Neil Patrick Harris In Las Vegas For Sphere Opening Weekend

Author Wendy Rush

October 2nd, 2023 4:37 PM

Neil Patrick Harris just made many fans in Las Vegas happy when he appeared on the Strip this weekend.

Many celebrities flocked to Vegas over the weekend to catch the much-awaited opening of the MSG Sphere. Honored as the first live performers, U2 kicked off their Las Vegas Achtung Baby residency with their first show on Friday night. And Neil Patrick Harris wasn’t about to miss this moment in history. He and his partner, David Burtka, arrived in Las Vegas on Thursday for a very luxurious stay.

So what does a weekend in Vegas look like when you are a multi-award winning celebrity?

Thanks to Resorts World Las Vegas, we have an inside glimpse. First, Harris checked in to his 2,000 square foot Resorts World Two-Bedroom Entertainment Suite in the Crocksfords Villas. With only five locations in the world, the Crocksfords is the ultimate in exclusivity and luxury. Harris’s room came complete with a soaking tub, rain shower, fully equipped kitchen and floor-to-ceiling windows showing off the Las Vegas Strip below.

After check-in on Thursday, Harris and Burtka enjoyed spa treatments at Resorts World’s Awana Spa. They then lounged by the Athena Infinity Pool in a private VIP cabana. And, considering Harris’ and Burtka’s physiques, we can only assume they also paid a visit to the resort’s fitness center as well.

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So, far not too shabby a weekend in Las Vegas! But that was just the beginning for the happy pair. Burtka posted on his Instagram page that they saw U2 at the Sphere. He didn’t mention the specific date, but we can only presume they were there for the very first show on Friday. Burtka reviewed the show, saying that it was the “most visually stunning concert” he has ever seen.

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Additionally, Burtka mentioned that he and Harris were also able to catch Lady Gaga’s show while they were in town. Gaga is doing her Jazz & Piano show at the Dolby Live Theater at Park MGM. Burtka called Gaga’s talent “extraordinary” in his Instagram post.

Harris and Burtka sure crammed a lot into their Vegas weekend. Understandably, Burtka also mentioned in his post that they returned home worn out. Which, in this local’s opinion, is the only way to do Vegas right.

– Wendy Rush, 96.3 KKLZ

Wendy Rush is the midday host on one of Vegas's top stations, 96.3 KKLZ. She has been with the station for ten years and comes with a diverse career background. In addition to being a radio host, Wendy has lived the Vegas life as an entertainer. She has been a celebrity impersonator, rock band singer, and improv comedian. As a content creator for 96.3 KKLZ, Wendy writes about music, celebrities, mental health and wellness, and life as a Las Vegas local.

You'll Never Guess How Old These Celebrities Are

When it comes to aging, there are different categories of celebrities. Sometimes celebrities allow themselves to age gracefully. Other times they pump themselves full of fillers and engage in all manor of plastic surgery to preserve their youth. Then you have that “other” group of famous people. The secret society of youth and beauty. The ones who just seem to have taken a big old drink from the fountain of youth.

These are the celebrities we love to hate. Because while they are nice to look at, and maybe we are happy for their good fortune, we kind of want to push them off a cliff. I mean, we can only do so much with diet and exercise. Positive thinking doesn’t fix the wrinkles and gray hair that parenthood gives us. And we don’t all have a fortune to spend on skin regimens.

So sometimes it just comes down to sheer luck in genetics. Now, I can’t complain personally. I often get asked if I’m ten years younger than my actual age. But the celebrities on this list are at a whole new level. It’s like they joined that secret club Isabella Rossellini started in Death Becomes Her.

If you remember that scene, Rossellini tells Meryl Streep that she can only stay in the public eye for ten years after taking the potion. Because after that people will get suspicious of her “perfect, unchanged beauty”. Well, celebrities on this list, color me suspicious.

Seriously though, this is a good game to play with people if you’re bored. Because the people on this list don’t look anywhere near their actual age. Last one knocked me straight off my chair. And it’s not just women. There are some male celebrities drinking from the fountain too. Must be nice. – Wendy Rush (age unknown 😉 )

19. Salma Hayek

Salma Hayek is 56 years old. That’s only 4 years from 60, people! How does she still look this good?
18. Jennifer Lopez

The new Mrs. Ben Affleck is 53 years old. And looks the same as she did on In Living Color.
17. William Shatner

William Shatner is 9 years away from being a centenarian. He’s 91 years old!
16. Michelle Pfeiffer

Michelle Pfeiffer looks like she’s in her forties/early fifties. But she’s actually 64!
15. Padma Lakshi

Padma Lakshi is proof I need to get back into the gym. The Top Chef host is 52 and mother to a middle schooler.
14. Pharrell Williams

Being happy must be this guy’s secret, because Pharrell Williams will be 50 next month.
13. Julia Roberts

Julia Roberts is pretty in pink, and she’s also halfway to sixty. She’s 55!
12. Tom Cruise

He can’t just have one of the greatest movie careers of all time. The newly 60 Tom Cruise has to have the fountain of youth genes too.
11. Tina Turner

It seems like Tina Turner has been around forever, so it’s obvious she’s not going to be a spring chicken. But I never would have guessed the singer is 83!
10. Chris Rock

Comedian Chris Rock is pushing 60. He just turned 58 this month.
9. Gwen Stefani

Gwen Stefani hasn’t changed much since her No Doubt days. Though, at 53 years old she has managed to get more beautiful.
8. Lucy Liu

Lucy Liu has always looked younger than she is. And at 54, she still doesn’t disappoint.
7. Susan Sarandon

Maybe Susan Sarandon looks so young because she’s got a younger boyfriend. Tim Robbins is 64 years old. And she has twelve years on him. Yep, she’s 76.
6. Lisa Bonet

More shocking than Lisa Bonet‘s age (which is 55), is the fact that this picture isn’t her and her sister. It’s her and her daughter, Zoe Kravitz.
5. Gabrielle Union

Gabrielle Union is 50 years old. She looks like she’s in her twenties!
4. Keanu Reeves

It’s hard to believe, but Keanu Reeves is almost 60! Mr. Ted Theodore Logan Esquire is 58 years old.
3. Halle Berry

At 56 years old, Halle Berry is making us all look bad! LOL
2. Sandra Bullock

I would like to personally thank Sandra Bullock for reminding us all how unfair life can be. She is 58. years. old.
1. Martha Stewart

Are you ready for this? Martha Stewart is 81 years old. That makes her older than all the Rolling Stones and half of the Beatles. 😲 She looks amazing!