Hugh Laurie - Dr. Gregory House
Hugh Laurie was born in Oxford, England, and educated at Eton and Cambridge
University, where he took a degree in Anthropology. He rowed in the University Boat
Race of 1980 and was also elected president of the venerable Footlights Revue
Along with Stephen Fry and Emma Thompson, Laurie produced "The Cellar Tapes,"
which won the Perrier Award at the Edinburgh Festival of 1981 and propelled the
three into a number of groundbreaking British television shows, including four
seasons of "A Bit of Fry and Laurie," which Laurie co-wrote for the BBC with Stephen
Fry; three seasons of "Blackadder," written by Richard Curtis and Ben Elton; and
three seasons of "Saturday Live." In addition, four seasons of "Jeeves and Wooster,"
based on the novels of P.G. Wodehouse, aired on PBS's "Masterpiece Theatre" from
1990-1995.