Hugh Laurie

Hugh Laurie as Lieutenant George in Blackadder Goes Forth.

Hugh Laurie (born June 11, 1959) is a British comedian, actor, and author best known for his television work, especially his double act with Stephen Fry.

He was born and raised in Oxford, where he attended the Dragon School (a famous prep school), before going on to Eton and then to Selwyn College, Cambridge, where he read Archaeology and Anthropology. His father had won an Olympic gold medal in rowing, and he himself was a rower at school and university taking part in the Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race of 1980.

During his first year at university, Laurie went out for a while with Emma Thompson, now a well-known actress. He also joined the famous Footlights Club at Cambridge, which has been the starting point for many successful British comedians. In his final year, he was the President of the Club, while Emma Thompson was the Vice-president. It was when Footlights took their end-of-year revue to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 1980 that Laurie met Stephen Fry.

Hugh Laurie as Bertie Wooster.

Fry and Laurie had several series of their own as a double act, as well as starring in the television series Jeeves and Wooster, an adaptation of P. G. Wodehouse's Jeeves stories. Laurie played Bertie Wooster, a role for which his talent as a pianist and singer came in handy.

However, like Fry, Laurie has branched out into a solo career as an actor in both comic roles (such as the Blackadder series with Rowan Atkinson as Prince George and Lieutenant George). He has also had more serious roles, such as his parts in the films, Peter's Friends and Sense and Sensibility. Other film appearances include Maybe Baby and Stuart Little. In 1996, his book The Gun Seller, a humorous novel of suspense, was published.

In 2003 he starred in and also directed comedy-drama series Fortysomething.

In 2004, Laurie stars in the Fox Broadcasting medical drama, House


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In 2004, Laurie stars in the Fox Broadcasting medical drama, House. In 1998 she was severely injured by then boyfriend James Orr after refusing to marry him. In 2003 he starred in and also directed comedy-drama series Fortysomething. The relationship produced one child, Redmond, in 1985. In 1996, his book The Gun Seller, a humorous novel of suspense, was published. From 1980 to 1997, Fawcett was involved in an often abusive relationship with actor Ryan O'Neal. Other film appearances include Maybe Baby and Stuart Little. The most recent appearance was when she was 50, but still in surprisingly good shape.

He has also had more serious roles, such as his parts in the films, Peter's Friends and Sense and Sensibility. Fawcett has appeared at least twice nude in the men's magazine Playboy. However, like Fry, Laurie has branched out into a solo career as an actor in both comic roles (such as the Blackadder series with Rowan Atkinson as Prince George and Lieutenant George). She claims that she was just nervous and unprepared for the appearance. Laurie played Bertie Wooster, a role for which his talent as a pianist and singer came in handy. It was speculated that her rambling, incoherent manner was because of drug abuse. Wodehouse's Jeeves stories. In 1997 she received some negative attention after giving a less-than-coherent interview on The Late Show with David Letterman.

G. In this role, she played a rape victim who turns the tables on her attacker. Fry and Laurie had several series of their own as a double act, as well as starring in the television series Jeeves and Wooster, an adaptation of P. She also won acclaim in the stage and movie version of Extremities. It was when Footlights took their end-of-year revue to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 1980 that Laurie met Stephen Fry. Fawcett achieved critical praise as a serious actress for her role as a battered wife in the 1984 television movie, "The Burning Bed". In his final year, he was the President of the Club, while Emma Thompson was the Vice-president. She was married to actor Lee Majors from 1973 to 1982, though the two seperated in 1979.

He also joined the famous Footlights Club at Cambridge, which has been the starting point for many successful British comedians. A photo of Farrah in a red swimsuit was one of the most popular pin-up posters of the 1970s, and her layered, feathery-looking hairdo was among the most emulated hairstyles of the decade. During his first year at university, Laurie went out for a while with Emma Thompson, now a well-known actress. Fawcett was the best-known star of the television series Charlie's Angels, even though she was only on the cast for one year and a few guest spots. His father had won an Olympic gold medal in rowing, and he himself was a rower at school and university taking part in the Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race of 1980. Mary Farrah Leni Fawcett (born 2 February 1947) is an actress who became a noted pop culture icon of the 1970s. He was born and raised in Oxford, where he attended the Dragon School (a famous prep school), before going on to Eton and then to Selwyn College, Cambridge, where he read Archaeology and Anthropology. Myra Breckinridge (1970).

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