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Hugh was born in Oxford, England on June 11, 1959. He was educated at Eton and Cambridge. Son of an Olympic gold medalist in the sport, he rowed for the England youth team (1977) and for Cambridge (1980). He met Emma Thompson at Cambridge in 1978 when both joined "Footlights" and was introduced to Stephen Fry by Emma in 1980. Hugh is married and lives in London with his wife and three children. Besides acting and comedy, he has written the best-selling thriller, "The Gun Seller", also has done a screenplay for the film version, and has a second novel called "The Paper Soldier" being published on 27 September 2007.
Trade Mark
His fluent American accent from "House".
He frequently plays upper-class and dim-witted English characters.
Date of Birth
11 June 1959, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK
Birth Name
James Hugh Calum Laurie
Height
6' 2½" (1.89 m)
Gregory House - Hugh Laurie
Lisa Cuddy - Lisa Edelstain
Date of Birth
21 May 1966, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Nickname
Lisa E.
Height
5' 4" (1.63 m)
Mini Biography
Lisa Edelstein began her professional acting career while studying theater at N.Y.U.'s Tisch School of the Arts. After performing in a wide range of productions off and on Broadway, authored and performed the AIDS-related musical "Positive Me" at Ellen Stuart's La Mama, in Manhattan. It was one one of the earliest AIDS-related theater productions.
Lisa gained her first television experience as a host of the cable series "Awake on the Wild Side." in the lase several years she has fearlessly taken on a wide variety of roles for television. She played a call-girl girlfriend on "The West Wing," David Conrad's sister on "Relativity," the transsexual boyfriend of James LeGros on "Ally McBeal" and an Orthodox Jewish woman losing custody of her on "Family Law." She also played James Spader's love interest on "The Practice", and has had numerous other TV roles and guest appearances.
Her latest and current role is that of hospital administrator Dr. Lisa Cuddy, in the hit medical drama "House". Watch for her on House for Tuesday nights on the FOX network.
Trivia
Belongs to a rap group called Wolfpak that he formed with his brother in 1991.
Began writing screenplays at age ten.
Attended Fiorello H LaGuardia High School of Music, Art, and the Performing Arts in New York, NY, the school which the movie and TV show Fame (1980) was based on.
He and actor Marlon Wayans have been friends since childhood.
Welcomed his first child with fiancé Keisha Spivey in July 2004, a daughter named K'mari Mae.
Was a back-up dancer for Queen Latifah.
Appeared in Vibe magazine for the article "Can't A Brother Get No Love".(August 1999 issue).
Birth Name
Omar Hashim Epps
Height
5' 10½" (1.79 m)
SpouseKeisha Spivey (2004 - present) 2 children
Birth Name
Jennifer Marie Morrison
Nickname
Jen
Height
5' 5¼" (1.66 m)
Trivia
Her father, David Morrison, won the Illinois state 2003 teacher of the year award. (March 2003)
Attended Prospect High School in Illinois (Class of 1997) and majored in Theatre with a minor in English at Loyola University Chicago (she received her B.A. in 3 years' time - Class of 2000).
Played clarinet in high school marching and symphonic bands.
Former high school cheerleader.
Appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated for Kids with Michael Jordan when she was around 10 or 11 years old.
Is a Chicago Cubs fan.
Is friends with Ashlee Simpson and has guest-starred on the latter's show on MTV several times.
Portrayed a Ball State University student in commercials for the school titled "Everything You Need," even though she wasn't then and never was a student at the university.
Engaged to "House M.D." (2004) co-star Jesse Spencer. He proposed in Paris, France, on 23 December 2006 at the Eiffel Tower.
Studied with the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago.
Sang in her high school choir.
Has two younger siblings: a sister, Julia, and brother, Daniel. Parents are David and Judy Morrison.
A former child model. She did print advertisements for JC Penney and Montgomery Ward and commercials for Rice Krispies and Mondo.
Grew up in Arlington Heights, Illnois -- an affluent village and suburb of Chicago.
Was chosen for the Top 10 of TV's Sexiest Stars for TV Guide's 2007 Sexy Issue along with the likes of Evangeline Lilly, Eva Longoria, Patrick Dempsey, and Josh Holloway.
Her favorite television shows are "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" (2003), "Battlestar Galactica" (2004) (she specially likes the character of Starbuck), "The Oprah Winfrey Show" (1986), and "Planet Earth" (2006).
Engagement to Jesse Spencer has been called off [August 15, 2007].
Date of Birth
12 February 1979, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Birth Name
Jesse Gordon Spencer
Height
5' 10½" (1.79 m)
Trivia
Has two older brothers and a younger sister
He was in the Australian boys choir
Has played the violin since the age of 10.
Plays the guitar, bass and the piano.
Unveiled an Uptown Girls (2003) window display in New York with co-stars Brittany Murphy and Dakota Fanning.
Just like his characters Billy Kennedy ("Neighbours" (1985)) and Robert Chase ("House M.D." (2004)), his real-life father and brothers are all doctors.
Sang the song "Molly Smiles" on the Uptown Girls (2003) soundtrack.
Is engaged to "House M.D." (2004) co-star Jennifer Morrison.
Is fluent in French.
Former room-mate of James McAvoy when he lived in London. The latter invited him to the Los Angeles' premiere of The Last King of Scotland (2006).
In People's 100 Most Beautiful People issue (2007).
Engagement to Jennifer Morrison has been canceled [August 15, 2007]
Date of Birth
28 February 1969, Westwood, New Jersey, USA
Birth Name
Robert Lawrence Leonard
Nickname
Bobby
Height
6' (1.83 m)
Trivia
Dated Gwyneth Paltrow
Attended the Columbia University school of General Studies and Continuing Education
Took his brother's first name (Sean) as his middle name.
To this day, is still close with Dead Poets Society (1989) co-star, Ethan Hawke.
Grew up on the same block as actor Casper Van Dien. They raced each other in go-carts.
Received the 2001 Tony Award as Best Actor (Featured Role - Play) for his portrayal as A.E. Housman in Tom Stoppard's "The Invention of Love." Nominated in the same category two other times: in 1993, for a revival of George Bernard Shaw's "Candida," and in 2003 for a revival of "Long Day's Journey into Night" by Eugene O'Neill.
He co-founded a theater company called Malaparte with Ethan Hawke, Frank Whaley, and Steve Zahn.
Is very good friends with "House M.D." (2004) co-star Hugh Laurie.
