Source: Speak Up
Language Level: Basic
Standard: American accent
DR HOUSE
Dr. House has a dry, cynical smile and no time to waste on his patients’ feelings. He is a very unconventional doctor who tells his patients they are dying. Is this simply cruel, or necessary to save their lives?
ARROGANCE
Hugh Laurie stars as Dr. Georgy House in the successful US series House. Each episode focuses on a patient who is dying from a rare disease; Dr. House and his team of experts must discover the cause and find a solution. He’s arrogant and cruel. He’s a grumpy, middle-aged man, who is crippled and walks with the aid of a walking stick. This is not the recipe for a successful American TV show: so why is House a worldwide success? It’s the eccentricity and genius of Dr. House, a man who is ready for risk his career for his patients. He refuses to accept the obvious, ignores orders to stop investigations, and eventually reveals the truth. Executive producer Paul Attanasio inspired by the New York Times Diagnosis Column, wanted to create a medical version of the American hit series CSI. The show’s principal writer David Shore decided, however, to focus on the characters of the medical team. House, an infectious disease specialist, bullies and argues with his group of young colleagues, especially Dr. Eric Foreman (who regularly questions House’s ability), House also ignores hospital administrator Dr. Lisa Cuddy’s frequent reprimands. He has just one friend who he confides in, Dr. James Wilson.
ELEMENTARY…
The creator of the series, David Shore, modeled the doctor’s character on Sherlock Holmes (even the name “House” is a synonym of Ho ( L )mes. Both men have supreme deductive powers, are addicted to drugs, and play musical instruments. Arthur Conan Doyle in fact based the character of Holmes on the famous medical diagnostician Joseph Bell.
Hugh Laurie won the starring role in the hit series when producer Bryan Singer saw his audition: “This is what the show needs,” he declared, “ a real American actor!” Hugh Laurie, an Englishman who does an excellent American accent, isn’t embarrassed, but he feels guilty because he now earns far more than his father, a real doctor.
Who is Hugh Laurie? (no audio)
Laurie says he’s best known as a pair of ankles in the Stuart Little movies he was adopted mouse’s father.
The truth is that Laurie has been as success comedian in Britain for over 20 years: he starred with Stephen Fry in the British comedy shows A Bit of Fry and Laurie and Jeeves and Wooster, he also appeared in Rowan Atkinson’s BBC series Blackadder.
The Boat Race
Laurie was born in Oxford on June 11th 1959. He went to the exclusive public school Eton and studied Archaeology and Anthropology at Cambridge. He was a successful rower at school and university; his crew narrowly lost the 1980 Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race.
The Footlights
Glandular fever forced him to give up rowing, so he joined the university’s Footlight Revue –an annual show which has produced many stars such as Monty Python’s John Cleese and the actress Emma Thompson produced in the 1980 Footlight Revue called The Cellar Tapes with Stephen Fry.
Laurie has also written a novel, The Gun Seller, a light-hearted thriller.
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