House, also known as House, M.D., is an American medical drama that debuted on the Fox network on November 16, 2004. The show was created by David Shore and executive produced by Shore and film director Bryan Singer. The show revolves around Dr. Gregory House (British actor Hugh Laurie), a cynical medical genius with a damaged leg arising from an incorrect diagnosis and an addiction to painkillers, who heads a team of diagnosticians at the fictional Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital (PPTH).

Dr. House often clashes with his boss, hospital administrator and Dean of Medicine, Dr. Lisa Cuddy (Lisa Edelstein), because his theories about a patient's illness tend to be based on subtle or controversial insights. House's only true friend is Dr. James Wilson (Robert Sean Leonard), head of the Department of Oncology. House's original diagnostic team consisted of Dr. Robert Chase (Jesse Spencer), Dr. Allison Cameron (Jennifer Morrison), and Dr. Eric Foreman (Omar Epps). In the fourth season, this team is disbanded and House gradually whittles down a field of forty applicants to a new team consisting of Dr. Foreman, Dr. Remy "Thirteen" Hadley (Olivia Wilde), Dr. Chris Taub (Peter Jacobson), and Dr. Lawrence Kutner (Kal Penn). The original doctors still recur throughout the series.



House Series Characters
Gregory House (Hugh Laurie), the maverick and misanthrope protagonist of the show. House is the head of the Department of Diagnostic Medicine at the PPTH, and is specialized in Infectious Disease and Nephrology. He frequently watches medical shows and soap operas in his down time.

Lisa Cuddy (Lisa Edelstein), the Chief Hospital Administrator and Dean of Medicine at the PPTH. She is both a member of the Hospital's Board of Directors and a member of the PPTH Organ Transplant Committee.

James Wilson (Robert Sean Leonard), the head of the Department of Oncology, and House's only friend. Wilson is also a member of the Princeton-Plainsboro Hospital Board and a member of the Organ Transplant Committee.

Eric Foreman (Omar Epps), a neurologist at the Department of Diagnostic Medicine throughout seasons one to four. He resigned from the PPTH in "Human Error", and became the head of diagnostic medicine at the New York Mercy Hospital. However, he got fired, with his boss telling him that he "confused saving a patient's life with doing the right thing". He was hired back by Cuddy in "Guardian Angels", and returned to his original position as physician at the PPTH in "Mirror Mirror".

Allison Cameron (Jennifer Morrison), an immunologist and part of House's original diagnostic team. She was hired six months prior to the pilot episode.[ In "Human Error", she quits her job working for House, having developed a soft spot for Chase (who was fired in the same episode). Cameron became a Department Head of the emergency room, from season four onwards. She is also a member in the Budget Committee.

Robert Chase (Jesse Spencer), an intensive care medicine specialist and part of House's original team along with Cameron and Foreman. He was hired a year prior to the pilot episode, and subsequently fired by House in the season three finale (see above). He went on to become a Senior Surgeon at the PPTH. Chase is often mocked by House for his "pretty looks" and his Australian accent.

Chris Taub (Peter Jacobson), a former plastic surgeon[98] who is hired by House in the episode "Games" out of forty applicants. Cuddy suggested Taub become a member of House's new diagnostic team because his knowledge and combative nature would be able to keep House focused.

Lawrence Kutner (Kal Penn), a Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation Medicine specialist, who is hired by House in the episode "Games" out of forty applicants. He was initially fired by House after reporting Amber Volakis's (Anne Dudek) recording of patient information. However he flipped his #6 (the number he was assigned) into a #9 and refused to leave.He came up with an unconventional method to stress-test a liver (tequila) and an impressed House decided to let him stay.

Remy "Thirteen" Hadley (Olivia Wilde), an Internist, who was hired as a member of House's diagnostic team along with Kutner and Taub. She was nicknamed "Thirteen" by House in a reference to the number she was assigned during the competition for her job. Initially being one of the final two to be fired, Cuddy convinced House to hire her to offset having an all male team, only to realize that it was House's intention all along so he could hire 3 instead of 2 people.