Hugh Laurie

Hugh Laurie (James Hugh Calum Laurie) is an Actor, director, musician, singer, comedian, and an author.

He became known from a British TV-Show “A Bit of Fry and Laurie” which is a double sketch comedy act with his friend and partner in many shows, Stephen Fry, such as Blackadder and Jeeves and Wooster. From 2004 to 2012, Laurie played the lead character, Dr. Gregory House, in the House M.D., for which he received two Golden Globe Awards and two Screen Actors Guild Awards also, Laurie was listed in the 2011 Guinness World Records as “the most watched leading man on television” and “One of the highest-paid actors in a television drama” for House M.D. after House M.D. he continued his acting career with HBO’s political satire Veep(2015) as Senator Tom James and in 2016 he has appeared in BBC/AMC’s miniseries The Night Manager, making him receive his third Golden Globe award for Best Supporting Actor.

While Hugh Laurie is truly a great actor he did not only focus on one field of entertainment, he has been a best-selling author with his book “The Gun Seller” while his second novel “The Paper Soldier” while scheduled for September 2009 is still yet to be seen.

Hugh Laurie has taken piano lessons since he was six and plays various instruments such as the guitar, piano, harmonica, drums. He has displayed his talents frequently on his acting career whether in A Bit of Fry and Laurie or House M.D. While he had not made an album at the time of Dr. House, in 2010 it was announced that he would be releasing his first album “Didn’t it Rain” which has released in 2013 including great musicians such as Tom Jones, Dr. John, and Irma Thomas.

While Hugh Laurie is known for his acting it is undeniable that he is a “Jack of All Trades” and has proven himself and made his mark in all the fields of entertainment he has contributed in. Hugh Laurie is currently continuing his work on the big screen and hopefully, we can expect more albums from him in the future.