Hugh Laurie

James Hugh Calum Laurie (born 11 June 1959) is an English actor, musician and writer who was born in Oxford. He played Dr. Gregory House in the TV series "House MD" and Frederick Little in "Stuart Little" and "Stuart Little 2". He is also famous in Britain for his work with Stephen Fry and for the BBC series "Blackadder".
Biography.
Laurie was born in 1959 in Oxford and his family was rich. His mother, Patricia (née Laidlaw), died when he was 29 and his father, W.G.R.M. "Ran" Laurie, was a doctor and an athlete who won the gold medal in rowing 1948 in London. Hugh has two sisters and a brother and all of them are older than he is.
Laurie was in a comedy duo with Stephen Fry for a number of years. He became world-famous as Dr. Gregory House in the long-running television series "House".
Laurie studied at Eton and then went to Selwyn College, Cambridge: he took a degree in archeology and social anthropology. He was an athlete like his father, but he became an actor after meeting Emma Thompson, who introduced him to his future best friend and co-worker, Stephen Fry.
In 1989, he married Jo Green and now they live in London with their two sons, Charles and Bill, and daughter Rebecca.
Awards.
All of the following are nominations or wins for Laurie's role on "House":
People's Choice Awards
Other Awards