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The House That Hugh Laurie Built: An Unauthorized Biography and Episode Guide

The House That Hugh Laurie Built: An Unauthorized Biography and Episode Guide
By Paul Challen

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Golden Globe award–winning actor Hugh Laurie and his critically acclaimed television show House are at the heart of this compelling biography. From his childhood struggles to live up to his Olympian father’s accomplishments and his Cambridge education to his comedic career with Emma Thompson and personal struggle with depression, Laurie’s past and present are revealed in illuminating detail. Not just a biography, this is a one-stop shop for all things House that features full episode guides and analyses, actor biographies, interviews with Canadian creator and executive producer David Shore, production bloopers, and medical mistakes that only a sleuth like Dr. House could expose.

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  • Amazon Sales Rank: #106901 in Books
  • Published on: 2007-11-01
  • Number of items: 1
  • Binding: Paperback
  • 240 pages

Editorial Reviews

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"An exhaustive guide for fans of the TV show House and its cast." —The Record



"Tells you everything you ever wanted to know about House and its star." —The Tampa Tribune

Customer Reviews

Nothing New About Hugh1
I'm a big fan of everything Hugh Laurie, particularly House, and Jeeves and Wooster. This 'autobiography' was a complete waste of money, without a single redeeming feature. There are no original interviews with Hugh or other cast members of House. The 'biographer' seems to have relied on Google as his primary research tool.

I'm disappointed1
This book appears as if it were rushed to market to capitalize on the show's fame. There is, sadly, nothing new or insightful about the actors in the biographical portion of the book. All the information in the book can be found through other sources. I was also disappointed with the book's poor editorial quality. There are glaring errors on almost every page: misspellings, grammatical errors, misplaced paragraphs are all clearly noticeable. It may serve as an introduction to the show for non-fans, but there is nothing new in here that House fans don't already know.

Give me more3
I live and die for House (well, really Hugh Laurie) so I grabbed this book as soon as it came out. The interviews with his castmates and others behind the scenes are interesting but I would have liked more original material and a lot more of Laurie.