Barnabus 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. One of the main characters,
Barney, is known for his love of wearing expensive suits, laser tag,
Scotch whiskey, and various catchphrases, including "Suit up!", "What
up?!", "Stinson out", "Legendary", "Wait for it" (often combining the
two as "legenâ€"wait for itâ€"dary!"), and "Daddy's home". The
character is a man who uses many 'plays' in his 'playbook' to help him
have sex with women. In later seasons, he has a few serious
relationships, marries, divorces, and has a child with an unnamed
woman from a one-night stand.Critics have praised the character and
credit Harris’ performance for much of the show's success. Barney is
considered the show's breakout character.The show's creators
envisioned Barney as what Bays later described as a "large, John
Belushi-type character"; nonetheless, Megan Branman, the casting
director for How I Met Your Mother, invited Harris to audition. He
assumed that he was invited solely because the two were friends and
did not believe he had a chance of winning the role. Harris later
said: "Since I [considered] myself the long shot, I didn't care that
much, and I think that allowed a freedom." His audition centered on a
scene playing laser tag, and Harris attempted a dive roll,
accidentally knocking over a chair and slamming into a wall in the
process. CBS executives enjoyed his playing and soon offered Harris
the part. The character is named for a heroin dealer in the James
Ellroy novel L.A. Confidential.[citation needed] Barney Stinson Biography, NetWorth, Height, Age, Weight, Family, Married, Son, Daughter