Hugh Laurie 'doesn't care' about House fans or reliving TV show
The star was born in the city and grew up in Blackbird Leys before going on to star in projects such as Jeeves and Wooster, Blackadder and The Night Manager.
He is perhaps best known globally for his role as the titular character in House, which ran for eight seasons between 2004 and 2012.
The show, which is available on Prime Video, was popular at the time but has gained a huge additional following in the years since its final episode.
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Hugh Laurie starred as House in the show.
Despite its success and fanship, it was recently revealed that Mr Laurie does not care about its audience.
A recent episode of the Doctor Mike podcast saw host Dr. Mikhail 'Mike' Varshavski interview Noah Wyle.
In the interview, Mr Varshavski said: 'I love that you're still connected to your characters very much.
"Most that play a role like John Carter get tired of that association. In fact, we invited Hugh Laurie to our show.'
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'His staff was like, 'Oh, this is a good fit, we're going to reach out to him and see what he thinks.
"I'm going to read you quote-unquote what he said: 'He is not interested in opportunities like this, frankly doesn't care about the audience or reliving the show.''
Mr Wyle responded by laughing and said: 'That's so baller.'
'It's just such a direct and honest reply," added Mr Varshavski.
"It's not that he doesn't want to do your show, just he doesn't want to be House MD ever again.'
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