Hugh Laurie

Hugh Laurie is an award-winning British actor, director, writer, and musician that stars on the FOX television series House M.D. He plays Dr. Gregory House, a misanthropic doctor known for his ability to solve medical mysteries in the diagnostic department at Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital.http://www.fox.com/house/bios/hugh-laurie.htmhttp://www.fox.com/house/bios/hugh-laurie.htm#type:character In addition to playing Dr. House, Laurie has written a novel, and directed several commercials and television programs, including the House M.D. episode "Lockdown."http://www.fox.com/house/bios/hugh-laurie.htm He is also a self-taught musician and accomplished pianist, and in July of 2010 signed a record deal to record a New Orleans blues album.http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/music-news/7908891/Hugh-Laurie-to-record-blues-album.html

Since being cast in the lead role on House M.D., Hugh Laurie has received numerous awards and nominations for his portrayal of Dr. Gregory House. This includes two SAG Awards and two Golden Globe Awards for Best Actor in a Television Drama, and five Emmy Award nominations for Best Actor in a Television Drama.http://www.fox.com/house/bios/hugh-laurie.htm On December 13, 2010, Laurie was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Television Drama. Then, on December 16, 2010, he was nominated for a SAG Award in the same category.http://www.goldenglobes.org/blog/2010/12/the-68th-annual-golden-globe-awards-nominations/

Hugh Laurie was born in Oxford, England, on June 11, 1959, the youngest of four children. His father was a doctor and former Olympic gold medalist in rowing, and Laurie was expected to follow in his footsteps. A bout with mononucleosis, however, cut his rowing career short while he was attending Cambridge University, and that, coupled with his poor academic performance, led him to pursue his passion for performing. He auditioned for and was accepted into the university's Footlights Revue, a world renowned student theater group. There, he worked with actress Emma Thompson and Stephen Fry. The trio would go on to star alongside one another in several television series and specials in their early careers.http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800024921/bio

Hugh Laurie's early work included several British television series, including A Bit of Fry and Laurie, which he co-wrote with Fry. The show lasted four seasons. He then went on to appear in Blackadder and Saturday Live, both of which lasted for three seasons. His work in American film and television began in 1985, with a brief role in the film Plenty. He also appeared in Emma Thompson and Ang Lee's film Sense and Sensibility in 1995 before being cast in several family films that included 101 Dalmations and the Stuart Little series. In 2004, Laurie was cast in House M.D., a role that has garnered him numerous awards and nominations over the years.http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800024921/bio

• 1983-84: Alfresco (TV series)http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0491402/

• 1984: The Young Ones (TV series)

• 1985: Plenty

• 1986: Black Adder II (TV mini-series)

• 1987: Black Adder the Third (TV mini-series)

• 1990-93: Jeeves and Wooster (TV series)

• 1995: Sense and Senseibility

• 1996: 101 Dalmations

• 1998: The Man in the Iron Mask

• 1999: Stuart Little

• 2002: Stuart Little 2

• 2004-2011: House M.D. (TV series)

• It is immensely hard to speak American. I have to struggle and check myself every day, every scene, and every sentence. It's almost as if I am speaking another language, and mentally, it's very draining.—on speaking with an American accenthttp://men.webmd.com/features/hugh-laurie-interview

• There are regrets. I didn't have the gift for science that perhaps I needed to be a doctor, and I certainly did not have the appetite for hard work that I knew was needed.—on not following in his father's footsteps and becoming a doctorhttp://men.webmd.com/features/hugh-laurie-interview