"How I Met Your Mother": actors, characters and success story of the cult youth series

“How I Met Your Mother” is one of the most successful comedy series. Several prestigious awards, nine seasons of continuous broadcast, viewers around the world. The success in Russia, in particular, can be evidenced by the fact that domestic “soap makers” released a modern adaptation, which, alas, did not take root: there is no better replacement for the original.

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The idea of ​​creation belongs to little-known authors Thomas Craig and Carter Base. Throughout the series, the main character is talking about how he met the mother of his children. The series “How I Met Your Mother”, compared with “Friends”, has its own characteristics: non-linear episode construction, flashbacks, return to the same scene from different points of view. All this contributes to the overall success of the show.

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The premiere of the first episode took place in 2005 in the exact same new television season of the CBS channel. From this point on, the series has been firmly on the air for nine seasons of the broadcast, ending in 2014 with the final series “How I Met Your Mother”. The actors of the project, which will be discussed later, were noted by the “Choice of the people” and “The choice of television critics”. The show itself has been awarded prestigious awards such as Emmys and Golden Globes.

The starting year of the broadcast allowed to receive warm reviews from the audience. The millionth army of fans has already managed to fall in love with “How I Met Your Mother”. Season 1 set a good pace: a simple story about the life of New York friends, the ease of the plot, the pleasant faces of the characters and the constant nourishment of comedy. In the following seasons, the series only gained momentum; the rights to broadcast it were bought out by other countries, screenwriters introduced secondary heroes, and critics spoke of a new presentation of humor, which became a peculiar feature of “How I Met Your Mother”. Actors of the show woke up with real stars. They applauded, they were exalted and loved not only by the spectators of America, but also of those countries in which the show was no less successful.

Talented comedians, favorite images

It is time to move on to those who played the main characters. Without these people, the project “How I Met Your Mother” would not have taken place. The actors are selected harmoniously: funny and cute, they are all dissimilar, from that the on-screen friendly tandem turned out to be so colorful.

Josh Radnor

He began acting with the series “Ambulance”, “Law and Order”, “The Client is Always Dead”. In 2001, he played a small role as a tourist guide in the parody “Not a child’s movie”, later he participated in the extras “The Chronicles of Riddick”. The image of the main serial narrator Ted Mosby brought unprecedented popularity. Along with filming in the show, Radnor acts as a screenwriter and director of the drama Humanities and Happy Together, the latter of which takes the prize at the Sundance Film Festival.

Jason Siegel (Marshall Ericksen)

A native of California won his first spectator love thanks to the youth films “I Can't Wait”, “Dead Man in College”, “Eccentrics and Cranks”. Over the years, Siegel remained in this genre - among his most striking works are the famous comedies “In Flight,” “I Love You, Man,” “A Little Pregnant.” The actor is a co-screenwriter of many of his films. Cameron Diaz became a partner in the movie "Very Bad Teacher." In 2014, the actors played again in the adult comedy Home Video.

Alison Hannigan (Lily Aldren)

Alison is perhaps the most famous actress at the time of the launch of “How I Met Your Mother.” Her track record includes predominantly youth tapes. It is difficult to imagine an actress in a serious way. Despite the fact that she began her career at the age of 12, success came with “American Pie”, where Hannigan joined the main cast of the cult teen comedy, consisting of several parts. At the same time, the mystical series “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” was released, where the actress got a secondary, but memorable role. Alison is married to Alexis Denisof, whom she met on the set of "Buffy ...".

Kobe smulders

The Canadian model, who took her first steps in Hollywood in the series “Sex in Another City”, “Andromeda”, “Smallville Secrets”. In 2012, she married actor Teran Killam, who is familiar from the films Odnoklassniki 2 and 12 Years a Slave. Robin Scherbatsky is not the only known image of Kobe. She is also known as Maria Hill, a Marvel comic book character. In this role, the actress appears in several films of the Avengers franchise. In 2015, the release of the "Age of Ultron" is planned.

Christine Milioti (Tracy)

The actress plays the role of the very invisible character, the wife of Ted Mosby, about whom he tells children from the first episode. Christine appeared on the show in season nine. Before the series, she played on Broadway and starred in commercials. Among other television works - participation in the “Soprano Clan” and “Studio 30”. In 2013, she played in the movie “The Wolf of Wall Street”.

Neil Patrick Harris (Barney Stinson)

One of the most striking characters on which, according to viewers, the whole series is held. The actor himself is fond of singing and tricks. He began to engage in creative activity from school years, participating in various productions. He starred in the series "Quantum Leap", "She wrote the murder," "4isla." He played one of the roles in science fiction, "Starship Troopers" in 1997. This was followed by paintings “Joan of Arc” and “Best Friend”. Engaged in voicing cartoons. He performed the cameo image in several parts of the adventures of Harold and Kumar. In 2011, he composed an on-screen duet to Alex Petiffer in “Scary Handsome”, playing a blind mentor, and then appeared in two parts of “The Smurfs”. In 2014, he played in the films “Disappeared” and “A Million Ways to Lose Your Head”. In 2015, he became the host of the Oscar ceremony, at which he appeared naked, parodying the Birdman tape. Has a name star in the Walk of Fame.

Love forever

The show remains a favorite series to this day. He is often re-broadcasted, as if to say that a good show should not be forgotten. However, this is unlikely. The success of the series is undeniable. “How I Met Your Mother”, the actors, characters and his signature jokes will remain in the memory of all fans for a long time.