Rowan Atkinson
Rowan Atkinson promoting the film Bean in 1997
Born	January 6, 1955 (1955-01-06) (age 53) Consett, County Durham
Influences	Peter Sellers, Charlie Chaplin
Influenced	Steve Pemberton
Spouse	Sunetra Sastry (1990-)
BAFTA Awards
Best Light Entertainment Performance 1981 Not the Nine O'Clock News 1990 Blackadder Goes Forth Best Light Entertainment Performance Nominated: 1994 Mr Bean 1992 Mr Bean 1988 Blackadder The Third 1983 Not the Nine O'Clock News Best Comedy (Programme or Series) Nominated: 1992 Mr Bean

Rowan Sebastian Atkinson (born 6 January 1955) is an English comedian, actor and writer, famous for his title roles in the British television comedies Blackadder and Mr. Bean. Bean, also known as Bean The Ultimate Disaster Movie or Mr Bean The Movie is a 1997 feature film based on the television Events 1066 - Harold Godwinson is crowned King of England. 1205 - Philip of Swabia becomes King Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Consett (UK Parliament constituency Consett is a town in the northwest of County Durham, England and is the administrative centre of the district of Derwentside. Richard Henry Sellers, CBE, commonly known as Peter Sellers ( 8 September 1925 &ndash 24 July 1980) was a British Steve James Pemberton (b 1 September 1967, Blackburn, Lancashire, England) is an English Comedy Writer The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA is a British charity that hosts annual awards shows for film television television craft video games and forms of animation Not the Nine O'Clock News is a Comedy Television programme shown on the BBC from 1979 to 1982 Blackadder Goes Forth is the fourth and final series of the BBC Situation comedy Blackadder, written by Richard Curtis Blackadder the Third is the third series of the BBC Situation comedy Blackadder, written by Richard Curtis and Not the Nine O'Clock News is a Comedy Television programme shown on the BBC from 1979 to 1982 Events 1066 - Harold Godwinson is crowned King of England. 1205 - Philip of Swabia becomes King Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience primarily by making them laugh An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works A writer is anyone who creates a written work although the word usually designates those who write creatively or professionally as well as those who have written in many different forms The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Blackadder is the generic name that encompasses four series of an acclaimed BBC One historical sitcom, along with several one-off instalments He has been listed in The Observer as one of the 50 funniest acts in British comedy,^[1] and amongst the top 50 comedy acts ever in a 2005 poll of fellow comedians. The Observer is a British Newspaper published on Sundays In about the same place on the political spectrum as its daily sister paper The ^[2]

Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 2.1 Television 2.2 Film 2.3 Comedic style 2.4 Stage 3 Personal life 3.1 Marriage and children 3.2 Politics 3.3 Cars 4 Television appearances 5 Filmography 6 Live Show 7 Discography 7.1 Albums 7.2 Compilations 8 Awards 9 References 10 External links

Early life

Rowan Sebastian Atkinson was born in Consett, County Durham in 1955. Consett (UK Parliament constituency Consett is a town in the northwest of County Durham, England and is the administrative centre of the district of Derwentside. ^[3] His parents were Eric Atkinson, a farmer and company director, and his wife Ella May (née Bambridge), who married on 29 June 1945. A farmer is a person who raises living organisms for food or raw materials Events 512 - A Solar eclipse is recorded by a monastic chronicler in Ireland. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar ^[3] He has two elder brothers, Rodney Atkinson, a eurosceptic economist who narrowly lost the United Kingdom Independence Party leadership election in 2000, and Rupert Atkinson. Rodney Atkinson is a British eurosceptic conservative academic political and economic commentator journalist and author Euroscepticism Euro (disambiguation --> has become a general term for opposition to the process An economist is an expert in the Social science of Economics. The United Kingdom Independence Party (commonly known as UKIP, ˈjuːkɪp ^[4][5]

Atkinson was raised Anglican. Anglicanism is a tradition of Christian faith Churches in this tradition either have historical connections to the Church of England or have similar beliefs ^[6] He was educated at Durham Choristers School, followed by St Bees School, and studied electrical engineering at Newcastle University. The Chorister School is a pre-preparatory and preparatory day and boarding school for boys and girls aged 3-13 in Durham, England. St Bees School is a co-educational public school in the West Cumbrian village of St Bees. Electrical engineering, sometimes referred to as electrical and electronic engineering, is a field of Engineering that deals with the study and application of Newcastle University is a leading research intensive University located in Newcastle upon Tyne in the north-east of England. ^[7] He continued with an MSc at The Queen's College, Oxford, first achieving notice at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 1976. A Master of Science ( Latin: Magister Scientiæ; abbreviated MSc, M The Queen's College, founded 1341 is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. The Edinburgh Fringe (officially the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, commonly just The Fringe) is the world’s largest Arts festival. ^[7] At Oxford, he also acted and performed early sketches for the Oxford University Dramatic Society (OUDS), the Oxford Revue and the Experimental Theatre Club (ETC), meeting writer Richard Curtis^[7] and composer Howard Goodall, with whom he would continue to collaborate during his career. The Oxford University Dramatic Society ( OUDS) is the principal Funding body and provider of theatrical services to the many independent student productions put on The Oxford Revue is a comedy group featuring students from Oxford University, England. This club should not be confused with the La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club of New York For the former state representative from Washington State see Richard Curtis (politician Richard Whalley Anthony Curtis, CBE (born Howard Goodall (born 26 May 1958) is a British Composer of musicals choral music and

Career

Television

After university, Atkinson toured with Angus Deayton as his straight man in an act that was eventually filmed for a television show. Gordon Angus Deayton (born 6 January 1956 is an English Actor, Writer, Musician, Comedian and Television presenter. A double act, also known as a Comedy duo, is a comic device in which humor is derived from the uneven relationship between two partners usually of the same After the success of the show, he did a one-off pilot for ITV in 1979 called Canned Laughter. Independent Television (generally known as ITV) is a public service network of British commercial television broadcasters set up under the Independent Atkinson then went on to do Not the Nine O'Clock News, produced by his friend John Lloyd. Not the Nine O'Clock News is a Comedy Television programme shown on the BBC from 1979 to 1982 John Hardress Wilfred Lloyd (born 30 September 1951) is a British comedy writer and television producer He starred on the show along with Pamela Stephenson, Griff Rhys Jones and Mel Smith, and was one of the main sketch writers. Pamela Stephenson also known as Pamela Stephenson Connolly, Griffith Rhys Jones (born 6th November or 16th November (depending on source speakers agent (6th or BBC (16th 1953 in Cardiff, Wales Mel Smith (born in Chiswick, London on 3 December, 1952) is an English Comedian, Actor, Film director

The success of Not the Nine O'Clock News led to his starring in the medieval sitcom The Black Adder, which he also co-wrote with Richard Curtis, in 1983. The Black Adder is the first series of the BBC Situation comedy Blackadder, written by Richard Curtis and Rowan For the former state representative from Washington State see Richard Curtis (politician Richard Whalley Anthony Curtis, CBE (born Despite a mixed reception, a second series was written, this time by Curtis and Ben Elton, and first screened in 1985. Benjamin Charles Elton (born 3 May 1959 is an English Comedian, writer and director. Blackadder II followed the fortunes of one of the descendants of Atkinson's original character, this time in the Elizabethan era. Blackadder II is the second series of the BBC Situation comedy Blackadder, written by Richard Curtis and Ben Romance and reality The Victorian era and the early twentieth century idealised the Elizabethan era The same pattern was repeated in two sequels Blackadder the Third (1987) (set in the Regency era), and Blackadder Goes Forth (1989) (set in World War I). Blackadder the Third is the third series of the BBC Situation comedy Blackadder, written by Richard Curtis and Artistic trends Regency architecture Regency fashions Regency dance Regency novels Blackadder Goes Forth is the fourth and final series of the BBC Situation comedy Blackadder, written by Richard Curtis World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All The Blackadder series went on to become one of the most successful BBC situation comedies of all time, spawning longer television specials including Blackadder's Christmas Carol (1988) and Blackadder: The Cavalier Years (1988). Blackadder is the generic name that encompasses four series of an acclaimed BBC One historical sitcom, along with several one-off instalments Blackadder's Christmas Carol is a one-off episode of Blackadder, a parody of Charles Dickens ' A Christmas Carol. Blackadder The Cavalier Years is a 15 minute one-off edition of Blackadder set during the English Civil War, shown as part of Comic

Atkinson's other famous creation, the hapless Mr. Bean, first appeared on New Years Day in 1990 in a half-hour special for Thames Television. Thames Television was a licencee of the British ITV television network covering London and parts of the surrounding counties The character of Mr. Bean has been likened somewhat to a modern-day Charlie Chaplin. During this time, Atkinson appeared at the Just for Laughs comedy festival in Montreal in 1987 and 1989. Just for Laughs (in French Juste pour rire) is a Comedy festival held each July in Montreal, or Montréal in French ( pronounced in French, in English) is the largest city in the Canadian province of Quebec Several sequels to Mr. Bean appeared on television in the 1990s, and it eventually made into a major motion picture in 1997. Entitled Bean, it was directed by Mel Smith, his former co-star from Not the Nine O'Clock News. Bean, also known as Bean The Ultimate Disaster Movie or Mr Bean The Movie is a 1997 feature film based on the television A second movie was released in 2007 entitled Mr. Bean's Holiday. Mr Bean's Holiday (also known as Bean 2, Bean on Holiday and French Bean) is a Comedy film starring

Atkinson has fronted campaigns for Hitachi electrical goods, Fujifilm, and Give Blood. () is a Multinational corporation specializing in high-technology and services headquartered in Marunouchi Itchome Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. is a Japanese company known for its Photographic film and Cameras Fujifilm is the world’s largest photographic and imaging company. Most famously, he appeared as a hapless and error-prone espionage agent in a long-running series for Barclaycard, on which character his title role in Johnny English was based. Barclaycard is a global credit provider ( Credit cards and Loans ' owned by Barclays plc in the UK. Johnny English is a British comic Film Parodying the James Bond Secret agent genre released in 2003 In May 2008 he appeared in the BBC documentary series Comedy Map of Britain. Comedy Map of Britain is a 2007 and 2008 BBC documentary series which visits the places that have inspired many of Britain's leading

Film

Atkinson's film career began in 1983 with a supporting part in the James Bond movie Never Say Never Again and a leading role in Dead on Time with Nigel Hawthorne. James Bond 007 is a Fictional character created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve Novels and two Short story Never Say Never Again, released in 1983, is the second screen adaptation of Ian Fleming 's novel Thunderball and a non- EON Productions Dead on Time ( 1983) is a British Comedy movie directed by Lyndall Hobbs and written by Richard Curtis. Sir Nigel Barnard Hawthorne CBE ( 5 April, 1929 – 26 December, 2001) was an English Actor, perhaps best He appeared in former Not the Nine O'Clock News co-star Mel Smith's directorial debut The Tall Guy in 1989. The Tall Guy is a 1989 Romantic comedy and the Feature film debut of screenwright Richard Curtis and director Mel Smith He also appeared alongside Anjelica Huston and Mai Zetterling in Roald Dahl's The Witches in 1990. Anjelica Huston (born July 8, 1951) is an Academy Award - and Golden Globe Award -winning American actress and former Mai Elisabeth Zetterling ( maɪ seteɭɪŋ May 24, 1925 - March 17, 1994) was a Swedish Actress and Film director. Roald Dahl ( 13 September 1916 – 23 November 1990) was a British Novelist Short story Writer The Witches is a 1990 film based on the book of the same name by British author Roald Dahl. In 1993 he played the part of Dexter Hayman in Hot Shots! Part Deux, a parody of Rambo III starring Charlie Sheen. Hot Shots! Part Deux is a 1993 comedy spoof Film, and a sequel to the 1991 comedy Hot Shots! Directed again by Jim Abrahams Rambo III is a 1988 American Action film released on May 25, 1988. Carlos Irwin Estévez (born September 3 1965 better known as Charlie Sheen, is an American actor

Atkinson, with his turn as a verbally bumbling vicar, gained further recognition in the 1994 hit Four Weddings and a Funeral. Four Weddings and a Funeral is a 1994 British Romantic comedy film directed by Mike Newell. That same year he featured in Walt Disney's The Lion King as Zazu the Hornbill. Walter Elias Disney (December 5 1901 – December 15 1966 was a multiple Academy Award -winning American Film producer, director, Screenwriter The Lion King is a 1994 American animated feature film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation, released in theaters on June 15 1994 Hornbills ( family Bucerotidae) are a group of Birds characterized by a long down-curved bill sometimes with a casque on the upper mandible Atkinson continued to appear in supporting roles in successful comedies, including Rat Race (2001), Scooby-Doo (2002), and Love Actually (2003). Rat Race is a 2001 American Comedy film directed by Jerry Zucker, and stars an Ensemble cast featuring Rowan Scooby-Doo is a 2002 live-action Film, is all about a Saturday morning cartoon Scooby-Doo. Love Actually is a 2003 British Romantic comedy Film written and directed by Richard Curtis.

In addition to his supporting roles, Atkinson has also had success as a leading man. His television character Mr. Bean debuted on the big screen in 1997 with Bean to international success. Bean, also known as Bean The Ultimate Disaster Movie or Mr Bean The Movie is a 1997 feature film based on the television A sequel, Mr. Bean's Holiday, was released in March 2007 and may be the last time he plays the character. Mr Bean's Holiday (also known as Bean 2, Bean on Holiday and French Bean) is a Comedy film starring ^[8] He has also starred in the James Bond parody Johnny English in 2003. Johnny English is a British comic Film Parodying the James Bond Secret agent genre released in 2003 Keeping Mum (2005, released in the U. Keeping Mum is a 2005 British Black comedy Film starring Rowan Atkinson, Kristin Scott Thomas, and Maggie Smith S. in 2006) was a departure for Atkinson, starring in a straight role.

Comedic style

One of his better-known trademark comic devices is over-articulation of the "B" sound, such as his pronunciation of "Bob" in a Blackadder episode. A comedic device is used in Comedy to write humor in a common structure Bob is a pseudonym used by two characters in the Sitcom Blackadder, both female and played by Gabrielle Glaister. Blackadder is the generic name that encompasses four series of an acclaimed BBC One historical sitcom, along with several one-off instalments

Atkinson's style is often visually-based. This visual style, which has been compared to Charlie Chaplin, sets Atkinson apart as most modern television and film comedies rely heavily on dialogue, and stand-up comedy is mostly based on monologues. This talent for visual comedy has led to Atkinson being called "the man with the rubber face".

Stage

In early 2008 it was confirmed that Atkinson would fulfil a lifelong ambition and take on the role of Fagin in Lionel Bart's musical Oliver! which will be produced by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Cameron Mackintosh. Fagin (ˈfeɪɡɪn is a Fictional character who appears in the Charles Dickens novel Oliver Twist, referred to in the preface of the novel Lionel Bart ( August 1, 1930 &ndash April 3, 1999) was an English composer of songs and musicals, best known for Oliver! is a British musical, with music and lyrics by Lionel Bart. Andrew Lloyd Webber Baron Lloyd-Webber (born 22 March 1948 is a British Composer of Musical theatre, the elder son of William Lloyd Webber Sir Cameron Anthony Mackintosh (born) is a British Theatrical producer notable for his association with many commercially successful musicals He was quoted as saying, "In the 1980s I enjoyed doing a lot of West End theatre and since then have been distracted very much by Mr Bean and film-making. I had been thinking for some time about returning to the stage, and the idea of the role of Fagin has long intrigued me. I even had the part in a school production. "^[9] The production will open in early December 2008. The roles of Nancy and Oliver will be selected by the British public in a TV reality competition on the show I'd Do Anything. Nancy is the sympathetic lover of Bill Sikes in the novel Oliver Twist, in its film versions and in the stage and film version of the musical Oliver Twist is the Protagonist of the Novel Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens. I'd Do Anything was a 2008 Talent show -themed Television series produced by the BBC in the United Kingdom and broadcast

Personal life

Marriage and children

Atkinson married Sunetra Sastry in 1990, having met her professionally on the set of Blackadder. Blackadder is the generic name that encompasses four series of an acclaimed BBC One historical sitcom, along with several one-off instalments They married quietly at the Russian Tea Room in New York City, U.S., with Stephen Fry acting as the best man. The Russian Tea Room is a restaurant in New York City, located at 150 West  57th Street between Carnegie Hall Tower and Metropolitan The City of New York The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Stephen John Fry (born 24 August 1957 is an English Humorist, Writer, Wit, Actor, Novelist, filmmaker Participants in wedding ceremonies, also known as the wedding party, include the bride and groom (or bridegroom) the maid of honor The couple have two children, Lily and Benjamin, and live in the Northamptonshire village of Apethorpe in England. Northamptonshire (or archaically the County of Northampton; abbreviated Northants England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland

Politics

In June 2005, Atkinson led a coalition of the UK's most prominent actors and writers, including Nicholas Hytner and Ian McEwan, to the British Parliament in an attempt to force a review of the controversial Racial and Religious Hatred Bill — on the grounds that the Bill would give religious groups a "weapon of disproportionate power" whose threat would engender a culture of self-censorship among artists. Nicholas Hytner (born 7 May 1956) is an English producer and director Ian McEwan, CBE, FRSA, FRSL, (born June 21, 1948) is a Booker Prize -winning English Novelist The Racial and Religious Hatred Act 2006 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (citation 2006 c

Cars

With an estimated wealth of £100 million, Atkinson is able to indulge his passion for cars that began with driving his mother's Morris Minor around the family farm. The revolutionary Morris Minor was launched at the Earls Court Motor Show on 20 September, 1948. He has written for the British magazines Car and Evo. Evo is a British Automobile magazine dedicated to performance cars from Hot hatches to Supercars The first issue was produced

Atkinson also holds a UK LGV licence, gained because lorries held a fascination for him, and to ensure employment as a young actor. Large Goods Vehicle ( LGV) or category N2 and N3, is the formal term in the European Union for goods vehicles (i

A lover of and participant in car racing, he appeared as racing driver Henry Birkin in the television play Full Throttle in 1995. Sir Henry Ralph Stanley "Tim" Birkin 3rd Baronet ( 26 July 1896 – 22 June 1933) was a British racing driver one of the In 1991, he starred in the self-penned Driven Man, a series of sketches featuring Atkinson driving around London trying to solve his car-fetish, and discussing it with taxi drivers, policemen, used-car salesmen and psychotherapists. ^[10]

Atkinson's car collection is dominated by Aston Martins, including the DB7 Vantage used in Johnny English. Aston Martin Lagonda Limited is a British manufacturer of luxury performance cars, whose headquarters are at Gaydon, England. The Aston Martin DB7 is a Grand tourer made by Aston Martin from September 1994 to December 2003 Johnny English is a British comic Film Parodying the James Bond Secret agent genre released in 2003 His Aston Martin V8 Zagato, featuring a novelty registration plate, was driven by his character Dexter in the film The Tall Guy. The V8 Zagato model Aston Martin was a GT car of the 1980s Just 52 examples each of the Coupe and 37 of the Convertible were to be built between The Tall Guy is a 1989 Romantic comedy and the Feature film debut of screenwright Richard Curtis and director Mel Smith Atkinson was cited for speeding in the car, just as his character was in the movie. He also received a driving ban as a result of the incident. ^[11] He also races in his V8 Zagato, from which he escaped unhurt after crashing it into a barrier at an Aston Martin Owners Club event in Croft Circuit in 2001. The Aston Martin Owners Club (AMOC pronounced aim-moc) is one of the oldest one-make car enthusiast clubs, one of the largest with world-wide membership and Croft Circuit is a motor racing circuit located near Dalton-on-Tees in North Yorkshire, England. He is reported to have placed an advanced order for a Morgan Aero Max, which costs £110,000. The Morgan Motor Company is a British motor car manufacturer The company was founded in 1909 by H

Atkinson has raced in other cars, including a Renault 5 GT Turbo for two seasons for its one make series. The Renault 5 GT Turbo was a turbocharged Hot hatch built by French automaker Renault from 1985 to 1991 See also Renault Eurocup, For the European one-make series The Renault Clio Cup is a One-make racing series created and managed by He owns one McLaren F1, which was involved in an accident with an Austin Metro. The McLaren F1 was formerly the fastest street legal production car in the world holding this record from 1994 to 2005 the longest period the record has been held Austin/MG Metro On 8 October 1980, BL introduced the Austin miniMetro. ^[12] Other cars he owns include an Audi A8,^[13] a Honda Civic Hybrid^[14], and a Bugatti Veyron. The Audi A8 is a Full-size luxury Executive car built by the German automaker Audi, to replace the Audi V8 See also Honda Civic The Honda Civic Hybrid is a hybrid version of the Honda Civic sedan. The Bugatti Veyron 164 is a mid-engine Sports car produced by Volkswagen Group subsidiary Bugatti Automobiles SAS introduced in 2005

One car he will not own is a Porsche: "I have a problem with Porsches. Porsche SE or Porsche ( German, ˈpɔɹʃə is a German manufacturer of automobiles which is majority-owned by the Porsche and Piëch They're wonderful cars, but I know I could never live with one. Somehow, the typical Porsche people — and I wish them no ill — are not, I feel, my kind of people. I don't go around saying that Porsches are a pile of dung, but I do know that psychologically I couldn't handle owning one. "^[15] He appeared to relent from this position when reviewing a Porsche 965 for Car magazine in the early 1990s.

Television appearances

• The Secret Policeman's Ball (1979), a charity special for Amnesty International
• Not the Nine O'Clock News (1979–1982)
• Blackadder as Prince Edmund (Series 1), Lord Blackadder (Series 2), Edmund Blackadder (Series 3 & 4) & Ebenezer Blackadder (Blackadder's Christmas Carol) (1983-1989)
• Mr. Bean as Mr. This article is about the iconic 1979 Amnesty International benefit show directed by John Cleese Amnesty International (commonly known as Amnesty or AI) is a Western based international Non-governmental organization which defines its mission as "to Not the Nine O'Clock News is a Comedy Television programme shown on the BBC from 1979 to 1982 Blackadder is the generic name that encompasses four series of an acclaimed BBC One historical sitcom, along with several one-off instalments Blackadder's Christmas Carol is a one-off episode of Blackadder, a parody of Charles Dickens ' A Christmas Carol. Bean (1989–1995, 1997, 2002, 2007)
• Bernard and the Genie as Bernard's Boss (1991) (TV movie)
• Funny Business (1992), a documentary about the craft of comedy
• The Thin Blue Line as Inspector Raymond Fowler(1995–1996)
• The Comic Relief Red Nose Day telecasts, including appearing in:
  • Blackadder: The Cavalier Years as Edmund Blackadder (1988)
  • Mr Bean's Red Nose Day as Mr Bean (1991)
  • (I Wanna Be) Elected as Mr Bean (1992)
  • Blind Date with Mr Bean as Mr Bean (1993)
  • Torvill and Bean as Mr Bean (1995)
  • "Doctor Who and the Curse of Fatal Death" as The Doctor (1999)
  • Popsters as Nasty Neville (2001)
  • Lying to Michael Jackson as Martin Bashir (2003)
  • Spider-Plant Man as Peter Piper and Spider-Plant Man (2005)
  • Mr. Bernard and the Genie was a seventy-minute British TV movie co-produced by Attaboy and Talkback for BBC Television. Funny Business is a documentary style television series about the craft of Comedy consisting of six 50-minute episodes The Thin Blue Line was a British sitcom starring Rowan Atkinson set in a Police station that lasted for two series from 1995 Comic relief is the inclusion of a humorous character or scene or witty dialogue in an otherwise serious work often to relieve tension Blackadder The Cavalier Years is a 15 minute one-off edition of Blackadder set during the English Civil War, shown as part of Comic Doctor Who and the Curse of Fatal Death is a four-episode special of Doctor Who made for the Red Nose Day charity Spider-Plant Man is a Parody of Spider-Man, made for the Comic Relief 2005 appeal and aired on BBC One on March 11 Bean's Holiday as Mr Bean (2007)

Filmography

Year	Title	Role
1981	Fundamental Frolics	Himself
	The Secret Policeman's Ball	Various Roles
1982	The Secret Policeman's Other Ball	Himself & Various Roles
1983	Dead on Time	Bernard Fripp
	Never Say Never Again	Nigel Small-Fawcett
1989	The Appointments of Dennis Jennings	Dr. Events January 19 - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer acquires beleaguered concurrent United Artists. Events June 10 = Steven Spielberg 's Science fiction PG-rating film E * This article is about the 1981 Amnesty International benefit show (and resulting movies and albums &mdash the sequel to the original 1979 show Events February 11 - The Rolling Stones concert film Let's Spend the Night Together opens in New York Never Say Never Again, released in 1983, is the second screen adaptation of Ian Fleming 's novel Thunderball and a non- EON Productions Events Actress Kim Basinger and her brother Mick purchase Braselton Georgia for $20 million The Appointments of Dennis Jennings is a short film (30 min directed by Dean Parisot, co-written by Mike Armstrong and Steven Wright and Schooner
	The Tall Guy	Ron Anderson
1990	The Witches	Mr. The Tall Guy is a 1989 Romantic comedy and the Feature film debut of screenwright Richard Curtis and director Mel Smith The year 1990 in film involved some significant events Events CGI technique is expanded with motion capture for The Witches is a 1990 film based on the book of the same name by British author Roald Dahl. Stringer
1993	Hot Shots! Part Deux	Dexter Hayman
1994	Four Weddings and a Funeral	Father Gerald
	The Lion King	Zazu (voice)
1997	Bean	Mr. The year 1993 in film involved many significant films (For more about films in foreign languages check sources in those languages Hot Shots! Part Deux is a 1993 comedy spoof Film, and a sequel to the 1991 comedy Hot Shots! Directed again by Jim Abrahams The year 1994 in film involved some significant events Top grossing films (U Four Weddings and a Funeral is a 1994 British Romantic comedy film directed by Mike Newell. The Lion King is a 1994 American animated feature film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation, released in theaters on June 15 1994 The year 1997 in film involved some significant events Events Summer - Production begins on Star Wars Episode I The Phantom Menace Bean, also known as Bean The Ultimate Disaster Movie or Mr Bean The Movie is a 1997 feature film based on the television Bean
2000	Maybe Baby	Mr. The year 2000 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films Please note that following the tradition of the Maybe Baby is a 2000 British film, written and directed by Ben Elton based upon his novel Inconceivable James
2001	Rat Race	Enrico Pollini
2002	Scooby-Doo	Emile Mondavarious
2003	Johnny English	Johnny English
	Love Actually	Rufus
2005	Keeping Mum	Reverend Walter Goodfellow
2007	Mr. Bean's Holiday	Mr. The year 2001 in film involved some significant events (For more about non-English films check sources in those languages Rat Race is a 2001 American Comedy film directed by Jerry Zucker, and stars an Ensemble cast featuring Rowan The year 2002 in film involved some significant events The first significant releases of sequels took place between Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Scooby-Doo is a 2002 live-action Film, is all about a Saturday morning cartoon Scooby-Doo. The year 2003 in film involved some significant events Releases of sequels took place with movies like 2 Fast 2 Furious, The Lord of the Rings The Return Johnny English is a British comic Film Parodying the James Bond Secret agent genre released in 2003 Love Actually is a 2003 British Romantic comedy Film written and directed by Richard Curtis. The year 2005 in film involved some significant events Releases of sequels took place with movies like The Devil's Rejects, Cheaper Keeping Mum is a 2005 British Black comedy Film starring Rowan Atkinson, Kristin Scott Thomas, and Maggie Smith 2007 saw major releases such as The Simpsons Movie, National Treasure Book of Secrets, Mr Bean's Holiday (also known as Bean 2, Bean on Holiday and French Bean) is a Comedy film starring Bean

Live Show

• Rowan Atkinson Live (2007), a DVD release of a filmed 1991 performance in Boston

Discography

Albums

• Rowan Atkinson Live in Belfast (1980, re-released 1996)
• Not Just a Pretty Face (1987, re-released 1994)

Compilations

• The Secret Policeman's Ball (1979)
• Not The Nine O'Clock News – The Album (1980)
• We Are Most Amused: The Best of British Comedy (1981)

Awards

• Variety Club Award for BBC Personality of the Year - 1980^[16]
• BAFTA Best Light Entertainment Performance - 1989^[16]

References

External links

• Rowan Atkinson at the Internet Movie Database
• Rowan Atkinson biography at BFI Screenonline
• Interview in the Scotsman newspaper
• Interview for McLaren Group re his love for cars

Persondata
NAME	Atkinson, Rowan
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Atkinson, Rowan Sebastian
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Comedian, actor, writer
DATE OF BIRTH	6 January 1955
PLACE OF BIRTH	Consett, County Durham, England
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH

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