Ted Mosby

Ted Mosby
How I Met Your Mother character
Josh Radnor played Ted Mosby
First appearance	"Pilot"
Last appearance	"Last Forever"
Created by	Carter Bays Craig Thomas
Portrayed by	Josh Radnor
Voiced by	Bob Saget (voice of Future Ted)
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Full name	Theodore Evelyn Mosby
Nickname(s)	Teddy Bear, Teddy Boy, T-Mose, Teddy West-side, T-Dog, Schmosby, Architect of Destruction, Professor Brosby, Ted Vivian Mosby, Senor Tedifier, El Ganso con la Riñonera, Teddy Westchester, Lady Tedwina Slowsby
Aliases	Doctor X, Galactic President Superstar McAwesomeville
Gender	Male
Occupation	Architect (season 1-4 and season 6-present) Professor of Architecture (season 5-present)
Family	Virginia Mosby (mother) Alfred Mosby (father) Heather Mosby (sister) Clint (stepfather) Unnamed Grandmother
Spouse(s)	Tracy Mosby (m. 2020–24) (deceased)
Significant other(s)	Robin Scherbatsky (girlfriend) Karen (ex-girlfriend) Victoria (ex-fiancè) Dr. Stella Zinman (ex-fiancée) Zoey Pierson (ex-girlfriend) Jeanette Peterson (ex-girlfriend) Tracy McConnell (wife, deceased)
Children	Penny Mosby (daughter, born in 2015, played by Lyndsy Fonseca) Luke Mosby (son, born in 2017, played by David Henrie)
Relatives	Jimmy Mosby (cousin) Stacy (cousin) Charity (cousin once removed, via Stacy) Unnamed cousins once removed

Theodore Evelyn "Ted" Mosby is a fictional character in the U.S. television sitcom How I Met Your Mother, portrayed by Josh Radnor. Ted also serves as the show's narrator from the future, voiced by Bob Saget, as he tells his children the "long version" of how he met their mother.

Ted is the central character of the show. Born April 25, 1978, he is from Shaker Heights, Ohio (like show creator Carter Bays), a graduate of Wesleyan University (like Bays and show co-creator Craig Thomas), an Eagle Scout, and an architect. After his best friend Marshall Eriksen gets engaged in the pilot episode, Ted decides to try to find his soulmate. This quest informs the general direction of the show, along with Ted's relationship with the other main characters Marshall Eriksen (Jason Segel), Lily Aldrin (Alyson Hannigan), Robin Scherbatsky (Cobie Smulders), and Barney Stinson (Neil Patrick Harris).

Ted's character is based largely on the show's creator, Carter Bays, with the friendship between him and fellow creator Craig Thomas being the base for the friendship between Ted and Marshall. His personality is also partially based on Ross Geller from the NBC sitcom Friends, including Ted's original profession as an archaeologist being similar to Ross' profession as a paleontologist. His profession was later changed to be an architect, due to the writers having difficulties fitting his profession as an archaeologist in a New York setting.