Feel the magic in the air and the art with this candy mosaic by multi-talented, dynamic duo, actor Neil Patrick Harris and actor and chef David Burtka. This piece captures the drama of the classic rabbit hat trick using a monochromatic color scheme. It naturally exudes the spirit of play and magic, perfectly complementing your family room.
Artist: Neil Patrick Harris & David Burtka
Title: Dylan’s Candy Bar Sweet 16 Candy Mosaic Created By Neil Patrick Harris & David Burtka
Year created: 2017
Medium: Candy
Height (inches): 31
Signed by the artist
Signed Area: back
Width (inches): 23
Depth (inches): 2
This piece is framed.
Description of piece: Crafted with care using M&Ms, Sixlets, Chocolate Covered Sunflower Seeds and Jelly Beans from Dylan’s Candy Bar’s Color Your World.
Neil Patrick Harris currently stars as Count Olaf in Netflix’s series adaptation of A Series of Unfortunate Events. The second season is slated to premiere in early 2018. Harris is a five-time Emmy Award winner for his role as host of the 63rd, 65th, 66th and 67th Annual Tony Awards and his guest-starring role on Glee. He also served as host and producer of the 61st and 65th Primetime Emmy Awards, as well as the 67th Annual Tony Awards. Additionally, Harris served as the host of the 87th Annual Academy Awards in February 2015. Named one of the “2008 Entertainers of the Year” by Entertainment Weekly, Neil was included on Time Magazine's 2010 Time 100 List, an annual list of the world's leading thinkers, leaders, artists, and heroes. Harris will also soon appear as the host of NBC’s brand new competition series, Genius Junior.
Previously, he starred as Barney Stinson in the hit CBS comedy series, How I Met Your Mother, a role which has garnered him multiple Emmy and Golden Globe Award nominations, as well as two People’s Choice Awards and a Critics’ Choice Award. Among Harris’ additional television credits include Best Time Ever with Neil Patrick Harris, Stark Raving Mad, Joan of Arc, The Man in the Attic, Cold Sassy Tree, My Antonia, The Wedding Dress, The Christmas Blessing and Doogie Howser, M.D. Neil has also made notable guest appearances on such shows as American Horror Story, Glee, Sesame Street, Numb3rs, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Touched by an Angel, Ed, and Will & Grace, among many others.
Under the direction of David Fincher, Harris starred in 20th Century Fox’s Gone Girl. His other film credits include notable roles in Downsizing (Upcoming), A Million Ways to Die in the West, The Smurfs 1 & 2, A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas, Beastly, The Best and the Brightest, Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay, Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle, Undercover Brother, The Next Best Thing, The Proposition, Starship Troopers and Clara’s Heart. A veteran of the theatre, Harris originated the role of Hedwig, in the Tony Award-winning Broadway production of Hedwig and the Angry Inch (Tony, Drama League and Drama Desk Awards). His additional theatrical credits include Assassins (Studio 54), Proof (Walter Kerr Theatre), Cabaret (Studio 54), Company (New York Philharmonic), All My Sons (Geffen Theater), The Paris Letter (Kirk Douglas Theater), Sweeney Todd (NY Phil, San Francisco Symphony Orchestra), Romeo and Juliet (Old Globe Theater), Rent (Los Angeles/2nd National Tour), and Luck, Pluck, Virtue (Atlantic Theater Co.) and tick, tick…BOOM! (Menier Chocolate Factory). Utilizing his theatrical expertise behind the curtain, Harris made his musical directorial debut with the Hollywood Bowl's staging of Jonathan Larson's, Rent. His additional directing credits include Nothing to Hide (Pershing Square Signature Center & Geffen Theater), The Expert at the Card Table (Ediburgh Fringe Festival & Broad Stage Theater) and I Am Grock (El Portal Theater).
Additionally, Harris recently produced In & Of Itself, an Off-Broadway magic show directed by Frank Oz at the Daryl Roth Theater in New York. As a result of the 2007-08 Writer’s Guild of America strike, Neil starred as the title character in Joss Whedon’s Emmy Award-winning, web-based musical miniseries, Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog. Harris was also one of the leading cast members of the all-star Internet hit, Prop 8: The Musical. Most recently, he starred in and executive produced the comedic web series, Neil’s Puppet Dreams. Harris lengthened his list of credits with his first literary project in 2014, titled Neil Patrick Harris: Choose Your Own Autobiography. He will soon add to his list of titles with the upcoming release of a new middle grade fiction series, The Magic Misfits, in 2017.
The multi-talented Harris rounds out his accomplishments on stage and screen with an equal measure of success in the world of voiceovers. Among his numerous voiceover credits include Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2, Adventure Time, The Penguins of Madagascar, Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions, Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore, Batman: Under the Red Hood, Yes, Virginia, Robot Chicken and Batman: The Brave and the Bold, Family Guy, Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard, Justice League: The New Frontier, Spider-Man, Capitol Critters, and Saints Row 4.
David Burtka was most recently seen starring as Brian Howard in David Hyde Pierce’s new musical comedy It Shoulda Been You at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre. Burtka last appeared on Broadway as Tulsa in Sam Mendes’ production of Gypsy, a role for which he garnered a Fred Astaire Award nomination. Previously, he earned the Clarence Derwent Award for his role as The Boy in the American premiere of Edward Albee’s The Play About the Baby. Other theatre credits include the Broadway production of Edward Albee’s The Goat or Who is Sylvia and the Off-Broadway productions of Beautiful Thing and Bad Boy Johnny. Burtka starred in the world premiere of the musical The Opposite of Sex in San Francisco, later reprising his role at The Williamstown Theatre Festival. He has appeared regionally at The Hollywood Bowl, Alley Theatre, Paper Mill Playhouse, North Shore Music Theatre, and the Weston Playhouse. Additionally, David’s one man show Burtka, David played a sold out engagement in November 2014 at 54 Below.
His film credits include Dance-Off, Annie and the Gypsy, Regrets Only, A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas, and Hollywood Ending, under the direction of Woody Allen. Perhaps best known to television audiences for his recurring role on How I Met Your Mother, Burtka appeared on Ryan Murphy’s award-winning FX horror anthology, American Horror Story: Freak Show.
Burtka earned a BFA from the University of Michigan and studied at the William Esper Studios in New York. This talented Le Cordon Bleu chef is a firm believer in sustainable food fresh from the farmer’s market, butcher, or garden to the table. David Burtka gained valuable experience training under Mario Batali at the award-winning Babbo ristorante in NY, award-winning pastry chef and author Gina De Palma as well as Iron Chef, Cat Cora and the French Laundry’s, Thomas Keller. David and his catering company Gourmet M.D. has had the pleasure of preparing meals for some of Hollywood’s elite like Mad Men’s Jon Hamm and Christina Hendricks, Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens, Glee’s Jane Lynch, How I Met Your Mother’s Cobie Smulders, Sarah Silverman, Kelly Ripa, Elton John, Katy Perry, Bones’ David Boreanaz, Survivor’s Jeff Probst, Co-founder of Tesla Motors and Paypal, Elon Musk, and has even made pizza for Oprah. He has been seen in cooking segments on Barefoot Contessa, E! News, Live with Kelly, Home Made Simple, Rachael Ray, The Kitchen, Celebrity Dish, The Fablife, and The Chew. He has been a guest judge on shows such as Beat Bobby Flay, Top Chef Masters and Iron Chef. His recipes have been featured in the October 2012 issue of Food and Wine Magazine. He resides in Manhattan with his husband Neil Patrick Harris and their twin children, Harper and Gideon.
Proceeds from the sale of this art will benefit the Elton John AIDS Foundation (EJAF), which works to help end the stigma associated with AIDS and HIV by raising funds for evidence-based programs and policies and also by speaking out with honesty and compassion about the realities of people’s lives. Sir Elton John created EJAF almost 25 years ago, first in the United States in 1992 and then in the United Kingdom in 1993. Through the generous support of far-sighted individuals, foundations, and corporations, the two foundations together have raised more than $385 million over the past quarter century to challenge discrimination against people affected by the epidemic, prevent infections, provide treatment and services, and motivate governments to end AIDS. The U.S. foundation focuses its efforts on programs in the United States, the Americas, and the Caribbean, while the U.K. foundation funds HIV-related work in Europe, Asia, and Africa.
The Candy Mosaic Charity Auction is administered by Dylan's Candy BarN and CharityBuzz. Proceeds benefiting the individual charities will be distributed by Dylan's Candy BarN. Dylan's Candy BarN is an exempt organization as described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.