Most Recent Role: Himself on e-Talk Daily
Gender: Male
Birthplace: Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, England, UK
Birthday: 1-6-1955
Birth Name: Rowan Sebastian Atkinson
Gender: Male
Birthplace: Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, England, UK
Birthday: 1-6-1955
Birth Name: Rowan Sebastian Atkinson
Best known to American audiences as the Black Adder and Mr. Bean, black-haired, bug-eyed, and weak-chinned comedian Rowan Atkinson is one of the most popular funnymen in England whose keen, often black humor and knack for physical comedy has earned him a huge international following. Rowan Sebastian Atkinson was born on the 6th January 1955 in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, UK, to Ella May and Eric...
Most Recent Appearance
August 24, 2007
Friday 24 August 2007 on CTV
Nicole Richie is out of jail after only 82 minutes; lawyers for LiLo hammered out a 1-day plea agreement with alcohol education as part of the package; Paris Hilton was seen out partying at the same club as Britney Spears last night; David Beckham jetted to from L.A. to Europe then back to L.A....
Rowan Atkinson won 2 awards during his career as an actor:
1. Variety Club Award for BBC Personality of the Year (1980)
2. BAFTA Best Light Entertainment Performance (1989) (edit) Rowan Atkinson married Sunetra Sastry in 1990. They married at the Russian Tea Room in New York City, USA, with Stephen Fry acting as the best man. The couple has two children, Lily and Benjamin, and lives in an Oxford shire village. (edit) Rowan was in the movie Rat Race in 2002. (edit) Rowan's trade mark is his wide range of humorous expressions. (edit) Rowan was the voice of Zazu in the Disney movie The Lion King in 1994. (edit)
1. Variety Club Award for BBC Personality of the Year (1980)
2. BAFTA Best Light Entertainment Performance (1989) (edit) Rowan Atkinson married Sunetra Sastry in 1990. They married at the Russian Tea Room in New York City, USA, with Stephen Fry acting as the best man. The couple has two children, Lily and Benjamin, and lives in an Oxford shire village. (edit) Rowan was in the movie Rat Race in 2002. (edit) Rowan's trade mark is his wide range of humorous expressions. (edit) Rowan was the voice of Zazu in the Disney movie The Lion King in 1994. (edit)
Rowan Atkinson:People think because I can make them laugh on the stage, I'll be able to make them laugh in person. That isn't the case at all. I am essentially a rather quiet, dull person who just happens to be a performer.
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Rowan Atkinson: When I was doing Bean more than I've done him in the last few years, I did strange things - like appearing on chat shows in character as Mr. Bean.
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Rowan Atkinson: Marketing is what gets you noticed, and that side of it something - this side of it, if you like, doing interviews - is the side of it that I least enjoy, and yet is 50% of the project.
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Rowan Atkinson: I'm not really a writer, so my main problem always is finding the writing talent to write something of the caliber that you would like to do.
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Rowan Atkinson: I think I am a creative person, but I'm slightly more kind of visionary... I prefer to guide writers, than to claim to be one of them.
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Other Appearances
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Mr. Bean
Mr. Bean |
Mr. Bean: The Animated Series
Mr. Bean |
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Not the Nine O'Clock News
Himself / Various |
The Black Adder
Prince Edmund, Duke of Edinburgh |
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The Thin Blue Line
Inspector Raymond C. Fowler |
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Mr. Bean
The Trouble With Mr. Bean |
Mr. Bean
Mr. Bean Goes To Town |
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Mr. Bean
Mr. Bean Rides Again |
Mr. Bean
Mr. Bean In Room 426 |
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Mr. Bean
Tee Off, Mr. Bean |
Mr. Bean
Back To School Mr. Bean |
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Mr. Bean: The Animated Series
Creator |
Mr. Bean: The Animated Series
A Grand Invitation / A Running Battle Executive Producer |
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10.0
"Original"Perfect Funny, talented, calm, full of characteristic. Continue » Posted Feb 16, 2008 6:51 am PST |
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"One of the all-time greats"Perfect Better known through his hit comedic series 'Mr. Bean'. A person with true endowment. Continue » Posted Jan 26, 2008 8:43 pm PST |
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9.6
"One of the all-time greats"Superb a fantastic all-time actor Continue » Posted Aug 18, 2007 7:02 pm PST |
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"One of the all-time greats"Superb Amazing Continue » Posted Jul 23, 2007 11:27 am PST |
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"Original"Superb Rowan Atkinson is one of all time greatest person I have ever seen :) Continue » Posted May 28, 2007 4:35 am PST |
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