English Actor Rowan Atkinson Wiki, Bio, Family, Career & Net Worth

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Full Name: Rowan Sebastian Atkinson
Date of Birth: January 6, 1955
Nationality: British
Height: 1.8 M
Siblings: Paul Atkinson, Rodney Atkinson, Rupert Atkinson
Parents: Eric Atkinson and Ella May Atkinson

Comic actor and writer 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.

Biography

Rowan Atkinson full name is Rowan Sebastian Atkinson. He was born on  January 1955 (age 63) in Consett, County Durham, England, on 6 January 1955.

His parents were Eric Atkinson, a farmer and company director, and Ella May, who married on 29 June 1945. His three older brothers are Paul Atkinson, Rodney Atkinson, and Rupert Atkinson.

Atkinson was brought up Anglican and was educated at Durham Choristers School, a preparatory school, St Bees School, and Newcastle University. There he received a degree in Electrical Engineering. In 1975, he continued for the degree of MSc in Electrical Engineering at The Queen’s College, Oxford.

Young Atkinson
Young Atkinson
Career

He started his acting career by appearing in a series of comedy shows for BBC Radio 3 named ‘The Atkinson People’, in 1978. The next year, he did a one-of-a-kind pilot for a sitcom called, ‘Canned Laughter’.

He got local fame through his sitcom and went on to earn a role in a sitcom, ‘The Black Adder’.

In 1983, he made his motion picture debut with a supporting role in the James Bond film, ‘Never Say Never Again’.
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.

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.

Atkinson As Mr.Bean
Atkinson As Mr.Bean

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.

Atkinson appeared in the sequel of the James Bond Parody, ‘Johnny English Reborn’, which was a hit at the box-office.
He receives the honor of ‘Commander of the Order of the British Empire’, in 2013.
Net Worth

Atkinson has earned sufficient money from his professional career. He has a net worth of $130 million.

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