Neil, who hosted the Tonys and Emmys in the past, wore a black sequin three piece tuxedo, white shirt and bow tie by Dolce & Gabbana during the performance.

Earlier in the week, rumors were flying that Neil was going to perform at the Oscars. But those rumors were presumably squashed based on his Twitter.

“I will not be performing a duet with Martin Short to open the Oscars,” Neil tweeted. “Misinformation, I’m afraid.”

After his surprise performance, Neil got back on his Twitter and quipped

“I told you I wasn’t doing a duet…”

If you haven’t seen Neil’s opening number, you can see it on the Oscars website.

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It’s official: Neil Patrick Harris’ forthcoming guest appearance on Glee will without a doubt be legen — wait for it… here it comes — dary.

I just got my hands on some fresh intel surrounding Harris’ role in the Joss Whedon-helmed episode, so you best stop reading, spoilerphobes!

According to a Glee insider, NPH will play Bryan Adam (ha!), a high school glee club nemesis of Will’s (Matthew Morrison) who resurfaces as a board member at William McKinley.

“Flashback scenes will show Bryan picking up girls and getting all the cool solos,” reveals the source, “while Will sits off in the sidelines.”

The stage for a present-day rematch is set when Harris’ character announces his intent to cut the arts programs at the school. “Show choir ruined his life, made him feel he could be a star, but all he could do is book Carnival cruises,” explains the insider. “Now he wants vengeance.”

The episode — which I’m told features a climactic duet between Harris and Morrison — goes before the cameras next week and is slated to air during May sweeps.

Legen — wait for it… here it comes — dary stuff, right? (That’s the last time I’m doing that, BTW. Swear.)

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Neil Patrick Harris has a TV-heavy resume. Now he’s just landed the lead in Smurfs: The Movie for Sony. Harris won’t have to walk around as a blue-tinted Avatar, either.

The Raja Gosnell-directed film is a mix of live action and animation, and Harris is the lead live action character.

Filming begins in April, when he’ll be on hiatus from CBS’ How I Met Your Mother.

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Neil Patrick Harris is set to make his musical directorial debut.

The “How I Met Your Mother” star will direct “Rent” at the Hollywood Bowl this summer. Harris played Mark Cohen in both the Los Angeles and second national touring productions of the iconic, Tony- and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical.

This summer’s production, however, will mark the first time Harris directs.

There will be three performances of the show from August 6-8 at the Hollywood Bowl.

No casting has been completed for the musical, written by the late Jonathan Larson.

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EDIT: Added more pictures from the arrivals.

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