* Nació el 11 de junio de 1959 en Oxford y alli creció y vivió durante toda su infancia.
* Es el menor de cuatro hermanos (dos varones y dos mujeres)
* Su padre el Dr. William George Ranald Mundell Laurie, medico y medallista olimpico en la
especialidad remo (1915 -1999), su madre Patricia Laidlaw (fallecida en 1989)
* De niño asistió al Dragon School y posteriormente acudió al Eton College, acabando finalmente
en el Selwyn College, perteneciente a la Universidad de Cambridge, donde estudió Arqueología y Antropología.
* En su primer año de universidad, Laurie conoció a Emma Thompson (actriz inglesa) y además, se unió al Cambridge Footlights, el cual había sido el impulsor de exitosos comediantes británicos
desde que se creó. En ese grupo también conoció a su amigo Stephen Fry, con el que compartiría escena en múltiples ocasiones.
* En su último año en la universidad (1981) llego a ser el presidente del Footlights Club.
En 1983, junto a varios de los integrantes de Footlights Club interpretó para tv el programa "Alfresco"
* Junto con su inseparable amigo Stephen Fry protagonizó la serie de televisión Jeeves and Wooster, una adaptación de los relatos de P. G. Wodehouse sobre los personajes del mismo nombre en donde Laurie encarnaba a Bertram Wooster y Fry a su mayordomo, Jeeves; en el amable e inane papel de Bertie, Laurie tuvo ocasión de emplear su talento como pianista y cantante. Tambien protagonizaron el exitoso ciclo "A BIT OF FRY AND LAURIE"
* Laurie se diversificó como actor en varios papeles cómicos (como el de Blackadder con Rowan Atkinson como el príncipe George) compaginándolos con otros papeles de talante más serio en películas como Los amigos de Peter y Sentido y sensibilidad. Otras apariciones incluyen Maybe Baby y Stuart Little.
* En 1996 fue publicado su libro The Gun Seller, una novela de suspense con toques humorísticos, que llegó a ser best seller.
* Actualmente Laurie se encuentra trabajando en su segunda novela, The Paper Soldier.
* Si bien Hugh es un actor reconocido en Reino Unido, alcanzo el reconocimiento mundial a partir de lograr en el 2004 el papel protagónico de la serie dramática HOUSE M.D. en donde encarna a un particular y brillante medico.Por este trabajo fue nominado para el Emmy en el 2005 y resulto ganador por dos años consecutivos del premio GOLDEN GLOBE (2005 Y 2006)como "MEJOR ACTOR DE SERIE DRAMATICA"
* En su faz personal, Hugh Laurie está casado con Jo Green desde 1989 con la que tiene tres hijos: Charlie (nació en 1988), Bill (1990) y Rebbeca (1992).
* Tiene fijada su residencia en el norte de Londres aunque pasa largas temporadas en Los Ángeles debido a la serie House, M.D que se rueda allí.
* Se confiesa aficionado a las motos desde que su padre le regaló una a los 16 años y amante de la música (es pianista, guitarrista y compositor)
| PREMIOS Y NOMINACIONES |
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| * 2005* * Emmy Awards 2005 - Nominated - Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series * Satellite Awards 2005- Winner - Outstanding Actor in a Series, Drama * Television Critics Association 2005- Winner - Individual Achievement in Drama  * 2006* * Golden Globe Awards 2006- Winner - Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama  * Satelite Awards 2006 - Winner - Outstanding Actor in a Series, Drama * Screen Actors Guild Awards (SAG AWARDS) 2006 - Nominated - Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series * Television Critics Association 2006 (TCA) Winner - Individual Achievement in Drama  * 2007* * Emmy Awards 2007 - Nominated - Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series * Golden Globe Awards 2007 Winner - Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama  * Screen Actors Guild Awards 2007 (SAG AWARDS) Winner - Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series  * Television Critics Association 2007 (TCA)- Nominated - Individual Achievement in Drama * Teen Choice Awards 2007- Winner - drama - lead actor * Gold Derby TV Awards 2007 - Winner - drama - Lead actor * 2008* * Golden Globe Awards 2008 - Nominated - Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama * EMMY 2008 - Nominated - Lead actor Television Series - Drama * 2009* * People Choice Awards 2009 - Winner - Actor Masculino Favorito  * EMMY 2009 - Nominated - Lead actor Television Series - Drama* Golden Globe Awards 2009 - Nominated - Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama * Screen Actors Awards 2009 (SAG AWARDS 2009) - Winner - Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama  |
* People´s Choice Awards 2010 - Winner - Mejor Actor Drama
* Golden Globe Awards 2010 - Nominated - Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama
* SAG Awards 2010 - nominated - Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama
| SU CARRERA |
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| *** fuente: hughlaurie.net *** Films & Videos Valiant - Gutsy (voice) 2005 The Big Empty (short) - Doctor 2005 Flight of the Phoenix - Ian Stuart Little 2 - Mr. Frederick Little 2002 Chica de Río - Raymond 2001 The Piano Tuner (short) - Charles 2001 Maybe Baby - Sam Bell, Lyricist ("Sperm Test in the Morning") 2000 Carnivale - Cenzo 2000 Lounge Act (short) - Actor (voice) 2000 Blackadder Back & Forth (short) - Viscount George Bufton-Tufton/Georgius 1999 Stuart Little - Mr. Fredrick Little 1999 Cousin Bette - Baron Hector Hulot 1998 The Man in the Iron Mask - King's Advisor 1998 Spice World - Poirot 1997 The Borrowers - Police Officer Steady 1997 The Ugly Duckling - Tarquin (voice) 1997 101 Dalmatians - Jasper 1996 The Snow Queen's Revenge - Actor (voice) 1996 Sense and Sensibility - Mr. Palmer 1995 A Pin for the Butterfly - Uncle 1994 Peter's Friends - Roger Charleston 1992 Strapless - Colin 1989 Plenty - Michael 1985 Television House, M.D. (TV series) - Dr. Gregory House 2004 The Young Visiters (TV movie) - Lord Bernard Clark 2003 Fortysomething (TV series) - Paul Slippery, Director 2003 Stuart Little (TV series) - Mr. Little (voice) 2003 Dragans of New York (TV Pilot) - Mike Dragan, 2002 Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows (TV movie) - Vincente Minnelli 2001 Second Star to the Left (TV short) - Archie the Bunny (voice) 2001 Preston Pig (TV series) - Actor (voice) 2000 Little Grey Rabbit (TV series) - Hare (voice) 2000 Santa's Last Christmas (TV short) - Geoffrey the Seagull (voice) 1999 The Place of Lions (TV movie) - Steve Harris 1997 Tracey Takes On... (TV series) - Timothy 'Timmy' Bugge (1996) 1996 The Best of Tracey Takes On... (TV movie) - Timothy 'Timmy' Bugge 1996 Look at the State We're In! (TV mini-series) - Director/Sir Michael Jaffa, Director 1995 The Adventures of Mole (TV movie) - Toad 1995 All or Nothing at All (TV movie) - Leo Hopkins 1993 Treasure Island (TV series) - Actor (voice) 1993 Jeeves and Wooster (TV series) - Bertram 'Bertie' Wilberforce Wooster 1990 Blackadder Goes Forth (TV series) - Lt. the Honorable George Colhurst St. Barleigh 1989 Hysteria 2! (TV movie) - Bill Shakespeare 1989 Les Girls (TV series) - Actor 1988 Blackadder: The Cavalier Years (TV short) - Roundhead with Cromwell (uncredited) 1988 Blackadder's Christmas Carol (TV movie) - George, the Prince Regent/Lord Pigmot 1988 Blackadder the Third (TV series) - George, Prince of Wales, Prince Regent 1987 The Laughing Prisoner (TV movie) - Assistant, Writer 1987 Up Line (TV movie) - Actor 1987 A Bit of Fry and Laurie (TV series) - Various Characters (1986-1995), Writer, Composer Mrs. Capper's Birthday (TV movie) - Bobby 1985 The Crystal Cube (TV movie) - Various roles, Writer 1983 Alfresco (TV series) - Various roles, Writer (writer) 1983 Cambridge Footlights Revue (TV movie) - Various Characters, Writer 1982 Other Appearances Phoenix Diaries (video documentary) - Himself 2005 Discovering the Real World of Harry Potter (TV documentary) - Narrator (voice) 2001 The Sketch Show Story (TV series documentary) - Himself 2001 The Orange British Academy Film Awards (TV special) - Himself 2001 Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings (TV special) - John Malkovitch 2000 The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything (TV special) - French ambassador 1999 Stuart Little: Making it Big (TV documentary) - Himself 1999 Python Night (TV movie) - Himself (as Stephen Fry) 1999 Live from the Lighthouse (TV special) - Himself 1998 Comic Relief - Hugh Favorite Comedy Moment (1997) A Christmas Night with the Stars (TV series) - Himself - Host (1994) 1994 The Secret Policeman's Biggest Ball (TV documentary) - Himself 1989 Hysteria! Hysteria! Hysteria! (TV special) - Himself 1988 The Secret Policeman's Third Ball (documentary) - Himself 1987 Dangerous Brothers Present: World of Danger (video) - Himself (segment "Dangervision") 1986 Saturday Live (TV series) - Himself/Various, Writer 1986 Weekend in Wallop (TV movie) - Himself 1984 Who Killed Saturday Night TV? (TV documentary) - Himself 2004 Kung-Fu master - Himself (in AIDS sketch) (uncredited) 1987 Kate Bush: The Whole Story (video) - Assistant (clip: Experiment IV) (uncredited) 1986 TV Guest Appearances The Late, Late Show with Craig Ferguson, November 13, 2006 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, November 6, 2006 Ellen De Generes - Himself, September 12, 2006 Inside the Actors Studio with James Lipton - Himself, July 31, 2006 (taped on May 18th, 2006) The Late Show with David Letterman - Himself, Feb. 24, 2006 TV's 50 Greatest Stars (2006) (TV) .... Himself The Tonight Show with Jay Leno - Himself, November 16, 2005 The Ellen Degeneres Show - Himself, November 11, 2005 The Late, Late Show - Himself, November 7, 2005 CNN Showbiz Tonight, September 12, 2005 Regis and Kelly, September 12, 2005 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, September 7, 2005 MSNBC Hot List - Himself, May 29, 2005 Live with Regis and Kelly - Himself, May 27, 2005 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno playing Himself, 24 March 2005 The Dennis Miller Show, March 14, 2005 Later with Jools Holland playing Himself, episode "Jools' 12th Annual Hootenanny", 31 December 2004 The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson playing Himself, 9 November 2004 God Almighty - Himself. 2003 QI playing Himself, episode (#1.1), 11 September 2003 This Morning playing Himself, 27 June 2003 Parkinson playing Himself, 3 May 2003 Shooting Stars playing Himself, episode "Xmas Special", 22 December 2002 MI-5 playing Jools Siviter, episode "The Rose Bed Memoirs" (#1.5), 10 June 2002 MI-5 playing Jools Siviter, episode "Traitor's Gate" (#1.4), 4 June 2002 Parkinson playing Himself, 29 September 2000 Omnibus playing Narrator (voice), episode "Wallace & Gromit Go Chicken", 28 June 2000 The Big Breakfast - Himself. July 14, 2000 Maybe Baby Premiere - Himself (2000) Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) playing Dr. Lawyer, episode "Mental Apparition Disorder" (#1.2), 25 March 2000 Friends playing The Gentleman on the Plane, episode "The One with Ross's Wedding" (#4.23), 7 May 1998 The Bill playing Harrap, episode "Good Faith: Part 1" (#14.27), 6 March 1998 Ruby playing Himself, episode (#1.6), 21 May 1997 Murder Most Horrid playing Jerry Bryce, episode "The Body Politic" (#3.4), 31 May 1996 TFI Friday playing Himself, 31 May 1996 Clive Anderson All Talk playing Himself, episode (#1.9), 1996 TV AM - playing himself. April 1992 The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends playing Johnny Town-Mouse (voice), episode "Tale of the Two Bad Mice and Johnny Town-Mouse" (#1.9) The New Statesman playing Waiter, episode "The Haltemprice Bunker" (#2.4), 5 February 1989 Nelson Mandela Benefit Concert - 1988 (Himself) Filthy Rich & Catflap playing Alfons N'Bend, episode (#1.2), 14 January 1987 Girls on Top playing Tom, episode "Big Snogs" (#2.2), 6 November 1986 Blackadder II playing Prince Ludwig, episode "Chains" (#1.6), 20 February 1986 Blackadder II playing Simon Partridge, episode "Beer" (#1.5), 13 February 1986 Happy Families playing Jim, episode "Reunion" (#1.6), 21 November 1985 Happy Families playing Jim, episode "Edith" (#1.1), 17 October 1985 The Young Ones playing Lord Monty, episode "Bambi" (#2.1), 8 May 1984 Other Works Audio Books (partial list) Dickens' Great Expectations Gulliver's Travels, by Jonathan Swift The Wind in the Willows, by Kenneth Grahame Lord Mullion's Secret, by Michael Innes The Scarlet Pimpernel and Triumph of the Scarlet Pimpernel , by Baroness Orczy Three Men in a Boat, by Jerome K. Jerome Idle Thoughts, by Jerome K. Jerome The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me, by Roald Dahl Beware of the Storybook Wolves,by Lauren Child Finn Family Moomintroll,by Tove Jansson Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow, by Jerome K. Jerome Inconceivable, by Ben Elton Travellers' Gazette - Abroad Travellers' Gazette - At Home Unspeakable Verse John Cleese's Video Arts An Inside Job: Meeting Internal Customer Needs How To Lose Customers Without Really Trying It's Your Choice: Selection Skills for Managers Talking to the Team When Can You Start? You'll Soon Get the Hang of It The Interview Program: Interviewee and Interviewer Techniques Who sold you this, then? P.E.R.F.E.C.T. Service (as director) More animated voices Carnivale (as Cenzo), 1999 Little Grey Rabbit, 2000 Dennis the Menace, date unknown The Adventures of Toad, 1999 The Adventures of Mole (as Toad), 1995 Treasure Island, 1995 Brown Bear's Wedding, 1993 The Watchtower, 1993 Return To Sender, 1993 Memories Are Made Of, 1993 Tales We Win, 1993 Music Videos Kate Bush's "Experiment IV" (1986) Annie Lennox's "Walking On Broken Glass" (1992) COMERCIALES Y CORTOS PUBLICITARIOS (Lista Parcial) - Gracias a marykir.com Alliance & Leicester Building Society 1990 Anchor 2000 Birds Eye 1996 voiceover in adverts for Dippers and Chicken Bradford and Bingley 2002 British Telecom 1996? Cadbury Clinomyn 1999 voiceover Colman's 0:30 advert for pasta, with a voiceover by Hugh Dairylea Daewoo 1999 voiceover Domainnames.com 2000 voiceover EBookers 2006 voiceover Energizer 1996 voiceover Expedia.co.uk 2006 0:30 advert for travel company, featuring traveling clouds and a voiceover by Hugh available to members of www.visit4info.com Fairy 1995 Fisher Price 1996 voiceover in adverts for Dream Dolls' House, Baby Activity Table, Play Family Garage, Dream Castle, Doodle Table, Kitchen Centre, and Rollaround Playground Hartleys 1996 voiceover in advert for Jam Hornby 1996 voiceover in advert for Track Mat Johnson's Baby 2002 Kellogg's 1996 voiceover in advert for Frosted Wheats Kestrel Lager 1980s? Kraft Foods 1999 voiceover in advert for Philadelphia Cream Cheese Lloyds Pharmaceutical 2000 Marks and Spencer 2001 "Christmas in 3 Words" advert, with a brief appearance by Hugh Muller 1996 voiceover in advert for Crunch Corner Panama Cigars Persil 1997 (?) Polaroid Instant Camera 1980s Premier Travel Inn 2005 series of 10 and 20 second animated ads, with voices by Richard Briers and Hugh Laurie. Some of these ads are available to members at visit4info.com Roundup 1996 voiceover Terry's Chocolate 1995 voiceover Tiscali Broadband 2005 W.H. Smiths 1998 Walker's 1996 Which?, 2000 * video - biografia Hugh Laurie http://www.megavideo.com/?v=ZBCM4G92 |
