I watched his interview here:
http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/house/100213
and he has a english accent. I'm assuming this is real so does that mean he doesn't have it while filming the series HOUSE?
2007-02-27 13:01:04 · 9 answers · asked by YH 3 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Television
Yes, Hugh Laurie is British.
Hugh was born in Oxford, England on June 11, 1959. He was educated at Eton and Cambridge. Son of an Olympic gold medallist 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, is working on a screenplay for the film version, and has a second novel being published in 2000.
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His fluent American accent from "House".
2007-02-27 13:08:12 · answer #1 · answered by Kynnie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, he is British and really has the accent. He is trained so he can drop the accent to take on certain acting roles. It is common for actors to learn to drop or adopt accents so they can play different roles.
2007-02-27 21:05:17 · answer #2 · answered by Bored Enough To Be Here 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, he's english so has an english accent. Actually, he's said he had to work really hard to get his american "House" accent right...
2007-02-27 21:04:09 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is an article in the WebMD about Hugh Laurie in the Jan/Feb issue and he says "It's immensely hard to speak American" "I have to struggle and check myself every day and every scene, and every sentence. It's almost as if I'm speaking another language, and mentally, it';s very draining." You can check this article out at www.WebMD.com . I like the show too.
2007-02-27 21:08:38 · answer #4 · answered by kattsmeow 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes he is English and it does come out occasionally on the show but he does hide it very well
2007-02-27 21:09:08 · answer #5 · answered by Sronce 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, he is English. Most actors take voice lessons to improve their range.
2007-02-27 21:15:10 · answer #6 · answered by cbklover 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hugh Lawry is British
2007-02-27 21:05:16 · answer #7 · answered by Up your Maslow 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
yeah, your right when he acts in House he is acting without the accent
2007-02-27 21:04:32 · answer #8 · answered by lowpointroad 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
yeah because he was in 101 dalmations...actors can make themselves talk wierd...like i can talk like a english person...you can too its just an artform
2007-02-27 21:03:18 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋