Neil Patrick Harris.Photo:Kristina Bumphrey/Variety via Getty
Kristina Bumphrey/Variety via Getty
Neil Patrick Harrishas joined TikTok — though it may not be the newshis teenswanted to hear.
Ahead of the weekend, theHow I Met Your Motherstar, 50, recruited his 13-year-old twins, daughter Harper Grace and son Gideon Scott (whom he shares with his husbandDavid Burtka), for his debut on the social media platform.
“Ok, ok. Are you guys so excited?” Harris asked as he backed away from a camera, making sure he, Harper and Gideon were all in the frame.
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Talking over one another, the kids both responded, letting their dad know they weren’t too sure about his next move.
“I’m joining the TikTac,” the actor then said enthusiastically.
“I’m gonna ramp up myrizz,” theGone Girlactor said before he was cut off with a stern warning from Gideon to “never, ever say that again.”
After Harris said his new TikTok account would make him “a snack,” Harper let out a shriek, covered her face and left the frame of the video.
Gideon also followed suit once his dad began dancing. “It’s too cheesy,” Harper was heard saying off-camera.
Despite his kids' less-than-enthusiastic response, fans in his comment section were quick to show their support for the video.
“NPH is in his cringy dad era and I’m here for it 😂😂,” one person quipped. “My favorite is when celebrities, no matter how legendary, are still just dad to their kids,” another added.
Even though they may not have loved his TikTok video, Gideon and Harper have previously told their parents that they’re considered cool.
Inan exclusive interview with PEOPLEthis week, Harris and his celebrity chef husband, 48, discussed how they rank out of the other parents in their children’s friend group.
Neil Patrick Harris and family on the Disney Wish.Abigail Nilsson/Disney
Abigail Nilsson/Disney
“We’re definitely told we’re the coolest parents out of all the friend groups,” Burtka proudly shared. “I didn’t realize it was a competition!” Harris said with a laugh.
“You hope as kids get older that they want to share more with you, and are willing to tell you when things are happening as opposed to just keeping you out of the loop. So that’s nice to hear,” Harris said.
The couple also admitted that Harper and Gideon have a pretty “rigorous” school life, so their family home has not become “a hangout house yet.”
In fact, the kids typically “come home and do homework.”
Neil Patrick Harris with husband and kids.Neil Patrick Harris/ Instagram
Neil Patrick Harris/ Instagram
Before Harris announced he was joining TikTok, theUncoupledactor recently had a bit offamily fun on Instagram for the holidays.
“Did I push it? I push the red one? Okay. To everyone on the gram of Insta, we just wanted to say happy Christmas eve. From the Burtka-Harris household,” Harris said in a DecemberInstagramvideo before they opened Christmas gifts.
source: people.com
