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Hugh Laurie

1959 - Today

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James Hugh Calum Laurie (; born 11 June 1959) is an English actor, comedian, singer, musician, and writer. Laurie first gained professional recognition as a member of the English comedy double act Fry and Laurie with Stephen Fry. Fry and Laurie acted together in a number of projects during the 1980s and 1990s, including the BBC sketch comedy series A Bit of Fry & Laurie and the P. G. Wodehouse adaptation Jeeves and Wooster. From 1986 to 1989, Laurie appeared in three series of the period comedy Blackadder. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hugh Laurie is the 439th most popular actor (up from 449th in 2019), the 674th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 561st in 2019) and the 72nd most popular British Actor.

Hugh Laurie is most famous for his role as Dr. Gregory House on the TV show House.

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Among actors, Hugh Laurie ranks 439 out of 13,578. Before him are Mylène Demongeot, Jamie Lee Curtis, Penélope Cruz, Matt Damon, John Gavin, and Jada Pinkett Smith. After him are Diana Rigg, Barry Nelson, Michael Landon, Jean Seberg, Claudia Mori, and Ryan O'Neal.

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Among people born in 1959, Hugh Laurie ranks 17. Before him are Klaus Iohannis, Mike Pence, Florence Griffith Joyner, Evo Morales, Jon Fosse, and Bryan Adams. After him are Robert Smith, Milorad Dodik, Drew Weissman, Bernd Schuster, Sting, and Abdulla Yameen.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Hugh Laurie ranks 674 out of 8,785. Before him are Gordon Banks (1937), John Ross (1777), Thomas Bayes (1702), Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester (1390), James Francis Edward Stuart (1688), and Chaim Herzog (1918). After him are Diana Rigg (1938), Robert Burton (1577), David Hockney (1937), Peter D. Mitchell (1920), Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn (1767), and Philip Miller (1691).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Hugh Laurie ranks 72. Before him are Trevor Howard (1913), Bob Hoskins (1942), Donald Pleasence (1919), Benny Hill (1924), Kate Winslet (1975), and Oliver Reed (1938). After him are Diana Rigg (1938), Deborah Kerr (1921), Helena Bonham Carter (1966), Jane Seymour (1951), Joan Collins (1933), and Kenneth Branagh (1960).

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