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ABOUT HUGH LAURIE
as Dr. Gregory House
Hugh Laurie plays Dr. Gregory House on HOUSE MD

Birth Name: James Hugh Calum Laidlaw Laurie

Date of birth: June 11, 1959

Birth place: Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

Eye color: Blue

Height: 6 foot 2.5 inches (1.89 m)

Family: Dr.William George Ranald Mundell Laurie (father), Patricia Laidlaw (mother), older brother (by 6 years) and two older sisters.

Education: Third-Class Honours degree in Archaeology & Anthropology at Selwyn College, Cambridge University. Also attended Eton College in Berkshire, England.

Spouse: Jo Green (June 16,1989- present)

Children: Charles (Charlie) Archibald Laurie, William (Bill) Albert Laurie, Rebecca Augusta Laurie


Hugh Laurie's bio:

For Autograph Pictures: I have heard this address works so I thought I would pass it along for those who would like to give it a try.

HouseMD
P.O. Box 900
Attn:Fox Broadcasting
Publicity Dept.
Beverly Hills, CA 90213-0900

Alternate addresses: These are the addresses of his agents, and I have not heard if they work. There are 2 - one in L.A. and one in London.

Agent in US-
Creative Artists Agency
2000Avenue of the stars
Los Angeles, Ca 90067		 Agent in UK-
Hamilton Hodell
24 Hanway Street
London W1P 9DD
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

Non-acting careers: Writer, Director, Comedian, Musician

Hugh Laurie's movies: 101 Dalmatians, Cousin Bette, Flight of the Phoenix, Girl from Rio, Maybe Baby (sex bomb), Man in the Iron Mask, Monsters vs. Aliens, Peter's Friends, Sense and Sensibility, Street Kings, Stuart Little 1 & 2, The Borrowers, Spice World, Valiant and Monsters and Aliens (filming)

TV shows: A bit of Fry and Laurie, Blackadder, Fortysomething, House M.D, Jeeves & Wooster, Friends.

Stage: Gasping

Hugh Laurie's big break: in the UK: A Bit of Fry and Laurie, etc.. in America: Dr. Gregory House

Best known for: Dr. Gregory House, being a bumbling idiot (in his early year on British comedy) and his ridiculously funny music

Awards:

Golden Globe Awards - Winner - Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama - 2005 & 2006
Satellite Awards - Winner - Outstanding Actor in a Series, Drama - 2005 & 2006
Screen Actors Guild Awards - Winner - Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series -2006 & 2007
Television Critics Association- Winner - Individual Achievement in Drama - 2005 & 2006
Teen Choice Award- Winner - TV Actor: Drama - 2007

Upcoming projects: Monsters vs. Aliens




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NOTABLE QUOTABLES
  • "The buildings and the cruelty. They're very harsh people, the British: hard to impress, very tough on each other, but I rather like that. It's not that the British are more honest - you're just under no illusion with them. L.A. runs on optimism, enthusiasm and flattery. I think you can go a little bit crazy. I've heard people say there's a limit to the number of years you can stay in this city without going slightly mad. It's just too damn sunny in every dimension - weather-wise, socially and professionally."

  • "Boxing is fascinating. It's good for the soul to be made to feel clumsy. I swank around during the week thinking I'm a big cheese, but you don't feel like that when you're in the ring with a chap who knows what he's doing. It's ritual humiliation. I'm going to be slugged about and probably killed, but I love it and have to do something to keep fit."

  • "I travel to work on my motorcycle, so it's jeans, boots and a brown Aero leather jacket that weighs as much as I do. If it were black, it would seem like I've got a [Marlon Brando] idea going on, which I don't."

  • "I grew up with an impatience with the anti-scientific. So I'm a bit miffed with our current love affair with all things Eastern. If I sneeze on the set, 40 people hand me echinacea. But I'd no sooner take that than eat a pencil. Maybe that's why I took up boxing. It's my response to men in white pajamas feeling each other's chi."

  • "I picked a reverence for medicine because I rather hero-worshiped my father [a former doctor], and because I admire doctors, I admire study, empiricism and rational thought. I don't admire crystals and chewing willow bark and herbal remedies."

  • "Guilt I can do. If [I have] any expertise at all, it's in the area of guilt. I have a black belt in guilt. If you ever want a guilt-off, the next time we meet let's see how we match up. I'm pretty confident in that area."

  • "I admit I can't shake the idea that there is virtue in suffering, that there is a sort of psychic economy, whereby if you embrace success, happiness and comfort, these things have to be paid for."






HUGH LAURIE TRIVIA
FAN SITES
  • Hugh plays keyboard/piano in the actors band 'Band from TV'

  • Hugh was awarded with an OBE (Order of the British Empire) in May 2007

  • Bought an all-black Triumph Bonneville motorcycle, a replica of the '60s British model, in Los Angeles, upon getting the role in "House MD" (2004)

  • He's a big fan of Clint Eastwood and Steve McQueen
  • First novel, The Gun Seller, was published in both the UK and the U.S. to critical acclaim and adapted into a screenplay for MGM.
  • Appeared in Annie Lennox's "Walking on Broken Glass" video, opposite John Malkovich.

  • Named one of TV's Sexiest Men by TV GUIDE in 2005.
  • Hugh was nominated for the 2008 Emmy for Outstanding Male Actor in a Drama Series.













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