HUGH LAURIE OR DR HOUSE???
I was wondering which one of this sexy (yes, very sexy :twisted: ) men you prefer??? Is it tall dark and handsome Hugh??? ;cupid: :mrgreen: Or equaly tall dark, handsome, but slightly rude Dr. Gregory House? ;cupid: :twisted: I know I love them both (I have very little resistence to drs, haha :mrgreen: :wink: ) but ....What do you feel? Feel free to discuss the show or about Hugh in here!!!!!!!!

Sorry, Silvia, I'm a little confused (easily done, I hear you cry!) Do you mean - do we prefer Hugh as himself or as House. Or as the bumbling upper class twits he has so often played (EG Prince Regent in Blackadder or Bertie Wooster) I'm very fond of Hugh, especially in Blackadder and find his tortured, cynical House compelling too. He is, by all reports, a very lovely man and i have an extremely soft spot for his one-time housemate, Stephen Fry, too. (A kind of Ioan and Mattie for the English?)

That´s what I meant exactly Linds. I personally can´t choose. I love Hugh.... but then..... I love House too. I guess I´ll have to spend more time admirin....I mean..... Watching both of them until I´m completly satisfied.......errrrrr...... sure.

found this new pic of Hugh and loved it. What do you think?

Ooooooh, Silvia! Thinking-woman's crumpet! Delicious........ :razz:

Nice pic, Silvia. Love those eyes.

I guess Hugh. Jeeves and Wooster were hilarious! So Hugh it is, in whatever role! And The Blackadder! :wink: One of my favorite shows from England /not starring Hugh/ were "You Rang, M'Lord" and "Red Dwarf" (love RD) :applaud:

Glad you enjoy the pic ladies!! I got more if you want it!!! :twisted: Stirring (OMG, this is turning into the "Hugh Laurie Alley" :naughty :plotting ) have a blast ladies...... :occasion:

a little biography for those who like to know a little more about Hugh: Full name: James Hugh Calum Laurie. Birthdate: June 11, 1959 Birthplace: Oxford, Oxforshire, England Height: 6' 2 1/2 Eyes: Blue. Married to: Jo - June 16, 1989 Children: Charlie, Bill, and Rebecca Father: Dr.William George Ranald Mundell Laurie Mother: Patricia -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "I rowed for Cambridge. I was pretty good at that." - Hugh Laurie British comedian Hugh Laurie could have easily taken another career track rather than that of well-known performer. As a secondary and college student, he was also a world-class oarsman. He wasn't the only one in the family to have a passion for the sport, however. His father won a gold medal at the 1948 London Olympics as part of the British national team. The youngest of four children, Laurie went to Eton College, perhaps Britain's best-known preparatory school. During his time there, he became involved in rowing. He quickly became one of the nation's best, and in 1977, he became one half of the national junior champion coxed pair. In the world junior championships held in Finland that year, he and his teammate finished fourth in the world. The following year, Laurie entered Cambridge University, with the intention of studying archeology and anthropology. He was also intent on joining the prestigious rowing team, rowing in the 1980 Cambridge/Oxford boatrace. More information on the race can be found at BBC Sport He reportedly became ill during his first year, however, and was forced to withdraw from the rowing competitions. While regaining his health, Laurie had his first experiences as a performer by getting involved with the Footlights Club, a famed undergraduate comedy revue group. In his last year at Cambridge, Laurie was elected President of the club, with fellow Footlighter Emma Thompson acting as Vice President Traditionally, at the end of the year, the Footlights take their act on the road throughout the nation. While on these tours, he met, via Thompson, a young playwright named Stephen Fry . They collaborated on a sketch called The Cellar Tapes , which they entered in the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 1981. They were awarded "Pick of the Fringe," enabling the duo, along with the other Footlight performers (including Thompson) to go on tour through England and eventually, Australia Soon thereafter, Laurie, Fry, Thompson, Robbie Coltrane , and Ben Elton formed the television sketch program Alfresco , eventually leading Laurie to the famous (in Britain, at least) Black Adder series, headed by Rowan Atkinson , and also to the Jeeves and Wooster series with Fry. It wasn't long after these successes that he began appearing in films. In 1992, he appeared alongside fellow comedians Fry and Thompson, as well as Kenneth Branagh and Rita Rudner in the ensemble comedy Peter's Friends He subsequently did outstanding work as a character actor in such films as Sense and Sensibility (1995) and 101 Dalmations (1996). In 1999, he took the lead in the adaptation of E.B. White's Stuart Little , playing the adopted father to a walking, talking, fully dressed mouse, a role he'd reprise in the film's 2002 sequel Stuart Little 2 . After a two year absence from the big-screen, Laurie returned to the multiplexes in 2004 with a supporting role in Flight of the Phoenix , a remake of the 1965 James Stewart action-adventure film about a group of plane-crash survivors who attempt to build a new plane from the wreckage. That same year Laurie essayed the titular role as the cynical but trailblazing Dr. Greg House in the primetime Fox drama House . Laurie is also a musician of note, invariably performing as a keyboardist with the rock band Poor White Trash and the Little Big Horns. He currently plays keyboards with Band From TV - a band featuring other television stars who perform to raise money for various charities. He added yet another profession to his lengthy list of accomplishments when, in 1996, he published his first novel, The Gun Seller . Married since 1989, he has three children with his wife, Jo. Thanks to my HughLaurieFan friend (That´s his nickname ´cos he wants to remain anonymus)

Thanks for sharing some facts about Hugh Laurie with us. BTW, I discovered Hugh in Dr. House and was quite surprised to learn that he is British used as I am to hear him talk with an excellent American accent (at least to my ears) in that series.

Ah, I think it takes much practice or a very good ear to speak with an accent different from the one you would naturally use without it sounding in the least contrived.

Indeed Fran. I think that´s part of his many talents. He has often said that, since he´s a musician, he has very good ear. So I guess that´s that

If you thought Hugh Laurie was not sexy..... watch this and...think again!!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dN3v3gem7ms

Nice bod indeed, Silvia, but you should have seen QI (Stephen Fry's clever quiz show last night....you know they were roomies at Cambridge and had a double-act together in A Bit of Fry and Laurie?) There was a question on stalactites.... "What is the biggest drip in the world?" and a big picture of Hugh came up behind Stephen. To his credit, Stephen did say "Aw, that's not fair!" but the audience were roaring. I love that show, do you get it over there?