Neil Patrick Harris first openly gay man chosen as Man of the Year by Harvard’s Hasty Pudding Theatricals

The kudos just keep coming for Neil Patrick Harris and this one’s a fun one.

Hasty Pudding Theatricals, the oldest theatrical organization in the United States, has just announced that NPH will receive its 2014 Man of the Year Award.

He joins Dame Helen Mirren, who was recently announced as their 2014 Woman of the Year.

The Man and Woman of the Year Awards are presented annually to performers who have made lasting and impressive contributions to the world of entertainment.

The Man of the Year award was established in 1963. Its past recipients include Clint Eastwood, Tom Cruise, Robert de Niro, Steven Spielberg, Harrison Ford, Anthony Hopkins, Bruce Willis, Justin Timberlake, Jason Segel, and Kiefer Sutherland.

The Man of the Year festivities will take place on February 7 where NPH will be presented with his Pudding Pot at Farkas Hall, the Hasty Pudding’s historic home in the heart of Harvard Square since 1888.

“I assume this is for that pudding wrestling competition I won last April…right?” Neil said in a statement. “It was dark and seemed quite seedy at the time – I’m stoked that it’s connected with Harvard. Fancy! Can’t wait!”

He later tweeted: “Stoked to be Hasty Pudding’s Man of the Year. There’s pressure, though, it’s only January. I really need to accomplish some shit. #pressure”