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"Neil Patrick Harris is about to follow in the footsteps of his How I Met Your Mother costars -- and first-time parents -- Alyson Hannigan and Cobie Smulders.\r\nThe actor, 37, and his longtime partner, chef and actor David Burtka, are expecting twins.\r\n\r\n&amp;quot;So, get this: David and I are expecting twins this fall,&amp;quot; Harris Twittered Saturday. &amp;quot;We&amp;apos;re super excited/nervous/thrilled.&amp;quot; E! News reports the couple&amp;apos;s children are due via surrogate in October.\r\n\r\nHarris, who recently directed a production of Rent at the Hollywood Bowl, is nominated for three Emmys for his work on CBS&amp;apos; How I Met Your Mother."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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