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Hugh’s “House” Rock

3/23/07, 6:03 pm EST

Hugh LaurieIn the realm of current TV stars, Hugh Laurie is about as rock star as you can get. The guy rides a motorcycle, plays in a band called Band From TV (other members include James Denton from Desperate Housewives on guitar and Greg Grunberg from Heroes on drums), and can often be found sporting a James Dean-ish leather jacket and shades. Laurie may not be the latter-day Elvis, but he’s as close as any small-screen star has come in recent memory; a slew of fan sites, including one called EmbraceTheHughLove.com, devote countless megabytes to his worship. (If you need more evidence, see the profile in our current issue.)

Laurie doesn’t just look the part — he also weighs in on music the show features. “[Hugh] is my secret weapon,” House executive producer and musical supervisor Katie Jacobs tells us, adding that she often asks Laurie to help select songs the show might potentially use. He’s even brought lesser-known artists to her attention: because of Laurie, Jacobs used the Jon Cleary track “Got to Be More Careful” in an episode during the first season.

In its three seasons on air, House has joined TV hits like Grey’s Anatomy and CSI on a growing list of shows lauded for their stellar music selections. (Zero 7, Damien Rice, Snow Patrol, Gorillaz and Donovan are just some of the artists whose tracks have been the backdrop for episodes of House). However, according to Jacobs, House’s soundtrack has a sound and personality of its own — one that reflects the personality of the title character. “House [the character] has many sides: he is dark and brooding, he’s funny, sexy, he’s an adult. There are so many ways to go with the music for the show. We do what feels right,” says Jacobs. She says that she and Laurie mostly see eye to eye when it comes to choosing music for the show, attempting to make choices that support the character or the story shying away from anything they jointly deem “too poppy.”

Jacobs says Laurie had no hand in arranging the stellar Dave Matthews spot or an upcoming guest appearance by All-American Reject Tyson Ritter. But she says he was thrilled about acting opposite the artists. (Matthews played a piano prodigy with a mental disability on the March 6th episode of House; Ritter will play himself in the April 3rd episode, which will feature a scene in which he’s being photographed for the cover of a certain popular music magazine — ahem.)


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Burgess | 3/24/2007, 12:42 am EST

He’s not gay…he’s British. :) Also, he is married with multiple children.

BlueGirl | 3/24/2007, 3:26 am EST

You’re so stupid. Man has 3 kids and wife. He is not gay.
I like him in “House”. He’s sexy.

eleonor | 3/24/2007, 5:57 am EST

I love him, he’s simply the best…he couldn’t be more perfect.

kngskrt | 3/24/2007, 7:42 am EST

Talented actor ,has kids and is far from gay,people can be such idiots sometimes !!

SATAN | 3/24/2007, 7:59 am EST

elton john was married too and that man is as gay as a pink barn with a purple fence.

1 | 3/24/2007, 11:25 am EST

you all need to shut up. Hugh isn’t gay!!!! But even if he was i’d still watch House !!!!!!!!!!!

Christina | 3/24/2007, 12:43 pm EST

Okay I don’t think he is gay, at all, but what if he was? Like honestly. Would you stop watching a show because he was gay, even if his chacater was one of the best portrayed on televison? If so then you are sad and pathetic. As for me, I think he is straight and sexy.
Kay,
Bye.

BlueGirl | 3/24/2007, 12:45 pm EST

He is very talented actor. He is perfect as House. He is perfect like a person too. Whatever you say I love Hugh…

HUGH RULES!!!

Libby | 3/24/2007, 2:08 pm EST

He’s been GBA (Gay by association) for years. His best friend is Stephen Fry, what more does one expect. He’s straight, but doesn’t care what people think.

Damn | 3/24/2007, 3:18 pm EST

I think my IQ just dropped a few points just by reading some of your comments

jamie | 3/24/2007, 5:08 pm EST

before you start talking stuff about Hugh Laurie and how hes “gay”? and all maybe you should learn a little about him.. just because his best friends gay doesnt mean he is.. and if he was he would be perfectly honest to the media because he says stuff to reporters that makes idiots like you people jump to conclusions..there are so many dedicated Hugh fans like me that just think people like you are totally absurd for saying stupid things like that.. go get yourself a hobby or something geez.

i love HUGH no matter what ANYBODY says !

Think about it people | 3/24/2007, 5:15 pm EST

anyone who automatically assumes that a man isn’t gay because he’s married needs to get their head out of their ass. Especially actors – there are plenty of actors in Hollywood that don’t come out about their sexuality, either because they don’t want people to know for the sake of their job or because they don’t think it’s anyone’s business. Have you noticed that once actors come out of the closet generally all they get are gay roles unless they write the roles themselves? It’s unfair but it’s the truth, and I highly doubt if Hugh was gay he would want to be limited because of it.

Brandee | 3/24/2007, 7:03 pm EST

Definitely not gay. Take my word for it.

m | 3/24/2007, 7:22 pm EST

My dad was married and had me and my sister – and he’s gay. It is possible and I’d be perfectly happy if it was true but I just don’t see it to be honest.

I do agree with the GBA (Gay by Association) theory, Stephen and Hugh have played to their Gay/Straight-ness occasionally in sketches to much success and hilarity, but ultimately the the man is straight and doesn’t care what people think.

But regardless of sexuality I reckon he’s pretty sexy.

Arrest Warrent | 3/25/2007, 12:36 am EST

Sweet-sweet cherry CAKE, nice 2 taste NICE 2 BAKE!… I don’t know if Hugh likes cherry pie or cherry cake. But if he’s like Lance Bass he’s just acting… Lance acted like a hetorsexual he should have got an “OSCAR”. Nobody knew Oscar was “gay” either! Look at Neil Patrick Harris he played it George Strait… Cuz even those cowboys though he loved Pamel Anderton. If I see house at Huff Huffners “HOUSE” then I maby I’d think he wasn’t gay. But because of Lance Bass hiding in plain light, I don’t know what 2 think…. AW

No | 3/25/2007, 1:06 am EST

If you are BI, you are gay, moron

BlueGirl | 3/25/2007, 4:50 am EST

Hugh is very honest and he doesn’t care what people think, so if he’s a gay he would be honest and tell.
Just becouse his best friend is a gay that doesn’t mean he is gay.

I adore Hugh.

sara | 3/25/2007, 9:23 am EST

only idiots would think hugh is gay. if he is gay, he would admit it ages ago.

jamie | 3/25/2007, 10:06 am EST

i totally agree with bluegirl and sara.. so stfu.

He will be OUTED by year's end | 3/25/2007, 10:40 am EST

just wait & see.My guess early summer.

Bugglysnuggly | 3/25/2007, 12:03 pm EST

Being a stage manager who has been with gay people who are very talented and not even knowing some to be gay because they hid it so well has never changed my liking them nor honoring how great they did whatever talent they were blessed. I would LOVE to be associated with Hugh Laurie in any way possible-be he gay or not. His talent outweighs all the sexuality stuff. It takes an actor/entertainer like Mr. Laurie is to pull off all the sides of acting. What if he had a chance at playing a GREAT role of a person who was a known homosexual? Do you think that his playing a gay person would interfere with his real indentity? If you are a great actor, you do what is best to make your role in the production as real and believable as you can! And I must say, I wish I could find a medical diagnostician as honest and down to earth as Hugh plays Gregory House in the real world. So Mr. Laurie, if you read these posts, hurry and learn how to be a doctor so I can sign up as one of your patients. And if you should need a person on the set to help in ANY way with the production, please call on me!! I’d be honored if David Shore or you would want me on your team-gay or straight. And if it is anybody’s business, I am a heterosexual female who has been married twice and has two children and two grandchildren and cry for those actors I had been stage managers for who have passed on because of having AIDS. A quilted square of mine is on the large quilt made for such a thing and is displayed around the world. Many talented people have a many faceted life of likes and can do great things that do not even seem like they can be related. As Mr Laurie can act (boy can he act!) and play music (greatly, too!), I, too, can be an accountant, stage manager, seamstress,guitar and piano player, song writer, mother, wife, grandmother, quilter, and script writer-one of my scripts were used on CSI under a ghost-writers name. It took one man, a teacher of drama at a college in California to see the possibilities in me. He pushed me to be all that I can be. I will be eternally grateful to this man, my director, my friend, who showed me that there are more facets of my life to enjoy.
Back to Hugh now..Go for it Hugh. You are great! I LOVE “House” and will continue to watch it and the DVD’s of the seasons I have already bought. Awaiting #3. Open minds are what we all should have. As the saying goes.”there are no small parts, only small actors!”

Rolling Eyes at creeps | 3/25/2007, 1:23 pm EST

Um guys. Hugh’s not gay. I know it’s hard for you to watch a British actor on American television and not think he’s gay. He plays music, he’s one of the best actor’s on primetime, you’re just jealous.

It's sad to judge him. | 3/25/2007, 2:26 pm EST

I don’t know if he is gay or not I do however know it does NOT matter.We have a LONG WAY to go in terms of being accepting to gays & I think it’s SAD.

BlueGirl | 3/25/2007, 4:37 pm EST

Some of you people are really morons. He is not gay just becouse you think he is. I can’t understand why are some people jealous. Hugh is very talented actor, and “House” is very popular tv show so I suppose that is the reason why you talk like this about Hugh.
And he is very very cute when play a piano :-) .And his eyes are gorgeous.

www.myspace.com/waynewhittaker | 3/25/2007, 4:52 pm EST

Hugh is a god. He’s as cool as they come. And I think my music should be on House…

I love hugh!!! | 3/25/2007, 4:55 pm EST

gay or not i will stick by him!!!

jennie bennie | 3/25/2007, 4:58 pm EST

for the person who said god and i think hes bad,thats not true. God says love the sinner hate the sinner! and GOD LOVES HUGH LAURIE!!!

Sarah Loves Hugh Laurie!! | 3/25/2007, 5:00 pm EST

Im sarah and i love hugh laurie! no matter what sexuallity he is! Gay or not hes SEXY as hell

zosostoe | 3/25/2007, 6:47 pm EST

House puts the sex back in medicine.

people can be idiots. | 3/25/2007, 8:08 pm EST

this is getting out of hand, just otrageous.

Hugh is amazing, and it doesnt matter what sexuality he is.. he will always be a sexy talented man.

so who cares..

HUGH IS GREAT

He is NOT gay... | 3/25/2007, 8:25 pm EST

and W Bush is NOT a Republican.

-sigh-

Come on... | 3/25/2007, 8:58 pm EST

He isn’t gay. Where is everybody getting this from? I have friends who are gay but that doesn’t make me gay. Honestly people…

seriously? | 3/25/2007, 9:21 pm EST

not all people in hollywood are gay. hugh is not gay, you perople are morons!

love house

why does it matter? | 3/25/2007, 10:50 pm EST

a person’s sexuality has nothing to do with their talent and shouldn’t be anyone’s business but their own. whether he’s straight or gay, i really admire laurie’s work. 75% of my friends are gay, but that doesn’t mean that i am 75% gay–i’m 100% hetero. i would really expect fans of this mag to be more open-minded.

Anonymous | 3/25/2007, 10:54 pm EST

I love to watch HOUSE! It’s just a very entertaining program. Quite frankly I don’t give a rat’s #ss where Mr.Laurie likes to shove his show.That’s HIS business!!

Frida | 3/26/2007, 2:50 am EST

Will you morons stop with the “gay” thing? He’s not, stop fooling yourselves.

Kathy | 3/26/2007, 2:56 am EST

I am originally from the UK, living in South Africa. I have followed Hugh’s Career from the beginning, though hated the idiot characters he used to play. I would never have admitted I liked him when he was in Black Adder etc, my friends would have laughted me out of the room. I have never heard a rumour or suggestion that he is gay. He has really improved with age and ‘House’ has just made it easier for me to admit that I have had a crush on him since I was a teenager. He is multi talented and whether he has gay friends or not I have never heard of gay my association. If I were buddies with all you have made this daft comment would I be stupid by association!!!!

BlueGirl | 3/26/2007, 8:36 am EST

I agree with you Sarah. He is damn sexy. I adore his eyes and his accent(I mean his oroginal accent-British). He is very good and charming person and he doesn’t deserves to talk of him like this.
Come on people, Hugh is not a gay.

Anonymous | 3/26/2007, 3:25 pm EST

hey jennie bennie

God said “Love the SINNER, hate the SIN.”

kim | 3/26/2007, 6:28 pm EST

Simply the best actor. He should be the new James Bond. Hugh – you are loved!

Carrie | 3/26/2007, 6:42 pm EST

One idiot posts this crap, a couple more agree and suddenly there is nothing else you can write about? His excellent work, his music, his looks *drool*…
Just ignore those morons, don´t give them this satisfaction, maybe somebody was just thinking he or she or it was beeing funny. Write about HUGHS WORK!!! Love your work, Hugh!!!

Thank you. | 3/26/2007, 8:19 pm EST

Irina Ageyeva, Thank you for this article. I think you have really summed up the attraction of this extraordinarily gifted man with the line, ‘Hugh Laurie is about as rock star as you can get.’ In a few concise and well-constructed paragraphs you have shown a key aspect of Hugh Laurie’s brilliance. Thank you for writing about his musical influence on the show and the enthusiasm of producer Katie Jacobs as she speaks of his contribution and eloquently describes “House [the character] has many sides: he is dark and brooding, he’s funny, sexy, he’s an adult.”

thank you thank you | 3/27/2007, 7:01 am EST

for actually commenting on something good and well deserved that other morons on here neglet to say !

Stella | 3/27/2007, 8:34 am EST

The man is gorgeous, a great actor, musician, writer, person etc etc etc. What’s not to love in him!!! Good job!!!

BlueGirl | 3/27/2007, 12:18 pm EST

He is great musician too. I adore when he plays the piano. He has absolutely sexy hands (long fingers :-) ). He is very intelligent person. I’m going to read his book
“The Gun Seller”, some people says that book is fantastic.

I mean I already said this, but again HUGH IS SUPER SEXY AND DAMN HOT!!!! :-D

Alix | 3/28/2007, 1:12 am EST

I’ve fucked him multiple times and I can tell u he is far from gay. He is verryyy straight and hung like a horse ;)

BlueGirl | 3/28/2007, 4:56 pm EST

:-D
Lucky you!

B. | 3/29/2007, 2:29 pm EST

Alix you and I definitely need to compare notes.

Lee | 3/30/2007, 5:23 am EST

does any one know when the heck camron and house are going to get together?

um... | 3/31/2007, 6:37 am EST

Alix, you do know he’s married right? Whether it’s true or not, which I personally doubt it is, that’s a pretty disrespectful thing to say.

BlueGirl | 3/31/2007, 11:14 am EST

Of course it’s not true. I don’t believe that Hugh is that kind of guy who can cheat his wife when they’re in marriage.

I said “Lucky you” just to see what she’ll write next.

B. | 3/31/2007, 12:53 pm EST

Hugh had an affair, it’s well publicized. Google it. Her name’s Audrey. It doesn’t make him a bad person.

BlueGirl | 4/1/2007, 3:04 am EST

Of course he is not a bad person becouse of that, but you said “It’s well known” . Everybody makes mistakes,so I suppose that was one of them and I believe he won’t repeat something like that.However, he is briliant actor and person whatever he do. I don’t care.

Liz | 4/2/2007, 1:00 pm EST

Hi!

I’m from Uruguay a country very far away from Hugh. In spite of that his talent is Knowing in my country as well as in many others.

He is the best actor, a very, but very good musician,
writer,songwriter, etc.

He is making a big effort to do the success of House M.D., to let us enjoy that great serie.

So, thank you Hugh for your talent, your effort and for EXIST!!! :) :):)

P.S.: sorry of my poor english (I hope that my message is understandable)

*** | 4/4/2007, 12:00 pm EST

an actor who’s lovin’ JCfonk
got to be a monstugentleman .

HughFan | 4/9/2007, 3:10 pm EST

I watched a Hugh Laurie interview on Bravo a couple of months back, and getting all the information from the actor himself is the best source. He is married with a couple of kids and goes home abroad inbetween shooting schedules.

Anglaf | 4/25/2007, 12:45 am EST

Great taste in music-’specially JC and his ‘gents, monstahs tho they be n’all. Y’know, bay?

linney 05/04/07 | 5/4/2007, 4:31 pm EST

I’m 60 years of age and cannot
believe the way you talk about
this beautiful man. Hugh is one
of the greatest actors I’ve ever
seen. Do House forever Hugh. I
love you.

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Layla Lashelle | 7/17/2007, 4:00 am EST

Hey, folks, has anyone ever heard of BISEXUAL? Does no one know the Kinsey scale? Some people can engage in homo or hetero conduct at different times in their lives and that’s why patently narrow labels are so useless. I’m willing to wager that in the Western world there is a MINORITY of people who are Kinsey 1 or Kinsey 6 (all straight, all homosexual, respectively).

Because HL is Stephen Fry’s friend, that would certainly explain his openness of sending up gay themes in his comedy and his tolerance to that lifestyle. As he grew up, he was schooled in single-gender schools until Cambridge. The Footlights Club used drag as a comedic element. That doesn’t make HL a flaming queen. He’s tweaking it, that’s all.

The House MD writers tweak the situation, too, by the gay jokes and innuendos they include. That doesn’t mean that HL and RSL have come out of the closet and that their wife and fianceé, respectively, are “beards.” It does seem strange that Jo, HL’s wife, can do without him for nearly 10 months out of the year, but HL, in interviews, has admitted as much what a disaster his sex life is. I don’t know how much he was putting Jay Leno on when he made such an revelation.

It was openly observed by cast and crew that he did have an affair with his director on one TV movie and was Emma Thompson’s main squeeze for a brief time. So, it’s clear he chooses women. But, what isn’t so clear is whether he chooses men at TIMES. I think his British reticence and concern for his public image would force him to keep any such behavior in the closet. True, it is none of our beeswax but such speculation sure has fired the imagination of slash writers.

This issue takes not one iota away from Laurie’s magnificent talent as an actor, writer and musician. I could add dancer to that, too, after viewing his work in The Girl from Rio. If he’s playing for both teams, it seems that could only ADD to deeper insights that he can bring to his artistic work. More power, glory and honor to Hugh. (I’m a fan, can u guess?)

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peter's friends | 8/31/2007, 3:16 pm EST

Hugh Laurie and Stephen Fry are best friends… So of course, following ur process of thinking (well ouch said a bad word here… THINKING…) that supposes that u always are like ur best friend… Then a lot of u have a moron as a best friend… I m surprised no one said “Burn ‘hem all !!!!” yet… Each village needs it’s fool… wouaw… we covered a large area here…

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