From Blackadder to A Bit of Fry and Laurie, Jeeves and Wooster to
House, Hugh Laurie has entertained millions in a career spanning three
decades. Hugh was born in Oxford, and his father, WGRM "Ran" Laurie, was
a doctor who won a gold medal in the coxless pairs at the 1948 Olympics.
Hugh followed in his father's footsteps as a rower at Cambridge, but
when he was forced to hang up his oars through illness, he joined the
famous Cambridge Footlights and there began a career in comedy. It was
at university that he met Stephen Fry, and the pair forged a hilarious
partnership that continued through the 1980s and 1990s, as they appeared
together in the Blackadder series, sketch show A Bit of Fry and
Laurie, and PG Wodehouse's Jeeves and Wooster. Hugh has also enjoyed
great success on the big screen, starring in Sense and Sensibility,
101 Dalmatians, Monsters vs Aliens, and the three Stuart Little
films. But it is the character of irascible doctor Gregory House, in the
US TV drama House, that has brought Hugh Laurie global fame. He has
won two Golden Globes for the role and received a prestigious Emmy
nomination in 2005, and continues to receive critical acclaim for his
performances in the show--especially for his near-perfect American
accent. With worldwide stardom and an OBE to his name, Hugh Laurie is
undoubtedly one of Britain's best-loved actors. This is the incredible
story of his rise to stardom.
