| Lorenzo von Matterhorn is surprisingly enough | | | | named him after her father - Lorenzo. The |
| very popular on the internet even though | | | | surname Von Matterhorn was used to represent |
| considering the fact that he is just a fictional | | | | his Swiss heritage. |
| character, introduced by the character Barney | | | | Lorenzo moved to New York City with his family |
| Stinson - real name Neil Patrick Harris - in one of | | | | in the 70's. |
| the CBS sitcoms 'How I Met Your Mother'. | | | | He had great love for the stray and homeless |
| The character of Lorenzo von Matterhorn is said | | | | animals. He put in every effort to rescue them. |
| to be born in Switzerland in the year 1974. Soon | | | | As he was once abandoned and was left alone in |
| after his birth, he was put into a basket and | | | | the cruel hands of the world, so he greatly |
| thrown into a river. He drifted along the pristine | | | | realized the pain involved in being alone. He also |
| Alpine glaciers unattended for miles and miles. This | | | | believed in the power of hope so he tried to |
| experience of his childhood is believed to instill the | | | | implement his belief as much as he can. |
| love of adventurous exploration into his life later | | | | Lorenzo had some weird hobbies. He is said to |
| one. When the basket carrying him reached the | | | | have traveled in hot balloon across many |
| banks of the river Po, some Milanese woman | | | | continents and he plans to travel the whole world |
| discovered him and took him with her. She raised | | | | for raising charity. |
| Lorenzo von Matterhorn as her own child and | | | | |