| Dr. Gregory House | |
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| First appearance | "Pilot" |
| Portrayed by | Hugh Laurie |
| Information | |
| Date of birth | June 11, 1959[1][2] |
| Specialty | Infectious disease and nephrology[3] |
| Occupation | Head of the Department of Diagnostic Medicine |
| Family | John House (father) Blythe House (mother) |
| IMDb profile | |
Gregory House, M.D., is a fictional character and protagonist of the Fox medical drama House. " Pilot " is the first episode of the television series House. James Hugh Calum Laurie, OBE (born June 11, 1959) is an English Actor, Comedian, Writer and Musician Events 1184 BC - Trojan War: Troy is sacked and burned according to the calculations of Eratosthenes. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. An infectious disease is a clinically evident Disease resulting from the presence of Pathogenic microbial agents including Pathogenic viruses Pathogenic Nephrology (from Greek nephros, " Kidney " and λόγος Logos, "speech" lit Doctor of Medicine ( MD or MD, from the Latin Medicinæ Doctor meaning "Teacher of Medicine" is a doctoral The Protagonist or main character is the central figure of a story. A medical drama is a Television Drama in which events center upon a Hospital, an ambulance staff or any medical environment House, also known as House MD, is an American Medical drama, which debuted on the FOX network on November 16 2004 Portrayed by Hugh Laurie, the character is a maverick medical genius who heads a team of diagnosticians at the fictional Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital. James Hugh Calum Laurie, OBE (born June 11, 1959) is an English Actor, Comedian, Writer and Musician A genius is a person of great Intelligence or remarkable abilities in a specific subject who shows an exceptional natural capacity of intellect and/or ability especially Diagnosis is the identification by Process of elimination, of the nature of anything House's character has been described as a "misanthrope", a "cynic" and a "curmudgeon", the last of which was named one of the top television words of 2006 in honor of the character. Misanthropy is a general dislike distrust or hatred of the Human species or a disposition to dislike and/or distrust other people The Cynics (Κυνικοί Cynici were an influential group of Philosophers from the ancient school of Cynicism [4]
On the series, the character's unorthodox diagnostic approaches, radical therapeutic motives, and stalwart rationality has resulted in much conflict between himself and his colleagues. [5] House is also often portrayed as lacking empathy and sympathy for his patients, a practice that allots him the time to solve pathological enigmas. The character is partly inspired by Sherlock Holmes. Sherlock Holmes is a famous fictional detective of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries who first appeared in Publication in 1887 [6][7]
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Gregory House was born to John and Blythe House. [1] His Social Security number was issued in Ohio. In the United States, a Social Security number (SSN is a 9-digit number issued to citizens Permanent residents and temporary (working residents under section 205(c(2 Ohio ( is a Midwestern state of the United States. As part of the Great Lakes region, Ohio has long been a cultural and geographical crossroads [1][8] House is a "military brat", as his father served as a Marine Corps pilot and transferred often to other bases during House's childhood. A "military brat" (and various brat derivatives is a term for a person whose parent or parents have served full-time in the Armed forces during the person's [9] One place in which his father was stationed was Egypt, where House developed a passing fascination with archaeology and treasure-hunting, an interest which led him to keep his treasure-hunting tools well into his adulthood. This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics. Archaeology, archeology, or archæology (from Greek grc ἀρχαιολογία archaiologia – grc ἀρχαῖος archaīos [10] Another station was Japan, where, at age 14, House discovered his vocation after witnessing the respect given to a buraku doctor who solved a case no other doctor could handle. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Burakumin (ja {{linktext 部 落 民}} buraku, tribe + min, people is a term often used to describe a Japanese social Minority group. Burakumin (ja {{linktext 部 落 民}} buraku, tribe + min, people is a term often used to describe a Japanese social Minority group. [11]
Dr. House loves his mother but hates his father, who he claims has an "insane moral compass," and deliberately attempts to avoid both parents. [9] At one point, House tells a story of his parents leaving him with his grandmother whose punishments constituted abuse. Child abuse is the physical, psychological or sexual maltreatment of children He later confesses that it was his father who abused him. [12]
After receiving his undergraduate degree at Johns Hopkins University, House studied medicine at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, researching psychiatry and behavioral sciences until classmate Phillip Weber reported House for copying exam answers from him. In some Educational systems undergraduate education is Post-secondary education up to the level of a Bachelor's degree. The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, located in Baltimore Maryland, U [13] Following his expulsion from Johns Hopkins, he applied and was accepted to University of Michigan where he received his M.D. and met Lisa Cuddy, his future boss. The University of Michigan Ann Arbor ( U of M, U-M, UM or simply Michigan) is a top-ranked Coeducational public research Doctor of Medicine ( MD or MD, from the Latin Medicinæ Doctor meaning "Teacher of Medicine" is a doctoral Lisa Cuddy, MD, is a Fictional character on the Fox Medical drama House. [14] There is a degree of sexual tension between the two characters due to a one-night stand in the past. Sexual tension is the occurrence between two people (which is often found in works of Fiction) where two or more of the individuals sexually long for one another but the consummation [15]
About ten years before the series began, House entered into a relationship with Stacy Warner (Sela Ward), a constitutional lawyer. Sela Ann Ward (ˈsiːlə ˈwɔrd born July 11, 1956) is an American actress, perhaps best known for her Golden Globe - and Constitutional law is the study of foundational or basic Laws of nation states and other political organizations Five years later, during a game of golf, he suffered an infarction in his right leg, which went undiagnosed for three days due to doctors' concerns that he was exhibiting drug seeking behavior (House was also unable to diagnose his own infarction). In Medicine, an infarction is the process resulting in a Macroscopic area of necrotic tissue in some organ caused by loss of adequate Blood supply An aneurysm in his thigh had clotted, leading to an infarction and causing his quadriceps muscles to become necrotic. An aneurysm (or aneurism) is a localized blood-filled dilation (balloon-like bulge of a blood vessel caused by disease or weakening of the vessel wall "Quads" redirects here For other uses see Quad The quadriceps femoris ( Latin for "four-headed of the femur" also Necrosis (in Greek Νεκρός = "dead" is the name given to unnatural Death of cells and living tissue. House had the dead muscle bypassed in order to restore circulation to the remainder of his leg, risking organ failure and cardiac arrest. He was willing to endure excruciating post operative pain to retain the use of his leg. After House was put into a chemically-induced coma to sleep through the worst of the pain, Stacy decided to choose a safer surgical middle-ground procedure between amputation and a bypass by removing just the dead muscle. In Medicine, a coma (from the Greek koma, meaning deep sleep is a profound state of Unconsciousness. Amputation is the removal of a body extremity by trauma or Surgery. This resulted in the partial loss of use in his leg, and left House with a lesser, but still serious, level of pain for the rest of his life. House could not forgive Stacy for making the decision, so she left him. [16] House now suffers chronic pain in his leg, and has to use a cane to aid his walking. Chronic pain is defined as Pain that persists longer than the temporal course of natural healing associated with a particular type of injury or disease process A cane is a long straight wooden stick generally of Bamboo, Malacca ( Rattan) or some similar plant mainly used as a support such as a Walking stick
When Stacy makes her first appearance in the series, she is married to a high school guidance counselor named Mark Warner. [17] Although House and Stacy grow closer together and reunite briefly during the second season, House tells Stacy to go back to her husband, which devastates her.
House shows a level of understanding of Spanish, Portuguese, Mandarin, Japanese, Hebrew, Latin, and Hindi. Portuguese ( or língua portuguesa) is a Romance language that originated in what is now Galicia (Spain and northern Portugal. is a language spoken by over 130 million people in Japan and in Japanese emigrant communities Hindi ( Devanāgarī: hi [[wiktहिन्दी हिन्दी]] or hi [[wiktहिंदी हिंदी]] IAST:, IPA:) is [18][13]
House's character frequently shows his cunning and biting wit, enjoys picking people apart, and often mocks their weaknesses. [19] House accurately deciphers people's motives and histories from aspects of their personality and appearance. [20] Dr. James Wilson says that while "some doctors have the messiah complex — they need to save the world", House has "a Rubik's complex" — he needs "to solve the puzzle. James Evan Wilson, MD, is a Fictional character on the Fox Medical drama House. Messiah complex is a state in which the individual believes themselves to be or destined to become the Saviour of the particular field a group an event a time period or The Rubik's Cube is a Mechanical puzzle invented in 1974 by Hungarian Sculptor and Professor of Architecture Ernő Rubik "[21] House typically waits as long as possible before meeting his patients. [19] When he encounters his patients, House shows an unorthodox bedside manner and uses unconventional treatments. Bedside manner is a term describing how a healthcare professional handles a Patient. However, he impresses them with rapid and accurate diagnoses after seemingly not paying attention. This skill is demonstrated in a scene where House diagnoses an entire waiting room full of patients in little over one minute on his way out of the hospital clinic. [22]
His crankiness is commonly attributed to the chronic pain in his leg (as a result of the infarction) for which he requires the aid of a cane. In Medicine, an infarction is the process resulting in a Macroscopic area of necrotic tissue in some organ caused by loss of adequate Blood supply According to Stacy Warner, his former girlfriend, he was "pretty much the same" before the infarction, and his boss Lisa Cuddy claimed that after the surgery he was "an egomaniacal, narcissistic pain in the ass — same as before. "[17][23] For his chronic leg pain, House takes Vicodin every day, and as a result has developed an addiction to the drug. Vicodin EC is a Trademarked Brand of Narcotic Analgesics (painkillers containing Hydrocodone and Paracetamol ( Acetaminophen [24] He concedes that he has an addiction, but says that the addiction is not a problem because it does not interfere with his work. Drug addiction is widely considered a pathological state. The disorder of addiction involves the progression of acute Drug use to the development of drug-seeking [25]
House openly talks about and makes references to pornography. [26] In one episode, he returns the flirtations of a female underage patient ("Lines in the Sand"), and is seen on at least two occasions engaging the services of a prostitute. This page refers to the TV episode for other uses of this phrase see the Lines in the Sand disambiguation page " Lines in the Sand [13]
He is an atheist and openly mocks colleagues or patients who express any level of belief in any aspect of religion. Atheism [27][28]
House frequently says "Everybody lies," but jokingly remarked that he was lying when he said that in the first season finale. In Philosophy and Logic, the liar paradox, known to the ancients as the pseudomenon, encompasses Paradoxical statements such as "This [29] House criticizes social etiquette for lack of rational purpose and usefulness. In one episode, he explains how he envies an autistic patient because society allows the patient to forgo the niceties that he must suffer through. Later in the same episode, Dr. Wilson suggests that House might have Asperger Syndrome, which is characterized by a number of traits found in House, such as difficulty accepting the purpose of social rules, lack of concern for his physical appearance, and resistance to change. Asperger syndrome (also called Asperger's syndrome, Asperger's disorder, Asperger's or AS) is the Autism spectrum disorder (ASD
House is a strong non-conformist and gives little regard to how others perceive him. Nonconformism is the refusal to conform to common standards conventions rules customs traditions norms or laws [30] Throughout the series, he displays sardonic contempt for authority figures. Sardonicism (connected with guffaw) characterizes —as distinct from Sarcasm — not a contumely or bitter but a ferocious painful derision House shows an almost constant disregard for his own appearance, possessing a permanent stubble and dressing informally in jeans and a t-shirt. He avoids wearing the standard white lab coat to avoid patients recognizing him as a doctor. [31]
House has not much of a social life and his only friend is Dr. James Wilson. [21][30] Wilson knew House before the infarction, and looked after him when House's relationship with Stacy ended. [23] Dr. Wilson's moving into House's apartment after his failed marriage in "Sex Kills" symbolizes his taking emotional refuge in his friend. Sex Kills is the fourteenth episode of the second season of House, which premiered on the FOX network on March 7, 2006. [32] Although they frequently analyze and criticize each other's motives, Wilson has risked his career to protect House. House has quietly admitted, at several instances, that he is grateful for Wilson's presence, including referring to Wilson as his best friend.
Before Hugh Laurie auditioned for the role of Gregory House, he was filming Flight of the Phoenix in Namibia. Flight of the Phoenix is a 2004 remake of the 1965 film of the same name, based on the book of the same name. Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in Southern Africa on the Atlantic coast Laurie planned to audition for the roles of both James Wilson and Gregory House. When Laurie read that Wilson was a character with a "handsome open face," he decided to audition solely for the role of House. [33] After watching casting tapes for the pilot episode, Bryan Singer grew frustrated and refused to consider any more British actors because of their flawed American accents. A television pilot is a test episode of an intended Television series. Bryan Singer (born September 17, 1965) is an American Film director and Film producer. [30] However, when he saw Hugh Laurie's audition tape, not knowing who he was, Singer was fooled by Laurie's American accent. He mistook him as an American and praised Laurie as an example of a true American actor. [34] Laurie initially believed that James Wilson would be the protagonist of the show after reading the brief description of the character and did not find out that House was the main character until he read the full script of the pilot episode. [35] Prior to the airing of the series, the producers were also concerned that Laurie lacked sex appeal to the viewers. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE-ROMEOS*************** [30] For his portrayal of Gregory House, Hugh Laurie has won Best Actor in a Television Drama Series from the Golden Globe in 2006 and 2007, and Best Actor from Drama Series from Screen Actors Guild Awards. 1968: Martin Landau, Mission Impossible 1971: Peter Graves, Mission Impossible The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner The Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series is an award given by the Screen Actors Guild to honor the finest acting achievements The Screen Actors Guild Awards are an annual award given by the Screen Actors Guild (SAG to recognize outstanding performances by members [36]
Hugh Laurie describes House as a character who refuses to "obey the usual pieties of modern life" and expects to find a rare diagnosis when he is treating his patient. [29][30] As a protagonist, many aspects of his personality are the antithesis of what might be expected from a doctor. A physician, medical practitioner or medical doctor who practices Medicine, and is concerned with maintaining or restoring human Health [19] Producer Katie Jacobs views House as a static character who is accustomed to living in misery. [37] Jacobs has said that Dr. Wilson, his only friend in the show, and House both avoid mature relationships, which brings the two closer together. [38] Robert Sean Leonard has said that Dr. Robert Sean Leonard (born February 28, 1969 as Robert Lawrence Leonard is an American Actor. Wilson is one of the few who voluntarily maintains a relationship with House, because his character is free to criticize him. [38]
Despite his sardonic personality, Lisa Edelstein says House is a character who is reliant on people surrounding him. Lisa Edelstein ( "LEE-suh EDDLE-steen" born May 21 1966) is an award-winning American actress and playwright [29] Edelstein says this characteristic is portrayed in the third season, during which his medical career is at a jeopardy due to investigations by Detective Michael Tritter who arrests him for possessing narcotics. House's legal trouble ends when Edelstein's character Lisa Cuddy commits perjury during his hearing.
Adopting an American accent for his role has been difficult for Laurie, who says words such as "coronary artery" are particularly tricky to pronounce. [39] The cane tricks that are seen throughout the series are created by Laurie himself. [38]
House's character is partly inspired by the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes. Sherlock Holmes is a famous fictional detective of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries who first appeared in Publication in 1887 [6] The name "House" is a play on "Holmes" (a homophone of "homes"). A homophone is a word that is pronounced the same as another word but differs in meaning [40] Leonard has said that House and his character were originally intended to play the roles of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson in the series although he believes that House's team has assumed the Watson role. [41] House is addicted to Vicodin and experiments with other drugs, while Holmes has a cocaine habit and smokes a pipe regularly. Vicodin EC is a Trademarked Brand of Narcotic Analgesics (painkillers containing Hydrocodone and Paracetamol ( Acetaminophen Both men are musicians (House plays piano and guitar; Holmes plays violin) and both have a talent for accurately deciphering people's motives and histories from aspects of their personality and appearance. Holmes lives at 221B Baker Street, and House also lives at 221B. [29] The name of House's shooter in "No Reason", Jack Moriarty, coincides with Sherlock Holmes' adversary, Professor James Moriarty. No Reason is the twenty-fourth episode and the season finale of the second season of House, which premiered on the FOX network on May 23 Professor James Moriarty is a Fictional character who is the best known Antagonist (and Nemesis) of the detective Sherlock Holmes. [7][42]