I join Doug in mentioning Stephen Frye with Hugh Laurie in Jeeves and
Wooster. I believe, if I am not mistaken, that Frye writes poetry.
Don't miss J & W - it's superior. We were shocked to learn that when Hugh
Laurie appeared on Inside the Actors Studio, no one mentioned that program,
just House (which is sterling!).
sheila
On 3/30/07, Douglas Barbour <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> Candice, we are fans, my wife & I, & I remembered when I first saw it
> that Laurie was British, a wonderful fool in the Black Adder series, as
> well as Bertie Wooster (& I can't rmember who played Jeeves, that is
> his name [at the moment], but he's been very funny as a therapist on
> Bones lately, with a very British accent, however).
>
> Yes: usually on British series, when an actor tries to 'speak American'
> s/he fails, but Laurie nails it.
>
> Doug
> On 29-Mar-07, at 7:15 PM, MC Ward wrote:
>
> > Does anyone else watch the tv series "House"? I was
> > astonished to read recently that the show's star, Hugh
> > Laurie, is a British actor who lives in London with
> > his wife and 3 children. Every other weekend he flies
> > to London to see them. I would never have guessed he
> > was British since he "speaks American," as he puts it,
> > so well. It's the hardest part of the job for him,
> > compared to, say, learning his lines for each weekly
> > episode. Only after he's gotten his lines down can he
> > concentrate on "translating" them into "American."
> >
> > If you don't know "House," try to catch an episode.
> > It's a wonderful show, especially thanks to Laurie,
> > who's obviously British-trained in acting and turns in
> > a spectacular physical performance week after week
> > (Sat. night at 11:00).
> >
> > Candice
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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> >
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> No poem is intended for the reader, no picture for the beholder, no
> symphony for the listener.
>
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