If you have an inexplicable disease that baffles even the best doctors, who would you want on your side? You guessed it, the eccentric and brilliant Sherlock Holmes of the medical community, Dr. Gregory House (Hugh Laurie). The Fox medical drama, House, is based on the idiosyncrasies and disease sleuthing abilities of this unconventional and, often times, lawbreaking doctor and his colleagues.
The Dean of Medicine, Dr. Lisa Cuddy (Lisa Edelstein), spends much of her time in a state of frustration over Dr. House’s ways of practicing medicine, but deep down inside she admires him and his ability to ferret out the medical truth, and save lives.
Dr. James Wilson (Robert Sean Leonard) is an Oncologist who epitomizes a friend, as he alternately speaks truth to his buddy House, or has his back.
Spicing things up a bit in the hospital, was Dr. Allison Cameron (Jennifer Morrison). She loved both Dr. House and one of the diagnostic team members, Dr. Robert Chase (Jesse Spencer), that is, until she was written out of the show.
Secretive and bisexual Dr. Remy Hadley, aka Thirteen, (Olivia Wilde) joined the diagnostic team and was then diagnosed with Huntington’s disease. She is known to act out in self-destructive ways with drugs and one-nighters.
Columbia University graduate and John-Hopkins-trained Neurologist, Dr. Eric Foreman (Omar Epps), spends his days hoping against hope that he will not turn into the second Dr. House, in terms of his personality. Sadly, sometimes it appears that he is losing the battle.
Rounding out the hospital gang is cosmetic surgeon Dr. Chris Taub (Peter Jacobson), who doesn’t hesitate to challenge Dr. House if needed. He otherwise explains who he is in the “Mirror Mirror” episode, when he matter of factly stated, “Some people pop pills. I cheat. We all have our vices.”
This interesting team of doctors has captured the audience with their personalities and brilliance, and the superb actors, writers and producers have seduced their peers, and rightly so, into granting them numerous awards, including Emmys and Golden Globes.
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