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Hugh Laurie
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Hugh Laurie

Age
54
Birthday
Jun. 11th, 1959
Born in
Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK
Height
6' 2 1/2"

Hugh Laurie's Main TV Roles

Show Character(s)
House TV Show
House
Black Adder (UK) TV Show
Black Adder (UK)
QI (UK) TV Show
QI (UK)
Jeeves and Wooster (UK) TV Show
Jeeves and Wooster (UK)
A Bit of Fry & Laurie (UK) TV Show
A Bit of Fry & Laurie (UK)
Stuart Little TV Show
Stuart Little
Stephen Fry - The Secret Life Of The Manic Depressive (UK) TV Show
Stephen Fry - The Secret Life Of The Manic Depressive (UK)
Look at the State We're In! (UK) TV Show
Look at the State We're In! (UK)
Alfresco (UK) TV Show
Alfresco (UK)
FortySomething (UK) TV Show
FortySomething (UK)
The Legends of Treasure Island (UK) TV Show
The Legends of Treasure Island (UK)
The Lenny Henry Show (UK) TV Show
The Lenny Henry Show (UK)
Happy Families (UK) TV Show
Happy Families (UK)
Little Grey Rabbit (UK) TV Show
Little Grey Rabbit (UK)
 

Main Movie Roles

2009 - Monsters vs. Aliens
2008 - Street Kings
2005 - Valiant
2004 - Flight of the Phoenix
2002 - Stuart Little 2
2001 - Chica de Río
2000 - Maybe Baby
1999 - Stuart Little
1999 - Blackadder Back & Forth
1997 - The Borrowers
1997 - Spice World
1996 - 101 Dalmatians
1995 - Sense and Sensibility
1992 - Peter's Friends
1988 - Kung-fu master!
1985 - Plenty

Guest TV Roles

Show Name
Characters Played
Ep Count
Timothy 'Timmy' Bugge
3
Dr. Gregory House (Voiced)
2
Mr. Abercrombie (Voiced)
1
Himself - Guest
1
Jerry Bryce
1
Dr. Lawyer
1
Roger (Voiced)
1
[Complete List]



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 (I) at Cambridge in 1978 when both joined "Footlights" and was introduced to Stephen Fry (I) by Emma in 1980. Hugh is married and lives in Los Angeles. His wife and three children, who previously lived in London, are moving to Los Angeles to live with him. Besides acting and comedy, he has written the best-selling thriller, "The Gun Seller", also has done a screenplay for the film version, and has a second novel called "The Paper Soldier" being published on 27 September 2009.


TRIVIA:
  • 1977: Won the National Junior Championship for rowing (coxed pair). In the same year, he and his rowing partner represented England in the World Junior Championship for rowing where they finished fourth place.
  • His son Bill auditioned for a role in a Harry Potter film but was told he was too young.
  • Bought an all-black Triumph Bonneville motorcycle, a replica of the '60s British model, in Los Angeles, upon getting the role in _"House M.D." (2004)_ (qv), but he was always an avid motorcyclist, even in England. He enjoys the anonymity the motorcycle helmet gives him.
  • His father, William George Ranald Mundell Laurie (known as Ran), and mother, Patricia, are both of Scottish descent.
  • During their time at Cambridge Footlights, he and 'Emma Thompson (I)' (qv) dated for some time.
  • Entered the 1980 Silver Goblets and Nicklass Cup with his Eton rowing partner J.S. Palmer at the Henley Royal Regatta, becoming the only British crew to reach the final that year. They finished in second place behind the favored American crew.
  • He was a house captain (senior prefect) in his last year at Eton College. He also played percussion for the school's orchestra and was a "wet bob" - a member of Eton's prestigious rowing team.
  • He lives in a West Hollywood apartment rental while working on _"House M.D." (2004)_ (qv), but flies home to London to be with his family whenever he has a break in filming. He has said that he will move his whole family to America to be with him if the second season looks to be equally successful as the first.


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