This is a quick interview that Hugh Laurie did in conjunction with the cast’s appearance at the Paley Center recently. In it, he tells us a bit about House’s new roommate in the mental institution and what he may have to do about him. It’s so cute. I think you’ll enjoy it.

Hugh also tells us that there will be a very slight musical element in the coming season premiere and I love his remark about how he probably shouldn’t be doing it. Enjoy:

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When last we saw Dr. House, he was sadly entering a mental hospital, presumably to check himself in for rehab. At the Paley Center this week, the cast and producers for House gave us some info about what to expect for the show in season 6. Sadly, since I could not be there, I have to rely on other members of the press for the news.

According to Zap2It, Andre Braugher has been cast to play House’s doctor in the mental hospital. He was fantastic as the doctor on the series Gideon’s Crossing. (I loved that show!) He played a rather gruff, but extremely brilliant doc on that series and I feel very confident that he can be a serious factor in Dr. Greg House’s recovery. Great casting!!

The faceoff between Dr. House and his psych doctor will happen in the two-hour season premiere on September 21.

Series creator David Shore calls the premiere “more like a movie,” and word is the episode will take place almost entirely inside the mental facility.

[Hugh] Laurie, for his part, says he’s psyched to work with Braugher. “I have admired him as one of the greatest actors there is.”

Now I’m even more excited about the new season!!

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There’s a very comprehensive play-by-play account of the evening’s House discussion at the Paley Center last night at The Futon Critic, so I won’t re-write the entire thing. I do encourage you to go read the entire account. It’s wonderful.

I do want to share a couple of my favorite quotes from the evening, though. This first one is Hugh Laurie’s trademark wit:

When asked about House’s trip to the loony bin at the end of this season. “It’s all drawn heavily on my personal life,” Hugh quips.

SPOILER ALERT!!

Here’s a quote from David Shore about the beginning of season 6:

When asked why the season premiere will pick up shortly after the finale wrapped instead of the usual three month or so gap: “We don’t want to shake things up for the sake of shaking things up,” David says. “We just want to keep exploring this character… we’re just seeing where his life progresses and where it goes. And the end of last year obviously we did something that felt natural and real to me but is very extreme and we want to be as true to that as we can and follow up on that. So we are doing, Katie’s going to be directing a two-hour season premiere, which is basically a movie which basically follows House through that institution. And it takes place over a much longer period of time than we’re used to. And [it's about] his life in there, his search for getting better.”

And this quote is for the Huddy fans. To me, it’s hard to imagine House & Cuddy not having that chemistry, but here’s what David Shore said about it:

When asked about when the Cuddy/House ball started rolling: “Very early on,” David says. “No matter what we wrote, the two of them had this odd sexual tension. And that’s been something we’ve been nurturing and trying to explore from day one.” As for their imaginary hook-up: “I think it was significant even though it turned out not to be real. It was very significant - we got an insight into House’s subconscious.”

There’s also some of what was said to the press at The Press Association. My favorite quote from this aricle is from Lisa Edelstein:

“He’s a sexy man, he’s eight feet tall, his eyes are like ice blue, he’s extremely intelligent, really talented, what’s not sexy about Hugh Laurie?!”

I agree with her completely! Now I absolutely can’t wait for Season 6 to begin!!!

As we found out a couple of days ago, Hugh Laurie was at the Paley Center last night along with Katie Jacobs & David Shore to talk about the creative process that goes into the making of House.

I’m really sad that I couldn’t be there, but know that it had to be an amzing evening. I’ll follow this post with one that tells us all about the presentation, but I thought you would love to see some photos of Hugh Laurie that were taken at the event. Yes, he’s still got the beard, but he had it trimmed down short last night:

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House fans in the Los Angeles area, take note! Hugh Laurie, along with House executive producers David Shore and Katie Jacobs will be speaking to press and fans at the Paley Center this Wednesday evening. I absolutely love the way LA Around Town describes Hugh:

After all, Mr. Laurie gives the sparklingest of sparkling acceptance speeches at various award shows. He was one half of that fizzy, funny, debonair duo Fry & Laurie (not to mention an unfailingly chipper Bertie Wooster). And he starred with Rowan Atkinson on “Blackadder,” which is the best history-based history sitcom in history.

The topic of the event is the creative process for creating House. It will probably be a fascinating presentation and since it’s very affordable, House fans should try to make it if at all possible. All the details are available on the Paley Center site. You can also buy tickets here.

[Thanks so much to Grace for the tip!]

I would like for you to join with me in sending the very best birthday wishes to our favorite actor, Hugh Laurie! He turns 50 years young today.

He looks so incredibly handsome, no matter his age. And to give you a smile for today, here’s what he thinks of birthdays:

I find it curious to celebrate getting closer to death. ~ Hugh Laurie

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[Photo: © 2009 FOX Broadcasting Co.]

Forbes Magazine just released their list of the 100 Most Powerful Celebrities. And Hugh Laurie is listed as #94.

According to list, he earns $10 million dollars each year. I say, good for him! He deserves that! He’s only one of the most amazing actors anywhere.

I wonder what Hugh has to say about this honor. As modest as he is, he probably would make some sort of joke about it. If I hear any of his comments, I will let you know!!

Hugh Laurie is wearing a full beard and looks very casual in this photo snapped of him in LAX on Thursday. He looks quite relaxed and I say, “Good for him!” I think he looks great, no matter what!

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On a different note, he was recently asked about his feelings for Twitter, the online social networking site. His best friend Stephen Fry is a great fan of Twitter and many of us enjoy following him. (@StephenFry)

Hugh is very philosophical about the 140 characters maximum for each Twitter message.

“I think if people were able to take these 140 characters and develop a poetic Western form - a haiku of our own in which all human existence could be compressed into those 140 characters - that would be a satisfying thing, but that’s not what I see when I read them.”

LOL! I love how he looks at things.

[Photo: © 2009 FOX Broadcasting Co.]

That’s right, the actual cane that Hugh Laurie has used on the show is up for auction to raise money for charity. Hugh Laurie has donated House’s cane for the charity auction to benefit Robert F. Kennedy Center.

Included with the cane is also a set visit and a lot of other fabulous goodies for House fans. Here’s the detail:

A set visit for the winner and (1) guest to House which includes a set tour, a meet-and-greet with the cast and watch actual shooting. Winner must be 18 years or older. A personally-signed House cane from Hugh Laurie. A signed lithograph script from the Emmy-winning episode, Three Stories, a presigned Hugh and cast photo, House water bottle, coasters, flashlight.

As you might expect, the price is very high (currently at $25,000) but if you can afford it, hurry and bid!!

House star Hugh Laurie has a huge fan base all over the world. So it’s only natural that he gets to be a part of a number of ad campaigns. This one, for Schweppes tonic water is an ad campaign he’s been a part of for quite a while now.

Thanks to House fan Peter for the tip about these three new commercials for the product that star Hugh Laurie.

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