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Neil Patrick Harris: 'Stunt casting' bad for 'Mother'


April 10, 2008 "I'm in the minority that our show does not need stunt casting in order to succeed," Harris declared during a break from taping the Monday night CBS sitcom, which has grown a cult following since its 2005 debut. It's the promotion department's game, the actor, who plays womanizer Barney, told The Associated Press in an interview last week. Make that 1 million more viewers for the Britney episode, which grabbed an audience of 10.6 million tuning in as Spears filled her small role as a bubbly receptionist.

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