Recent Shows: House M.D.
Biography:
Hugh was born in Oxford, England on June 11, 1959. He was educated at
Eton and Cambridge. Son of an Olympic gold medalist in the sport, he
rowed for the England youth team (1977) and for Cambridge (1980). He
met Emma Thompson at Cambridge in 1978 when bot ...(read more)
Hugh was born in Oxford, England on June 11, 1959. He was educated at
Eton and Cambridge. Son of an Olympic gold medalist in the sport, he
rowed for the England youth team (1977) and for Cambridge (1980). He
met Emma Thompson at Cambridge in 1978 when both joined Footlights, and
was introduced to Stephen Fry by Emma in 1980. Hugh is married and
lives in London with his wife and three children. Besides acting and
comedy, he has written the best-selling thriller The Gun Seller, also
done a screenplay for the film version, and has a second novel called
The Paper Soldier being published on 27 September 2007.
Anonymous
Trademarks:
* His fluent American accent from "House".
* His fluent American accent from "House".
Quotes:
* On Cambridge: "I went there to row. I'll be blunt with it. It's been
ten years, and I think the admissions tutor can take it now...but
that's really what I went for, and anthropology was the most convenient
subject to read while spending eight hou ...(read more)
* On Cambridge: "I went there to row. I'll be blunt with it. It's been
ten years, and I think the admissions tutor can take it now...but
that's really what I went for, and anthropology was the most convenient
subject to read while spending eight hours a day on the river."
* On the Oxford vs. Cambridge Boat Race: "The year was 1980, I was no. 4
in this particular encounter, and the result was a loss by Cambridge by
a distance of five feet, which is something which I will carry to my
grave....In fact, I shouldn't really say this, because I still to this
day wouldn't want to give any pleasure or satisfaction to the opposing
crew. But yes, it's true, it was a very bitter defeat."
* On picking up his new hobby: "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 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."
* On his late father's reaction to Dr. House: "He would be absolutely
appalled. He was an endlessly polite, generous and soft-spoken man. He
was no pushover, but he would never hurt, shock or outrage people just
for the hell of it. At the same time, I hope he would be entertained
and see that science and logic are like a religion to House. He'd
approve of that."
* On what he misses about England: "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. LA 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."
* "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 Brando idea going on, which I don't."
* On raising his daughter: "Girls are complicated. The instruction manual
that comes with girls is 800 pages, with chapters 14, 19, 26 and 32
missing, and it's badly translated, hard to figure out."
* "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."
* "It's as if you're playing left-handed. Or like everyone else is
playing with a tennis racket and you have a salmon." - on the
difficulty of performing with an American accent.
* His speech after winning a Golden Globe for his portrayal of House: "I
am absolutely speechless. Seriously, I don't have a speech. People are
falling all over themselves to send you free shoes and free cuff links
and colonic irrigations for two. Nobody ever offers you a free
acceptance speech. There just seems to be a gap in the market. I would
love to be able to pull out a speech by Dolce & Gabbana.""
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Hugh Laurie - Recent TV Show Episodes!
House: It's a Wonderful Lie (s4 | e10)
House and the team treat a woman who suffers from a sudden paralysis of the hands that causes an injury to her daughter while they are indoor rock-climbing.
House: You Don't Want To Know (s4 | e8)
House encounters a magician whose heart failed while performing an underwater escape act.
House: The Right Stuff (s4 | e2)
House auditions potential new team members and treats a female astronaut who sees what she hears
House: Alone (s4 | e1)
Without the help of a team, House scrambles to diagnose a woman after a building collapses on her on the season premiere of "House"
House: The Itch (s5 | e7)
An agoraphobic man forces the team to take the hospital to his house, but when his condition worsens they must trick him into leaving home.
House: Joy (s5 | e6)
The team takes on the case of a dreary middle-aged man who has been experiencing unexplained recurring blackouts.
House: Lucky Thirteen (s5 | e5)
One of Thirteen’s one-night stands falls ill after a night of partying and lands at Princeton-Plainsboro under the care of House and the team.
House: Birthmarks (s5 | e4)
House begrudgingly attends his father's funeral while the team races to diagnose a woman who falls ill searching for her birth parents.
House: Adverse Events (s5 | e3)
An undiagnosed illness is causing an artist to create bizarre paintings, and it’s up to the team to unravel the mystery.
House: Not Cancer (s5 | e2)
Several people die suddenly five years after receiving transplants from a single donor, and House and the team rush to save the two surviving recipients.
House: Dying Changes Everything (s5 | e1)
Eight weeks after the death of his girlfriend, Wilson is still mourning her death.
House: Wilson's Heart (Part 2 of 2) (s4 | e16)
House remains inhibited by injuries sustained from a bus accident.
House: House's Head (Part 1 of 2) (s4 | e15)
House finds himself dazed, confused and covered in blood after surviving a bus accident.
House: No More Mr. Nice Guy (s4 | e13)
House suspects a patient has a bigger problem than the E.R. initially diagnosed based on the fact that the patient is too nice.
House: It's a Wonderful Lie (s4 | e10)
House and the team treat a woman who suffers from a sudden paralysis of the hands that causes an injury to her daughter while they are indoor rock-climbing.
House: The Right Stuff (s4 | e2)
House auditions potential new team members and treats a female astronaut who sees what she hears
House: Alone (s4 | e1)
Without the help of a team, House scrambles to diagnose a woman after a building collapses on her on the season premiere of "House"
House: You Don't Want To Know (s4 | e8)
House encounters a magician whose heart failed while performing an underwater escape act.
House: Ugly (s4 | e7)
A documentary film crew is chronicling a teenager with a major facial deformity who opts to undergo a dramatic reconstructive procedure.
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Posted on 07/22/08 07:47 AM.
i realy Like HouSe it Soooooooooooooooooooo GD
Posted on 06/07/08 12:24 PM.
"HOUSE" is a phenomenon: it is still perfect, even after so many seasons, wouldn´t you say?!
Posted on 04/05/08 05:53 PM.
Hugh is so hot I would love a doctor like him : )
Posted on 01/31/08 04:26 PM.
house is the bomb, i love it!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted on 12/27/07 02:49 PM.
i am in LOVE with house!
Posted on 10/14/07 07:03 AM.
house is a real madman but his diognosis is almost always correct.
Posted on 09/10/07 07:01 AM.
he's one of the most interesting characters i've ever wathced
Posted on 09/05/07 01:42 PM.
house is beautiful, i just love house
Posted on 09/04/07 05:07 PM.
i really love house
Posted on 09/04/07 05:07 PM.
i really love house
Posted on 08/22/07 08:03 AM.
strange person but really clever...love him
Posted on 08/14/07 12:43 AM.
i love House