Children are Hugh Laurie’s ‘One Extreme Pleasure’
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House star Hugh Laurie is notoriously prickly when it comes to the press, offering up as little information as possible about his private life with wife Jo Green and the couple’s three children Charles ‘Charlie’ Archibald, 20, William ‘Bill’ Albert, 18 and Rebecca Augusta, 15.
In a recent interview with PARADE, however, the 49-year-old Golden Globe-winning actor could barely conceal his paternal pride. “I’ll tell you the one extreme pleasure I admit to — praising them,” he beamed. “My children are actually perfect.”
And not at all like their father, apparently! Hugh says the kids are “well aware” of his “peculiar ways,” and expressed gratitude that they haven’t adopted his “dreary outlook” on life.
“My children put up with me…For them, I am a cautionary tale. They look at me and say, ‘The hell with it. I’m not going to live that way.’ Good for them.”
House, currently in its fifth season, airs Mondays at 8 p.m. on FOX.
Source: PARADE
– Missy
- Posted on Apr 8, 09 at 6:00PM
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April 8th, 2009 at 6:10 pm
He is so sexy…
April 8th, 2009 at 6:14 pm
It’s funny imaging “Dr. House” as a dad-but Hugh Laurie seems to relish in fatherhood, and maybe that is a similar take as his character might towards fatherhood, who knows lol. His eyes are gorgeous! (Did anybody else watch HOUSE this week, “!!”)
April 8th, 2009 at 7:22 pm
He is so hot and an AMAZING actor!!! House is one of my favorite shows. I just love him and he must be the coolest dad.
April 8th, 2009 at 7:40 pm
I can’t picture House as a dad! I saw the episode this week, it was shocking and really good!
April 8th, 2009 at 7:48 pm
I love him!!
Ok ,guys now I have to know! House is a Dad!? (We get the new season in a few months here, so please, details?)
April 8th, 2009 at 8:02 pm
@Sanja haha No, no! but it was a really amazing episode near the end of the current season, nothing like that though.
It’s just funny, since I know in the U.S audience, we mostly know him as HOUSE, and so picturing Hugh Laurie as HOUSE ,yet talking about Laurie himself relishing fatherhood, is a funny context haha
April 8th, 2009 at 8:02 pm
Hugh Laurie on CBB! HA! Too funny!
Anyways, it does seem like he adores his family.
p.s. Anyone else love A Little Bit Of Fry and Laurie?
April 9th, 2009 at 12:13 am
i love dr.house!!!! he;s so amazing!! and sounds like such a doting dad
April 9th, 2009 at 9:26 am
I just absolutely love him in House. Good for him for keeping his private life the way he likes it: Private!!!
April 9th, 2009 at 9:51 am
Good for Hugh Laurie’s kids! They must see the glass as half full instead of half empty. It sounds like he is a very proud father, as a parent I can relate to this!!! Good luck to all three of his children in whatever they choose to do.
Love the show!!! S. Tellitocci
April 9th, 2009 at 11:02 am
I don’t usually go for older men, but good lord he’s HOT!
April 9th, 2009 at 11:52 am
seriously hot and insanely sexy. love him on the show and then melt a little more when i hear him with his actual accent…
April 9th, 2009 at 12:08 pm
I love, love, love him!!!
April 9th, 2009 at 12:55 pm
I ADORE Hugh Laurie.
Nothing is funnier than Stephen Fry returning Jane Erye to Hugh Laurie’s bookshop in one episode from season 1 of “A Bit of Fry and Laurie.”
Incidentally, my ex-boyfriend looks like a younger version of Hugh Laurie. It’s one of the reasons why I love HOUSE so much.
April 9th, 2009 at 2:14 pm
He is amazing as Dr House but I adore his work in comedy.
April 9th, 2009 at 2:34 pm
A Little Bit Of Fry and Laurie is great!
April 10th, 2009 at 2:19 pm
He is amazing as dr.House, A Little Bit of Fry and Laurie is great but is also very funny in Maybe Baby ! He is gorgeous anytime and anywhere !
April 11th, 2009 at 9:24 am
I really love the show! Hugh – What is the hardest thing about raising kids? I think it is keeping up with them.
Happy Spring. S.Tellitocci
April 11th, 2009 at 7:39 pm
I love him! He is so cool