| Men's Hairstyles: Hugh Laurie: Classic Male Hairstyle |
| Karen Marie Shelton |
| Revised Date: 07/10/06 - Original Publication Date: 07/2/2006 |
Introduction
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Hugh Laurie
Fox All Star Party
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Hugh Laurie aka "Dr. House" was born June 11, 1959 in Oxford, England. He was
educated at Eton and Cambridge.
Hugh first got involved in acting at Cambridge when he joined the
Cambridge Footlights, the school's acting troupe. The wanna-be
actor served as
a writer and cast member and eventually was president of the group
during his last year.
Hugh met actress Emma Thompson through the
Footlights and eventually Emma introduced Hugh to Stephen Fry in
1980.
The multi-talented performer has been acting quite successfully since 1975 when he performed
in Who Sold You This, Then?
Lucky for me, celebrity hairdresser
Robert Hallowell met the now
famous Dr. House (Fox TV) when they worked together on the three
Stuart Little movies. Robert, who has a long term
working relationship with Geena Davis (Mrs. Little) was the head
hairdresser for all of the Stuart Little movies and thus designed
all the hairstyles for the primary characters, including Hugh
Laurie.
Yes, I know, it's a shock to imagine that the ultra crabby Dr. House
was actually the sweet and nuturing adopted father of the cuddly
mouse. But yes, they're one and the same. Which explains
why Hugh Laurie won awards for his role as Dr. House. He is a
brilliant actor able to completely shift roles so that it is
impossible to even link the characters together.
During his tenure as head head dresser for the Stuart Little films,
Robert coiffed Hugh's hair on a daily basis. That included
cutting his hair and styling it for all of his scenes in the films.
Robert graciously shared his hair memories
of Hugh's haircut and styles with me when I realized the
connection that Robert had with "Dr. House".
In fact, at one point when I was bugging Robert for Hugh Hair
tidbits, I called him "the mouse dad" instead of Dr. House.
Robert laughed and assured me "he knew who I meant".
He also told me that he had watched House and noticed Hugh's current
haircut and style.
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Hugh Laurie
Fox All Star Party
4-10-04 |
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Traditional Men's Cut
Robert explained "Hugh wears his hair in a traditional
businessman's haircut which in essence means that it is cut with a scissors."
It is
layered in a graduated style with the layers being the longest at the top of
the head and tapering to a square shape at the back of the head".
Why a square shape? Robert believes that the squared off back
is "more masculine" and that the "rounded taper, on the wrong head,
give a Q Tip appearance". Hmmm, I never thought of that before
but Robert is right.
Robert commented "the layers would be crafted by pulling individual strands
out from the scalp with fingers and then layering with a
scissors or scissor/shears".
Hugh's hair is "cut to create some lift and fullness along
the top and crown of the head". Robert noted that Hugh's haircut "balances
his face shape and plays off Hugh's
strong square facial lines which give House a very rugged and
masculine appearance". The slight lift along the forehead area
draws attention to Hugh's piercing blue eyes.
This haircut can be worn by most men, especially if they wish to
give a professional appearance, accentuate a square face shape or
firm up a softer jaw area. Depending on the individual
features, most men can wear this style and modify it slightly to
account for any features that need to be minimized or highlighted.
Another advantage to this style of men's haircut, as Robert noted
"is the fact that it can be changed up by utilizing different
styling products and techniques". It can be worn very
"finished" with every hair in place "or it can be tousled for a more
casual look". The top could even be spiked or combed into a
faux hawk look. There are lots of styling options.
Stuart Little Films
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Hugh Laurie
An Evening With House
4-17-06 |
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For the Stuart Little films, the producers, according to
Robert, wanted Hugh to have "a
much more conservative look" than for the disheveled and
just-out-of-bed tousled style that he wears for House. In
fact, Robert noted "the human son in the Little films was required
to have the exact same cut as Hugh so that they looked like a real
father and son".
Robert pointed out "in essence Hugh has the same cut for House
that he wore in Stuart Little except that the lengths vary and the
styling products are different".
To honor the personality of the eternally crabby Dr. House, his hair
is style to look like he just woke up from a nap in his office -
which his character would definitely do. It also works with Dr.
House's love or riding a motorcycle that would give him a
wind-blown devil-may-care style.
Robert commented that "Hugh has a classic male face shape, which is
square". The actor's hair is a medium brown hue, is medium
thick and has a bit of bend to give it some nice texture with a
little bit of wave.
Steal This Look - Step By Step
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Hugh Laurie
& House Cast Members
An Evening With House
4-17-06 |
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To achieve Hugh's look start with the right haircut. Either
print out
photos of Hugh or similar cuts that achieve the same look.
Work with your favorite hairdresser or barber to craft a haircut
that works with your face shape, hair type, texture and current
condition.
This style might not work as well for some hair textures as others.
Be willing to modify the look to work for your own hair and
features.
1. Shampoo hair with a
product
designed for your hair type, texture and current condition.
2. Use a
rinse-out
conditioner if your hair is dry or damaged. Hair that is
fine, thinning or straight should consider a leave-in conditioner as
optional.
3. Finish with a cool/cold clear rinse.
4. Towel blot hair and detangle. Apply
Robert Hallowell's Dream Cream to the palms of your hands.
Distribute through your hair with your fingers making sure that all
the strands are covered and tousle strands as you apply the Dream
Cream.
5. Air-dry for a natural tousled look.
If you prefer more volume, apply a
volume enhancing product to the roots and blow dry the roots,
tousling the hair with your fingers as you dry. Finish with an
optional
spritz of hairspray.
More Finished Look
For an more finished look apply
a gel or mousse and blow dry hair completely. For more
lift at the forehead apply a
volume enhancing product right at the roots. Finish with
hairspray.
Summary
For a complete range of different hair photos of Hugh Laurie be sure
to stop by and visit the
HairBoutique.com Photo Galleries of
Hugh Laurie's style.
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