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Rowan Atkinson
Rowan Sebastian Atkinson CBE, an English actor, comedian, and writer, was born on 6 January 1955. He is best known for his enduring characters – the title roles in the sitcoms Blackadder (1983–1989) and Mr. Bean (1990–1995), and the film series Johnny English (2003–present). Atkinson's comedic career broke out with the BBC sketch comedy show Not the Nine O'Clock News (1979–1982), for which he received the 1981 British Academy Television Award for Best Entertainment Performance.
Over his career, Atkinson appeared in various films, including The Witches (1990), Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994), Love Actually (2003), to name some, and he voiced for Zazu in the Disney animated film The Lion King (1994). Extending his work to the theatre, Atkinson included the role of Fagin in the 2009 West End revival of the musical Oliver! in his repertoire. In 2003, he was listed in The Observer among the top 50 funniest actors in British comedy and was recognized among the top 50 comedians ever in a 2005 poll of fellow comedians.
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Given Name: Rowan Sebastian Atkinson
Born: Consett, County Durham, England
Citizenship: United Kingdom
Birthday: January 6, 1955
Occupations: Actor, Comedian, Writer
Years Active: 1978-present
Children: 3
Spouses: Sunetra Sastry, Louise Ford
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Movies Featuring Rowan Atkinson
Johnny English Strikes Again
Johnny English Reborn
Mr. Bean's Vacation
Johnny English
Bean
The Witches
Keeping Mum
London 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony: Isles of Wonder
Mr. Bean: Funeral
Red Nose Day Actually
Mr. Bean’s 25th Anniversary: Mr. Bean Drives His Car Again!
Top Funny Comedian The Movie
We Are Most Amused and Amazed
Diamonds are a Bean’s Best Friend
Maigret
One Red Nose Day and a Wedding
Remember the Secret Policeman’s Ball?
Spider-Plant Man
Mr. Bean’s Wedding
Baldrick’s Video Diary - A Blackadder in the Making
Mr. Bean’s Holiday
The Driven Man
Mr. Bean: Police Station
Mr. Bean Goes to a Première
Mr. Bean Takes an Exam
Mr. Bean: The Bus Stop
Bernard and the Genie
Dead on Time
Blackadder: The Cavalier Years
Blackadder’s Christmas Carol
The Appointments of Dennis Jennings
The Tall Guy
Mr. Bean: The Library
The Secret Policeman’s Other Ball
The Grand Knockout Tournament
Happy Birthday Mr Bean
Man Vs Bee
Blackadder: A Cunning Story
Merry Christmas, Mr. Bean
Hot Shots! Part Deux
Rowan Atkinson Live: Invisible Drum Kit
Hearts of Hot Shots! Part Deux—A Filmmaker’s Apology
Canned Laughter
Blackadder: Back & Forth
Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga
Laughing Matters
The Secret Policeman’s Ball
Two Mikes Don’t Make a Wright
Blackadder Rides Again
Torvill and Bean
Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death
Just for Laughs: Launching Pad
Not Again: Not the Nine O’Clock News
Rowan Atkinson Live
Blackadder’s Most Cunning Moments
Mr. Bean: Blind Date
The Story of Bean
Blackadder: The Lost Pilot
Career Timeline
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2018
Johnny English Strikes Again
Johnny English
We Are Most Amused and Amazed
Self
Diamonds are a Bean’s Best Friend
Mr. Bean (voice)
2015
Mr. Bean: Funeral
Mr. Bean
Mr. Bean’s 25th Anniversary: Mr. Bean Drives His Car Again!
Mr. Bean
2008
Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga
Self
Blackadder Rides Again
Self
Blackadder’s Most Cunning Moments
Edmund Blackadder/Self
1993
Hot Shots! Part Deux
Dexter Hayman
Hearts of Hot Shots! Part Deux—A Filmmaker’s Apology
Two Mikes Don’t Make a Wright
Dr. Schooner
Mr. Bean: Blind Date
Mr. Bean
1992
Merry Christmas, Mr. Bean
Mr. Bean
Rowan Atkinson Live: Invisible Drum Kit
Various Roles
Laughing Matters
Himself
Rowan Atkinson Live
Various Roles
1991
Mr. Bean: Police Station
Mr. Bean
Mr. Bean Goes to a Première
Mr. Bean
Mr. Bean Takes an Exam
Mr. Bean
Mr. Bean: The Bus Stop
Mr. Bean
Bernard and the Genie
Charles Pinkworth
1988
Blackadder: The Cavalier Years
Edmund Blackadder
Blackadder’s Christmas Carol
Blackadders
The Appointments of Dennis Jennings
Dr. Schooner
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