The limping Dr House has wrecked my knees, says Hugh Laurie - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Brian Damage · 09-20-2009, 01:41 AM

Hugh Laurie says he may be forced to quit his starring role in the hit TV medical drama House - because pretending to have a limp has given him real injuries.

The former Blackadder star now has a limp himself after playing cantankerous
Dr Gregory House, who uses a cane to walk, for the past five years.

Laurie, 50, said: ‘The show might last through to series seven, eight or nine but I don’t know if I will because I’m starting to lose my knees. It’s a lot of hip work. There are things going badly wrong. I need to do yoga.’

The actor has been nominated for Best Actor at the Emmy Awards for three years in a row, and the series is shown in 66 countries.

As Dr House, he walks with a limp in his right leg - the result of a gunshot wound.
In a recent interview he described how difficult it was to live in Los Angeles, apart from his family in the UK.
'I never thought I'd end up living in Los Angeles while my children grew up in Britain, but here I am and we are all making the best of it,' he said.
He said he and his wife Jo decided it would be too tough on their two sons and one daughter to uproot them from their life in London

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz...#ixzz0Rcf1Rwbu

Schmoopie · 09-20-2009, 03:00 AM

Wow, that's a shame. I'm not a fan of "House" but I've watched it tons of times. I can see where pretending to have a limp could cause problems. Hopefully he can work it out with the producers, because I'm sure they would rather have him stay on if they can find him medical treatment. House is a really popular show and I know that Fox and USA don't want to jeopardize ratings. God knows TV is bad enough!

80sTrivia · 09-20-2009, 10:28 AM

Shame to hear. Hopefully, the show can come up with a solution so he won't have to limp on the set.

catlover79 · 09-20-2009, 03:07 PM

Such a shame - I have bad knees myself so I (literally) feel his pain. Hopefully the show can accomodate Mr. Laurie so he can stay on and still keep the character real.

ryan423 · 09-21-2009, 03:57 PM

You people believe this?!

Hello McFly, Hello?!

This comes from the same people who told us about a "Friends" movie...

Brian Damage · 09-22-2009, 10:02 AM

British actor Hugh Laurie has shot down reports he's considering quitting hit medical show House after allegedly developing a real-life hip injury from his character's limp. Laurie plays grumpy protagonist Dr. Gregory House on the TV drama and his character uses a cane to walk.

But the fake injury has started to cause Laurie real pain, and he recently sparked rumors he was prepared to sacrifice his job for the sake of his health.

He said, "The show might last through to series seven, eight or nine but I don't know if I will because I'm starting to lose my knees. It's a lot of hip work. There are things going badly wrong."

However, Laurie, 50, insists he's not quite ready to hang up his stethoscope after six seasons as Dr. House.

His representative assures fans reports of his retirement are "not true" and laughs off claims of his hip trouble, branding them "hysterical".

http://www.starpulse.com/news/index...._quit_house__1

robyrob · 09-22-2009, 02:10 PM

if it was really that bad, i would think that they would just write it into the script to put him into a wheelchair for awhile - or maybe some miracle surgery fixes him or some nonsense

catlover79 · 09-22-2009, 04:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brian Damage

British actor Hugh Laurie has shot down reports he's considering quitting hit medical show House after allegedly developing a real-life hip injury from his character's limp. Laurie plays grumpy protagonist Dr. Gregory House on the TV drama and his character uses a cane to walk.

But the fake injury has started to cause Laurie real pain, and he recently sparked rumors he was prepared to sacrifice his job for the sake of his health.

He said, "The show might last through to series seven, eight or nine but I don't know if I will because I'm starting to lose my knees. It's a lot of hip work. There are things going badly wrong."

However, Laurie, 50, insists he's not quite ready to hang up his stethoscope after six seasons as Dr. House.

His representative assures fans reports of his retirement are "not true" and laughs off claims of his hip trouble, branding them "hysterical".

http://www.starpulse.com/news/index...._quit_house__1

Well, that's good news.

MariposaLKB · 09-23-2009, 10:08 AM

"As Dr House, he walks with a limp in his right leg - the result of a gunshot wound."

I don't think this is right. It was mentioned a few times early in the series that it was the result of an "infarction" in a vessel in his leg--something like a stroke in a place other than the brain, if I understood it correctly. The constant pain is due to the fact that this leads to the "death" of the muscle.

Miss Lisa · 11-23-2009, 12:24 AM

Too bad that one of his trademarks is causing him problems. I heard that some of his canes that he uses through out the show are in a museum somewhere.

09-20-2009, 01:41 AM	#1
Brian Damage I'm Rich Bitch Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 03, 2002 Location: What Ain't No Country I Ever Heard Of...They Speak English in What? Posts: 63,107	The limping Dr House has wrecked my knees, says Hugh Laurie Hugh Laurie says he may be forced to quit his starring role in the hit TV medical drama House - because pretending to have a limp has given him real injuries. The former Blackadder star now has a limp himself after playing cantankerous Dr Gregory House, who uses a cane to walk, for the past five years. Laurie, 50, said: ‘The show might last through to series seven, eight or nine but I don’t know if I will because I’m starting to lose my knees. It’s a lot of hip work. There are things going badly wrong. I need to do yoga.’ The actor has been nominated for Best Actor at the Emmy Awards for three years in a row, and the series is shown in 66 countries. As Dr House, he walks with a limp in his right leg - the result of a gunshot wound. In a recent interview he described how difficult it was to live in Los Angeles, apart from his family in the UK. 'I never thought I'd end up living in Los Angeles while my children grew up in Britain, but here I am and we are all making the best of it,' he said. He said he and his wife Jo decided it would be too tough on their two sons and one daughter to uproot them from their life in London Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz...#ixzz0Rcf1Rwbu
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09-20-2009, 03:00 AM	#2
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09-20-2009, 10:28 AM	#3
80sTrivia Member Forum Celebrity Join Date: May 23, 2002 Posts: 21,714	Shame to hear. Hopefully, the show can come up with a solution so he won't have to limp on the set.
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09-20-2009, 03:07 PM	#4
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,392	Such a shame - I have bad knees myself so I (literally) feel his pain. Hopefully the show can accomodate Mr. Laurie so he can stay on and still keep the character real.
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09-22-2009, 10:02 AM	#6
Brian Damage I'm Rich Bitch Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 03, 2002 Location: What Ain't No Country I Ever Heard Of...They Speak English in What? Posts: 63,107	Hugh Laurie Has No Plans To Quit 'House' British actor Hugh Laurie has shot down reports he's considering quitting hit medical show House after allegedly developing a real-life hip injury from his character's limp. Laurie plays grumpy protagonist Dr. Gregory House on the TV drama and his character uses a cane to walk. But the fake injury has started to cause Laurie real pain, and he recently sparked rumors he was prepared to sacrifice his job for the sake of his health. He said, "The show might last through to series seven, eight or nine but I don't know if I will because I'm starting to lose my knees. It's a lot of hip work. There are things going badly wrong." However, Laurie, 50, insists he's not quite ready to hang up his stethoscope after six seasons as Dr. House. His representative assures fans reports of his retirement are "not true" and laughs off claims of his hip trouble, branding them "hysterical". http://www.starpulse.com/news/index...._quit_house__1

09-21-2009, 03:57 PM	#5
ryan423 Member Senior Member Join Date: Oct 15, 2007 Posts: 1,829	You people believe this?! Hello McFly, Hello?! This comes from the same people who told us about a "Friends" movie...

09-22-2009, 02:10 PM	#7
robyrob certified wackball#3 Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Aug 03, 2003 Location: hiding under the third booth at Arnold's Posts: 58,206	if it was really that bad, i would think that they would just write it into the script to put him into a wheelchair for awhile - or maybe some miracle surgery fixes him or some nonsense
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MariposaLKB She flies alone Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 06, 2001 Location: The great unknown Posts: 3,436	"As Dr House, he walks with a limp in his right leg - the result of a gunshot wound." I don't think this is right. It was mentioned a few times early in the series that it was the result of an "infarction" in a vessel in his leg--something like a stroke in a place other than the brain, if I understood it correctly. The constant pain is due to the fact that this leads to the "death" of the muscle.
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11-23-2009, 12:24 AM	#10
Miss Lisa Member Senior Member Join Date: Jan 08, 2005 Location: My very own Green Acres Posts: 1,113	Too bad that one of his trademarks is causing him problems. I heard that some of his canes that he uses through out the show are in a museum somewhere.
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