Gregory House , almost universally referred to as House and rarely as Greg is the main character and protagonist of the House series. He is portrayed by English actor Hugh Laurie. House was born in , One possible birthday is June 11, according to his hospital admission bracelet in No Reason which is also actor Hugh Laurie's actual birth date. Another is May 15, , according to his Driver License in Two Stories and the sheet of information he sticks to his bathroom wall in After Hours in case of his death.
At the same time that John was overseas, Blythe was also having an affair with Thomas Bell whom House believed was his biological father due to the physical characteristics they share, but this turned out to be false.
Young House. Love is Blind. As his father served on active duty through most of House's childhood and adolescence, House has lived in a variety of countries, such as Egypt, the Philippines and Japan. As a result, House is able to speak Spanish and Mandarin Chinese, has conversational Brazilian Portuguese and is able to read at least some Hindi. Furthermore, he was once shown reading a French medical journal and an untranslated Japanese manga.
He additionally has some knowledge of several others. For example, he used Yiddish, Russian and Latin phrases several times, but it is unknown how much of these languages he knows. House was obviously a bright child, a mixed blessing as his harshly demanding father and enabling mother obviously had high hopes for him. He cultivated a variety of interests, such as chemistry, playing the piano and guitar. However, it appears that his isolation from people his age and his poor relationship with his parents led House to become something of a loner.
He had little to no friends growing up which probably contributed to his antisocial behavior. It is implied that he frequently rebelled against his father and was punished as a result with both intense physical discomfort and emotional isolation. At the age of 12, realizing that his father had been away during his conception, House deduced that John was not his biological father.
