When he wants to escape the Hollywood grind, onetime child actor and currentHow I Met Your Mother star Neil Patrick Harris finds that his hometown of Albuquerque suits up perfectly. Photographs by Cliff Lipson.

Yes, Neil Patrick Harris was Doogie Howser - medical prodigy, kid doctor, best bud to that slacker Vinnie. He headed to Hollywood at age 15, where he played Doogie for four seasons on the Steven Bochco series Doogie Howser, MD. Since then, Harris has starred in feature films such as Starship Troopers and Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle, appeared in television movies, and performed in the theater, with a role alongside Anne Heche in Proof.