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6 unusual facts about Hugh Laurie


2009 Auto Club 500

Little Big Town performed the National Anthem and actor Hugh Laurie gave the command to start engines.

Johnson Motors Inc. Clothing

Among other famous Johnson Motors lovers are British actor Hugh Laurie and American rockstar Dave Grohl, frontman for the Foo Fighters.

Nike Shox

Actor Hugh Laurie of Fox's House is said to have 37 pairs of size 12½ Shox that he wears on the show and off set.

The Gun Seller

The Gun Seller (1996) is the first novel by English actor, musician, comedian, and writer Hugh Laurie.

The Paper Soldier

The Paper Soldier is Hugh Laurie's second novel, originally scheduled to be released in September 2009 but now indefinitely delayed.

The Snow Queen's Revenge

After the evil Snow Queen (Julia McKenzie) was defeated and frozen solid, Dimly the flying reindeer (Gary Martin) arrives back at the village with Ellie (Ellie Beaven), her brother Tom (Damian Hunt), and Peeps the sparrow (Hugh Laurie).


ADC Theatre

Many famous actors acted in the theatre at the start of their careers, including Sir Ian McKellen, Emma Thompson, Dan Stevens, Rebecca Hall, Hugh Laurie, Hattie Morahan and Tilda Swinton.

Brad Savage

Currently plays bass guitar and sings in the celebrity group "Band From TV" with Greg Grunberg, Hugh Laurie, James Denton, Bob Guiney, Bonnie Somerville and others.

Experiment IV

The science fiction film-in-miniature includes appearances from Dawn French, Hugh Laurie, Richard Vernon, Peter Vaughan and Del Palmer.

Hey Kid, Catch!

An ad for the Fox TV series House, first aired during the 2011 Super Bowl XLV, parodies the original ad with a similar scene in which Dr. House, played by Hugh Laurie, throws his cane to a young fan played by Preston Bailey.

Nurse Jeffrey

The appisodes take the form of a video blog with Jeffrey speaking to the camera about his plans to bring down Dr. Gregory House (played by Hugh Laurie in the original series).

Penny Dwyer

The other performers in The Cellar Tapes were Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie, Emma Thompson, Tony Slattery and Paul Shearer.

Sally Reeve

Sally got an agent, Morgan & Goodman, in 1998 and has worked professionally in The Basil Brush Show for BBC TV, feature films include Maybe Baby with Hugh Laurie, Everything To Dance For with Brendan Cole, Travis Oliver and Sasha Jackson, Bright Star, directed by Jane Campion.

World Pneumonia Day

Save The Children artist ambassadors Gwyneth Paltrow and Hugh Laurie, Charles MacCormack of Save The Children, Orin Levine of PneumoADIP, Lance Laifer of Hedge Funds vs. Malaria & Pneumonia, the Global Health Council, the GAVI Alliance, and the Sabin Vaccine Institute joined together in a call to action asking people to participate in World Pneumonia Day on November 2.


see also

Cambridge Footlights Revue

It was written by Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie with Penny Dwyer, Kim Harris, Katie Kelly, Jan Ravens, Paul Shearer, Tony Slattery, and Emma Thompson and performed by Fry, Laurie, Dwyer, Shearer, Slattery, and Thompson.