Hugh Laurie as Dr. House

Grumpy has never been so charming.

Hugh Laurie has never been this famous, but he has always been this good. Playing an American was deeply odd for him in the beginning1, but I doubt any yankee could do it better, accent included. Those of you who know him only from House MD should check him out on BlackAdder, Jeeves and Wooster and A bit of Fry and Laurie.

Now, about the character (who by the way seems to be casting his surly shadow over the actor himself if you are to believe the news2), House is everything a doctor shouldn't be: sardonic, blunt, unsociable, surly, bitter, totally sceptical about the human nature, lazy when it comes to ordinary duty at the clinic, sometimes even sleazy. But still... he's irresistible: clever (or rather, absolutely brilliant), passionate about his work, and surprisingly sweet and sexy. His attitude towards people has been summarized in an aphorism which has occasionally become the motto for episodes, and has been stamped on promotional T-shirts: everybody lies. And that was, I think, one of the first House-isms.
I can't wait for the rest of 4th season of the series to come out.

Here are some House-isms
“There’s something freeing about being a loser, isn’t there?”
“I’ve heard not all lawyers are as ethical as the ones we see on TV.”(Both from the episode Games, 4th season)
"You always trust me. It's a big mistake." *(From Detox, Season 1)
Chase:"You can trust me."
House:"The problem is, if I can't trust you, I can't trust your statement that I can trust you. But thanks, you've been a big help." (From Mob Rules, Season 1)
"I ask you, is almost dying any excuse for not being fun?" (From Forever, Season 2)

If you want to know more about Hugh, check out the links below:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_Laurie
http://www.hughlaurie.net (from which I quoted the photos)
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0491402/

1.http://www.contactmusic.com/new/xmlfeed.nsf/mndwebpages/laurie%20finds%20playing%20an%20american%20deeply%20odd_27_02_2006
2. http://community.livejournal.com/ohnotheydidnt/11535859.html and also http://backseatcuddler.com/2008/01/20/hugh-laurie-unhappy-in-london-and-los-angeles/hugh-laurie-and-wife-jo-2/