first, did neil patrick harris swear at a fun?s that is horrible. >>> well, the big bang ain't their thanking. 51% of americans are leery about the big bang theory. insert joke of the tv show with the same name here. i forgot to write that. the survey found plenty of people are skeptical about what scientists consider truth. said one nobel prize winner, you can't argue with faith. faith is untestable. hide your wife, hide your kids as sherrod prepares us for the -- lightning roooooooouuunnndd. lightning round. thank you. thank you. >> nailed it. >> it means a lot, thank you. >> sherrod is one of those things where people hear about the big bang theory and they say i don't know. >> some people you can't exist science even exists. >> 51%. >> it is americans, abet it? ain't it? globally the number drops. what are you going to do? some are yankee fans. they can't agree with me on everything. it is sad. people get afraid of it. people are afraid of information they think is new and and how it will ruin the way they was raised. how does

show, they can't find me until i start singing. >> reporter: to make the transformation, takes neil patrick harristhis room to be super kinetic. >> reporter: harris' transformation is more than just makeup and miniskirts. >> i lost 20 pounds for the role, to be more feminine, which changed my whole posture. i'm becoming like jared leto anorexic. every time i eat a sandwich, just one chip. i eat the chip. oh, what have i done? >> are you love wearing the wigs? and how hot is it? >> they're very hot. thank you for bringing that up. oh, other hot. they're warm, yeah. >> reporter: i found that out for myself, when co-star lena hall took me backstage to the all-important wig room. oh, no. really? a girl can dream. >> reporter: for all of the laughs, there is a serious and poignant message at the show's center. when you peel back this onion that is hedwig and you get past the wigs and the outfits, it's a story that can apply to all of us. >> it's about misfits and losers. >> for me, it's fun to play hedwig and start the show with a lot of people quizzically staring at me and think it's for shock value.

the transgender rock and roll singer. >> now the role played by the versatile neil patrick harris. in the part from "how i met your mother." we'll look at him make the change. >> reporter: you may have seen neil patrick harris like this or like this, how about this in "good-bye barney simpson"? hello, fish nets. harris is now in "hedwig and the angry inch". wait, no, not barney simpson, glitter underneath your nails or -- >> no, i've embraced the glitter,@everywhere. ♪ >> reporter: the punk rock musical was a critically acclaimed movie and an off broad way show a decade ago. telling the story of a transgender woman from east berlin after a botched sex change. now the original creative team is back. >> i've never heard the song sound so good. >> reporter: steven composed the song and knew harris would be perfect. >> i liked the sound of his voice. i've heard him talk and sing, and i was like, he's right, that would be right. i just knew all along. >> reporter: to make this risky and risque transformation, neil patrick harris takes nearly two hours a night. >> this is the pink room.

>>> neil patrick harris is here. , darcie. >>> and love having our buddy valastro here. >>> let's head over to robin. >> neil patrick harris, busiest man in showbiz right now, with two movies in the work. seven performs a week coming up. playing in the cult musical "hedwig and the angry inch." lara came back, ranting and rooifing for for people who are not familiar with it, tell them about it. >> it's essentially a one-person show. a woman who has had a botched sex change operation to get out of communist east berlin when the wall was still up. and her explanation of how it came to be. it's poignant and intense but it's also kind of funny. and i never leave the stage. i'm playing a woman. and it's a lot. >> you never leave the stage. >> yeah. >> seven shows a week. >> no intermission. >> and no understudy. >> no understudy. >> why did you decide to go that way? >> i don't know. my face is on the poster. i felt like you need to just do it. and hedwig is rough around the edges, by design. she believes she's more famous

i'm not surprised by neil patrick harris but i'm a little surprised -- >> by jason segel, that's wild typical woman like we are -- >> aging. >> what part of your body's aging do you worry the most about? it turns out most women, according to this, worry about their hands. three-fourths worry about their hands. >> i don't know that that's true. >> i don't notice mine. >> you shouldn't. you have gorgeous egyptian hands. but -- you do. >> i have a bad manicure. >> bad manicure as usual, but beautiful hands. we have a photo session today, hoda. did it ever dawn on you? >> you can paint, do anything in pose. >> i think most people care more about the wrinkles on their face than the wrinkles on their hands. we would love to hear from you guys. >> they say your hands age around 34, they start to. you notice whose hands i noticed, the only ones ever, who is our friend from sony? doug morris. men who have great hands -- and i do notice a man's hands. that's one of the first things i notice, you want to know if they're thin and spindly or can hold a basketball, the good kind. so, anyway if you

out today off broadway's head wig and the angry inch takes eight including one for its star neil patrick harrishe former host after midnight about duke ellington tied with "beautiful." and 12th knight all three got -- night all three got seven nominations, watch it next month on june 8th on kpix 5. >>> if your entertainment is the ponies than the tony's. watch this handsome fellow. if he's first, at the finish this weekend, he'll be the first california bred horse to win the kentucky derby in over 50 years. >> go get him. time to eat now and nothing complements a salad more than fresh tomatoes of course. and today stephanie tantillo on how to pick the ripened variety. >> hey gays, today we're going to talk about tomatoes but not just any. on the vine tomatoes. now what's special about these the for a while you couldn't find these in the store. but there was such a high becommand they sported -- demand they started importing them on vine. in the store always check the special vine because it should be a bright vivid green and giving off a nice smell and overall just look healthy. because these t

finally neil patrick harris doesn't take kindly. zealous fan has a recent performance saying, i love you, kneel. who's kneel? i'm not kneel. i'm doing something here expletive. the crowd ate it up. harrison's publicist says it's all done in good fun and in the context of the show. it's not to be interrupted on stage. >> no. you should see richard haas, he has not interrupted me. >> mark hall perrin -- >> tweeting about lindsay lohan. >> it takes up a lot of your time. >> he's looking at very interesting images now. >> louis, thank you very much. appreciate it. >>> earlier we 1asked you who your dream date would be. our producer justine has some of the best responses. who did we get? >> i can't hear you. >> sorry, thomas. >> my dream prom date would have to be rachel maddow. why? she's smart, gorgeous, 140 characters are not enough to explain. >> smart and gorgeous is a good way to lead it. >> blaine stewart says one direction, all of them. figure my odds are decent that one would go for me. there's a 1 in 5 chance. >> 1 in 5 chance

. >> dave letterman is next with neil patrick harris. >> umbrellas tomorrow? >> yes, umbrellas up. have a great night. ( band playing "late show" theme ) >> from the heart of broadway, broadcasting across the nation and around the w it's the "late show" with david letterman. tonight... plus paul shaffer and the cbs orchestra. i'm alan kalter. and now,, mr. uy, muy, caliente, david letterman! (applause) captioning sponsored by worldwide pants and cbs ( band playing

replacement rumors are swirling with neil patrick harris at top of the short list there. >>> fox gettingre with a three-hour live adaptation of grease in 2015. stars have yet to be announced but eyes are on lea michele for the role of sandy. >> better do it right. >>> jimmy fallon had a big surprise for new yorkers. love this one. they're happy about robinson ca kn no's return to new york. >> they thought they were booing a cardboard cutout of robinson cano. they didn't know the real robinson cano was standing right behind him. >> boo, you suck! >> that was awesome. >> try it again. >> try it again. >> boo, robinson. should have stayed here. winners in new york, not in seattle. >> try it one more time. >> boo, stay in seattle, we don't need you in new york. hey! how are you? >> good, how are you doing? >> the guy is great. i love his delay and, hey, good to see you. >> switch. >>> who are we looking at there? that's paul simon and his wife edie brickell appearing in court yesterday over disorderly conduct. the couple was arrested at their home on saturday after police responded to calls

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. >> some really did expect -- neil patrick harris was nominated for -- >> but denzel washington wasot nominated for "raisin in the sun" and everyone thought that was a lock. >> james franco of "mice and men" was not. and daniel radcliffe who they say gives the performance of a lifetime. >> and also michelle williams was not nominated for her leading role in "cabaret," which, again, was surprising. >> but we have tony nominee sutton foster, just nominated for "violet". >> good for her. we had a busy day yesterday. we hosted -- remember we told you the big awards called the matrix awards, celebrate women in communication, gloria steinem was there, queen latifah was there, we had our wine. mary j. blige was there. >> we made a few wine jokes, however it was not a big drinking day for you and i, at all, because when you're hosting that, you're up on the dais at the waldorf astoria and we are literally in between the -- whoever is speaking, huge speakers, so any little bite of lunch you take or any sip you take, the whole world is going to see it. >> you can't eat. you're starving becaus

. >> just because you are a big star, denzel washington, neil patrick harris.rs coming in. >> tom hanks. remember that? we liked the play and it was a shocker when he was not nominated. >> he was nominated, but didn't win. >> that's what i mean, didn't win. >> "who's afraid of virginia wolf" was the winner that year. someone from the broadway community won over possibly the biggest movie star. >> who decides? >> a group of 40 insiders, artists, produ nice surprise. >> a surprise. >> the nominees for best performance by an actor in a leading role in a play are -- samuel barnett, "12th night." ryan kran ston "all the way." chris o'dowd "of mice and men." mark, "richard iii." tony "act one." the nominees for best performance by an actress in a dailey "mother and son." la tonja richardson jackson "araisin in the sun." cherry jones "the glass ma knowledgery." awe dra mcdonald "lady day at emmerson bar and grill." "the velocity of autumn." >> the nominees by an actor in a leading role in a musical are, neil patrick harris, ramon "les mis" andy carl "rocky" jefferson

ellen, neil patrick harris?> cbs is interested in him. >> then the josh elliot side of the gma break up as robin roberts breaks news that michael strahan's gig may be a done deal. so excited about the addition of stray. >>> kaley cuoco comes clean about her big bang breast implants. the before, the after, and our celeb selfie co

he's one of them, neil patrick harris is another.ike to maybe hear, you know, some really maybe out of left field candidates too. wouldn't it be nice to finally have a woman in an 11:35 slot. >> that's not going to happen. >> why won't that happen? >> because look at the track record. it just doesn't happen. and everybody's a male. they're all male except for chelsea and chelsea's leaving now too. >> amy poehler? >> amy poehler's not a stand-up, but she could do it. she's funny. they're all funny. these women should have these jobs, but i think that there's some kind of conventional wisdom at the network levels that only the young boys are watching late-night television or something. you know, i'm not sure. but you've never seen a woman in that spot. joan rivers did it -- >> she tried it. >> it worked for a while and something happened, it didn't work for a minute, and that was the end of it. like, okay, a woman can't do it. another woman failed, so -- >> and she was going up against johnny carson too. >> she was on, what was it -- >

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men zell for best actress and neil patrick harris "hedwig and the angry inch" is up for eight awards.ebrities have birthdays today? let's take a look. cloris leachman, she is 88. >> she's will 88 years old. she never ages a day. another man that doesn't seem to age, willie nelson 81 years old. >> on the road again. >> cool as ever. >> akon turning 41. >> really. >> yeah. >> makes me feel a little old now. wasn't he rapping the other day. >> kirsten dunst 32 years old and we are wishing them all a very happy birth day. we'll be right back. ♪ >> announcer: this is abc's "world news now" informing at 15, i was addicted. by 40, i'll have lung disease. at 50, i'll die of a heart attack. dr. regina benjamin: cigarette smoke causes immediate damage that leads to health problems, even death. those who quit or die are being replaced by a new generation of smokers. i'm dr. regina benjamin, united states surgeon general. go to cdc.gov. learn how to make our next generation tobacco-free. >>> good morning, i'm diana perez. >>> i'm john muller. here are some of the top headlines for this morning. >

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bill carter from the "new york times" says stephen colbert or neil patrick harris.o we put together faces here guys. kind of a top ten list. craig ferguson chris rock ellen degeneres, chelsea handler, lewis c.k. john stewart and jay leno. let us know we'll let you know some of the results. putting you on the spot. mr. lauer, who do you think? >> i'm not going there. no. >> i'll go there. >> i think neil patrick harris -- he'd be great. >> ellen degeneres. i like that one. >> dylan, i think it's ellen or chelsea. time for a female on the network. is. >> tina fey, amy poehler. >> can we let dave have his next couple of months? >> all right tamron thanks very much. >>> coming up more on that violent outbreak of tornadoes and the areas under the gun for severe weather today. >> plus former president george w. bush reveals his portraits of world leaders for the first time anywhere. among them a painting of his own father that even his own mother has not seen. well, guess what she's with us live and you know she's going to tell us what she thinks. but first, this is "toda

neil patrick harris getting buzz star of "how i met your mother" which wrapped after nine successful. >> an entertainer along the fallon lines, sing, dancing, he's more in that vein. >> reporter: fallon who replaced leno has established himself as the guy to beat. especially among young viewer whose advertisers love. with fallon, 39, and jimmy kimmel 46 on abc, letterman's successor must be prepared to battle beyond tv. >> viral videos an important part of the landscape for jimmy fallon and jimmy kimmel. that's all part of the game now. >> this point everybody who isn't named jimmy would like to be considered for contender for daves chair. >> reporter: back outside the show, a top ten list. >> ar sin know hall's great enterta entertainer. >> tina fey or amy poehler. >> jay leno. >> reporter: you saed said that several times. >> why? >> he's good. >> reporter: jon stewart. >> i think the ship has sailed. >> stewart will appreciate that. one thing that the tv critics agree on is that cbs will make a decision quickly so this didn't drag out too long. letterman said time in 2015. his con

>> best actor in a musical, both gentlemen from "gentleman's guide" as well as the great neil patrick harrisow. hugh jackman will join as a host. >> that's good, right? >> the other best musical nominees, "aladdin," "beautiful," "after midnight." >> best actor dramatic in a play? >> the great bryan cranston playing lbj. interestingly denzel washington not nominated. >> what? >> for his really very celebrated performance in "raisin in the sun." all of his co-stars were nominated, so i think a lot of love will be shown to that. >> what's that about? why the omission? >> i think it's really about an amazing group of many fabulous performances. this is a great season on broadway. >> can i keep this? >> no. >> okay. >> but it will come to visit you every time i come. >> all right. >> and of course on culturist.com we are listing the top ten nominees who should win. log on. >> we will go on it today. >> thank you. and thank you for prizes for knowing your value. jordan roth, thank you. >>> up next, what, if anything, did we learn today. com, gets a ready for you alert the second his room is ready.

. >> tweet of the week from actor neil patrick harris from the finale of "how i met your mother," he good for them. >> i don't know if it's a high note or low note of the week, it involves nick cannon's hair. >> what's going on? >> he has this cheetah print hair. he said it took five hours to dye that. i don't know why he would sit down for that because it's kind of a hot mess. >> he's promoting a new album. my guess is anything to get attention. really bizarre. >> and finally, a sneak peek of the movie "hercules," starting duane johnson, also known as "the rock." >> he really is in good shape. >> yeah. >> this guy knows how to lift some weights. >> he said he was eating seven or eight meals a day, he was in make-up for seven hours every day. the beard apparently is made of yak hair. >> that's kind of gross. >> he told one of our reporters this movie will be even better. he said forget the other "he "hercul "hercules" movie, this one will be even better. >> thank you. >> coming up, do you think this really works? lemons? really works? lemonsahhh, number 1 of my 20 is for chacne. you

neil patrick harris wrote i'm thrilled. he's a fantastic choice. i'm a huge fan. here is mindy kaling. a classy and hilarious person constantly trending on twitter. people very happy for stephen. much more on this in our next half hour. >> and he says he is going to be himself, not the character. is it colbert or colbert? >> interesting. i think he has to go to colbert. coming up the mistake that oscar pistorius made on the witness stand this morning, is the so-called pit bull's grilling taking a toll on the olympic sprinter? >> and from here in washington t mounting pressure on a married republican congressman to resign after he was caught on camera kissing a staffer. we'll have that story from washington. first, this is "today" on nbc. >>> coming up on trending the 45 argument every couple needs to have at least once. >> only 45? plus our final guiness record attempt of the week, a big one, after your local news. how do you want to feel this spring? confident! optimistic! dazzling! fierce! radiant! spring is the time to make it happen with the new special k simp

i'm not surprised by neil patrick harris but i'm a little surprised -- >> by jason segel, that's wild typical woman like we are -- >> aging. >> what part of your body's aging do you worry the mos it turns out most women, according to this, worry about their hands. three-fourths worry about their hands. >> i don't know that that's true. >> i don't notice mine. >> you shouldn't. you have gorgeous egyptian hands. but -- you do. >> i have a bad manicure. >> bad manicure as usual, but beautiful hands. we have a photo session today, hoda. did it ever dawn on you?