Hugh Laurie

Hugh Laurie has known world fame thanks to a character that apparently should not have been liked by the public. Dr. House is a sullen, moody, blunt and excessively direct man when it comes to treating people. Initially, choosing a character like this does not seem to report the complicity of the public. But just like the brilliant doctor, Laurie’s diagnosis has been accurate, and the incision made with his scalpel has been seen on television all over the world. His work in the American series House, has earned him two Golden Globes, in addition to the sympathy of the public. Despite the fact that the series deals with dramatic themes typical of the day-to-day life of a hospital, Laurie has endowed her character with a comedic side that has become congenial with the public. Perhaps what he values ​​most is that the doctor is a serious guy, very effective in his work and capable of saying things that many think but keep quiet about.

Like so many others, Laurie has been catapulted to fame in the United States. He is English, and specifically from Oxford, where he was born on June 11, 1959. He studied at Eton College, and from there he went to Cambridge University to study anthropology and archaeology. The studies were the excuse to do what he really liked, which was rowing. The son of an Olympic medalist, Laurie inherited his interest in this sport from his father, so popular at the university he attended. He came to participate in the junior world championships, where he placed fourth, although his career was soon cut short. Shortly after entering Cambridge, an illness took Laurie away from the water, so he had to look for other entertainment, which he found in music and acting. He joined the Cambridge acting club Footlights, of which he became president.Emma Thompson , who was its vice president. This university theater group caught Laurie, who no longer separated from the interpretation. On one of the group’s tours, Emma introduced her to her friend Stephen Fry , who quickly hit it off with Laurie. The trio created the comedy show for television Alfresco (1983), in which actors such as Robbie Coltrane participated. Laurie’s fate was decided beyond her other hobbies such as music or rowing. These are still part of her life, but as entertainment. What has become more than just a hobby is her penchant for writing. In 1996 she published the best seller ‘A dog’s night’. The success of this comedic thriller enhanced her writing side and she has recently published her second novel, ‘The Paper Soldier’.

After her television beginnings, Laurie made her film debut with a very minor role in Plenty (1985). Most of her time was dedicated to television, between series and telefilms. In this medium, he returned to act together with Stephen Fry in the program they both created, A Bit of Fry and Laurie (1995), made up of a succession of sketches of a comic nature. Before that, she had already met his beloved Fry and Thompson in the Kenneth Branagh film Peter’s Friends (1992). With the passing of the years, his appearances in the cinema became more and more frequent. In 1995 he was a minor in Sense and Sensibility . A year later he was Jasper, one of the disastrous kidnappers of the puppies of101 Dalmatians (More alive than ever) . In this childish line, Laurie starred in the two live-action installments of Stuart Little , where he was the husband of Geena Davis and adoptive father of the mouse. But his great moment came in 2004 when House began to be broadcast.. The great medical professional, lacking in sensitivity, has made him one of the most popular actors of the moment. And it is that the limp of the “nice” doctor has not stopped the stellar career of the series, which to date has four seasons. The future looks hopeful for this Englishman who doesn’t feel particularly attracted to Hollywood life, and who escapes whenever he can to England, where his family lives. There he has his wife Jo Green, to whom he has been married for eight years. The couple have three children who, for now, seem interested in following in the footsteps of his father. Charles, 9, has not yet spoken, but Rebecca, 14, made her film debut in 2001 with a supporting role in Loving Life. For his part, Bill, 16, auditioned to be Harry Potter, although he was not chosen because he was too young. If things continue like this, Laurie would end up becoming the patriarch of a family of actors.