Hugh Laurie has bought a $4 million Los Angeles mansion.

The 'House' actor - who has made no secret of his homesickness as he filmed the hit TV drama while his family remain in England this summer - has now purchased a 3,242 sq ft English country house in the exclusive Hollywood Hills area.

British actor Hugh Laurie is crossing his fingers for an actors' strike to happen this summer so he could take some time off to rest.

The "House" star has confessed that he is hoping for the Screen Actors' Guild (SAG) to go on strike because it would mean the production of his Emmy Award-winning medical drama would halt temporarily.

Leading man of the television series 'House' Hugh Laurie hates doing interviews. The actor is coming clean with his distaste for dealing with interviews, comparing the experience with putting his "testicles on a chopping block."

The British actor says he hates talking to the press and their questions often trigger a negative mood swing in him. He has admitted to suffering from clinical depression and likes to stay positive about the future, but the questions bring out the worst in him.