James Hugh Calum Laurie, OBE (IPA: [ˈlɒri]; born 11 June 1959), best known as Hugh Laurie, is an English actor, voice artist, comedian, writer, and musician. He first reached fame as one half of the Fry and Laurie double act, along with his friend and comedy partner, Stephen Fry whom he joined in the cast Blackadder and Jeeves and Wooster from 1987 until 1999. Since 2004, he has starred as Dr. Gregory House, the protagonist of House, for which he...
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James Hugh Calum Laurie, OBE (IPA: [ˈlɒri]; born 11 June 1959), best known as Hugh Laurie, is an English actor, voice artist, comedian, writer, and musician. He first reached fame as one half of the Fry and Laurie double act, along with his friend and comedy partner, Stephen Fry whom he joined in the cast Blackadder and Jeeves and Wooster from 1987 until 1999. Since 2004, he has starred as Dr. Gregory House, the protagonist of House, for which he has received two Golden Globe awards and several Emmy nominations.
Laurie was born in Oxford, England. The youngest of four children, Laurie has a brother (six years older) and two sisters. He had a somewhat strained relationship with his mother. His father, W.G.R.M. "Ran" Laurie, was a medical doctor who also won an Olympic gold medal in the coxless pairs (rowing) at the 1948 London Games.
Laurie was raised in the Scottish Presbyterian church, though he has declared: "I don't believe in God, but I have this idea that if there were a God, or...
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