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Environmental science professor Noah Garrison became friends with Carter Bays and Craig Thomas when they were all in college. Bays and Thomas later created the show &quot;How I Met Your Mother&quot; and used pieces of Garrison&#039;s life to inspire the character of Marshall. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin senior staff)

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Professor Noah Garrison invited his friend Carter Bays to an Alanis Morissette concert in spring 2006. Six months later, he watched their concert experience reenacted on TV.

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Professor influences character of Marshall on ‘How I Met Your Mother’

By Ishita Gambhir

Oct. 19, 2016 11:28 p.m.