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Rowan Atkinson

Jan 06, 1955 (70 years old) in Consett, County Durham, UK

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.

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Known For

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Horrible Histories
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Mr. Bean: The Animated Series
Mr. Bean (voice)
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Honest Trailers
Father Julius (archive footage)
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Blackadder
Edmund, Duke of Edinburgh
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Mr. Bean
Mr. Bean
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Pet Star
Self - Judge
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Never Say Never Again
Nigel Small-Fawcett
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The Thin Blue Line
Inspector Raymond Fowler
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A Bit of Fry & Laurie
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Not the Nine O'Clock News

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