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Rowan Atkinson
Rowan Atkinson is
a celebrated comic actor and writer, who is best-known for his role as ‘Mr.
Bean’ in the hit television series and two feature films of the same name. He
is a man with a pliant face, who can alter his look from a complete buffoon to
a snooty grandee in a matter of seconds. He learnt of his flair for comedy
while attending Oxford University and since then, there has been no looking
back. Apart from the rib-tickling ‘Mr. Bean’ comedy series, he has gripped
audiences with his performance in ‘The Black Adder’. He is often lauded for his
black humor and his knack for physical comedy. During his early years, he was
introduced to future screenwriter, Richard Curtis, with whom he wrote and performed
comedy lampoons at the Oxford Playhouse and later at the Edinburgh Fringe. This
led to local popularity and a stint in the popular television comedy series,
‘Not the Nine O’ Clock News’, which he wrote and acted in. He made
his motion picture debut with the James Bond thriller, ‘Never Say Never Again’
and went on to star in a number of films including ‘The Witches’, ‘Four
Weddings and a Funeral’, ‘The Lion King’, ‘Bean, ‘Johnny English’ and ‘Keeping
Mum’.
Childhood & Early Life
· Rowan Sebastian
Atkinson was born on January 6, 1955 to Eric Atkinson and Ella May, in County
Durham, England. He is the youngest of the four children born to the couple and
was raised as a staunch Anglican.
· He studied at
Durham Choristers School, St. Bees School and finally at Newcastle University,
where he majored in Electrical Engineering.
· In 1975, he
continued his Electrical Engineering degree at The Queen’s College, Oxford. It
was during this time he was introduced to the future screenwriter, Richard
Curtis, with whom he wrote and executed sketches for the Oxford Playhouse and
the Edinburgh Festival Fringe the following year.
Career
· He started his
acting career by appearing in a series of comedy shows for BBC Radio 3 called
‘The Atkinson People’, in 1978. The next year, he did a one-of-a-kind pilot for
a sitcom called, ‘Canned Laughter’.
· In 1979, he
starred in a television comedy sketch show titled, ‘Not the Nine O’
Clock News’ along with Pamela Stephenson, Mel Smith, Griff Rhys Jones and
Chris Langham.
· He earned widespread
local success through his sitcom and went on to earn a role in the medieval
sitcom, ‘The Black Adder’, which was aired in 1983 and continued till the next
decade. Once again, he co-wrote the show with Richard Curtis.
· In 1983, he
made his motion picture debut with a supporting role in the James Bond film,
‘Never Say Never Again’. The same year, he was cast in a lead role for the
film, ‘Dead on Time’.
· From 1987 to
1989, he was called for the ‘Just for Laughs’ festival in Montreal, while
shooting for the ‘Black Adder’. During this time, he was also cast in ‘The
Appointments of Dennis Jennings’ and ‘The Tall Guy’.
· In 1990, he was
cast as the wretched, buffoon, Mr. Bean in a show titled, ‘Mr. Bean’. Little
did Atkinson know that this series would end up changing his life and would
cement his position as one of the greatest British actor-comedians of all time.
Around the same time, he was cast in the film adaptation of Roald Dahl’s
classic, ‘The Witches’.
· In 1994, he
gained further recognition with the film, ‘Four Weddings and a Funeral’ and for
his voiceover for the bird, Zazu, in Disney’s, ‘The Lion King’.
· A number of
sequels of ‘Mr. Bean’ were made, which appeared on television until 1995. Two
years later, he was cast in the film adaptation of the hit television series,
which was titled, ‘Bean’. During this time, he was also cast as inspector
‘Raymond Fowler’ in ‘The Thin Blue Line’.
· From 2001 to
2003, he appeared as a supporting actor in a string of films including, ‘Rat
Race’, ‘Johnny English’, ‘Scooby-Doo’ and ‘Love Actually. Two years later,
he appeared in the crime comedy, ‘Keeping Mum’, which also co-starred Maggie
Smith, Patrick Swayze and Kristin Scott Thomas.
· In addition to
his supporting roles, he hit it big once again with another ‘Bean’ film, which
was a sequel to the first, titled, ‘Mr. Bean’s Holiday’, released in 2007. Two
years later, he appeared in a theatre role for the musical, ‘Oliver!’ directed
by Rupert Goold.
· In 2011, he
appeared in the sequel of the James Bond Parody titled, ‘Johnny English
Reborn’, which was a hit at the box-office. The next year, he made an official
proclamation stating that he was officially retiring from the character of ‘Mr.
Bean’ and that there would be no more shows or films based on the famous
character.
· In 2013, he
took on an ostensible role in a production of the play, ‘Quartermine’s Terms’
at a theater in London.
Major Works
· The 1983 hit
series, ‘The Black Adder’ was written by Richard Curtis and Rowan Atkinson and
also featured Atkinson. Voted as the ‘second-best British sitcom of all time’,
this show was also ranked as the ‘20th best TV show of all time’. Rowan
Atkinson, cast as Edmund Blackadder, was the series’ protagonist and
established himself as one of the best actors of his time.
· His role as
‘Mr. Bean’ in the ‘Mr. Bean’ series that began in 1995, is considered one of
his magnum opus’ because it is believed that he created this character when he
was in college and he always wanted to portray such a character. As a
personality who ‘rarely spoke’ on television, he enthralled audiences with his
one-of-a-kind physical humor and his relations with various people and
situations. During its successful five-year run on television, Atkinson became
a national celebrity for his role and the series became so popular that it
spawned two film adaptations.
wards & Achievements
· He was honored
with the title of ‘Commander of the Order of the British Empire’, in 2013.
Personal Life & Legacy
· He married
Sunetra Sastry on February 5, 1990 and they have two children. The family
currently resides in Apethorpe, Northamptonshire, London.
· He has been
actively involved in politics where he voiced his support for the ‘Reform
Section 5 campaign’ and when he attempted to force a review of the
controversial ‘Racial and Religious Hatred Bill’.
· Apart from his
acting career, he is an avid car-lover and a racer. He has written for a number
of car magazines and has also appeared on the popular television shows ‘Top
Gear’ and ‘Full Throttle’.
· He has raced a
number of cars including the Aston Martin and owns a McLaren F1, a Honda NSX,
Audi A8 and a Honda Civic Hybrid.
Trivia
· While this
famous British comic actor from ‘The Black Adder’ fame was on a Kenyan Holiday,
the pilot of his private jet fainted and this celebrity managed to steer the plane
in the air for several minutes until the pilot regained consciousness.
· This famous
British actor used his Aston Martin DB7 Vantage in his film, ‘Johnny English’.
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