Hugh Laurie Bio, Age, Height, Weight, Early Life, Career, Net Worth, Personal Life and More

Introduction:

James Hugh Calum Laurie was born on 11th of June 1959. He is known as an English actor, director, musician, comedian, as well as an author. Hugh Laurie became famous and popular for his role in one half of the comedy titled as double act Fry and Laurie along with his friend and comedy partner known as Stephen Fry.

Laurie got internationally fame and popularity and praised for his role of the labeled role character in the U.S. medical drama series titled as House premiered from 2004–12 on Fox. He included in the list of the 2011 Guinness World Records. Laurie has also performed his appearance playing the role of the antagonist Richard Roper in the miniseries titled as The Night Manager and for his supporting character as Senator Tom James in the HBO sitcom titled as Veep. He also acted performing the supporting character of forensic psychiatrist Dr. Eldon Chance in the Hulu series titled as Chance premiered from 2016–2017.

Laurie has also launched his two blues albums, titled as Let Them Talk released in 2011 and Didn’t It Rain released in 2013; he also composed a novel, labeled as The Gun Seller, which published in the year 1996. Laurie was honored with three Golden Globe Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards and also selected in the nominations for ten Primetime Emmy Awards.

Hugh Laurie Early life

James Hugh Calum Laurie was born to his parents on 11th of June 1959 in Oxford. He blessed with the four elder siblings; he has got an older brother known as Charles Alexander Lyon Mundell Laurie and two older sisters known as Susan and Janet. His father, known as William George Ranald Mundell, used to work as a physician who was honored with an Olympic gold medal in the coxless pairs (rowing) London Games.

His parents belonged to Scottish descent. Laurie was raised up in Oxford and went to the Dragon School from the age of seven to 13. He started studying at Eton College. He also went to study at Selwyn College, Cambridge.

In the year 1977, Laurie became a member of the junior coxed pair. He also got the membership of Leander Club, which is one of the oldest rowing clubs in the world. He also got a membership of the Hermes Club and the Hawks’ Club.

Hugh Laurie Career

Acting

Laurie took admission in the Cambridge Footlights, that’s is the dramatic university club that has directed many famous actors and comedians.

Between the years 1980–81, Laurie became the president of the Footlights, along with Thompson as vice-president. He declared that he did not complete his graduation from Cambridge.

Laurie along with his partner Fry started working on different projects together throughout the late 1980s and 1990s. In which the Blackadder series also included, composed by Ben Elton and Richard Curtis, performing as Rowan Atkinson, along with Laurie in different characters, which include Prince George and Lieutenant George. The other projects in which he performed are BBC sketch comedy series labeled as A Bit of Fry & Laurie.

Laurie also performed his appearances in the Thames Television movie titled as Letters from a Bomber Pilot released in 1985 produced by David Hodgson.

Laurie also performed his appearance in the music videos for 1986 single labeled as “Experiment IV” produced by Kate Bush, and the 1992 Annie Lennox single entitled “Walking on Broken Glass” in British Regency period costume. In the year 1997, he also performed his appearance in the Spice Girls’ movie titled as Spice World. In the year 1998, he appeared performing as a guest on Friends in “The One with Ross’s Wedding.”

1995-2015

The other projects in which Laurie worked are Sense and Sensibility released in 1995, the Disney live-action movie titled as 101 Dalmatians released in 1996.

Since the year 2002, he started performing his appearances in a variety of British television dramas, also appeared performing as a guest the following year in two episodes of the first season of the spy thriller series labeled as Spooks on BBC One. In the year 2003, Laurie was featured and also cast in ITV’s comedy-drama series titled as fortysomething.

Between the year 2004 and 2012, he was found acting as the acerbic physician specializing. He also presented his services as a director for the episode titled as “The C-Word” of the show’s final season.

He was also seen performing his act as Perry White. In the year 2007, he was featured to play the act on BBC Four’s documentary Stephen Fry: 50 Not Out. He came back to perform his appearance as a guest star in another Family Guy episode entitled as, “Business Guy,” parodying Gregory House in 2009. In the year 2010, he was spotted as a guest in The Simpsons “Treehouse of Horror XXI” as Roger.

In the year 2012, he was also seen acting his role in an independent feature labeled as The Oranges.

He also performed his acting playing the character of the villain David Nix in Brad Bird’s 2015 movie titled as Tomorrowland.

Music

Laurie started taking piano lessons when he was at the age of six. He is the best player of piano, guitar, drums, harmonica as well as saxophone.

Laurie was also found playing piano as a special guest on the song titled as “If I Can’t Have You” from Meat Loaf’s 2010 album labeled as Hang Cool Teddy Bear. Laurie also composed and the humorous blues song, titled as “Sperm Test in the Morning,” in the movie titled as Maybe Baby.

In the year 2010, he launched and released a blues album. And labeled as Let Them Talk, on 18th of April 2011.

The same year he became the main subject of the ITV series entitled as Perspectives.

Then he released his second album, titled as Didn’t It Rain, on 6th of May 2013.

Hugh Laurie Personal life

Laurie got married to a theatre administrator known as Jo Green on 16th of June 1989 in Camden, London. They resided in Belsize Park, London, along with their sons named Charles. Who born in 1988 and William who born in 1991 and daughter Rebecca who born in 1993.

Hugh Laurie Net Worth:

Laurie who is known as an English actor, voice artist, comedian, writer, musician, recording artist, as well as a director. He earns an estimated amount of net worth of $20 million approximately.

He became famous and wealthy for his role in one half of the comedy titled as double act Fry and Laurie along with his friend and comedy partner known as Stephen Fry.

Laurie got internationally fame and popularity and praised for his role of the labeled role character in the U.S. medical drama series titled as House premiered from 2004–12 on Fox. He included in the list of the 2011 Guinness World Records. Laurie has also performed his appearance playing the role of the antagonist Richard Roper in the miniseries titled as The Night Manager and for his supporting character as Senator Tom James in the HBO sitcom titled as Veep. He also acted performing the supporting character of forensic psychiatrist Dr. Eldon Chance in the Hulu series titled as Chance premiered from 2016–2017. He also released his own albums which also raised his net worth.

Body Measurements:

Hugh Laurie is a handsome English TV personality, having an attractive body with an average height of 6′ 2”. He weighs 84 kg. Hugh hast light brown hairs and blue eyes. He is 59 years old according to his date of birth in 1959.

Conclusion:

Hugh Laurie who born in Oxford, known as an American actor, producer, model, singer, and writer. He has performed in many television series and films. Hugh also released his own songs’ albums by which he is earning a respectable amount of net worth. He married once in his life and have three children.