Hugh Laurie
James Hugh Calum Laurie CBE (; born 11 June 1959) is an English actor, comedian, writer, and musician. He first gained recognition for his work as one half of the comedy double act Fry and Laurie with Stephen Fry. The two acted together in a number of projects during the 1980s and 1990s, including the BBC sketch comedy series A Bit of Fry & Laurie and the P. G. Wodehouse adaptation Jeeves and Wooster. From 1986 to 1989 he appeared in three series of the period comedy Blackadder, first as a recurring guest star in the last two episodes of Blackadder II, before he joined the main cast in Blackadder the Third, and went on to appear in Blackadder Goes Forth and many specials.
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| Full name at birth | James Hugh Calum Laurie
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| Claim to fame | his roles as Jasper in the 1996 adventure comedy film 101 Dalmatians, Mr. Frederick Little in the Stuart Little film franchise, Captain James Biggs in the 2008 action thriller film Street Kings, Nix in the 2015 science fiction film Tomorrowland, Dr. Gregory House in the Fox medical drama series House, Sen. Tom James in the HBO political satire comedy series Veep, Major de Coverley in the Hulu original satirical dark comedy web series Catch-22, Peter Laurence in the 4-part BBC One thriller miniseries Roadkill, Ryan Clark in the HBO science-fiction comedy series Avenue 5, Richard Onslow Roper in the BBC crime mystery drama miniseries The Night Manager, and Timothy Bugge in the HBO sketch comedy series Tracey Takes On…
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| Date of birth | 11 June 1959
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| Place of birth | Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK
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| Occupation | Actor, voice actor, writer, director, producer, musician, singer, comedian, author
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| Height | 6' 2½" (189 cm)
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| Weight | 207 lbs (94 kg)
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| Net worth | $40,000,000 USD
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| University | Selwyn College, England, UK
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- For his services to drama, Hugh was appointed CBE in the 2018 New Year Honours.
- Alongside Dev Patel, Tilda Swinton, Ben Whishaw, and others, he co-starred as Mr. Dick in the 2019 comedy-drama film The Personal History of David Copperfield. It is based on the 1850 Victorian-era novel David Copperfield by Charles Dickens.
- Laurie had to give up on his promising rowing career due to glandular fever (mononucleosis). However, this led to him joining Cambridge Footlights, which was Cambridge University’s drama club.
- Laurie was Douglas Adams’ first choice for the role of Arthur Dent in the movie adaptation of his novel, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. However, Adams’ untimely death led to directors going for British actor Martin Freeman instead.
- He has a membership of Leander Club (where his father served as a President), which is one of the oldest rowing clubs in the world.
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