This Kenyon College product earned his MFA in acting from NYU, and after a few small-screen and stage parts, Radnor stepped into Jason Biggs' shoes to make his Broadway debut in 2002 as Benjamin Braddock in The Graduate, opposite Kathleen Turner and Alicia Silverstone. The role jump-started his career, and he landed a number of TV guest appearances before winning attention as a lovelorn bachelor on the romantic sitcom How I Met Your Mother. A versatile performer, he wrote, directed and s - www.tvguide.com

Things are getting heavy on How I Met Your Mother. The comedy best known for Robin Sparkles, Slapsgiving, and lots and lots of suits has received notice recently for its drama — namely, the surprise death of Marshall's father. Marshall's sudden brush with mortality has already inspired Barney to search for his real father. But how will it affect his best friend, Ted? John Lithgow to play Barney's father on How I Met Your Mother "He gets in a new relationship and that encourages his own version of that - www.tvguide.com

A personable young actor who bore a strong resemblance to comedian Jimmy Fallon, Josh Radnor played the lovelorn Ted Mosby in the CBS sitcom “How I Met Your Mother” (2005- ). The likable, quirky series marked his first lead after a string of guest appearances on television shows and movies, as well as several high profile theatrical gigs.Born July 29, 1974 in Columbus, OH, Radnor developed an interest in acting purely by accident; after tagging along with friends to a high school theater audition, he de - movies.yahoo.com