Hugh Laurie

Despite being highly intelligent and Cambridge-educated, actor, author and wit Laurie made his name in his native England playing a series of dimwits on the TV series Blackadder and Jeeves and Wooster...
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BirthPlace
06/10/1959
Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
  • The things they say
    By: WENN.com Source October 14, 2010 5:00am EST
    "I've loved the show since it started - this is one of the central pillars of modern culture." HUGH LAURIE is thrilled by the prospect he's about to become a character on hit animated show THE SIMPSONS.
  • Laurie embarrassed by naked scenes
    By: WENN.com Source September 22, 2010 5:00am EST
    Nude scenes in the new series of medical drama House brought Hugh Laurie back to his most embarrassing movie moment - he was caught naked near an all-girls school.
  • The things they say
    By: WENN.com Source September 13, 2010 5:00am EST
    "Quantity is very important to me, I'm something of an eater; if I had the nerve... I think I would enter one of those eating competitions... (but) oysters I couldn't do, I couldn't do 500 oysters." Actor HUGH LAURIE admits he's quite greedy.
  • The things they say
    By: WENN.com Source September 13, 2010 5:00am EST
    "I just want you to know it's a 17-inch!" HUGH LAURIE jokes about the laptop that covers his genitals in an upcoming naked post-sex scene in medical drama HOUSE.
  • The things they say
    By: WENN.com Source September 12, 2010 2:15pm EST
    "Last week I recorded with Dr. John and it was the most extraordinary thing... I actually played the piano for him, which is a very peculiar thing, because, if I know anything about the piano..., I got it from him." HOUSE star HUGH LAURIE on performing with his musical idol for his debut album, which will be released next year (11).
  • Laurie falls in love with New Orleans
    By: WENN.com Source September 12, 2010 2:15pm EST
    House star Hugh Laurie took a "pilgrimage" to New Orleans, Louisiana in a new classic car this summer (10).
  • 2010 Primetime Emmy Awards Winners
    By: Hannah Lawrence August 29, 2010 4:16pm EST
    Check out everyone who won tonight!
  • The 2010 Emmy Long Shots
    By: Ben Landy August 25, 2010 7:37am EST
    There are the nominees that should win...and then there are the long shots.
  • Sheen, Winfrey & Laurie top TV pay list
    By: WENN.com Source August 12, 2010 5:00am EST
    Charlie Sheen, Oprah Winfrey and Hugh Laurie are among the highest paid TV stars in America.
  • Thompson honoured with star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
    By: WENN.com Source August 07, 2010 5:00am EST
    Oscar winner Emma Thompson has been immortalised on the Hollywood Walk of Fame after unveiling her star on Friday (06Aug10).