David Burtka Net Worth
David Burtka is an American actor and chef with a net worth of $3 million. He was born in Dearborn, Michigan in 1975 and grew up in Canton, Michigan. Burtka is a graduate of Salem High School and the University of Michigan where he earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts. He received further training at the William Esper Studios and the Interlochen Center for the Arts.
Burtka made his Broadway debut in the 2003 production of Gypsy and won the 2001 Clarence Derwent Award for most promising male performer in The Boy in the American premiere of Edward Albee’s The Play About the Baby. He also appeared in guest roles on several TV shows including The West Wing and Crossing Jordan before playing “Scooter” in five episodes of How I Met Your Mother.
In 2009, Burtka left acting to attend Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts Pasadena and later ran the Los Angeles catering company, Gourmet M.D. He is currently engaged to fellow actor Neil Patrick Harris from How I Met Your Mother.
