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"Not the Nine o'Clock News" -- you sure, sjc? IIRC, that was Rowan Atkinson, Mel Smith, Grif Rhys Jones and Pamela Stephenson. -- Tarquin 23:20 Nov 24, 2002 (UTC)

I'm not sjc, but you're right. Even if he had a brief appearance in it, he didn't "come to public attention" because of it. So I'm taking that ref out. I suppose this raises the question: what did bring him to public attention? --Camembert 19:26 Nov 25, 2002 (UTC)
I would have said his double act with Stephen Fry, first on Saturday Live I think and then on Fry and Laurie. --rbrwr
... also, see http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Picture/4696/TV.htm --rbrwr

You're probably right. I must have been having one of those too-much-editing-of-typos days. Many apologies. user:sjc

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[edit] Loved by American audiences?

"American audiences have recently come to love Laurie as a grouchy, pill-popping doctor" Is it me or is this phrase not particularly NPOV?

You're absolutely right. I've changed it to "know". —Josiah Rowe 18:42, 25 October 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Show title?

The show is not called House M. D. in the states... just House. House M.D. is the UK title... since the show originates from the US and that's where its primary audience is, shouldn't that be reflected in the text here, with the UK title mentioned secondarily?

The actual title is House, M.D., but it's usually promoted as just House. We should use the correct title. violet/riga (t) 13:02, 20 November 2005 (UTC)
I believe this holds true for both countries. The promotional/short title is almost always the more common one in everyday use, where unambiguous, but productions have names (in fact, several have this one). Austin Hair ✍ ✉ 23:06, 20 November 2005 (UTC)
"MD" isn't a British abbreviation, only American doctors use it. I doubt they'd invent such a title just for the UK. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 212.146.47.250 (talk) 14:12, 23 January 2007 (UTC).

I read articles about the series before it even premiered here in the US, and it was ONLY referred to as House.

Which just reiterates what's already been said: the casual version is simply "House" but the official title is "House, M.D." Watch one of the FOX network promos in the US: the voiceover says "House" but the text onscreen ALWAYS says "House, M.D." A similar thing occurred with the old Jack Klugman series, Quincy. The actual title was Quincy, ME, as shown every week in the opening credits, but you never hear anyone call it that. P.S. Sign your posts, dammit. Canonblack 20:38, 30 December 2005 (UTC)

This discussion belongs at Talk:House (TV series). — Dan | talk 21:51, 30 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Trivia: Broken Nose?

I'm curious about the trivia item on Hugh Laurie which states Laurie's nose is slightly out of joint because of the many fights he was in as a boy. Hugh Laurie's nose looks perfectly straight to me. This statements sounds more as if were describing Laurie's erstwhile comedy partner, Stephen Fry, who most definitely has a bent nose.

Lenora 14:43, 17 January 2006 (UTC)

Yes, this is definitely a mistake. It's Stephen Fry who has the bent nose and he often talks about it in interviews.

[edit] Family Relatives

Simply...Is Hugh Laurie related to Mel Ferrer? I love to watch TCM. When i watched the movie "Fraulein", I just knew it was "House". Then I caught myself and thought of the timeline. Last week I watched "Knights of the Round Table". Hugh is the spitting image of Mel. Mel is 42 years older than Hugh. Can anyone answere this question. Mel must be an uncle, grandfather, or something.

Thanks —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 199.173.226.230 (talk • contribs) March 15, 2006 (UTC)

It seems unlikely to me — Laurie's family is English, while Ferrer's parents were from New York and Cuba. I suppose it's not beyond the realm of possibility that Ferrer's New York socialite mother had English family, but my guess would be that it's merely a coincidental resemblance. —Josiah Rowe (talk • contribs) 01:00, 16 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] House MD Soundtrack

Does anyone know where I can find the House MD soundtrack, or in the very least the opening and closing credits?72.244.25.254 00:21, 3 April 2006 (UTC)

The opening music is "Teardrop" by Massive Attack (check Amazon.com for the CD). Music for the show seems to be taken from a variety of artists so no single CD is available at the moment. Post an inquiry on the Fox TV's "House" site for help by other House-viewers as to other song titles: http://www.fox.com/house Swizzlestick 19:36, 14 April 2006 (UTC)

The opening music is different in different countries, as far as I know Teardrop is only used in the United States. However, the substitute music is very similar to Teardrop so the dramatic effect is much the same.

[edit] Had no idea he was English, based on his accent.

My oh my. This man does the most impeccable American accent I have ever heard from a foreigner. Having seen him in House, I had no idea he was English. Incredible. – Andyluciano 07:12, 4 April 2006 (UTC)

He fooled Bryan Singer, too — Singer was complaining to the casting director about being sent so many British actors for the role of Dr. House, and said something like, "Why don't you send me more Americans?" and pointed to Laurie's screen test, playing on a video monitor. "Like this guy. He's great. He's exactly the type I want." (That's paraphrased from memory, but you get the gist.) —Josiah Rowe (talk • contribs) 08:19, 4 April 2006 (UTC)


[edit] A Bit of Fry and Laurie

The selected filmography section contradicts what's listed in the episode guide for A Bit of Fry & Laurie. Filmography states 1989-1992; the epsiode guide states 1987-1995.

ABOFL started in 1987 and continued to 1995, the episode guide is correct. It had several large breaks between series though, which is possibly what's caused the inaccuracy in the filmography.

[edit] Family Guy

Hugh's in the family guy actor category. There's no mention of it in the article, is it true? Jefffire 12:07, 11 May 2006 (UTC)

It is. He's in "One If by Clam, Two If by Sea". -Digresser 22:51, 11 May 2006 (UTC)
In the pub he says "Or a ruddy nice plum-pudding"

[edit] Trivia: Lisp

He has a slight lisp. Isn't that the kind of thing that should go to Trivia?

I don't think he has a lisp at all and I've watched his programmes for over 10 years. If he does have one, it's so slight that it's probably not worth mentioning.

[edit] Recent Trivia reversion

Thought I'd explain my reasons, since it's my second revert on this. Unnecessary repetition of the words "American" and "accent", and "maintains" sounds a little odd in this context. Chris 42 19:23, 2 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] University degree?

The article states that Laurie achieved a third class honours degree from Selwyn college, Cambridge.

On Monday, July 31, 2006, Laurie was the guest on Inside the Actor's Studio. When James Lipton asked him about his graduation from Cambridge, Laurie replied that he hadn't graduated. This led to Lipton offering to arrange for Laurie to receive an honorary degree from Pace University at their next graduation.

So which account is right? Or is it possible that Laurie somehow achieved his degree without graduating?

--Rick 12:33, 3 August 2006 (UTC)

He gained a 3rd class degree - ie he completed his studies successfully - but apparently did not go through the graduation ceremony and is technically a graduand. When I graduated (1996) those not attending their graduation ceremony in UK universities were deemed to have graduated in abesntia. Maybe things were different in Hugh's day, or at Cambridge (or both). You can hear an explanation from the man himself from an interview on Aspel and Company, 1991 - at http://www.marykir.com/hl/other/interviews.htm [1]

--Niki2006 23:45, 6 August 2006 (UTC)

Well, I didn't go to Cambridge either, but I'm about a year older than him and graduated in absentia too. -- Arwel (talk) 22:04, 15 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] American Bias

I'm sorry, but for some reason the way the following sentences are written annoys me:

"However, it is his current role, starring as Dr Gregory House in the television show House, that has made him well-known to American audiences."

"Although Laurie has been a household name in Britain since the 1980s, he only really came to the attention of the American public in 2004, when he first starred as the cantankerous physician Dr Gregory House in the popular FOX medical drama, House."

It's as if he was a nobody until 2004 when he was discovered by the Americans. Much of the introduction was obviously written by an American, from the viewpoint of someone writing about a foreign actor. I am going to make a few changes later.N^O^el 05:02, 21 September 2006 (UTC)

Yes, I fully agree, this is a general problem on Wikipedia where the audience is usually assumed to be American and not just english-speaking. I sometimes think there ought to be a separate Wikipedia for Americans and a "global english" one for the rest of the world, because the articles are so dominated by the view from the United States.

He was well-known in the USA to any Blackadder fan, of which there are many here.

[edit] Picture

I'd like to suggest that the picture of Hugh is changed to something slightly more flattering, as this one says to me that he's just left court after being pronounced guilty on a DWI. Algebra Man 21:44, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

I agree, that's a terrible picture!

Here's three better ones I found just on google: http://www.nndb.com/people/283/000051130/hugh-laurie.jpg http://www.celebopedia.com/hugh-laurie/images/hugh-laurie.jpg http://www.givememyremote.com/uploaded_images/House_Hugh_Laurie-706066.jpg

68.39.233.1 04:40, 17 November 2006 (UTC)

The problem is that the more flattering pictures aren't freely licensed, as is required by Wikipedia's image use policy. The current picture is licensed under one of the Creative Commons licenses; the images you linked to are probably copyright to the photographer or to the makers of House. The goal for Wikipedia is to have an encyclopedia that can be freely copied, and sometimes that means that we've got to use a less flattering image. We can use a few copyrighted images under fair use, but that's only allowed when a free image isn't possible. For example, this image can be used in the Gregory House article, because all pictures of the character (as opposed to the actor) are copyrighted anyway. But we can't use that as the primary image in this article. (Whether you can use images of actors in iconic roles as supplemental images is a bit of a gray area.) Anyway, that's why we've got that image on this page.
That said, if you can get the permission of the photographer for one of those other images, or find a better picture that's freely licensed, you're welcome to upload it. —Josiah Rowe (talk • contribs) 06:48, 17 November 2006 (UTC)

Asking, nay begging, that we leave the current (legal) image until a better one is found. - Dudesleeper 13:56, 22 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] "Dr" or "Dr."

Just a polite note, as I find myself reverting on this rather a lot. The British abbreviation of "Doctor" is "Dr" (with no full stop), the reasoning being that it includes both the first and last letters of the word and therefore requires no further punctuation. The same rule applies for "Mister" (Mr) and "Missus" (Mrs) — see Full stop. I'm always respectful of the US spelling in American articles, so please try to do the same for British ones. Thanks. Chris 42 22:31, 31 October 2006 (UTC)


[edit] Merge from List of Hugh Laurie awards

IMO, the article in question is not significant enough for a seperate article, and this article is not large enough to necessitate separating the awards to a separate article. Please comment. --Swpb 02:24, 9 November 2006 (UTC)

I concur, and I have already abused my privilege of being bold by merging them. At this point it should reside within Hugh Laurie, unless either becomes long, in which case a separate article for the list might be necessary. Combination 02:41, 9 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Frank Zappa's bassist?

I've heard that Hugh Laurie was Frank Zappa's bassist, is this true? If so, it should be included in the article. Haddock420 01:15, 19 November 2006 (UTC)

Nope, that was Shuggie Otis http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shuggie_Otis NickBrett 00:24, 1 January 2007 (UTC)

Laurie is a talented pianist and drummer, but to my knowledge he's never been in any famous bands. You will occasionally see him playing the piano and/or singing in the various series he's been in, and he's doing it for real. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 212.146.47.250 (talk) 14:07, 23 January 2007 (UTC).

[edit] Blackadder

He also played the role of Prince George in Blackadder. Should be added to the article. savidan(talk) (e@) 00:06, 13 December 2006 (UTC)

It's mentioned, at Hugh Laurie#Career. —Josiah Rowe (talk • contribs) 00:12, 13 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Trivia Cleanup Tag-Why?

What's up with the trivia cleanup tag stating that the trivia needs to integrated into the main article. As far as I know, a trivia section containing snippets of trivial and small facts is standard for most bio articles on moderately famous living persons. Including the trivia in the article would be clumsy and awkward. I think we should remove the tag. Your thoughts? –Alex LaPointetalk 20:50, 25 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] American-only view of Hugh Laurie

Hugh Laurie did several series of Jeeves & Wooster and for most of his career this was his most acclaimed and best-known role, yet this article gives it less mention than his brief cameo on Friends. Could someone expand the career section and talk about what he did before the Americans discovered who he was? At the moment it reads like a primer for House fans.

[edit] voice

his voice sounds different when he has a moustache.

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