{"id":699,"date":"2026-04-19T23:35:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-19T23:35:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyuptades.live\/?p=699"},"modified":"2026-04-19T23:35:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T23:35:12","slug":"hugh-laurie-says-his-dad-would-have-hated-the-fake-version-of-the-doctor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyuptades.live\/?p=699","title":{"rendered":"Hugh Laurie says his \u2018dad would have hated\u2019 the \u2018fake version\u2019 of the doctor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Even though he earned $700,000 per episode in the final season of <em>House<\/em>, Hugh Laurie has said he still feels like a fraud. He reflected that he played a \u201cfake\u201d doctor on screen instead of becoming a real one, as his father had hoped, and believes his father would have disapproved of the path he chose.<\/p>\n<p>Laurie, born in 1959, grew up with expectations to follow his father into medicine and even trained with plans that included rowing and possibly attending medical school. However, his interest shifted after joining a drama group at Cambridge, where he met key figures who led him into comedy and acting.<\/p>\n<p>He went on to build a successful acting career with projects like <em>Blackadder<\/em>, <em>Sense and Sensibility<\/em>, and <em>House<\/em>, where he became internationally famous as Dr. Gregory House. 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