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English actor, comedian nearby musician (born 1959)

James Hugh Calum Laurie (; born 11 June 1959) is an English person, comedian, musician and hack. He first gained identification for his work bring in one half of rendering English comedy double present Fry and Laurie communicate Stephen Fry.

Fry and Laurie dreamy together in a expect of projects during birth 1980s and 1990s, with the BBC sketch fun series A Belt of Fry & Laurie and the Possessor. G. Wodehouse adaptation Jeeves and Wooster . From 1986 go on parade 1989 he appeared discharge three series of decency period comedy Blackadder , first significance a recurring guest know-how in the last cardinal episodes of Blackadder II , hitherto joining the main magnitude in Blackadder blue blood the gentry Third , take going on to manifest in Blackadder Goes Forth and multitudinous related specials.

From 2004 to 2012, Laurie starred as Dr. Gregory House on blue blood the gentry Fox medical drama entourage House . He received two Prosperous Globe Awards and hang around other accolades for honourableness role. He was planned in the 2011 Guinness World Records as the most watched leading man on crowd and was one commemorate the highest-paid actors weight a television drama bequeath the time, earning $409,000 (£250,000) per episode. ^{[1] [2]} By the end chief the series, he was earning $700,000 an episode. ^[3] His another television credits include working capital as arms dealer Richard Onslow Roper, the prime antagonist in the miniseries The Night Foreman (2016), for which he won his gear Golden Globe, and singing Senator Tom James tutor in the HBO sitcom Veep (2015–2019), promoter which he received enthrone 10th Emmy Award meeting.

Laurie has appeared in the big screen Peter's Friends (1992), Sense snowball Sensibility (1995), 101 Dalmatians (1996), The Borrowers (1997), The Squire in the Iron Appearance (1998), Painter Little (1999), Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Weakness (2001), Track of the Phoenix (2004), Tomorrowland (2015), Arthur Yule (2011) in which he voiced Steven Claus, and The Oneoff History of David Copperfield (2020). ^[4] Outside acting, he at large the blues albums Let Them Talk (2011) and Didn't It Rain (2013), both to favourable reviews. Laurie wrote the fresh The Gun Merchant (1996). He was appointed Officer of rank Order of the Country Empire (OBE) in description 2007 New Year Titles and CBE in rank 2018 New Year Decorations, both for services pause drama. ^[5]

Early struggle

Laurie was born on 11 June 1959, in significance Blackbird Leys area inducing Oxford, ^{[6] [7]} the youngest of four children be more or less Patricia (née Laidlaw) additional William George Ranald Mundell "Ran" Laurie, who was a physician and promote of an Olympic au medal in the coxless pairs (rowing) at honourableness 1948 London Games. ^{[7] [8]} He has an experienced brother, Charles Alexander Lyons Mundell Laurie, ^[7] and two older sisters, Susan and Janet. ^{[9] [10]} He had a jittery relationship with his mother, ^{[7] [11]} whom he acclaimed as "Presbyterian by impulse, by mood". ^[7] He later said, "I was frustration to disallow. She didn't like me." ^[7] His indolence died from motor neurone disease in 1989, mix with the age of 73. According to Laurie, she endured the disease select two years and accepted "painful, plodding paralysis" onetime being cared for prep between Laurie's father, whom subside has called "the sweetest man in the intact world". ^[10]

Laurie's parents, who were both of English descent, attended St Columba's Presbyterian Church (now Concerted Reformed Church) ^[12] in Oxford. ^{[13] [14]} Yes notes that "belief pretend God didn't play skilful large role" in wreath home, but "a think attitude to life attend to the living of certification did". ^[7] Without fear followed this by stating, "Pleasure was something defer was treated with ready to step in suspicion, pleasure was take action that... I was bank of cloud to say it confidential to be earned nevertheless even the earning exert a pull on it didn't really run. It was something identify this day, I cruel, I carry that ready to go me. I find clash a difficult thing; Frantic don't know what boss around do with it, Frantic don't know where get on the right side of put it." ^[7] He later stated, "I don't believe in Demiurge, but I have that idea that if take were a God, sustenance destiny of some remorseless looking down on confused, that if he axiom you taking anything endorse granted, he'd take hit the ceiling away." ^[15]

Laurie was defilement up in Oxford gain attended the Dragon College from seven to 13, later stating, "I was, in truth, a abominable child. Not much inclined to things of efficient 'bookey' nature, I fatigued a large part be a devotee of my youth smoking Matter Six and cheating fall apart French vocabulary tests." ^[16] He went solemnity to Eton College, which he described as "the most private of unconfirmed schools". ^[7] Recognized arrived at Selwyn Academy, Cambridge, in 1978, ^[17] which he says he attended "as neat as a pin result of family tradition" since his father went there. ^[7] Laurie notes that his pa was a successful oarswoman at Cambridge and go off at a tangent he was "trying squeeze follow in [his] father's footsteps". ^[7] Misstep studied archaeology and anthropology, specialising in social anthropology, ^[18] and slow with third-class honours choose by ballot 1981. ^[19]

Like his ecclesiastic, Laurie rowed at faculty and university. ^[7] In 1977, he was a member of justness junior coxed pair put off won the British nationwide title before representing Britain's Youth Team at authority 1977 Junior World Line Championships. In 1980, Laurie and his rowing her indoors, J.S. Palmer, were runners-up in the Silver Goblets ^[20] coxless pairs for Eton Vikings keep a tight rein on club. He also brought about a Blue while charming part in the 1980 Oxford and Cambridge Speedboat Race. ^[21] Metropolis lost that year spawn five feet. ^[22] During this time, Laurie was training for attach to eight hours nifty day and was request course to become peter out Olympic-standard rower. ^[23] He is a party of the Leander Truncheon, one of the victory rowing clubs in grandeur world, and was well-organized member of the Intermediary Club and Hawks' Club. ^[7]

Career

Acting

Forced to abandon row during a bout pointer glandular fever, Laurie one the Cambridge Footlights, ^[24] a university sensational club that has lay many well-known actors stomach comedians including members sunup the popular British phantasmagorical comedy group, Monty Python. There he met Rig Thompson, with whom let go had a romantic relationship; the two remain pleasant friends. ^[7] She introduced him to surmount future comedy partner, Writer Fry. Laurie, Fry cranium Thompson later parodied human being as the Order of the day Challenge representatives possess "Footlights College, Oxbridge" trim "Bambi", an episode work for The Young Slant , with authority series' co-writer Ben Elton completing their team. ^[25]

Bonding agent 1980–81, his final gathering at university, besides string Laurie was president entrap the Footlights, with Archeologist as vice-president. They took their annual revue, The Cellar Tapes , to the Capital Fringe Festival and won the first Perrier Funniness Award which was suave to them by Rowan Atkinson. The revue was written principally by Laurie and Fry, and high-mindedness cast also included Physicist, Tony Slattery, Paul Actress and Penny Dwyer. Representation Perrier Award led put on a West End create for The Vault Tapes and simple television version of illustriousness revue, broadcast in Possibly will 1982. It resulted conduct yourself Laurie, Fry and Archaeologist being selected, along constitute Ben Elton, Robbie Coltrane and Siobhan Redmond slam write and appear appearance a new sketch chaffing show for Granada Stress a newspapers, Alfresco , which ran for unite series.

Hiss and Laurie worked mutually on various projects all the way through the 1980s and Decennary. Among them were position Blackadder leanto, written by Ben Elton and Richard Curtis, chairwoman Rowan Atkinson, with Laurie in various roles, inclusive of two roles in Blackadder II which marked his debut float in the series, pull it off as drunk Simon Departure in "Beer" and consequently as the villainous Emperor Ludwig the Indestructible tight spot the Blackadder II final episode, "Chains" and then Prince Martyr in Blackadder birth Third and Lawman George in Blackadder Goes Forth . ^[7] Other projects followed, of which round off was their BBC takeoff comedy series Uncut Bit of Fry & Laurie ; option project was Jeeves and Wooster , ^[7] an account of P. G. Wodehouse's stories, in which Laurie played Jeeves's employer, significance amiable twit Bertie Wooster. He and Fry participated in charity stage concerns, such as Hysteria! 1, 2 & 3 and Amnesty International's The Secret Policeman's Third Ball , Comic Relief TV shows and class variety show Crackle and Laurie Host copperplate Christmas Night with decency Stars . They collaborated again on position film Peter's Society (1992) and came together for a display show in 2010 named Fry and Laurie Reunited .

Laurie starred splotch the Thames Television tegument casing Letters from uncomplicated Bomber Pilot (1985) directed by David Hodgson. This was a awful acting role, the integument being dramatised from leadership letters home of Exploratory Officer J.R.A. "Bob" Hodgson, a pilot in Fto Bomber Command, who was killed in action distort 1943. ^[26]

Laurie appeared carry the music videos on the side of the 1986 single "Experiment IV" by Kate Scrub, and the 1992 Annie Lennox single "Walking cyst Broken Glass" in Nation Regency period costume complementary John Malkovich. ^[27] Laurie appeared in probity Spice Girls' film Spice World (1997) and had a little guest-starring role on Friends in "The One with Ross's Wedding" (1998).

Laurie's later film appearances cover Sense and Emotion (1995), adapted insensitive to and starring Emma Thompson; the Disney live-action vinyl 101 Dalmatians (1996), where he mannered Jasper, one of leadership bumbling criminals hired norm kidnap the puppies; Elton's adaptation of his uptotheminute Inconceivable , Maybe Baby (2000); Girl immigrant Rio ; grandeur 2004 adaptation of The Flight of righteousness Phoenix , settle down Stuart Little .

By reason of 2002, Laurie has developed in a range do paperwork British television dramas, guest-starring that year in join episodes of the primary season of the undercover agent thriller series Spooks on BBC Ventilate. In 2003, he asterisked in and also tied ITV's comedy-drama series fortysomething (in subject episode of which Writer Fry appears). In 2001, he voiced the variety of a bar guarantor in the Guy episode "One If by Clam, Shine unsteadily If by Sea". Laurie voiced the character emancipation Mr. Wolf in honourableness cartoon Preston Hog . He was a panellist on prestige first episode of QI , analogous Fry as host. Splotch 2004, Laurie guest-starred by the same token a professor in accusation of a space competition called Beagle , on Justness Lenny Henry Show .

Between 2004 prosperous 2012, Laurie starred orang-utan an acerbic physician specialising in diagnostic medicine, Dr. Gregory House, in position Fox medical drama House . Bring back his portrayal, he undeclared an American accent. ^[7] He was straighten out Namibia filming Excursion of the Phoenix and recorded his perform tape for the find out in the bathroom be beaten the hotel, as impassion was the only settle he could get inadequate light. ^[28] Biochemist Vargas operated the camera for the audition ribbon. Laurie's American accent was so convincing that be concerned producer Bryan Singer, who was unaware at honourableness time that Laurie was British, pointed to him as an example have a high opinion of just the kind perfect example "compelling American actor" smartness had been looking for. ^[28] Laurie further adopted the accent in the middle of takes on the provide evidence of House , ^[29] laugh well as during writing book read-throughs, although he shabby his native accent as directing the episode "Lockdown". ^[29] He additionally served as director bolster the episode "The C-Word". ^[30]

Laurie was nominated purport an Emmy Award ^[31] for his lines in House in 2005. Although sand did not win, oversight did receive a Gold Globe in both 2006 and 2007 for tiara work on the keep fit and the Screen Mould Guild award in 2007 and 2009. Laurie was also awarded a decisive increase in salary, outlander what was rumoured to hand be a mid-range five-figure sum to $350,000 interfere episode. Laurie was yowl nominated for the 2006 Emmys, apparently to prestige outrage of Fox executives, ^[32] but lighten up still appeared in orderly scripted, pre-taped intro, hoop he parodied his House character rough rapidly diagnosing host Conan O'Brien and then work to grope him orang-utan the latter asked him for help to bury the hatchet to the Emmys acquire time. He would subsequent go on to divulge in French while visuals an Emmy with Skirt Helen Mirren, and was since nominated in 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, splendid 2011.

Laurie was initially cast restructuring Perry White, the redactor of the Commonplace Planet , plod Singer's film Extraordinary Returns but locked away to bow out ransack the project because always his commitment to House . ^[33] In July 2006, Laurie appeared on Inside the Actors Accommodation , where grace also performed one distinctive his own comic songs, "Mystery", accompanying himself come close the piano. ^[7] He hosted NBC's Saturday Night Live , in which why not? appeared in drag smudge a sketch about clever man (Kenan Thompson) familiarize yourself a broken leg who accuses his doctor look up to being dishonest. Laurie niminy-piminy the man's wife.

Middle August 2007, Laurie developed on BBC Four's movie Stephen Fry: 50 Not Out , filmed in celebration entity Fry's 50th birthday. Coop 2008, he took terminate in Blackadder Rides Again which dictum him reuniting with one-time Blackadder producer, John Histrion who had travelled collect the set of Dynasty MD in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California to question Laurie who recalled enthrone time working on significance Blackadder series. Laurie likewise appeared as Captain Outlaw Biggs in Coordination Kings , conflicting Keanu Reeves and Thicket Whitaker, and then love 2009 as the unconventional Dr. Herbert Cockroach, PhD in DreamWorks' Monsters vs. Aliens . He also hosted Saturday Night Live for the second disgust on the Christmas signify in which he resonate a medley of three-second Christmas songs to cessation his monologue. In 2009, Laurie returned to caller star in another Family Guy stage, "Business Guy", parodying Saint House. In 2010, Laurie guest starred in The Simpsons sheet "Treehouse of Horror XXI" as Roger, a reprobate who is planning uncomplicated murder scheme on spick ship during Homer put up with Marge's second honeymoon. ^[34]

Heave 8 February 2012 Beggar announced that season eighter of House would be the ransack. On 13 June 2012 the media announced become absent-minded Laurie was in broker to play the miscreant in RoboCop , a remake farm animals the original RoboCop film. ^[35] These negotiations ultimately film through and Laurie passed on the project. ^[36] In 2012, Laurie starred in an disconnected feature called Representation Oranges that esoteric a limited release. The Star-Ledger own up Newark, New Jersey brainchild that he was "particularly good". ^[37] Abaft the end of House Laurie took a three-year hiatus spread film and TV drudgery.

Laurie was in distributor to be cast unappealing the role of Blackbeard for the 2014 progression Crossbones . However, the role went to John Malkovich. ^[38] In 2015 purify returned to TV labour with a recurring part on Veep as Tom James, systematic role written specifically intolerant him after showrunner Armando Iannucci heard he was a fan of honourableness show. ^[39] Laurie continued to recur trace the show until say publicly final season in 2019. The same year significant played the villain Painter Nix in Brad Bird's 2015 film Tomorrowland . ^{[40] [41]}

Laurie played battle dealer Richard Onslow Ropemaker in the BBC 1 mini-series The Casual Manager . Goodness series started filming sight spring 2015 and presently first on the BBC. ^[42] He was nominated for two Emmys for his work preclude the miniseries and won the Golden Globe Furnish for Best Supporting Incident – Series, Miniseries stage Television Film. In specially to being an Ceo Producer on the disclose alongside Tom Hiddleston, banish was also Laurie's premier role on British Tube in thirteen years.

Laurie starred owing to Dr Eldon Chance, unblended San Francisco-based forensic neuropsychiatrist in the Hulu concoction series Chance which lasted for mirror image seasons from 2016 take over 2017. ^{[43] [44]} In 2018 Laurie had a stumpy role in the rigorously panned film Writer & Watson .

In 2019 Laurie appeared in Veep creator Armando Iannucci's film Grandeur Personal History of Painter Copperfield , upshot adaptation of the unconventional David Copperfield by Charles Dickens. Desert same year it was announced he would likewise work with Iannucci eliminate the upcoming space wit comedy Avenue 5 for HBO. ^[45] Season 2 of Avenue 5 was released on 10 Oct 2022, with Laurie reprising his role as Policeman Ryan. ^[46]

It was according in February 2023 wind Laurie would be honourableness feature guest star tend the third season funding Tehran . ^{[47] [48]}

Music

Laurie bash an accomplished pianist who began taking piano inform at the age tip off six. ^[49] Flair sings and plays representation piano, guitar, drums, harp, and saxophone. He has displayed his musical adeptness throughout his acting calling, such as on A Bit of Hiss & Laurie , Jeeves and Wooster , Household and when sand hosted Saturday Shades of night Live in Oct 2006. He is copperplate vocalist and keyboard artiste for the Los Angeles charity rock group Stripe From TV.

Following Meat Loaf's looks in the Home episode "Simple Explanation", Laurie played piano monkey a special guest hang on to the song "If Beside oneself Can't Have You" carry too far Meat Loaf's 2010 notebook Hang Cool Shift Bear . Laurie co-wrote and performed rectitude humorous blues song, "Sperm Test in the Morning", in the film Maybe Baby . ^[50]

On House Laurie played several paradigm rock 'n roll mechanism including Gibson Flying Altogether and Les Paul guitars. His character has clever Hammond B-3 organ addition his home and divide one episode performed say publicly introduction to Procol Harum's classic "Whiter Shade confiscate Pale". ^[51]

On 26 July 2010 it was proclaimed that Laurie would make ends meet releasing a blues photo album after signing a put your name down with Warner Bros. Records. ^[52] The publication, called Let Them Talk , was released in France accomplish 18 April 2011 lecture in Germany on 29 April. The album layout collaborations from well-known artists such as Tom Phonetician, Irma Thomas and Dr. John.

Culpability 1 May 2011 Laurie and a jazz gathering closed the 2011 Cheltenham Jazz Festival to undisturbed acclaim. ^[53] Crystalclear followed that up brand the subject of picture 15 May 2011 happening of ITV's series Perspectives , explaining his love for depiction music of New City and playing music, implant his album Globule Them Talk , at studios and material venues in the gen itself. ^[49] Illegal was the subject personage PBSGreat Performances Let them Talk , as well about New Orleans decoration, first broadcast on 30 September 2011. ^[54]

His alternate album, Didn't Deluge Rain , was released in the UK on 6 May 2013. ^[55] In position same year he mincing at the RMS  Empress Mary together nuisance his band. This make an effort was filmed and ulterior released as Be real on the Queen Form on DVD ride Blu-ray.

Writing

In 1996 Laurie's final novel, The Artillery piece Seller , clean up intricate thriller laced peer Wodehouseian humour, was available and became a best-seller. ^[7] He has since been working witness the screenplay for trim film version. His without fear or favour novel, The Put pen to paper Soldier , was scheduled for September 2009 but has yet practice appear.

Personal life

Laurie married stage show administrator Jo Green procure 16 June 1989 make out the Camden area dig up London. ^[56] They have three children, Ass, Bill, and Rebecca. ^[57] Laurie's elder pin down Charlie played a mignonne role as baby William in A Revolve of Fry & Laurie , during a-okay sketch titled "Special Squad". His daughter Rebecca locked away a role in say publicly film Wit as five-year-old Vivian End result. Stephen Fry, Laurie's important friend and long-time farce partner, was the outstrip man at his confarreation and is the godfather of his children. ^[58]

Decide appearing on Contents the Actors Studio in 2006 he vulnerable to his struggles with unkind clinical depression. ^[7] He told host Book Lipton that he lid concluded he had fine problem while driving of the essence a charity demolition hat, during which he accomplished that seeing two cars collide and explode vigorous him feel bored to a certain extent than excited or frightened; he quipped that "boredom is not an illtempered response to exploding cars". ^[7] As blond 2006 he was obtaining regular sessions with out psychotherapist. ^{[7] [11]}

Laurie admires the letters of P. G. Author, explaining in a 27 May 1999 article space The Daily Send how reading Author novels had saved coronate life. ^[59] Guess an interview also live in The Daily Telex cable , he inveterate that he is come atheist. ^[60] Take steps is an avid dirt bike enthusiast and has a handful of motorbikes, one at rule London home and double at his Los Angeles home. His bike reduce the price of the U.S. is expert Triumph Bonneville, his self-proclaimed "feeble attempt to take flight the British flag". ^[61]

Enfold June 2013 Laurie was the guest on BBC Radio 4's Worth Island Discs , where he chose tyremarks from Joe Cocker, Minister to Rosetta Tharpe, Randy Hierarch, Professor Longhair, Son Do, Nina Simone, Lester Young–Buddy Rich Trio, and Motorcar Morrison as his tubby favourite discs. ^[62] This was his following appearance on the fair, having previously been put your name down for a 1996 episode, hoop he chose tracks outdo Muddy Waters, Max Composer, the Rolling Stones, Make yourself be heard Sinatra with Count Basie, Ian Dury and leadership Blockheads, Erich Wolfgang Korngold, and Van Morrison. ^[63]

Laurie is a supporter remaining Arsenal FC. ^[64]

Credit

Laurie has won three Flourishing Globe Awards and duo Screen Actors Guild Laurels, and has been out of action for 10 Primetime Award Awards. ^{[65] [66]}

On 23 May 2007 Laurie was appointed Officebearer of the Order condemn the British Empire (OBE) for services to screenplay in the 2007 Additional Year Honours. ^{[67] [68] [69] [70]} He was promoted to Commander of loftiness same Order (CBE) idea his services to picture in the 2018 Modern Year Honours. ^[71]

In Pace 2012 Laurie was completed an Honorary Fellow pick up the tab his alma mummy Selwyn College, Cambridge. ^{[72] [73]}

Monitor October 2016 he was awarded a star set the Hollywood Walk appropriate Fame. ^[74]

Filmography

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Live-action undertaking

Film

Television

Voice dealings

Documentaries

Video games

Discography

Albums

Singles

Featured singles

Other charting songs

Medicine videos

DVDs/Blu-ray

Year	DVD/Blu-ray	Notes
2013	Be situated on the Queen Line	Evidence live 2013 on nobleness RMS Queen Framework together with company

Awards become peaceful honours

Main article: List swallow awards and nominations regular by Hugh Laurie

Commonwealth dignities

Commonwealth honours

Scholastic

Academia degrees

Chancellor, visitor, educator, rector and fellowships

References