Real Life Of Mr Bean — Rowan Atkinson
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Actor and comedian Rowan Atkinson starred on the TV series ‘Not the Nine O’clock News’ and ‘Blackadder.’ He is best known for his infamous role as Mr. Bean in the television series and 1997 feature film of the same name.
Rowan Atkinson has had quite the life while enjoying the fame and fortune that comes with being one of the most popular comedic actors in the world. The British star has not only had success as Mr Bean but also while portraying many other roles over the years.
HISTORY OF ROWAN ATKINSON
Comic actor and writer Rowan Sebastian Atkinson were born on January 6, 1955, in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. Atkinson studied at Newcastle University and Oxford University and earned a master’s degree in electrical engineering. He got his start performing sketches while studying at Oxford, first appearing in Oxford revues at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Soon, he was entertaining at theatre clubs and on comedy shows for BBC Radio 3. In 1979, Atkinson wrote for and starred in the BBC’s Not the Nine O’clock News. In 1981, Atkinson became the youngest performer to star in a one-man show in the West End.
Atkinson later appeared in theatrical productions like The Nerd (1984), The New Revue (1986) and The Sneeze (1988). He then landed parts on such television shows as Not the Nine O’Clock News (1979–1982), Blackadder (1983–1989) and The Thin Blue Line (1995–1996). The success of Blackadder spurred the creation of the TV specials Blackadder’s Christmas Carol and Blackadder: The Cavalier Years — both of which aired in 1988.
