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The House That Hugh Laurie Built: An Unauthorized Biography and Episode Guide
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The House That Hugh Laurie Built: An Unauthorized Biography and Episode Guide
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by Paul Challen
Sales Rank: 8009
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List Price: $17.95
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on 12-29-2007.
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Paperback: 240 pages
Publisher: Ecw Press November 1, 2007
Language: English
ISBN-10: 155022803X
ISBN-13: 978-1550228038
Product Dimensions:
9.9 x 7 x 0.9 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
Book Description
At the centre of the critically acclaimed Fox drama House, British actor Hugh Laurie has become the focus of fans across North America, Britain, and Australia. Winner of the Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Dramatic Series, honoured by the Queen with an Order of the British Empire, and one of People’s Sexiest Men Alive, Laurie has become an icon.
But who is the man behind the cane and acerbic wit?
A musician? A motorcyclist? A comedian?
Laurie is all these things and more. This biography aims to shed light on his childhood struggles to live up to his mother’s high demands and emulate his father’s accomplishments as a doctor and an Olympic gold medalist; his education at the prestigious academies of Eton and Cambridge; his comedic career with Emma Thompson, Stephen Fry, and Rowan Atkinson; his own personal struggle with depression; and how he came to be the best–loved curmudgeon on television.
Interviews with creator and executive producer David Shore will reveal the Canadian connection to this truly global show and how a Canuck from London, Ontario, made the move to Hollywood stardom.
The House That Hugh Laurie Built will also serve as a magnifying glass, providing episode analysis, cast biographies, selections of Dr. House’s caustic wit, and production bloopers and medical mistakes that only a sleuth like Dr. House could expose.
About The Author
Paul Challen is an entertainment and sports writer and the author of several books, including Get Dutch! A Biography of Elmore Leonard and Inside the West Wing. He lives in Ancaster, Ontario.
Owner Reviews, Ratings, Comments and Criticism
This new book is advertised as a biography of Hugh Laurie. It really isn't really much a biography. The book contains just basic thumbnail sketches of ALL the actors in the TV program "HOUSE", including Hugh Laurie. Most of the info written about him is lacking in depth or lengthy research, and almost all of it refers to episodes of British TV programs no American can relate to as we've never seen any of them. I'm a huge fan of HOUSE and the wonderfully gifted actor Hugh Laurie, but this book is not worth the money in my opinion. I know nothing more about him after reading it than I did before reading the book. Everything in the book has been previously written in magazine articles and other mediums. If you'd like a complete episode guide from the first 3 seasons this book is fine, but if you want a biography of Hugh Laurie, wait until a real biography is written at some future date.
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