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Rowan Atkinson
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Rowan Sebastian Atkinson CBE, is an English comedian, screenwriter, and actor. He is most famous for his work on the satirical sketch comedy show Not The Nine O'Clock News, and the sitcoms Blackadder, Mr. Bean, and The Thin Blue Line. He has been listed in The Observer as one of the 50 funniest actors in British comedy, and amongst the top 50 comedy actors ever in a 2005 poll of fellow comedians. Atkinson was born in Consett, County Durham, England. The youngest of four brothers, his parents were Eric Atkinson, a farmer and company director, and Ella May (née Bainbridge), who married on 29 June 1945. His three older brothers are Paul, who died as an infant; Rodney, a Eurosceptic economist who narrowly lost the UK Independence Party leadership election in 2000 and Rupert. Description above from the Wikipedia article Rowan Atkinson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Rowan Sebastian Atkinson CBE, is an English comedian, screenwriter, and actor. He is most famous for his work on the satirical sketch comedy show Not The Nine O'Clock News, and the sitcoms Blackadder, Mr. Bean, and The Thin Blue Line. He has been listed in The Observer as one of the 50 funniest actors in British comedy, and amongst the top 50 comedy actors ever in a 2005 poll of fellow comedians. Atkinson was born in Consett, County Durham, England. The youngest of four brothers, his parents were Eric Atkinson, a farmer and company director, and Ella May (née Bainbridge), who married on 29 June 1945. His three older brothers are Paul, who died as an infant; Rodney, a Eurosceptic economist who narrowly lost the UK Independence Party leadership election in 2000 and Rupert. Description above from the Wikipedia article Rowan Atkinson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
The Graham Norton Show
Parkinson
Top Gear
Wogan
The Daily Show
Honest Trailers
Comic Relief
Parasite
Love Actually
Blackadder: The Lost Pilot
Four Weddings and a Funeral
Never Say Never Again
Wonka
One Red Nose Day and a Wedding
The Lion King
Scooby-Doo
London 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony: Isles of Wonder
The Grand Knockout Tournament
Making Rat Race
The Witches
Mel Smith: I've Done Some Things
Two Mikes Don't Make a Wright
Bernard and the Genie
Rude For A Reason: Live from Brixton Academy
Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death
Rat Race
Mr. Bean: The Animated Series
Omnibus Presents Comic Relief
Blackadder's Christmas Carol
Bean
Blackadder: Back & Forth
Mr. Bean Takes an Exam
Lying To Michael Jackson
Spider-Plant Man
Blackadder: The Cavalier Years
Johnny English Reborn
Johnny English
Mr. Bean
Mr. Bean's Holiday
Man Vs Baby
Mr. Bean Goes to a Première
Blackadder
The Thin Blue Line
The Best of Not The Nine O'Clock News Volume Two
Man Vs Bee
Production Credits
Mr. Bean
Mr. Bean Goes to a Première
Blackadder
Bean
Mr. Bean: The Animated Series
Blackadder: The Lost Pilot
Mr. Bean Takes an Exam
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