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Neil Patrick Harris Suits up as Oscars Host

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Wisconsin chapter.

As the annual go-to host for the Tony’s and the Emmy’s, it was only a matter of time before Neil Patrick Harris expanded his resume of hosting gigs to include the Oscars. This year the triple threat will be hosting the 87th Academy Awards and it’s guaranteed to stretch beyond last year’s distributed pizza and celebrity-packed selfie. Harris certainly has the toolbox to pull this thing off with grace, musicality and that Harris charm we all know and love:

First of all the man can sing and knows how to open a show:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6S5caRGpK4

He’s a charismatic performer:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KyRlPyDObUo

He’s got tricks up his sleeves:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6c4ipZtw78

He’s straight up funny:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TusJ8HSLaUs

He can mooooove:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnilOASk8og

He’s spiderman-level daring:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6LiV8lVan4

And finally, he has EHD (excessive hosting disorder) and embracing the hell out of it!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCdS31O2RyQ

Come Oscars night, we’ll be ready to give Harris “the highest of high fives” in the after math of what is to be one of the best host performances we’ve seen at the Academy Awards in a long time.

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