ACTOR Hugh Laurie performed a little dance of joy as he was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Speaking on Hollywood Boulevard, he said he felt "incredibly lucky" the honour at the famous landmark in Los Angeles.
Laurie, 57, is known to millions of American television viewers for his lead role in the medical drama series House, which he starred in from 2004 to 2012.
He became American TV's highest paid actor during his time with the show and won consecutive Golden Globes in 2006 and 2007 for his portrayal of tough-talking doctor Gregory House.
Laurie said: "This is not a fair world. I'm 57 now and I've lived a life of extraordinary good fortune from start to finish, so much so I'm anticipating a piano falling on my head to redress the balance.
"I've been incredibly lucky.
"I'm going to bask in this extraordinary honour and my extraordinary good luck and I'll set to work first thing tomorrow on the global unfairness problem."
Laurie, from Oxford, is best known in the UK following his successful comedy double act with Fry and his roles on television series including Blackadder and Jeeves And Wooster.
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