Robert Chase's character was a part of the team of diagnosticians who worked under Gregory House until the end of the third season when House fires him.
15 Facts About Robert Chase
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Robert Chase is Australian and was born around the year 1979.
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Robert Chase's Czech father, Rowan Chase, was a wealthy and world-renowned rheumatologist who had emigrated to Australia from Czechoslovakia before Chase was born.
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Robert Chase is portrayed as an enthusiastic follower of House during the first 3 seasons, often supporting his opinions and carrying out his orders without question.
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Robert Chase seems to trust House the most and sometimes takes part in House's morally questionable plans when the other members of the team have refused, showing a situational application of ethics and a flexible stance on morality.
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Robert Chase is regarded by most characters as someone who will do anything to protect his job.
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However, as the show progresses, Robert Chase begins to show his real trust and respect for House.
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However, after being punched by a detoxing House for getting the correct diagnosis in "Finding Judas" Robert Chase begins to develop a more decisive personality and even disagrees with House on several occasions, eventually leading to him getting fired at the end of the third season.
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Robert Chase has, at times, shown a shrewd capability of deducing people's motives, rather similar to House.
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Robert Chase correctly deduced that Foreman was ashamed of the reason for his resignation, and then correctly deduced that House was.
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Robert Chase figured out that House was the one who canceled Foreman's job interview in "The Jerk," for no reason other than to get the staff to mistrust and suspect each other.
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Robert Chase went to medical school doing his pre-medical studies at the University of Sydney.
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Robert Chase later completed specialties in Intensive Care and Cardiology; he took a residency in Neurosurgery at Melbourne Hospital, although he never became a board certified neurosurgeon.
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When his agent suggested that Spencer audition for the role of Robert Chase, he expected House to be a medical drama similar to General Hospital.
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The character of Robert Chase was originally intended to be American, but was later changed to an Englishman: after taking the role, Spencer, who is Australian, persuaded the producers to change the character into an Australian because the accent was thought to add to the show.