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{{quote|"''I would cling to unhappiness because it was a known, familiar state. When I was happier, it was because I knew I was on my way back to misery. I've never been convinced that happiness is the object of the game. I'm wary of happiness.''"
|'''Hugh Laurie'''}}
{{quote|"''I've always thought of Hugh as a panda, probably because he's not naturally aggressive. Either a panda or an Opel Kadett.''"
|'''[[Stephen Fry]]'''}}
James Hugh Calum Laurie (1959- ), OBE is an English actor, comedian, writer and musician. He first reached fame as a cast member of ''[[Blackadder]]'' and then as one half of [[Stephen Fry|Fry and Laurie]] in ''[[A Bit of Fry and Laurie]]''. He also played Bertie Wooster in ''[[Jeeves and Wooster (TV series)|Jeeves and Wooster]]''. Since 2004, he has starred as Dr. Gregory House in [[House (TV series)|the show of the same name]]. He's also an accomplished author, his book ''[[The Gun Seller]]'' being praised by critics.
This leads to a strange dichotomy in his perception. To British audiences he is the comedic master of [[The Pratfall]], the over done and over silly counterbalance to the more reserved [[Stephen Fry]] or [[Rowan Atkinson]]... but, to Americans, he is best known as the stern and cynical Dr. House. In fact--perhaps due to his uncannily [[Fake American|flawless American accent]]--some Americans are surprised to learn that he's British. Including the casting director that hired him for the role.
He is also an accomplished musician.
To some, he is a mixture of both, a man of legend perceived to be able to switch from [[Jerkass|cold and merciless]] to [[The Ace|the most lovable man on earth]] in a single sentence.
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