Smulder was diagnosed with cancer at 25 years old, and kept it a secret from the public for two years.
After several surgeries, the Canadian declared herself to be cancer-free. And even though doctors said she wouldn’t be able to conceive, she has two kids with her husband Taran Killam.
Justin Stangel invented the pickup line. Whenever the former Letterman writer and Bays were out at the bar, Stangel would stop a girl and ask, “Have you met Carter?”
That became Barney Stinson’s icebreaker for Ted and several other characters throughout the series.
Jennifer-Love Hewitt was offered the role of Robin. Clueless star Alicia Silverstone was originally cast as Stella.
However, Hewitt declined for another show and Silverstone’s camp was concerned she would be overshadowed by acting alongside Brittney Spears. Still on the way, before this CBS hit, one actor almost landed the role of Barney Stinson.
Lyndsy Fonseca and David Henrie, who played Ted’s kids, shot all of their scenes during the first season.
When the kid’s footage for the show’s finale was shot, Thomas and Bays were the only people present. Fonseca and Henrie also signed a confidentiality agreement to not reveal what they know to the public.
