Hugh Laurie Books in Order

Hugh Laurie is a British comedian and performer who could have easily excelled in another field, having been a world-class oarsman in his youth. As the youngest of four children, he attended Eton College, where he developed a passion for rowing and became a national junior champion coxed pair in 1977, finishing fourth in the world junior championships in Finland that year. Laurie then pursued a degree in archeology and anthropology at Cambridge University, where he joined the prestigious rowing team and participated in the 1980 Cambridge/Oxford boatrace. However, he was forced to withdraw from rowing due to illness and instead found his footing as a performer through the Footlights Club, a renowned undergraduate comedy revue group. Elected President of the club in his final year, Laurie shared the position with fellow Footlighter Emma Thompson.