Full Legal Name: Gregory House, M.D.

Occupation: Head of Diagnostic Medicine, Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital (Chief of Diagnostic Medicine)

Age: 52

Date of Birth: June 11, 1959

Height: 6’1” (185 cm)

Weight: Approx. 175–180 lbs (79–82 kg)

Eye Color: Blue

Hair Color: Dark brown, often messy/graying

Nationality: American

Medical Degree: M.D. (Harvard Medical School – canon implies elite training)

Specialty: Diagnostic Medicine

Physical Traits

Walks with a cane due to chronic leg pain from infarction of the quadriceps muscle.

Casual, disheveled clothing: blazer, dress shirt (often untucked), jeans, sneakers.

Often unshaven or stubbly.

Personality Overview

Intelligence: Genius-level diagnostic skills; extremely observant.

Temperament: Sarcastic, cynical, misanthropic.

Habits: Vicodin use for leg pain, smoking (earlier seasons), piano playing, intellectual challenges.

Social Style: Abrasive and blunt; tests people constantly; manipulative but loyal to those he trusts (Wilson, rarely patients).