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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