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James Hugh Calum Laurie CBE (born June 11, 1959), known professionally as Hugh Laurie, is an English actor, director, singer, musician, comedian, and author. He is known for portraying the title character on the Fox medical drama series House (2004–2012), for which he received two Golden Globe Awards and nominations for numerous other awards. He was listed in the 2011 Guinness World Records as the most watched leading man on television and was one of the highest-paid actors in a television drama, earning £250,000 ($409,000) per episode of House. His other television credits include arms dealer Richard Onslow Roper in the miniseries The Night Manager (2016), for which he won his third Golden Globe Award, and Senator Tom James in the HBO sitcom Veep (2012–2019), for which he received his 10th Emmy Award nomination. Forced to abandon rowing during a bout of glandular fever, he joined the Cambridge Footlights, a university dramatic club that has produced many well-known actors and comedians. There he met Emma Thompson, with whom he had a romantic relationship, which later ended yet they remain good friends. She introduced him to his future comedy partner, Stephen Fry. Laurie, Fry and Thompson later parodied themselves as the University Challenge representatives of "Footlights College, Oxbridge" in "Bambi", an episode of The Young Ones, with the series' co-writer Ben Elton completing their team.
In 2002, Reed Richards dedicates his life to proving the existence of the Negative Zone, securing NASA funding from his fiancée’s father, Franklin Storm. Reed, his fiancée Sue, her brother Johnny, and his friend Ben Grimm prepare for a space mission, only to be interrupted by Reed's rival, Victor Von Doom. Despite initial reluctance, Reed allows Victor to join when he offers financial support. In space, the team discovers the Negative Zone but becomes trapped after their ship malfunctions. They manage to gather evidence but must work together to escape, only to find upon their return to Earth that a decade has passed and they have gained superhuman abilities. Reed can stretch, Sue becomes invisible, Johnny can ignite and fly, and Ben is transformed into a rock-like being with immense strength.The team takes refuge in the Baxter Building and begins to explore their powers. Ben, feeling monstrous, attempts suicide but is saved by his friends, who use their powers to save civilians during an earthquake. Reed investigates the quake, leading them to Harvey Elder, a disgruntled former scientist who attacks Manhattan with mechanical drones. Despite initial defeat, the team, motivated by Franklin's death at Harvey's hands, regroups and defeats the villain, earning public admiration. Johnny declares them the Fantastic Four as they are hailed as heroes.
