Neil Patrick Harris, is one busy dude these days. I guess there is life after Doogie Howser, he’s even going to be featured in Playboy. He’s also scheduled to host the 61st Primetime Emmy Awards which will be broadcast on September 20th by CBS.

The classic Gemini, he’s funny, cute, and smart. The All American Guy next door, that boys and girls love to love.

In a new interview, he discussed his recent experience on the photo shoot with Playboy and his guest appearance on American Idol:

Kara texted me — I was doing a photo shoot for Playboy magazine with Josh (Radnor) and Jason (Segel) and a goat, for the launch of “How I Met Your Mother.” If that wasn’t weird enough, I get this text saying, “Hey, you want to get on a plane and be a guest judge on ‘AI’ in Dallas, Texas?”

And I said there was no way I could do it — we had a whole run-through yesterday. I called (“HIMYM” director) Pam Fryman, who’s our mentor, expecting her to say no. She called (“HIMYM” creators) Carter Bays and Craig Thomas, and then she called me back and said, “We think you should go for it. It sounds like a great, fun time.”

So I said, “Oh. Really? I was kind of hoping for a no. It would have made life a lot easier. I could go home and take a nap.” But I didn’t. I jumped on a plane the next morning at 6:30, got there by noon, was filming by 2, and was out by 7, and home by 10.

Actually, I agree with him. We need a “real person” as an American Idol judge. What about a preselected fan or Perez Hilton could be fun? On a side note, Doogie’s boyfriend David Burtka is pretty cute.