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This page was last updated on 26th March 2005. Page launched on 26th March 2005. Site launched on 8th February 2004.
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INTERVIEWS & ARTICLES
Dad, I'm Finally a Doctor by Paulette Cohn TV Soap, 10th January 2005
Jesse Spencer rejected the family profession to become an actor - now he's got the best of both worlds
While his brothers and sister followed their father into medicine, black sheep Jesse Spencer made the momentous decision to become an actor. Ironically, the ex-Neighbours star has just been cast as Dr Robert Chase on the new US medical drama, House. "During the pilot, I gave my dad a call and asked him how realistic the series was," Spencer tells TV SOAP. "He didn't read the script, but I told him the outline. He couldn't fault it. It's cool to have him as a back-up resource even though we have medical consultants on staff."
Due to air here in 2005, House is a mystery drama about a brilliant team of doctors headed by the eccentric and cantankerous Dr Greg House played by British actor Hugh Laurie. Spencer's character is a rising young doctor who has been selected for the crack medical team. The actor is in good company. The series also stars Lisa Edelstein, Omar Epps, Robert Sean Leonard and Jennifer Morrison.
It's a huge leap from Ramsay Street for Spencer who, after six years on Neighbours as Billy Kennedy, left Australia in 2000 to find work in the UK. While waiting for his big break, he took advantage of his proximity to the rest of Europe. "I think a lot of Australians travel because Australia is so far away from everything," says Spencer. "When you get to 16 or 17, you realise there's another whole world out there."
It hasn't been a continuous holiday for the handsome actor. Since his Aussie soap stint, he has accumulated TV, film and stage credits including Swimming Upstream, Stranded, Winning London, Lorna Doone and Uptown Girls with Brittany Murphy.
When House was picked up for American TV, Spencer, who tested for the role in London and shot the pilot in Canada, relocated to LA. The expat is having no trouble adjusting to life in La La Land. "Australian and American lifestyles aren't that different," he claims, "especially in LA. It's an outdoor culture, so it's all good."
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