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James Hugh Calum Laurie, OBE (born 11 June 1959) (/ˌhjuː ˈlɒri/), is an English actor, writer, director, musician, singer, comedian, and author. He first became known as one-half of the Fry and Laurie double act with his friend and comedy partner Stephen Fry, whom he joined in the cast of A Bit of Fry & Laurie, Blackadder, and Jeeves and Wooster in the 1980s and 1990s.
From 2004 to 2012, he played Dr. Gregory House, the protagonist of House, for which he received two Golden Globe awards and two Screen Actors Guild awards. Laurie was listed in the 2011 Guinness World Records as the most watched leading man on television and was one of the highest-paid actors in a television drama, earning £250,000 ($409,000) per episode in House.
Laurie was born in Oxford. The youngest of four children, he has an older brother named Charles Alexander Lyon Mundell Laurie and two older sisters named Susan and Janet. He had a strained relationship with his mother, Patricia (née Laidlaw). He notes that his mother "was Presbyterian by character, by mood" and that he was "a frustration to her... she didn't like me". His father, William George Ranald Mundell Laurie, was a doctor who also won an Olympic gold medal in the coxless pairs (rowing) at the 1948 London Games.
Omar Hashim Epps (born July 20, 1973) is an American actor, rapper, songwriter, and record producer. His film roles include Major League II, Juice, Higher Learning, Scream 2, The Wood, In Too Deep, and Love and Basketball. His television work includes the role of Dr. Dennis Gant on the medical drama series ER, J. Martin Bellamy in Resurrection and Dr. Eric Foreman on the Fox medical drama series House from 2004 to 2012.
Epps was born in Brooklyn, New York. His parents divorced during his childhood and he was raised by his mother, Bonnie Maria Epps, an elementary school principal. He lived in several neighborhoods while growing up (Bedford-Stuyvesant, East New York and Flatbush). Before he started acting, he belonged to a rap group called Wolfpack which he formed with his cousin in 1991. He began writing poetry, short stories and songs at the age of ten and attended the Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts.
Early in Epps's career, he was most often cast in the roles of troubled teens and/or athletes. He made his feature film debut with rapper Tupac Shakur as the star of cinematographer Ernest Dickerson's directorial film debut Juice. The film is the violent and tragic story of four young men growing up in Harlem.
Robert Lawrence Leonard (born February 28, 1969), better known by his stage name Robert Sean Leonard, is an American actor. He is known for playing Dr. James Wilson in the television series House (2004–2012) and Neil Perry in the film Dead Poets Society. Leonard won a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play for his performance in The Invention of Love in 2001. His other Broadway credits include Candida, Long Day's Journey Into Night, Breaking the Code, The Speed of Darkness, Philadelphia, Here I Come!, Arcadia, The Music Man, Born Yesterday, and To Kill a Mockingbird. From 2013 to 2014, Leonard has a recurring role as Dr. Roger Kadar on the television series Falling Skies.
Leonard was born in Westwood, New Jersey, the son of Joyce Patricia (née Peterson), a nurse, and Robert Howard Leonard, a teacher of Spanish. He grew up in Ridgewood, where he attended Ridgewood High School before moving on to Fordham University and later Columbia University School of General Studies (GS).
Jesse Gordon Spencer (born 12 February 1979) is an Australian actor and musician. He is best known for his roles as Billy Kennedy on the Australian soap opera Neighbours (1994-2000, 2005), Dr. Robert Chase on the American medical drama House (2004-2012) and Lt. Matthew Casey on the American drama Chicago Fire (2012–present).
Spencer was born in Melbourne. His parents, Robyn and Rodney Spencer, are the founders of the Australians Against Further Immigration political party; they have run several times as candidates in federal and state elections for that party and for One Nation. Spencer stated in an interview that he did not want to talk about his parents' politics. Growing up, he supported AFL team Western Bulldogs whilst attending Canterbury Primary School, Malvern Central School, and the private Scotch College. While there, he auditioned for the long-running soap opera Neighbours. He completed his VCE and had gained a place at Monash University but deferred to pursue acting.
House (also called House, M.D.) is an American television medical drama that originally ran on the Fox network for eight seasons, from November 16, 2004 to May 21, 2012. The show's main character is Dr. Gregory House (Hugh Laurie), a pain medication-dependent, unconventional, misanthropic medical genius who leads a team of diagnosticians at the fictional Princeton–Plainsboro Teaching Hospital (PPTH) in New Jersey. The show's premise originated with Paul Attanasio, while David Shore, who is credited as creator, was primarily responsible for the conception of the title character. The show's executive producers included Shore, Attanasio, Attanasio's business partner Katie Jacobs, and film director Bryan Singer. It was filmed largely in Century City.
Actors: Karen Lewsader (producer), Rick Vasquez (actor), Rick Vasquez (director), Rick Vasquez (writer), Rick Vasquez (producer), Dean Johnson (producer), Dean Johnson (actor), Dean Johnson (writer), Marcea Betz (actress), Kelsey Joyce Rogness (actress), Susie Von Slaughter (actress),
Genres: Reality-TV,Actors: James Christopher (writer), James Christopher (actor), James Christopher (director), James Christopher (editor), James Christopher (producer), Elena Weinberg (actress), Natalie Wilemon (actress), Chris Copple (editor), Chris Copple (actor), Chris Copple (director), Chris Copple (writer), Allison Wood (director), Nathan Bybee (actor), Ashley Spillers (actress), Terissa Kelton (director),
Genres: Comedy, Horror,Actors: Eliyas Qureshi (actor), Eliyas Qureshi (producer), Victoria Mullen (actress), Ryan Thompson (producer), Ryan Thompson (editor), Pooja Batra (producer), Pooja Batra (actress), Chris Kotcher (miscellaneous crew), Joseph Smith (actor), Richard 'Rick' Bobier (actor), Brad Watts (actor), DaJuan Rippy (miscellaneous crew), Jerry Lynch (producer), Jerry Lynch (actor), Tony Mirrcandani (actor),
Plot: When convicted murderer Arjun Dutta, gets out of prison on a technicality, he is looking for nothing more than to reunite with his estranged family. However, when world-renowned, Bollywood actress, Rani Deol, is kidnapped from the limo Dutta is driving he must take on the kidnappers to save the actress and prove his innocence.
Keywords: city-name-in-title, gun, place-name-in-title, truck-driven-through-a-wallActors: Greg Lewolt (actor), Chanel Marriott (actress), Morgan Benoit (actor), Steve Judkins (director), Steve Judkins (actor), Steve Judkins (producer), Steve Judkins (writer), Margaux Harris (actress), Richard Manriquez (actor), Brent Steffensen (actor), Liyo Cassini (actor), Adam Fiorentino (actor), Kirsty Lee Allan (actress), Darren Tait (actor),
Genres: Comedy, Short,Actors: Brett William Mauser (producer), Brett William Mauser (editor), Brett William Mauser (director), Brett William Mauser (writer), Brett William Mauser (actor), Brett William Mauser (writer), Bradley Bates (actor), Bradley Bates (producer), Amanda Nutting (actress), DeMarcus Young (actor), Sergio Cantu (actor), James A. House (actor), Scott M. Neth (actor), Jeff Price (actor), Tye A. Fish (actor),
Plot: A small rag tag team of plastic building block figurines is thrown in to peril as an invading alien force destroys most of humanity. Once the initial battle is over, it becomes a race for survival as the alien force continues to hunt down and destroy the surviving members of the Alliance. Mankind's only hope for survival is a fighter squadron full of misfits and foul mouthed idiots known as the Dawg Squadron
Genres: Animation,Actors: Salli Richardson-Whitfield (actress), Russell Simmons (actor), Nia Long (actress), Tony Todd (actor), Donald Faison (actor), George Clinton (actor), Donnie Wahlberg (actor), Terrence Howard (actor), James Russo (actor), Ernie Hudson (actor), Tommy 'Tiny' Lister (actor), Robert Miano (actor), Jesse Collins (actor), Paul Hertzberg (producer), Shemar Moore (actor),
Plot: Corrupt record company executives kill a singing sensation with a drug overdose rather than letting her leave their label and join another company. They then frame her cousin/manager for the murder forcing him to go on the run and to try to get the goods on the real killers.
Keywords: brother-sister-relationship, drug-overdose, female-nudity, food-in-title, independent-film, jukebox, loss-of-sister, murder, nude-woman-murdered, one-word-titleActors: Molly Parker (actress), Callum Keith Rennie (actor), Mimi Kuzyk (actress), Brendan Fletcher (actor), Dolores Drake (actress), Janet D. Munro (miscellaneous crew), Dwight McFee (actor), Fred Mollin (composer), Sabrina Grdevich (actress), Alison Grace (editor), Andrew Kavadas (actor), Karen L. Matthews (costume designer), Jed Rees (actor), Mark Kandborg (miscellaneous crew), Betty Linde (actress),
Plot: Des is an eleven year old kid who has had a really bad deal in life. Crime and mischief are the main staples of his life and he and his friends cruise around the city and do things like vandalize, steal, light fires, and mug people. He thinks that he is untouchable because he cannot be charged until he is twelve. Cory becomes Des' best friend and they carry on like nothing can stop them; however, Des ends up at an assessment centre for troubled youths and may begin a new life without crime.
Keywords: bed, boy, car-crash, car-theft, child-driving-car, child-suicide, child-swearing, child-uses-gun, children, children's-homeActors: Mike Adams (actor), Ed Fine (actor), Bob Hines (actor), Steve James (actor), Ray Jons (actor), Roy Quinn (actor), Manolo (director),
Genres: Adult,Actors: Robert Swink (editor), Jim Brown (actor), Fred Williamson (actor), Alex Rocco (actor), Corbin Bernsen (actor), Jerrold L. Ludwig (writer), Jay Robinson (actor), Irene Tsu (actress), Eric Bercovici (writer), David Chow (actor), Victor Brandt (actor), Marian Collier (actress), Henry Brown (actor), Roberta Collins (actress), Richard Angarola (actor),
Plot: The story involves a white supremist plot to taint the United States water supply with a toxin that is harmless to whites but lethal to blacks. The only obstacles that stand in the way of this dastardly plan are Jim Brown, Fred Williamson and Jim Kelly, who shoot, kick and karate chop their way to final victory.
Keywords: action-hero, african-american, black-american, black-hero, blaxploitation, brawl, brooklyn-bridge, chicago-illinois, el-train, fistfightthis day is not my life
the passing time is not my life
the thorn that's in my side
is all these scenes that we regret
the wasted words we can't forget
through the windows of my room
i hear the traffic breathing slowly
someplace miles away
make promises pay
shame, will shake this house
shame, will shake this house
your dreams are not my life
these broken words are not my life
your lies are none of my invention
your promises were not plan
now the party girls have gone
i hear the rattle of their heels
before their footsteps fade
make promises pay
shame, will shake this house
shame, will shake this house
the passing time is not my life
i've been counted down and shouted out
i had everything i wanted
nothing i can't rise above
to let it show was not my plan
headlines and frontpages
sell weddings and divorces
make promises pay
make promises pay
shame, will shake this house
shame, will shake this house