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Future Ted
Theodore Evelyn Mosby is a fictional character and the protagonist in the American sitcom ''How I Met Your Mother'', portrayed by Josh Radnor. He serves as the show's narrator from the future, voiced by Bob Saget, as he tells his children the "long version" of how he met their mother. Character overview Ted is the central character of ''How I Met Your Mother''. The character was born April 25, 1978, he is from Shaker Heights, Ohio (like the show's creator, Carter Bays), a graduate of Wesleyan University (like Bays and show co-creator Craig Thomas), an Eagle Scout, and an architect. Ted continues his profession as an architect in New York City, possibly at Columbia University. After his best friend, Marshall Eriksen (Jason Segel), gets engaged in the pilot episode, Ted decides to try to find his soulmate. This quest informs the general direction of the show, along with Ted's relationship with Marshall, Marshall's wife Lily Aldrin (Alyson Hannigan), Ted's on/off girlfriend Ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
How I Met Your Mother
''How I Met Your Mother'' (often abbreviated as ''HIMYM'') is an American sitcom created by Craig Thomas (screenwriter), Craig Thomas and Carter Bays for CBS. The series, which aired from September 19, 2005, to March 31, 2014, follows main character Ted Mosby and his group of friends in New York City's Manhattan. As a frame story, Ted (in 2030) recounts to his daughter List of How I Met Your Mother characters#Penny and Luke Mosby, Penny and son Luke the events from September 2005 to May 2013 that led to him meeting The Mother (How I Met Your Mother), their mother. The series was loosely inspired by Thomas and Bays' friendship when they both lived in New York. The vast majority of the episodes (196 out of 208) were directed by Pamela Fryman. The other directors were Rob Greenberg (7 episodes), Michael Shea (4 episodes), and Neil Patrick Harris (Jenkins (How I Met Your Mother), 1 episode). Known for its non-contemporary structure, humor, and incorporation of dramatic elements, '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Protagonist
A protagonist () is the main character of a story. The protagonist makes key decisions that affect the plot, primarily influencing the story and propelling it forward, and is often the character who faces the most significant obstacles. If a story contains a subplot, or is a narrative made up of several stories, then each subplot may have its own protagonist. The protagonist is the character whose fate is most closely followed by the reader or audience, and who is opposed by the antagonist. The antagonist provides obstacles and complications and creates conflicts that test the protagonist, revealing the strengths and weaknesses of the protagonist's character, and having the protagonist develop as a result. A particularly noble, virtuous, or accomplished protagonist is commonly called a ''hero,'' though the terms are not synonyms. Etymology The term ''protagonist'' comes , combined of (, 'first') and (, 'actor, competitor'), which stems from (, 'contest') via (, 'I conten ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Smurfs
''The Smurfs'' (; ) is a Belgian comic franchise centered on a fictional colony of small, blue, humanoid creatures who live in mushroom-shaped houses in the forest. ''The Smurfs'' was created and introduced as a series of comic characters by the Belgian comics artist Peyo (the pen name of Pierre Culliford) in 1958, wherein they were known as ''Les Schtroumpfs''. There are more than 100 Smurf characters, and their names are based on adjectives that emphasise their characteristics, such as "Jokey Smurf", who likes to play practical jokes on his fellow Smurfs. "Smurfette" was the first female Smurf to be introduced in the series. The Smurfs wear Phrygian caps, which came to represent freedom during the modern era. The word "smurf" is the original Dutch translation of the French "schtroumpf", which, according to Peyo, is a word he invented during a meal with fellow cartoonist André Franquin when he could not remember the word ''salt''. ''The Smurfs'' franchise began as a c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neil Patrick Harris
Neil Patrick Harris (born June 15, 1973) is an American actor, singer, writer, producer, and television host. Primarily known for his comedic television roles and dramatic and musical stage roles, he has received List of awards and nominations received by Neil Patrick Harris, multiple accolades throughout his career, including a Tony Award and five Primetime Emmy Awards, and nominations for a Grammy Award and three Screen Actors Guild Awards. On television, he is known for playing the title character on the American Broadcasting Company, ABC series ''Doogie Howser, M.D.'' (1989–1993), for which he was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy, as well as Barney Stinson on the CBS series ''How I Met Your Mother'' (2005–2014), for which he was nominated for four Emmy Awards, and Count Olaf on the Netflix series ''A Series of Unfortunate Events (TV series), A Series of Unfortunate Events'' (2017–2019). He won the Primetime Em ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barney Stinson
Barney Stinson is a fictional character portrayed by Neil Patrick Harris and created by Carter Bays and Craig Thomas for the CBS television series ''How I Met Your Mother'' (2005–2014). One of the show's main characters, Barney is known for his brash, manipulative and opinionated personality. He is a womanizer known for his love of expensive suits, laser tag, and Scotch whisky. The character uses many 'plays' in his 'playbook' to help him have sex with women. In later seasons, he has a few serious relationships, then marries, divorces, and has a child with an unnamed woman from a one-night stand, and then marries the same woman again (as implied in the alternate ending). Barney's catchphrases included "Suit up!", “Go for Barney”, "What up?!", "Stinson out", "Legendary", "Wait for it" (often combining the two as "legen—wait for it—dary!"), "Daddy's home", "Haaaaave you met Ted", “True story”, “That’s the dream!”, "Challenge accepted", "Just.. just... oka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cobie Smulders
Jacoba Francisca Maria "Cobie" Smulders (born April 3, 1982) is a Canadian actress. She is known for her starring role as Robin Scherbatsky in the CBS series ''How I Met Your Mother'' (2005–2014) and as S.H.I.E.L.D. agent Maria Hill in the Marvel Cinematic Universe superhero franchise, starting with the film '' The Avengers'' (2012). Smulders' other films include '' Safe Haven'' (2013), ''The Lego Movie'' franchise (2014–2019), '' Results'' (2015), '' The Intervention'' (2016), and '' Jack Reacher: Never Go Back'' (2016). She also starred in the Netflix comedy drama series ''A Series of Unfortunate Events'' (2017), the Netflix comedy series '' Friends from College'' (2017–2019), the ABC crime drama series '' Stumptown'' (2019–2020), and the FX true crime series '' Impeachment: American Crime Story'' (2021). Smulders made her theater debut in the off-Broadway production of the Nora Ephron play '' Love, Loss, and What I Wore'' in 2010. She then made her Broadway d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alyson Hannigan
Allison Lee Hannigan (born March 24, 1974), known professionally as Alyson Hannigan, is an American actress and television presenter. She began her film career with supporting roles in the comedy films '' Impure Thoughts'' (1986) and '' My Stepmother Is an Alien'' (1988), receiving a Young Artist Award nomination for the latter. In 1999, she began starring in the '' American Pie'' film series as Michelle Flaherty, the films' primary love interest, appearing in every film in the series from 1999 to 2012. For her role in the series, she was nominated for three Teen Choice Awards and won a Young Hollywood Award. She went on to star in the parody film '' Date Movie'' (2006), the slasher film '' You Might Be the Killer'' (2018), and the superhero film '' Flora & Ulysses'' (2021). Hannigan got her start in television starring in the short-lived sitcom '' Free Spirit'' from 1989 to 1990, for which she earned a Young Artist Award nomination. After several minor roles in television fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lily Aldrin
Lily Aldrin is a fictional character in the CBS television series ''How I Met Your Mother.'' Lily is portrayed by American actress Alyson Hannigan. She is married to Marshall Eriksen and is best friends with Ted Mosby, Robin Scherbatsky, and Barney Stinson. Lily is a kindergarten teacher and an amateur painter. In the eighth season, she gets a job as an art consultant. She is the only member of the original main cast, who has not appeared in every episode because Alyson Hannigan took leave after giving birth to her first child. Casting Series creator Craig Thomas explained that he based Marshall and Lily on himself and his wife Rebecca. Rebecca had been upset after learning this, but, as a fan of ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer,'' was consoled when Alyson Hannigan was cast. Hannigan was looking to do more comedy work after having worked on the ''American Pie'' series and was available for the show. Character overview Lily Aldrin, born on March 22, 1978, grew up in Park Slope, Bro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jason Segel
Jason Jordan Segel ( ; born January 18, 1980) is an American actor and writer. He is best known for his role as Marshall Eriksen in the CBS sitcom ''How I Met Your Mother'' from 2005 to 2014. He began his career with director and producer Judd Apatow on the television series ''Freaks and Geeks'' (1999–2000) and '' Undeclared'' (2001–2002) before gaining prominence for his leading roles in various successful comedy films in which he has starred, written, and produced. Segel's comedic films include ''Knocked Up'' (2007), '' Forgetting Sarah Marshall'' (2008), ''I Love You, Man'' (2009), '' Bad Teacher'' (2011), '' The Five-Year Engagement'' (2012), ''This Is 40'' (2012), and ''Sex Tape'' (2014), as well as family films such as '' Despicable Me'' (2010), and ''The Muppets'' (2011). For his role as David Foster Wallace in ''The End of the Tour'' (2015) he received a nomination for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead. He also starred in the dramas '' Jeff, Who Live ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marshall Eriksen
Marshall Eriksen is a fictional character on the CBS sitcom ''How I Met Your Mother'', portrayed by Jason Segel. Series co-creator Craig Thomas explained that he based Marshall and Lily on himself and his wife Rebecca. Character overview The series revolves around the adventures of the five main characters: Ted Mosby ( Josh Radnor) and his best friend Marshall, his friend and Marshall's girlfriend (later fiancee and wife) Lily Aldrin ( Alyson Hannigan), friend Barney Stinson ( Neil Patrick Harris) and friend (and future love interest and wife to Barney Stinson) Robin Scherbatsky ( Cobie Smulders). Marshall met Ted and Lily during their freshman year at Wesleyan University in 1996 (though in Season 4, the diploma in Marshall's office at Goliath National Bank says Ohio Wesleyan University), and they moved into an apartment in New York City together after graduation. In the show's pilot episode, he proposes to Lily, inspiring Ted to start looking for the love of his life. M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York, commonly referred to as Columbia University, is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Church (Manhattan), Trinity Church in Manhattan, it is the oldest institution of higher education in New York (state), New York and the fifth-First university in the United States, oldest in the United States. Columbia was established as a Colonial colleges, colonial college by royal charter under George II of Great Britain. It was renamed Columbia College (New York), Columbia College in 1784 following the American Revolution, and in 1787 was placed under Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York, a private board of trustees headed by former students Alexander Hamilton and John Jay. In 1896, the campus was moved to its current location in Morningside Heights and renamed Columbia University. Columbia is organized into twenty schoo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York City
New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the most populous city in the United States, located at the southern tip of New York State on one of the world's largest natural harbors. The city comprises five boroughs, each coextensive with a respective county. The city is the geographical and demographic center of both the Northeast megalopolis and the New York metropolitan area, the largest metropolitan area in the United States by both population and urban area. New York is a global center of finance and commerce, culture, technology, entertainment and media, academics, and scientific output, the arts and fashion, and, as home to the headquarters of the United Nations, international diplomacy. With an estimated population in 2024 of 8,478,072 distributed over , the city is the most densely populated major city in the United States. New York City has more than double the population of Los Angeles, the nation's second-most populous city. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
