instruments

Vocals

Labels

He has released his music with Nerdist Channel, LLC.

Build

Slim

Height

5 ft 10½ in or 179 cm

Weight

75 kg or 165.5 lbs

Boyfriend / Spouse

David Burtka has dated –

  1. Lane Anthony Janger (1994-2004) – Independent producer, director, writer, and actor Lance Janger started dating David in 1994. They were in a relationship for 10 years and split in 2004. David helped raise Lane’s two children. However, they are not David’s children biologically.
  2. Neil Patrick Harris (2004-Present) – Actor, singer, writer, and producer Neil Patrick Harris and David started dating in 2004. In October 2010, the happily engaged gay couple had twins, daughter Harper Grace Burtka Harris and son Gideon Scott Burtka Harris (b. October 2010) via a surrogate mother but still kept their engagement a secret until the passing of the Marriage Equality Act in New York. On September 6, 2014, they finally tied the knot together.

Race / Ethnicity

White

He is of Polish descent.

Hair Color

Black (Natural)

As he has grown older, his hair color has changed to ‘Salt and Pepper’.

Eye Color

Green

Sexual Orientation

Gay

Distinctive Features

Brand Endorsements

Burtka has appeared in a commercial for Christianmingle.com.

Religion

Christianity

Best Known For

As a Singer

First Film

In 1999, David Burtka made his theatrical film debut in 24 Nights which had Kevin Isola in the lead role.

First TV Show

He made his first TV show appearance on The West Wing in 2002.

Personal Trainer

He likes to go adventuring and has been spotted on many occasions going to the gym with husband Neil Harris.

David Burtka Favorite Things

Source – People, Today

David Burtka Facts

  1. In order to become a professional chef, David made the choice to quit acting.
  2. Neil and David share the same shoe size.
  3. David is referred to as ‘Daddy’ and Neil is referred to as ‘Papa’ by their children.
  4. On David and Neil’s first date, David took Neil to watch the movie Taking Lives starring Angelina Jolie.
  5. David took his training from chef Mario Batali at his New York restaurant and also from chef and author Gina DePalma.
  6. In 2010, Burtka started an L.A. based company called Gourmet M.D. with his classmate, Molly Hanisee from Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts Pasadena.
  7. In February 2021, Neil Patrick Harris announced on Instagram that Burtka had undergone spinal surgery.

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