James Hugh Calum Laurie, or Hugh Laurie, is best known as the sexy curmudgeon that we find it impossible to hate on the hit Fox series House M.D.
As surprising as it seems, Hugh is actually English and was originally was born in Oxford, England. He is quite the musician and comedian. He originally started his career by buddying up with Stephen Fry. Together they formed a comedy duo of Fry and Laurie. Hugh also was a cast member of Blackadder.
Hugh is married and lives in Los Angeles. His wife and three children, who previously lived in London, are moving to Los Angeles to live with him. 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 2009.