Two Fun Facts: 1) The producer of the show wanted a real American actor and when he saw those tapes he was like "THAT's what I'm talking about". He had to be told that Hugh Laurie is an Englishman. 2) Hugh Larie only scimmed the script and thought that James Wilson was the main character and House was just the snarky lancer comedy side-kick. Of the two doctors, obviously the morally upstanding, nice doctor would be the lead and the mean snarker would be his foil. He didn't know House was the main character. Source: ruclips.net/video/uyJ9p3zxnWA/видео.html
I've long been aware of the first of the two facts, re: the show's producer wanting an American to play Dr House but I wasn't previously aware that Laurie initially thought that Wilson would be the lead character in the show, so cheers for that, my friend!
@@Badmansband I'm assuming that you meant to write that Jesse convinced them to ALLOW HIM TO use an Australian accent, yes?! Did they previously either want an American actor to play his part, or have Jesse adopt an American accent?
@@davidvarley1812 Which is ironic because if you ask any American who has portrayed the American accent the best, almost everyone would say Hugh Laurie. He nailed our accent to a T.
It's wild to see that he had perfected the character before the pilot was even filmed, and kept it for the whole show. Right down to the expressions and mannerisms. Hugh is an acting genius!
If the writers had something Else in mind they threw it in the Bin at that casting where he al ready had , on his own personafied that caracter. Genious work
That's the Brits. I don't know what they go through in England, but it's something they learn and it makes all the difference in the world. The slightest eyebrow movement speaks volumes.
@@apigeon1715 noted happening to have the same opinion as another human being means that you stole that idea and couldnt possibly have independently thought it lol
might seem like it, cause - imagine anyone else doin House! (except for Cuddy hehhe), but.. .Anthony Hopkins might'd pulled it off? Just one.... Maybe even Pacino?! 'Course he'd never do a series, but... hypothetically, i mean... one can name at least ten other great actors who could 've done him. But! Laurie is = the one, in the end. I'd never say that it was written for him, but i ca guarantee that he was born for it. BOOT TO THE CORE!
The production company was lucky having Hugh Laurie as House. He delivered the right balance of intelligence, superciliousness, asininity and incredible mix of skills. (Juggling, guitar, piano, ertc.)
I think what he really brought to the table was the kind of language comprehension that only skilled argumentors and witty or educated brittish people have.
Hugh Laurie was House like Bryan Cranston was Walter White like Carol O’Connor was Archie Bunker. Some actors are so iconic in these roles that you couldn’t even picture anyone else
@@rwwilson21 Yeah, nothing Will Smith (even pre-slap), but I didn't care for him in such an iconic role. With the advent of CGI and voice manipulation tech they could've somehow someway used footage of Robin Williams for this endeavor. I found Smith to be annoying as hell in this role. There are conflicting rumors that the genie will be replaced for the live action sequel. I couldn't imagine Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson will fare any better but retaining Will Smith will be a big gamble, even for Disney
Other ones I'll throw out there are Sherman Hemsley as George Jefferson, Jim Carrey as The Mask, John Larroquette as Dan Fielding, Robert Downey Jr as Tony Stark\Iron Man and Wesley Snipes as Blade.
Even when he turns his head to read, it looks like something a normal person would do after delivering a sarcastic comment and he also reads so fast and does not miss a bit.
I just watched the episode (either the pilot or one of the early ones, not sure) with this exchange between House and Cuddy. He delivers the lines almost exactly the same here as in the episode. Hugh Laurie just knocks this role out of the park!
You start watching HouseMD. You realise it's one of the greatest TV series of all time. You look how many seasons and episodes there are. You SMILE like lunatic and rub your hands together.
@Heather Stephens why be an accent Nazi? customer satisfaction is all that counts imo people watched this bcz they found Laurie's accent convincingly American and there's no harm in that.
+Debating Corner lol ,house seems to be the most chilled out character in the whole universe not giving a flying fucks even with such chronic leg pain ,he is far from miserable ,he is just awesome that people interpret wrongly ...
Dude the whole show is about his miserableness miserability? ... :D ... idk but that's a pivotal thing for the show. What where you watching then?? The creators of the show sure seem to make a big point about this if it's not true like you seem to insinuate. I think it gets pretty dark imo. Sure it's comedic but it's serious at the same time. That's what I absolutely loved about it. His sarcasm is just a way to deal with his misery THERE I got it now "misery" was the word!!! :D
The fact that he can openly admit (in his native British accent) that "things have not been going too well lately" and then immediately exactly nail the American accent for House shows just how talented an actor Hugh Laurie is.
Ok but physiologically, Hugh Laurie has big wide eyes, which are subconsciously associated with curiosity and observation. His brows are low and straight, which gives him a natural judgemental and critical appearance, those two things create the face of someone who knows something you don't. His face is long and thin, subconsciously that represents stubbornness and decisiveness, maturity, and wisdom, unlike round faces that are associated with youth, carefreeness, and sensitivity. Hugh Laurie's face was LITERALLY made to play House, unbelievable, this man is awesome.
I think you're completely right (no irony). But ... have you seen how completely convincing he was as Bertie Wooster? With that same face! What a genius. (In case you aren't familiar with the character of Bertie, he was almost the exact opposite of all the adjectives you used for Dr. House: uncritical, indecisive, immature, silly, young, carefree.)
He once said in an interview that he just made the audition one evening tape half-drunk while on vaccation in australia - on a whim, never expecting to even be called. Wonder if this is that tape.
What I find fascinating is that he was already deploying that level of characterisation in a tiny, part-scene, first-impressions video audition. Yeah, I know it sounds kind of dumb to sound surprised that a professional actor is displaying professionalism, but this early in the process to be already inhabiting House, down to everything other than limping with a cane and saying "It's never lupus", is quite jaw-dropping.
The first thing I saw him in was Stuart Little. And years later when I was in my teens I saw house and my world was completely altered cause I never thought of actors to me they were the character they were bringing to life but it just enhances my respect for the person who can have such diverse acting to turn on a dime from one character to another and be so damn fluid
You should sit through the Flight of the Phoenix remake he was in. He shot this audition in the hotel while filming that movie. I think that might've really helped him nail the disheveled look for the part.
I agree with all but the believable part. House is not in any way a realistic person. He is like a surreal painting. But that does not make him less interesting.
Hugh made House. Without him, i dont see many other people being able to play the roll, quite like him. I think personallity cannot be copied, replicated to an extent but not copied fully.
Diego Serrato his pay check from this says different.
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stupid comment. his role and acting is praised from the 80'... you could say Leonardo DiCaprio is one of the most criminally overrated actors. jk... i just don't like LD, but would never claim something like that
@@TheCriticalMartian He is a comedian by trade who started doing acting on the side and that's why he appeared in some twee movies years ago. I doubt he ever would have imagined he would end up being so famous for this kind of role, although I'm sure now he is, he's delighted.
He plays absolutely great. I would have taken him on this role immediately, instantly. As, I'm sure, those who conducted this casting did! It is absolutely impossible to imagine anyone better than him in this role! One of the most outstanding roles in the history of acting! Not only cinema, television, theater. Acting in general!
When you see Hugh as House then compare this to his comedy characters , there's such a contrast that makes you realise how much of a genius Hugh really is. ☺️👏👏👏❤
@@leonhardeuler675 1. My point was that one thing does not cancel out the other. Your initial reply infers that because Hugh Laurie has that area of education he couldn't also have the other area of education. 2. Take that up with all the sources that say she's classically trained.
@@heftyelf My point simply said that Hugh Laurie had not been classically trained which the other comment had implied. And in this interview, Emma Thompson says herself that she, at 27, had not been classically trained. I'm pretty sure she's had no training since either. If you want to post your own counter source, then I'll take a look. ruclips.net/video/7MgM3jL6XUE/видео.html&ab_channel=BAFTAGuru
Have came back to this a few times, really interesting. Laurie barely changes the accent used in this audition to the one he uses in the show. The role was truly perfect for him.
You know what's funny though. When you really dig down into it, did he really have questionable ethics? Let me preface this by saying that western ethics have some major flaws that I vehemently disagree with, but lets use one theory to test this. Yes House had addiction issues and was a jerk, but most of the time his actions were for the greater good. Utilitarianism determines right from wrong focusing on the outcomes. The most ethical choice is the one that creates the greatest good for the greatest number of people. So one could argue that although he wasn't bright and sunshiny about it, he did take the most ethical route.
@@skyhonni why sexist though? Sexist jokes dont make one actually sexist you know. If he really was sexist i dont think he'd pick any female coworkers...
Apparently the director only wanted to cast an American actor as House because he didn't believe a British actor could master the accent well enough. When he saw this tape, he told his production team, "see, this is what I want - an American guy.” He had absolutely no idea.
Here's something fun: neither did the people casting the character. They initially required an American accent, but Hugh Laurie pretended, never told them, and got the role.
Kanjoos Lahookvinhaakvinhookvin That's not completely true. Hugh was already an actor and pretty well known in the UK. It is true that the director was entirely convinced from this audition that Hugh was American. But other people involved in the casting process has done a bit of research before selection :p
He got turned down in his 1st audition because one of the producers wanted a North American accent and he was using a more southern. It was only during the review that one of the assistants had to explain he was English and acting and could talk in accent they asked him.
The spectacular thing isn’t that he’s the perfect House. But, he is also the perfect Bertie Wooster. And you’d be hard pressed to find roles further apart than those.
I first saw "House" in a pub with the volume off. All I saw (and heard in my head) was Bertie Wooster surrounded by these young clean cut American doctors. It was very, very surreal.
Or George from Blackadder 4.. my head, oh my head. Feels like the tine I was initiated into the silly buggers society. I misheard the rules and tried to push a whole aubergine up my earhole
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He says, right at the beginning, "Excuse my appearance, but things have not been going too well lately." And yet, this is the appearance of House through almost the entire show.
The reason he looked so rough was that he just had been shooting a movie about being stranded in a desert after a plane crash. That's what he was joking about in the beginning about "things being rough lately".
I heard they were specifically turning away British people, and didn't notice he was British when they got the audition. They were surprised when he showed up with his accent
@@aidaneaglesfield9148 literally nobody outside of America phases it as "hiding your accent" because only Americans are pretentious and self centred enough to consider their accent as a default.
Hard to imagine a more perfect casting in a TV role. One of the most iconic characters ever. Laurie just killed it. And for 5 years or so, I had no idea he was British.
I was only able to tell he is British from how he looks. There is something about British actors that gives that off unless their accent slipped. I can't really pinpoint it
You can tell how good this audition is because basically the only difference between this clip and as it appears in the show is a little more intensity on Laurie's part.
Best part was the director only wanted an American to play house, and when he saw Haugh's tape he said now that's an American. And the when they really met the director was speechless.
Unbelievable audition. Apologizes for his appearance in his own accent and then snaps perfectly into the character we all came to love. And they kept the disheveled appearance for 8 seasons. He did not know it was the lead role and had barely skimmed the script. David Shore must have been knocked out when he saw his idea take form in this audition. They call him up and the rest is history. He didn't think it would stick, and barely unpacked his suitcase for the first season. What a gem.
to pull an american accent off so effortlessly and flawlessly is truly a testament to this man's talent. He not only got the accent right, but his attitude for the character was almost spot on to what ended up in the pilot episode. Fantastic!
@@jourdainwongtrakun7510 I'd argue that theAmerican accent is easy to mimic because of how varied American accents are. Put a person from LA, NYC, and New Orleans in the same room and I'll bet they sound very different lol
@@antayafairless9028 Why ? And btw wrong. You know the origin of the word "junk" right? Also the term is most commonly used for addicts that prefer i.v. use. I am not at all offended by the use of the terminology.
Finding this just as I go through the entire series of House for the first time since discovering this show back in primary school randomly in TV is just so good xD
I love the fact that when I saw him in House, I didn't recognise him. He was in Jeeves and Wooster, and Blackadder, and he played a posh Brit in both, who was slightly foppish and not much use. Yet in House, he is arrogant, closed off, bitter, occasionally condescending and borderline cruel when he is in a mood. I kept looking at him thinking "I've seen him before somewhere", and I was stunned when it eventually clicked.
@@newworldindo Yeah, apparently he is (although I haven't see it). I had no idea he was such a good actor, he was pretty much typecast in the UK back in the 90s, as in, he was pretty much playing the same role. Saying that though, despite the design of House being more or less the same theme in every episode, I did think it was well written, so any decent actor could have made it work (good actors need well written scripts), but Hugh Laurie nailed it.
You know they’re good when they can separate themselves from the character ❤️ i saw a few roles he played after House and in some you still won’t recognize him, even after all that fame
Not to mention he has a blues band and plays and sings in it! This is going to sound INCREDIBLY racist but when I first heard one of their songs, I thought it was a black guy singing. Quite a shock to find out it's actually "House" lol
@@siriosstar4789 hugh laurie is british (and therefore has a british accent) and he's also a rather silly comedian in his original work, so no, he wasn't picked because of a good fit
@@siriosstar4789 If you ever watch one of his late night interviews you'd be surprised. He's nothing like the House character in real life. Just check Hugh Laurie in Blackadder very different.
@@eloytoro silly? Pffft your seriously stupid Hugh Laurie is an amazing actor including all his earlier stuff including black adder. And yes he was picked because he portrayed the character exactly the way they wanted so yes I would say that’s a perfect it
DAVID SHORE: "So, the main character is Dr. Gregory House, a medical genius, who is also a juvenile, egotistical, churlish misanthrope" STUDIO HEAD: "Look, in order for a show to really be successful, people must fall in love with the central character and there's simply no way you can make people love a character like that." HUGH LAURIE: "Hold my beer."
To make it even better the director only wanted American actors because he didn't think a fake accent could sell it. It was a surprising first day apparently.
I love the story that when the producers watched this tape they immediately shouted "THAT'S DR. HOUSE!" and they didn't even look at any of the other tapes after that
Hmm, from my experience as a patient in the UK, doctors here (at least NHS doctors - there’s no affordable care act here and I was literally turned down for health insurance- they wouldn’t touch me lol) the doctors are cold, and often unsympathetic, however they are pretty polite usually. I guess that was your point though, doctors aren’t like the hero types you see on shows like Chicago hospital or whatever the fuck it’s called (what happened to Dick Wolf ffs, law and order was great, but all this Chicago shit is, well, shit). Anyway, some doctors are alright, a lot are arrogant cunts, which I guess the team on House are, but, at least they have a sense of humour (maybe not Cameron or that fucking Australoid)
It's the ego. I'm only hearing this feedback from my senior who is a clerk and he said it doesn't even matter which hospital I'll rotate into because all doctors are practically the same (in reference to being egotistical).
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It's no wonder they picked him, he sounds just like House.
dude..
Ohh man ....
Aight that was good
Hehe, that luckily only took two of my ribs.
He is House!
Two Fun Facts:
1) The producer of the show wanted a real American actor and when he saw those tapes he was like "THAT's what I'm talking about". He had to be told that Hugh Laurie is an Englishman.
2) Hugh Larie only scimmed the script and thought that James Wilson was the main character and House was just the snarky lancer comedy side-kick. Of the two doctors, obviously the morally upstanding, nice doctor would be the lead and the mean snarker would be his foil. He didn't know House was the main character.
Source: ruclips.net/video/uyJ9p3zxnWA/видео.html
these facts are indeed fun
I've long been aware of the first of the two facts, re: the show's producer wanting an American to play Dr House but I wasn't previously aware that Laurie initially thought that Wilson would be the lead character in the show, so cheers for that, my friend!
i love that
Hugh Laurie also convinced them House should use a cane instead of a wheelchair. And Jesse Spencer convinced them to use an Australian accent.
@@Badmansband I'm assuming that you meant to write that Jesse convinced them to ALLOW HIM TO use an Australian accent, yes?! Did they previously either want an American actor to play his part, or have Jesse adopt an American accent?
His acting is so good, this doesn’t even feel like an audition. It feels like an actual talk.
Its like a deleted scene from the actual series.
@@mrxecular7921 this audition dialog is a “real” conversation that happens in the series
thats because that scene is literally in the Pilot and he does it IDENTICAL even down to the facial expressions.
he won it right there
Remember throughout his entire time on House, he struggled to convince himself that he sounded American and found it hard to maintain the accent.
@@davidvarley1812 Which is ironic because if you ask any American who has portrayed the American accent the best, almost everyone would say Hugh Laurie. He nailed our accent to a T.
It's wild to see that he had perfected the character before the pilot was even filmed, and kept it for the whole show. Right down to the expressions and mannerisms. Hugh is an acting genius!
That is usually the case in TV.
being sarcastic and lazy and smarmy? Thats just being british.
Having based his character into the main protahonist of an action-noir book he had just finished writing certainly helped
@@ceresbane - twat !
If the writers had something Else in mind they threw it in the Bin at that casting where he al ready had , on his own personafied that caracter. Genious work
The best thing about his acting is his facial expressions, he could tell an entire story without saying a word
That's the Brits. I don't know what they go through in England, but it's something they learn and it makes all the difference in the world. The slightest eyebrow movement speaks volumes.
.. and that's what made him so good in Jeeves and Wooster so many years before as well. :)
Plus his delivery
90 % of acting is done without speaking
@@mhm8922 nah
He’s so good I think he even managed to piss off the guy who auditioned him.
@@AlexStavi He know's that, that's the point he's making, that Laurie was so good
The statue behind the guy auditioning him got pissed off.
I think that breath was the other guy going "This is the one!"
he's actually a comedian
Ohhh you're so right!!😂😂
I know he apologized for his appearance because things weren't going well, but honestly, it somehow fits House perfectly.
Yes like houses scruffyness
He was filming Flight of the Phoenix at the time.
It helped get him over the line I bet.
Thought it was part of the audition
He probably did it intentionally.
They must have had goosebumps, the writers. To see the character the envisioned come to life before their very eyes.
The character before their very eyes is BETTER than the one they envisioned!
@@GrantOakes for real
Iev never watched the show and even I had goosebumps watching it.. he got me hooked to watch it properly now! Great acting.
I agree. I got chills just watching the birth of Gregory House, MD. FANTASTIC character! FANTASTIC show! FANTASTIC actor!
...haha yes, and he wasn't even acting.
It's criminal that he never won an Emmy for this role.
Ure so original lol
@@apigeon1715 noted
happening to have the same opinion as another human being means that you stole that idea and couldnt possibly have independently thought it lol
@@barnabuscollins8800 it’s directly copy pasted lol
If they don't recognized Hugh Laurie's greatness, I don't recognize the Emmy award.
@@apigeon1715 yea so? stop bitching around like an idiot. Everyone in this world copies other. What are you fuckin stupid?
i’m convinced this role was made for Laurie.
this man is a genius.
He started as a brilliant Oarsman at Cambridge University and became a brilliant comedian, especially with Stephen Fry, in Britain long b4 House...
might seem like it, cause - imagine anyone else doin House! (except for Cuddy hehhe), but.. .Anthony Hopkins might'd pulled it off? Just one.... Maybe even Pacino?! 'Course he'd never do a series, but... hypothetically, i mean... one can name at least ten other great actors who could 've done him. But! Laurie is = the one, in the end. I'd never say that it was written for him, but i ca guarantee that he was born for it. BOOT TO THE CORE!
*ascending* *deity* Oh yes, like Einstein, who was a genius, sure.. He is at most brilliant, not a genius.
@@illegalquantity you do know genius doesn't only refer to intelligence but to exceptional skills in any area, right?
Well House is just Sherlock Holmes with a medical degree
The production company was lucky having Hugh Laurie as House. He delivered the right balance of intelligence, superciliousness, asininity and incredible mix of skills. (Juggling, guitar, piano, ertc.)
Yeah, or in street language: smartmouth, sarcastic and cynical!
Bro can’t everyone jiggle.. I mean juggle
@@classicaldeb thanks for this! those big words went right over my head 😂
I think what he really brought to the table was the kind of language comprehension that only skilled argumentors and witty or educated brittish people have.
Not to mention flawless accents when speaking a phrase or two of a foreign language from time to time in character as House.
Hugh Laurie was House like Bryan Cranston was Walter White like Carol O’Connor was Archie Bunker. Some actors are so iconic in these roles that you couldn’t even picture anyone else
another great example, Robin Williams was the Genie
Perfect analogies.
@@rwwilson21 And Robin Williams sometimes WAS Robin Williams, too!
@@rwwilson21 Yeah, nothing Will Smith (even pre-slap), but I didn't care for him in such an iconic role. With the advent of CGI and voice manipulation tech they could've somehow someway used footage of Robin Williams for this endeavor. I found Smith to be annoying as hell in this role. There are conflicting rumors that the genie will be replaced for the live action sequel. I couldn't imagine Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson will fare any better but retaining Will Smith will be a big gamble, even for Disney
Other ones I'll throw out there are Sherman Hemsley as George Jefferson, Jim Carrey as The Mask, John Larroquette as Dan Fielding, Robert Downey Jr as Tony Stark\Iron Man and Wesley Snipes as Blade.
He's so natural, it doesn't even look like he's acting.
Even when he turns his head to read, it looks like something a normal person would do after delivering a sarcastic comment and he also reads so fast and does not miss a bit.
That's... How acting... Works...
@@peszek8405 but it's only good acting if you can't tell at all
He reminded me of health ledger acting for joker somehow
That's kind of the idea
Laurie didn't audition for House. House auditioned for the role of House
He actually auditioned for wilson lol
The producers couldn't actually find anyone suitable for the role, so they hired House.
@@GustavoMendozaCanales
U meant laurie
@@mrpeace8820 nope, he meant House!!! jajaja There is no Laurie in real Life, its just House
@@mrpeace8820 r/whooosh
I just watched the episode (either the pilot or one of the early ones, not sure) with this exchange between House and Cuddy. He delivers the lines almost exactly the same here as in the episode. Hugh Laurie just knocks this role out of the park!
Its actually the pilot where this lines are done
That was the pilot
He's even better in the pilot, but he's clearly got the character down in the audition
that was the very first.
You start watching HouseMD. You realise it's one of the greatest TV series of all time. You look how many seasons and episodes there are. You SMILE like lunatic and rub your hands together.
What fascinates me is that his accent didn't slip at all, not even once.
1:13 "You won't _foire_ me" Still, a magnificent job nonetheless
It did, several times in this audition.
You are not good with spotting accents, then.
@Heather Stephens why be an accent Nazi? customer satisfaction is all that counts imo people watched this bcz they found Laurie's accent convincingly American and there's no harm in that.
@Heather Stephens I'm not missing anything by being terrible at it.
He's good! They should seriously consider him for the role.
Nah he's a joke he'll never even get close to playing the character
@@AAAAA-es8zn Yeah, awful, worst Canadian accent I've ever seen
@@heartattackphil I know right.
Yeah, I want Seth Green as House...(I can't even joke about that lmao)
I am from the future and can confirm that he will get the role
You can't beat him. He's so passive and looked like he's barely trying yet he absolutely nailed it.
2023 and I'm still watching House on DVD! Never gets old!
Amen!
DVDs? Those are old
Watching on Netflix after sooo many years
He absorbed his character's identity into his very soul; nobody could ever make such a brilliant character.
He also seemed as miserable as house's character was written to be.So it seemed to come natural.
+Debating Corner lol ,house seems to be the most chilled out character in the whole universe not giving a flying fucks even with such chronic leg pain ,he is far from miserable ,he is just awesome that people interpret wrongly ...
+Siddarth Reddy oh he's miserable ... he just doesn't care
+hemmojito he doesn't show any psychological symptoms of being miserable ..
Dude the whole show is about his miserableness miserability? ... :D ... idk but that's a pivotal thing for the show. What where you watching then?? The creators of the show sure seem to make a big point about this if it's not true like you seem to insinuate.
I think it gets pretty dark imo. Sure it's comedic but it's serious at the same time. That's what I absolutely loved about it. His sarcasm is just a way to deal with his misery THERE I got it now "misery" was the word!!! :D
The fact that he can openly admit (in his native British accent) that "things have not been going too well lately" and then immediately exactly nail the American accent for House shows just how talented an actor Hugh Laurie is.
Yes
i didnt know he was british before this lol
@@minecraftblockychris8708 he’s done work for the BBC for over 30 years, “A bit of Fry and Laurie”, “Blackadder” etc
@@loganamurray64 i never knew this! thank you
that was a joke, he looked that way for the tape
Ok but physiologically, Hugh Laurie has big wide eyes, which are subconsciously associated with curiosity and observation. His brows are low and straight, which gives him a natural judgemental and critical appearance, those two things create the face of someone who knows something you don't. His face is long and thin, subconsciously that represents stubbornness and decisiveness, maturity, and wisdom, unlike round faces that are associated with youth, carefreeness, and sensitivity. Hugh Laurie's face was LITERALLY made to play House, unbelievable, this man is awesome.
I think you're completely right (no irony).
But ... have you seen how completely convincing he was as Bertie Wooster? With that same face! What a genius.
(In case you aren't familiar with the character of Bertie, he was almost the exact opposite of all the adjectives you used for Dr. House: uncritical, indecisive, immature, silly, young, carefree.)
@@douglasmcclure I wasnt aware so I watched ones episode and you're right, he manages to convey the exact opposite character. He's a brilliant actor!!
@@douglasmcclure he is AMAZING as Bertie Wooster! Absolutely hilarious.
I love it when people reinvent phrenology
@@Arachnopharm If by love you mean hate
One of Britain's best comedy actors became one of the world's best serious actors.
He does this so well it looks like he doesn't even want to be at the audition.
He once said in an interview that he just made the audition one evening tape half-drunk while on vaccation in australia - on a whim, never expecting to even be called.
Wonder if this is that tape.
hahaha true
This is how I speak to My boss 😏😁 I've never seen House....😔
@@felixfelix7447 Ohhh damn was that joke cuz I think I got it. XD
He does this so well it looks like he doesn't even want to be at the audition.
It’s those subtle facial expressions as he gives those retorts that make the character so much more lovable.
Indeed!!!
What I find fascinating is that he was already deploying that level of characterisation in a tiny, part-scene, first-impressions video audition. Yeah, I know it sounds kind of dumb to sound surprised that a professional actor is displaying professionalism, but this early in the process to be already inhabiting House, down to everything other than limping with a cane and saying "It's never lupus", is quite jaw-dropping.
agree...
@Keenan Hunt Do I know you? (Kall)
'subtle'
Even his audition gave me goosebumps
Same here. When I first watched this, I thought, “OMG!!!” Such a fantastic actor!
The first thing I saw him in was Stuart Little. And years later when I was in my teens I saw house and my world was completely altered cause I never thought of actors to me they were the character they were bringing to life but it just enhances my respect for the person who can have such diverse acting to turn on a dime from one character to another and be so damn fluid
Yes, sadly many actors only really play the same character just in different settings. Very few have such diversity.
You should sit through the Flight of the Phoenix remake he was in. He shot this audition in the hotel while filming that movie. I think that might've really helped him nail the disheveled look for the part.
I know you commented a year ago, but if you didn't know already, you should watch the 3rd and 4th series of Blackadder.
I can't even imagine the thought of another actor playing House! He was born for that role!
Benji's New Puppet true!
RDJ?
He was just as good as Wooster in "Jeeves and Wooster."
Jewpac Shakur fry and laurie definitely helped with the audition
Yes he was!
He didn't even need to learn how to perform the character. He was already House from the very beginning! Fantastic!
Rather the other way around. House became Hugh.
Week you clearly don't know Blackadder or a bit of fry and laurie
Funny he was Mr Palmer in Sense and Sensibility before this. Mr Palmer and House are kind of like the same people from different time periods
@@GiantGenesse Blackadder is the best!!!!!
he's just copying Chris Jones as Tex Murphy
By far, one of the best characters created for a TV show. Hugh crafted one of the deepest, believable characters in TV history.
So very true 🙂
I agree with all but the believable part.
House is not in any way a realistic person. He is like a surreal painting. But that does not make him less interesting.
I don't know about believable but he was certainly fun to watch.
Hugh made House. Without him, i dont see many other people being able to play the roll, quite like him. I think personallity cannot be copied, replicated to an extent but not copied fully.
I think you could copy him fully. Xerox him.
Hugh Laurie is one of the most criminally underrated actors of all time
Diego Serrato his pay check from this says different.
stupid comment. his role and acting is praised from the 80'... you could say Leonardo DiCaprio is one of the most criminally overrated actors. jk... i just don't like LD, but would never claim something like that
He did quite a few shitty movies tho
@@TheCriticalMartian He is a comedian by trade who started doing acting on the side and that's why he appeared in some twee movies years ago. I doubt he ever would have imagined he would end up being so famous for this kind of role, although I'm sure now he is, he's delighted.
@@stewartbladensb damn i was going to say that. he got $1mil an episode long before the likes of big bang theory got there
I don't think the other guy got the role of Cuddy.
You only think that because the actress who played Cuddy did so well, you can only imagine her portrayal. :) :) :)
Unfortunately
The other guy was the person who was simply reading the script for the audition... not a contender for the role (OMG)
@@yesterdayitrained The Joke
*You*
ejej shej: I am just going to r/woooosh myself...
He plays absolutely great. I would have taken him on this role immediately, instantly. As, I'm sure, those who conducted this casting did! It is absolutely impossible to imagine anyone better than him in this role! One of the most outstanding roles in the history of acting! Not only cinema, television, theater. Acting in general!
When you see Hugh as House then compare this to his comedy characters , there's such a contrast that makes you realise how much of a genius Hugh really is. ☺️👏👏👏❤
If they ever do a House reboot, they should hire this guy
I know, he would be perfect for the role. Who is this guy anyway?
@@yeikelsteven hehehe if only he KNEW
Dude.....
@@adamhasan4523 what?
@@powmclroy3454 he is Dr house
There's something about a classically trained British actor. You know exactly what you're going to get. Top notch work every single time.
Hugh Laurie isn't classically trained whatsoever. He came from the cambridge footlights.
@@leonhardeuler675 So did Emma Thompson, yet she is classically trained. People can do more than one thing to kick off their careers, you know.
@@heftyelf So 1. Whether Emma Thompson is classically trained or not has no bearing what I wrote and 2. Emma Thompson isn't classically trained.
@@leonhardeuler675 1. My point was that one thing does not cancel out the other. Your initial reply infers that because Hugh Laurie has that area of education he couldn't also have the other area of education. 2. Take that up with all the sources that say she's classically trained.
@@heftyelf My point simply said that Hugh Laurie had not been classically trained which the other comment had implied. And in this interview, Emma Thompson says herself that she, at 27, had not been classically trained. I'm pretty sure she's had no training since either. If you want to post your own counter source, then I'll take a look. ruclips.net/video/7MgM3jL6XUE/видео.html&ab_channel=BAFTAGuru
One of the greatest actors of all times! Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you Hugh Laurie!
Have came back to this a few times, really interesting. Laurie barely changes the accent used in this audition to the one he uses in the show. The role was truly perfect for him.
The algorithm is at work again, but this is funny seeing a guy giving Cuddy’s lines 😂😂😂
He was also dressed as her.
It's show business. You say what's on the script. Really. O:-)
@@brain0nfire haha that cracked me up
Why does the algorithm suddenly favor House-content. Is there a reboot or anything coming?
WJZAV no it’s always been like this lmao
House’s questionable ethics aside, he really was one of the most brilliant assholes on tv.
You know what's funny though. When you really dig down into it, did he really have questionable ethics? Let me preface this by saying that western ethics have some major flaws that I vehemently disagree with, but lets use one theory to test this. Yes House had addiction issues and was a jerk, but most of the time his actions were for the greater good. Utilitarianism determines right from wrong focusing on the outcomes. The most ethical choice is the one that creates the greatest good for the greatest number of people. So one could argue that although he wasn't bright and sunshiny about it, he did take the most ethical route.
@@emismommy01 utilitarianism bad. thank you for coming to my ted talk
@@emismommy01 he was a sexist asshole who had horrible bedside manner and professionalism. Good character though
@@skyhonni why sexist though? Sexist jokes dont make one actually sexist you know. If he really was sexist i dont think he'd pick any female coworkers...
@@emismommy01 he broke into people's house daily yo
It’s crazy how much this guy looks and sounds like house, it’s no wonder he got the part
Apparently the director only wanted to cast an American actor as House because he didn't believe a British actor could master the accent well enough. When he saw this tape, he told his production team, "see, this is what I want - an American guy.” He had absolutely no idea.
You can only hope that the director learned something from the experience.
Probably one of the only audition tapes that you cant cringe on. Perfect performance even before the performance!
I felt like I was watching an episode of House when I was watching this.
+TheLowCalCalZoneZone Yes, the dialog does seem a bit familiar to a certain first episode.
+Kira I think it actually was. I remember these lines exchanged between Cuddy and House during an episode in an early season
Yes, almost like a first episode. Like the first episode. The one they started the show with.
Have you seen the office audition tapes? Dwight is amazing
I had no idea he was British just by watching the show. He sounds like the most American person I know lol
I know, I didn't know either until one day I watched 101 Dalmatians after not seeing it for years. He is very British in that one!
Here's something fun: neither did the people casting the character. They initially required an American accent, but Hugh Laurie pretended, never told them, and got the role.
^^Awesome dude
Kanjoos Lahookvinhaakvinhookvin That's not completely true. Hugh was already an actor and pretty well known in the UK. It is true that the director was entirely convinced from this audition that Hugh was American. But other people involved in the casting process has done a bit of research before selection :p
***** Oh. Damn, the story's less good that way. Oh well.
Crazy even in 2003 he was still doing an audition tape. House was a phenomenal show
Wow even as an audition he has my complete attention! I watched house religiously and Hugh Laurie never failed to deliver!love him!
*leaves audition* "nailed it"
was gonna type exactly that till i saw this
@@sarahcameron9401 ok
He did this audition in a bathroom while somewhere in Africa
Normally it's when you think the opposite that you've done well.
He got turned down in his 1st audition because one of the producers wanted a North American accent and he was using a more southern. It was only during the review that one of the assistants had to explain he was English and acting and could talk in accent they asked him.
He is so different of a person when he turns into House, yet House doesn't feel forced whatsoever. Ridiculous how amazing his acting is.
Watching this for the first time while re watching house. Amazing how many aspects of House stuck, mannerisms etc. Hugh is amazing
Man, he deserved all the awards he won for this series hands down... literal genius. I always loved Hugh as House.
The spectacular thing isn’t that he’s the perfect House. But, he is also the perfect Bertie Wooster. And you’d be hard pressed to find roles further apart than those.
I first saw "House" in a pub with the volume off. All I saw (and heard in my head) was Bertie Wooster surrounded by these young clean cut American doctors. It was very, very surreal.
I don't understand Wooster, must be a British thing.
Or George from Blackadder 4.. my head, oh my head. Feels like the tine I was initiated into the silly buggers society. I misheard the rules and tried to push a whole aubergine up my earhole
@@serenityviolet1304 ruclips.net/video/Te3SvM-aG04/видео.html&ab_channel=YevgeniyKosmak
Jeeves and Wooster is my single favourite TV "thing" ever - its also Hugh Laurie's favourite roll
Hope he get that role in The Office
What do you mean?
@@brownbearboxproductions3458 jk lol
LMAO you made my day man
Vídeos aleatórios recomendados pra mim e comentários inesperados nesses videos de outros youtuber que sigo, o RUclips é um lugar estranho kkkkkkkkk e eu digo isso dps de ver Phineas e ferb em japonês
Yeah he would be a great addition on Community!
Nobody could have pulled this off like Hugh Laurie.❤😊
Oddly enough, he probably wouldn't have got the part 10 years earlier. He was a different person.
I can't imagine anyone else in this part! LEGEND!
He says, right at the beginning, "Excuse my appearance, but things have not been going too well lately." And yet, this is the appearance of House through almost the entire show.
Little did he knew.
He's a drug addict through the entire show..
"Things have not been going well lately" is house's entire life story
Robert Downey Jr- iron man
Ryan Reynolds - Deadpool
Jhonny depp - captain Jack sparrow
Hugh - dr.house
Born to play these roles
J Jonah Jameson add this man
Hugh Jackman - Wolverine
@@dev.1359 you stfu
@@wilsonmori5355 no 😌
@@dev.1359 marry me
Goose bumps. Every time.
I looooove him.
This doesn’t feel like acting, he just naturally fits the role perfectly
Good acting isn’t anything to do with acting- it’s ‘being’,
The reason he looked so rough was that he just had been shooting a movie about being stranded in a desert after a plane crash. That's what he was joking about in the beginning about "things being rough lately".
I recall seeing him in that movie after I started watching house . He is a gifted actor .
You right! While filming for Flight of the Phoenix in Namibia.
@@JonathanleRoux16 his old comedy duo is good too
Ahhh, good good. I was actually worried for him.
He was also in a severe depression at the time.
It's mental how well Hugh can hide his British accent.
I don't think I'm the only one who saw every episode of House not knowing he's British
I heard they were specifically turning away British people, and didn't notice he was British when they got the audition. They were surprised when he showed up with his accent
the correct phrase is "do an american accent"
@@aidaneaglesfield9148 literally nobody outside of America phases it as "hiding your accent" because only Americans are pretentious and self centred enough to consider their accent as a default.
He's not hiding his accent he's putting on a different one
He so awesome! The banter , which we all have come to love is so evident!
One of my favorite shows of all time. I miss it terribly
His space travel eye darting and extra facial expressions are definitely what won him the role
Hard to imagine a more perfect casting in a TV role. One of the most iconic characters ever. Laurie just killed it. And for 5 years or so, I had no idea he was British.
I'm so used to hearing his English accent from Blackadder that I cannot listen his American one.
I was only able to tell he is British from how he looks. There is something about British actors that gives that off unless their accent slipped. I can't really pinpoint it
@@k8chillx He looks significantly more British when clean shaven
You can tell how good this audition is because basically the only difference between this clip and as it appears in the show is a little more intensity on Laurie's part.
This show is my favorite. Literally binge watching the whole thing on amazon prime❤
Best part was the director only wanted an American to play house, and when he saw Haugh's tape he said now that's an American. And the when they really met the director was speechless.
As a director his background chech was shit and he didn't do his job very well, hugh had been huge for tears before that
That sounds made up
@@AlexanderOnFire especially because he uses a british accent in this tape at the beginning. Also Hugh Laurie is such a British name.
A dorector who didn't know who Hugh Laurie was before House M.D. would be a complete idiot. This story is completely made up.
@@selimcelik3494 It was Bryan Singer and it's true, Laurie explained this himself.
I studied Jagger philosophy in college and got no satisfaction
underrated comment?
I got what I needed out of it, though it wasn't what I wanted.
@@Warpath1337 extremely underrated
Loooool
I showed one of the college girls my Little Red Rooster.
Unbelievable audition. Apologizes for his appearance in his own accent and then snaps perfectly into the character we all came to love. And they kept the disheveled appearance for 8 seasons. He did not know it was the lead role and had barely skimmed the script. David Shore must have been knocked out when he saw his idea take form in this audition. They call him up and the rest is history. He didn't think it would stick, and barely unpacked his suitcase for the first season. What a gem.
Such a beautiful show and just the perfect person to play the role
literally my favorite person and tv character ever 💖
OMG yes!
MultiArtist13 lIterally agreed
MultiArtist13 so you choose him over yourself. how sad
Anona Socah pfff hahah..
but then, there's Batman :(
to pull an american accent off so effortlessly and flawlessly is truly a testament to this man's talent. He not only got the accent right, but his attitude for the character was almost spot on to what ended up in the pilot episode. Fantastic!
And up until at least the middle of season 5! :P
Steven Fry said that he was visiting Hugh in LA, and that he kept the American accent going the whole time since he was filming that day.
@@jourdainwongtrakun7510 Singing doesn't have an accent.
@@jourdainwongtrakun7510 I'd argue that theAmerican accent is easy to mimic because of how varied American accents are. Put a person from LA, NYC, and New Orleans in the same room and I'll bet they sound very different lol
@@ZeddicusTheMage of course it does.
Damn it's unbelievable how even during the audition Hugh Laurie is House and it's like the role was made around him..OUTSTANDING!!!
I mean... The whole point of the audition is to find someone that can be House.
So it makes sense that Hugh feels like House in the audition for House
Pretty much everyone knows the circumstances of Hugh's casting by now, but it's still amazing to watch him nail the role immediately
Playing the mature, sophisticated junkie is what did it.
Looking at his eyes it appears he simply was playing himself.
Sure..but don't say the word junkie.. EVER. Addict...thank you.
@@antayafairless9028 Why ? And btw wrong. You know the origin of the word "junk" right?
Also the term is most commonly used for addicts that prefer i.v. use.
I am not at all offended by the use of the terminology.
@@antayafairless9028 junkie
@@antayafairless9028 Reasoning, unclear.
I don't get it. Why did House need to audition to be House?
such a silly goose, thats hugh laurie not house
There were some other Houses interested :).
There was some competition with Flat and Condo. Appartment was just meh and Mansion didn't even show up for the audition.
@@oisyn LMAO!
@@bensmith5581 You think he was serious?
Remains a fav of mine, seeing this interview makes me happy they chose him, likely on the spot Too! 👍
Finding this just as I go through the entire series of House for the first time since discovering this show back in primary school randomly in TV is just so good xD
House, goddammit, stop being great
Are you auditioning for Wilson lol
I love the fact that when I saw him in House, I didn't recognise him. He was in Jeeves and Wooster, and Blackadder, and he played a posh Brit in both, who was slightly foppish and not much use. Yet in House, he is arrogant, closed off, bitter, occasionally condescending and borderline cruel when he is in a mood.
I kept looking at him thinking "I've seen him before somewhere", and I was stunned when it eventually clicked.
@@newworldindo Yeah, apparently he is (although I haven't see it). I had no idea he was such a good actor, he was pretty much typecast in the UK back in the 90s, as in, he was pretty much playing the same role.
Saying that though, despite the design of House being more or less the same theme in every episode, I did think it was well written, so any decent actor could have made it work (good actors need well written scripts), but Hugh Laurie nailed it.
You know they’re good when they can separate themselves from the character ❤️ i saw a few roles he played after House and in some you still won’t recognize him, even after all that fame
Not to mention he has a blues band and plays and sings in it! This is going to sound INCREDIBLY racist but when I first heard one of their songs, I thought it was a black guy singing. Quite a shock to find out it's actually "House" lol
Hugh, checkout The Night Manager
I think he used the character Blackadder in Blackadder as a reference for Dr. House.
Such an incredilbe actor. I absolutely love the show!
amazing! Hugh Laurie, such a phenom! Acting like this is hard to come by. I miss that show so much.
This is not called acting, this is just House being House.
@@siriosstar4789 hugh laurie is british (and therefore has a british accent) and he's also a rather silly comedian in his original work, so no, he wasn't picked because of a good fit
@@siriosstar4789 If you ever watch one of his late night interviews you'd be surprised. He's nothing like the House character in real life. Just check Hugh Laurie in Blackadder very different.
And thats exactly what makes Hugh Laurie a brilliant actor. Hes nothing like House.
@@eloytoro silly? Pffft your seriously stupid Hugh Laurie is an amazing actor including all his earlier stuff including black adder. And yes he was picked because he portrayed the character exactly the way they wanted so yes I would say that’s a perfect it
@@kylieknight2357 you went straight into calling me an idiot after totally misunderstanding what I said, doesn't show a lot of brightness
DAVID SHORE: "So, the main character is Dr. Gregory House, a medical genius, who is also a juvenile, egotistical, churlish misanthrope"
STUDIO HEAD: "Look, in order for a show to really be successful, people must fall in love with the central character and there's simply no way you can make people love a character like that."
HUGH LAURIE: "Hold my beer."
the director? didnt want a british actor for the role
"Hold my vicodine"
"Hold my tea."
"Hold my pills"
Is it weird that i heard his voice when i read this?
Simply the most extraordinary audition tape ever.
He's such a perfect character and he will always be my favorite:)
RUclips just whipped this up in my recommendations 9 years after its upload
The Algorithm God strikes.
@@merlin8537 i was literally watching house on chrome and then this came up on my youtube...... privacy my ass
It amazes me how he ever even had to audition for this role. He was born to play Dr. House. Can’t imagine anyone else doing it.
His first word was vicodin
To make it even better the director only wanted American actors because he didn't think a fake accent could sell it. It was a surprising first day apparently.
billy idol could do it
@@wolffang489- He was fooled into thinking he was an American actor.
"HOUSE" Is his alter ego!
And now I know which show I'm going to watch and binge sometimes next! So excited!
I love the story that when the producers watched this tape they immediately shouted "THAT'S DR. HOUSE!" and they didn't even look at any of the other tapes after that
I worked in a hospital for 25 years, his character was more representative of many doctors than any of the other TV doctors I've seen.
Hmm, from my experience as a patient in the UK, doctors here (at least NHS doctors - there’s no affordable care act here and I was literally turned down for health insurance- they wouldn’t touch me lol) the doctors are cold, and often unsympathetic, however they are pretty polite usually. I guess that was your point though, doctors aren’t like the hero types you see on shows like Chicago hospital or whatever the fuck it’s called (what happened to Dick Wolf ffs, law and order was great, but all this Chicago shit is, well, shit). Anyway, some doctors are alright, a lot are arrogant cunts, which I guess the team on House are, but, at least they have a sense of humour (maybe not Cameron or that fucking Australoid)
It's the ego. I'm only hearing this feedback from my senior who is a clerk and he said it doesn't even matter which hospital I'll rotate into because all doctors are practically the same (in reference to being egotistical).
Hugh Laurie was born to be House ! No one else could have done it better.
2021 and still here, admiring his audition ! ... Love you, Hugh !
One of my favorite shows ever,
miss House 😔
Favourite actor. He is brilliant man, unbelievable actor and great musician.
And his comedic skills are fabulous. Watch his old British television roles.
True❤
Brilliant Rower and Scholar at Cambridge University and known in THe UK for 20 years as a great comedian with Stephen Fry, in particular...
He conveyed his words with his body language. Nobody else could have played him better.
No, he did not.
That’s absolutely my favorite TV show even!!
I've seen some bad audition tapes from actors who won the part they were auditioning for, but this! This is gold. What a talent!
The dislikes are the people who were turned down as House and failed the audition.
HAHAHAHAHA
I guess so😆
there were no other auditions. Laurie was the first and last. The dislikes are the people who were waiting behind him.
@@DragonMoth34 Are you being serious or sarcastic?