James Hugh Calum Laurie

Hugh Laurie is a British actor known to the public all over the world on the television series House, Jeeves and Worcester, The Black Viper, and the Fry and Laurie Show co-starring with Stephen Fry. In addition, Laurie is also known as a professional pianist, film director, writer and singer.

Hugh, whose full name is James Hugh Calam, was born in the ancient British city of Oxford. His father, Ren Laurie, was a physician by profession as well as an amateur athlete. He even won an Olympic gold medal in 1948 rowing. Mom Patricia was engaged in the housekeeping and raising four children, of which Hugh was the youngest.

Laurie attended a private elementary school, and then studied at the most prestigious educational institution for boys in Britain - Eton. There, following the example of his father, he became interested in rowing, won domestic competitions among juniors and represented Great Britain at the World Championships, where he took fourth place in doubles.

The future actor received his higher education at the University of Cambridge, studying anthropology and archeology. He did not give up sports, he was intensively engaged in rowing, then he received a serious injury, which did not allow him to continue training.

Then Hugh enrolled in a theater group and began to play in amateur performances. At the student theater "Footlights Dramatic Club" Laurie met Emma Thompson and Stephen Fry. Both of these people will mean a lot in his future life.

Receiving a degree in archeology, the young man already knew that he would not be useful for its intended purpose. Hugh Laurie's professional acting career began suddenly. Together with friends from the amateur theater, he stages the comedy "Basement Tapes" on the stage of the West End Theater. And thanks to the fact that the production was broadcast on television and was a huge success, the trinity of Laurie, Fry and Thompson instantly becomes famous.

After the theatrical success, Hugh Laurie stepped into the cinema. He first appeared in television series in small but invariably comic roles. Tall (the actor is 189 cm tall), lanky actor enjoyed success in the humorous genre.

Huge success awaited the actor after joining the cast of the comedy serial film "The Black Viper". His bosom friend Stephen Fry also participated there, with whom Hugh simultaneously organized a joint project "The Fry and Laurie Show", which made these people number one stars in the UK.

In the wake of success, Hugh and Stephen adapt the stories and novels of the famous classic Pelam Grenville Woodhouse for the film adaptation. For three years, they have been releasing a weekly television series Jeeves and Worcester about the adventures of an unlucky aristocrat and his wise servant. Later, Laurie dabbled in the dramatic films Sense and Sensibility and The Man in the Iron Mask, where the main role was played by Leonardo DiCaprio.

But the basis of his filmography for a long time was precisely comedies. It is worth noting the children's and family films "101 Dalmatians", "Everything is possible, baby!", "Stuart Little", "A little over forty", "Here are the guests!" and The Girl from Rio. In all these films, the actor revealed his talent as a comedian. But in 2004, he drastically changed his role and, as a result, received a new round of wild popularity.

In House Doctor Laurie plays an ingenious but eternally gloomy diagnostician. Interestingly, in working on this role, Hugh specially trained the American accent very hard. And he managed to achieve the fact that for several seasons viewers who did not know the artist earlier did not even realize that they were in front of a Briton from an aristocratic family. "House Doctor" has been on the screens for a long 8 years, but the actor did not limit himself only to this set.

He has appeared in the action movie Street Kings, the war drama Mr. Pip, the romantic comedy Love Binding, and the action-packed thriller Night Administrator. In the fall of 2016, a new series with the participation of the famous actor - "Chance" was released on the world screens.

When Hugh Laurie was still a little boy, he asked his parents to teach him how to play the piano. Now he owns not only keyboards, but also percussion instruments, perfectly plays the saxophone and harmonica. In many of his films, the actor has shown his performing skills, and has also repeatedly organized charity concerts of the band From TV, the band from American television series.

Hugh is the author of several songs from the repertoire of various rock and blues bands, including the hit "If I Can't Have You" performed by "Meat Loaf". As a musician, the man performed with Poor White Thrash and Copper bottom band and even made several studio recordings.

Finally, Laurie recorded his own solo album, Let Them Talk. The album hit the top ten in Britain, Germany, Austria, Switzerland and France. The most popular tracks from there are considered "You Don't Know My Mind", "Winin 'Boy Blues" and "St. James' Infirmary. " In support of this album, the musician gave a grand concert in the homeland of the blues, in New Orleans.

The second disc, "Didn't It Rain", was a more modest success, reaching the top ten only in the UK and Canada, although the level and geography of the box office seriously contradicted the charts. The soulful song "Wild Honey" became the best hit of this album.

Hugh Laurie has achieved success not only as an actor, musician and singer. In the mid-90s, his first novel, The Gun Dealer, was published, and in 2009, the second book, The Paper Soldier, was ready for publication, but the author suspended publication indefinitely.

During his student years and several years after his graduation, Hugh Laurie was in a romantic relationship with actress Emma Thompson, but the actress never became Laurie's wife. Despite the fact that their romance ended, they still remain very close friends.

Also, the actor was credited with a relationship with Lisa Edelstein, Laurie's colleague on the TV series "House". In the television series, the actors were romantically involved, but in real life, the actors did not confirm the romance. Hugh Laurie was also credited with an affair with director Audrey Cook while filming in Africa.

In the summer of 1989, the actor married the theater administrator Joe Greene for the first and only time, who in the following years gave birth to her wife of three children. They have two sons, Charles Archibald and William Albert, and a daughter, Rebecca Augusta. Interestingly, the godfather of all three is the father's best friend, Stephen Fry.

The actor collects motor vehicles. His garage contains both ultramodern Porsche, Harley-Davidson and BMW models, as well as vintage retro cars.

Hugh Laurie also maintains popular accounts on social networks, where he pleases fans with both announcements of new works and his own sense of humor. 45.5 thousand people have subscribed to the actor's Instagram account, and 1.37 million people read the actor on Twitter, where Hugh Laurie shares his sparkling phrases and his own opinion.

For services to Great Britain in 2007, Laurie was promoted to Officer of the Order of the British Empire on the personal order of Queen Elizabeth II.

In 2016, Hugh Laurie starred in the British mini-series Night Manager, based on the novel of the same name by John Le Carré. Tom Hiddleston, Olivia Colman, Tom Hollander and Elizabeth Debicki also starred. The world premiere of the first episodes of Night Administrator took place at the 66th Berlin Film Festival.

Hugh Laurie played the role of arms dealer Richard Roper. Tom Hiddleston's hero, a scout and former soldier, must get into the trust of Roper to spy on an arms syndicate for the benefit of the alliance of two American intelligence organizations with bases in Washington and Whitehall.

In 2016, The Night Administrator was named Best British TV Series by the Radio Times. The series also won an Emmy award for directorial work, and in 2017 it won three Golden Globe awards; Hugh Laurie, Tom Hiddleston and Olivia Colman received awards in various nominations.

At the end of 2016, the actor played the main role in the TV series "Chance", based on the novel of the same name by Kem Nunn. In this series, Hugh Laurie again tried on the image of a doctor, this time a forensic neuropsychiatrist. The hero of the actor - a doctor from San Francisco Eldon Chance - at work is faced with severe cases of mental disorders and difficult life situations.

Eldon suspects that the husband of his patient, Jacqueline Blackstone (Gretchen Maul), who has turned because of the persecution of her husband and domestic violence, is not only a tyrant, but also a murderer. The situation is complicated by the fact that Mr. Blackstone (Paul Adelstein) works as a police officer.

In addition to solving psychological and criminal problems, Eldon Chance is trying to deal with his own life: to survive a divorce and division of property, and also to find a common language with his teenage daughter.

In 2018, the actor will appear in the American comedy series The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. Hugh Laurie will play Mycroft Holmes, with Will Ferrell and John C. Riley starring Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, respectively.

Hugh Laurie is also working on voice acting today. The actor will voice the Grim Reaper in the cartoon The Canterville Ghost by Kim Burdon, which has yet to be premiered.

1986-1999 - "Black Viper" 1989-1995 - "The Fry and Laurie Show" 1990-1993 - "Jeeves and Worcester" 1996 - "101 Dalmatians" 1999 - "Stuart Little" 2000 - "Anything is Possible, Baby" 2001 - " Girl from Rio "2003 -" A little over forty "2004-2012 -" Doctor House "2012 -" Mr. Pip "2016 -" Night Administrator "2016 -" Chance "

2011 - Let Them Talk 2013 - Didn't It Rain

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