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[[Image:Housecast.jpg|250px|thumb|'''Clockwise from top''' — Dr. House, Dr. Chase, Dr. Cuddy, Dr. Wilson, ''unknown patient'', Dr. Cameron and Dr. Foreman]] |
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* '''[[Gregory House|Dr. Gregory House]]''' ([[Hugh Laurie]]) – Department Head: [[diagnosis|Diagnostic Medicine]], [[infectious diseases|infectious disease specialist]] and [[nephrology|nephrologist]]. A [[Johns Hopkins University]] and [[University of Michigan]] at Ann Arbor alumnus, Dr. House is seemingly lacking in [[bedside manner]] and prefers to avoid direct contact with his patients whenever possible. Due to an [[infarction]] in his right thigh, House lost a substantial portion of the muscle in his upper leg and must use a cane to assist with walking. As a result, House is also forced to deal with constant physical pain, which he manages through a dependency on the prescription pain-medication [[Vicodin]] and, more recently, [[morphine]]. Although his behavior can border on [[antisocial]] or [[misanthropic]], House is viewed as a maverick physician whose unconventional thinking and flawless instincts have afforded him a great deal of respect and an unusual level of tolerance from his professional colleagues. He is very sarcastic and metaphorical and tries to get his staff to figure things out. |
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* '''[[Dr. Lisa Cuddy]]''' ([[Lisa Edelstein]]) – Administration: [[Dean (education)|Dean]] of Medicine. Though commonly seen as a thorn in Dr. House's side, Dr. Cuddy is an ally and frequently acquiesces to House's often outlandish medical requests. She is extremely intelligent, and one of the first women to achieve the position of Dean of Medicine at the fictional Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital, where the show is set. Additionally, Dr. Cuddy has the distinction of being one of the only characters on the show (Dr. Wilson being the other) who can match wits with the fast-talking Dr. House in conversation (and arguments). Though the writers of the television series have made allusions of sexual tension between Cuddy and House, nothing thus far has been definitively declared, leaving the final interpretation up to the viewer. It is known, however, that Cuddy attended the University of Michigan around the same time as House, though whether they knew each other then or not has not been revealed. Dr House is constantly making untrue allusions to her being a transsexual, which could be a reference to her guest-starring role in Ally McBeal, where she played a transsexual client whom James LeGros' character found attractive. She is currently undergoing fertility treatments in an attempt to conceive a child. |
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* '''[[Dr. James Wilson]]''' ([[Robert Sean Leonard]]) – Department Head: [[Oncology]]. Dr. Wilson is Dr. House's best (and only) friend. Dr. Wilson is very well-respected and well-liked by both his colleagues and his patients, making his close friendship with the antisocial House especially puzzling to the other hospital employees. House knows him well enough to know the schedule that he uses to rotate his ties. Wilson claims that his job and his "stupid, screwed up friendship" with House are the two most important things to him. He also confessed to Cameron in episode 2.6 ("Spin") that an unnamed "someone" that he met assumedly during his first marriage made him feel "funny, good" and that he "didn't want to let that feeling go", therefore sparking his affairs and damaging his marriages. Who this person is has not been revealed, though speculation exists whether this is an unimportant character, Stacy, or even House himself. Wilson recently separated from his third wife, Julie, at the end of episode 2.14 ("Sex Kills"), and moved in with House for several weeks. It was revealed in episode 1.10 ("Histories") that Wilson has lost contact with one of his brothers, who is homeless. It seems that Dr. Wilson also studied at [[McGill University]] in [[Montreal]], [[Canada]] judging by the sweatshirt he wore to Dr. House's poker game in episode 2.19 ("House vs. God"). |
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* '''[[Eric Foreman|Dr. Eric Foreman]]''' ([[Omar Epps]]) – Department: Diagnostic Medicine, [[neurology|neurologist]]; attended [[Johns Hopkins Medical School]]. Of all the members of House's staff, it is strongly implied that Foreman performed best academically throughout [[college]] and [[medical school]]. However, during the [[television pilot|pilot]], Dr. House tells Foreman that a major factor in his hiring was the fact that he was a former juvenile delinquent who once broke into houses and had 'street cred'. Despite his youthful offences, Foreman may be the best-adjusted of House's medical team. As a result, he frequently voices his disapproval of House's maverick methods and daring decisions. In later episodes, the similarities between Dr. Foreman and Dr. House are underlined, down to them wearing the same shoes. Foreman is often frustrated with House's behavior, and of the team, has the most antagonistic relationship with him. He also revealed to his father, however, that he continues to put up with House because he is "the best doctor I've ever worked with." Dr. Foreman refers to Dr. House in private as a "manipulative bastard". Hinted at the end of Euphoria 2(2.22) and alluded to in Forever(2.23), it seems that Dr. Foreman has suffered short term memory loss due to a white-matter biopsy performed during Euphoria 2. However, in the other two episodes of the season, nothing is directly mentioned about this problem or if it just cleared up. |
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* '''[[Dr. Allison Cameron]]''' ([[Jennifer Morrison]]) – Department: Diagnostic Medicine, [[immunology|immunologist]]; former [[Mayo Clinic]] [[medical intern]]. Dr. Cameron is earnest and committed to doing good, in contrast to Dr. House's misanthropy. Of all the members of House's staff, Cameron is the most empathetic almost to the point that it impairs her ability to be a good doctor (ex: in several episodes she's been unable to deliver important bad news to patients). Cameron was widowed when she was twenty-one; her husband died of [[thyroid cancer]] that had [[metastasized]] to his brain just six months after their marriage. House and Cameron went on one formal date during the show's first season (having previously gone together to a [[monster truck]] rally by his invitation). She made the mistake of trying to analyze him, mostly using Freud, which he turned around on her by telling her that she lived under the delusion that she could fix anything that was wrong with people, and that she didn't love, she needed. And what he was, was what she needed; he was damaged. Though no other big step towards a romantic relationship or other date has come about, there have been several small moments between House and Cameron in Season Two that lets the viewer know that the sexual attraction between them is still alive, and could possibly allude to something later in the future. Most recently, in the Season Two Finale, House suffered from hallucinations, one of which involved him starting to remove Cameron's clothes with a robotic surgical device. |
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* '''[[Robert Chase|Dr. Robert Chase]]''' ([[Jesse Spencer]]) – Department: Diagnostic Medicine, [[intensive care medicine|intensivist]]. Dr. Chase's demeanor appears to have been either influenced or amplified by House, as he has previously displayed a penchant for insulting patients behind their backs, takes clear and vicarious joy in watching House tear into others, finds House's antics more amusing than others do, and repeats House's mantra of "everybody lies" whenever a patient's full disclosure of any required medical history is called into question. Moreover, when suggesting treatments to diagnoses, Chase is arguably the most creative member of House's staff, often proposing unconventional treatments that had not previously been considered, but whose perceived effectiveness is generally agreed upon. He appears to come from a wealthy [[Australian]] family, with the renowned Dr. Rowan Chase as his father; however, it was recently revealed to House that Chase periodically works double shifts at PPTH to earn extra money (2.22, "Forever"). It has been revealed that Chase's father left the family when Chase was still quite young, leaving him to deal with his alcoholic mother alone until her untimely death. Chase Sr. died from [[lung cancer]] sometime in season 2 -- without Chase knowing about his father's illness beforehand. He was also, at some point, educated at a [[seminary]] but dropped out when he lost his faith. |
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==Other characters== |
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* '''Stacy Warner''' ([[Sela Ward]]) – Dr. House's former girlfriend <!-- NOTE: Stacy and House were never married; they just lived together. Her marriage to Mark Warner is her first. --> (she lived with him for five years) and a [[Constitution of the United States|Constitutional]] lawyer. Now married to Mark Warner. 9 episodes, 1.21–1.22; 2.01, 2.03, 2.06–08, 2.10-2.11. Stacy took a job at the hospital to be close to her husband during his treatment. Their relationship has been strained due to his suspicions that Stacy's feelings for House would return. Mark was eventually proven correct, as Stacy fell for House all over again and offered to leave her husband for him. House then rejected her (stating that he could not make her happy, because he could not change, but Mark could make her happy), so she quit her job at the hospital and moved back home to [[Short Hills, New Jersey]] with Mark. |
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*''' Mark Warner''' ([[Currie Graham]]) – Stacy's husband. A [[middle school]] [[School counselor|guidance counselor]] by profession, he became a patient at PPTH against his will in episode 1.22 ("The Honeymoon") and was eventually diagnosed with [[porphyria]] by House. Mark is jealous of House, and House's sharp words and actions indicate the feeling is likely mutual. Still recovering from his illness, Mark is confined to a wheelchair and attends both physical therapy sessions and psychological counseling at PPTH; during this time, Stacy and Mark began arguing with increasing frequency due to Mark's frustration with his illness and slow recovery. In episode 2.11 ("Need To Know"), Mark confronted House about Mark's own fears of losing Stacy and his suspicions of House and Stacy's interactions; their confrontation led House to realize that Mark was willing to do the things House himself could never do for Stacy, leading to the final breakup of House and Stacy's relationship. As a side note, the name "Mark Warner" was first mentioned in episode 1.20, by the mother of that weeks patient. It is doubtful that this Mark Warner is the same as the recurring character, because this Mark Warner was referenced as the family lawyer. |
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* '''Edward Vogler''' ([[Chi McBride]]) – Billionaire owner of a pharmaceutical firm and former board chairman of PPTH, a position he gained through a major cash donation to the hospital. 5 episodes, 1.14–18. Vogler sought to reshape PPTH into a testing facility for his firm's new drugs and saw House's maverick ways and blatant disregard for rules and authority figures as a substantial legal and financial liability. When House refused to [[kowtow]] to Vogler's increasingly capricious demands (including an order for House to fire one of his fellows) and made a mockery of Vogler's company at a press banquet, Vogler gave the board an ultimatum: Fire House, or lose Vogler's grant. After an impassioned plea from Cuddy for the board members to put the hospital's independence ahead of Vogler's deep pockets, the board voted to retain House, as well as voting Vogler off the board of directors. |
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* '''John and Blythe House''' ([[R. Lee Ermey]] and [[Diane Baker]]) – House's parents. One episode, 2.05 ("Daddy's Boy"). Mother Blythe seems to be the standard military housewife, and House calls her a "human [[polygraph]]". His father John used to be a [[Marine Corps]] pilot and never lied while raising House, which House seems to be quite bitter about. House's father is hard on him for not dealing with his leg better, once telling him "[your problem is that] you don't know how lucky you are". When House was young, his father was stationed in Egypt. |
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* '''Dr. Rowan Chase''' ([[Patrick Bauchau]]) – Dr. Chase's estranged father and acclaimed [[rheumatology|rheumatologist]]. He left his alcoholic wife and teenage son, and some unspecified time later, remarried. He is seen in one episode, 1.13 ("Cursed"). In episode 2.08 ("The Mistake"), the character was revealed to have died of [[lung cancer]], without ever saying goodbye to his son. |
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* '''Steve McQueen''' – House's pet rat, captured in Stacy's house in episode 2.07 ("Hunting"). As much as House cares for Steve, he's not always above using him for medical experimentation. |
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==See also== |
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[[House (TV Series)]] |
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