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James Hugh Calum Laurie CBE ( / ˈlɒri /; born 11 June 1959) is an English actor, comedian, writer, and musician. He first gained recognition for his work as one half of the English comedy double act Fry and Laurie with Stephen Fry. The two acted together in a number of projects during the 1980s and 1990s, including the BBC sketch comedy ...
House. (TV series) House (also called House, M.D.) is an American medical drama television series that originally ran on the Fox network for eight seasons, from November 16, 2004, to May 21, 2012. Its main character, Dr. Gregory House ( Hugh Laurie ), is an unconventional, misanthropic, cynical medical genius who, despite his dependence on pain ...
Piper Laurie. Piper Laurie (born Rosetta Jacobs; January 22, 1932 – October 14, 2023) was an American actress. She is known for her roles in the films The Hustler (1961), Carrie (1976), and Children of a Lesser God (1986), and the miniseries The Thorn Birds (1983). She is also known for her performances as Kirsten Arnesen in the original TV ...
There have been a handful of recent series depicting right-wing demagogues (think “The Comey Rule” in the U.S. and “Years and Years” across the pond), but Peter Laurence isn’t one of those.
The Scottish actor starred in a number of classic British franchises and shows during his career including 007, Blackadder and Harry Potter.
Gregory House is a fictional character and the titular protagonist of the American medical drama series House. Created by David Shore and portrayed by English actor Hugh Laurie, he leads a team of diagnosticians and is the Head of Diagnostic Medicine at the fictional Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital in Princeton, New Jersey. [ 1]
Laurie was born in Grantchester, Cambridgeshire, in 1915, the elder son of William Walker Laurie (1882–1976), a tenant farmer who later worked for the Ely Sugar Beet Company, and Margaret Grieve (née Mundell) (1886–1959), who took in paying guests at their house, and during the Second World War was live-in housekeeper for Bishop George Chase, then master of Selwyn College, Cambridge. [1]
List of Hugh Laurie's awards Laurie in 2012 Award Wins Nominations Primetime Emmy Awards 0 10 Golden Globe Awards 3 7 Screen Actors Guild Awards 2 9 The following is a list of awards and nominations received by Hugh Laurie. Laurie is an English actor, comedian, singer, and producer. Throughout his career, he has received ten Primetime Emmy Award nominations for his performances in the medical ...