| Rowan Atkinson Quote: |
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"Marketing is what gets you noticed,
and that side of it something - this side of it, if you like, doing interviews - is the side of it that I least enjoy,
and yet is 50% of the project.
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| Rowan Atkinson Biography: |  | |
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EARLY LIFE
ACTING CAREER
OTHER CAREERS
ACHIEVEMENT SUMMARY
PRIVATE/PERSONAL LIFE
Rowan Atkinson: "I personally put a lot more value, on the creative values and creative challenges of something than the commercial necessities."
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| Rowan Atkinson's Career Highlights | | |
| | Non-acting careers: | Stand Up Comedy
| | Big break: | Blackadder British TV Historical Comedy Sitcom
| | Defining characters: | Edmund Blackadder, Mr. Bean, Inspector Fowler
| | Best movies: | The Lion King, Johnny English, Love Actually, Mr. Bean, Four Weddings and a Funeral
| | Best TV: | Blackadder, The Thin Blue Line, Mr. Bean, Not the Nine O'Clock News
| | Stage credits: |
Beyond a Joke - 1978
The Secret Policeman's Ball - 1979
The Secret Policeman's Other Ball - 1981
Rowan Atkinson - 1981
The Nerd - 1984
The New Revue - 1986
The Sneeze - 1988
Hysteria! Hysteria! Hysteria! - 1988
Live! From London - 1988
Origami for Prince of Wales' 40th Birthday - 1988
Hysteria 2 - 1989
Rowan Atkinson Live 1991
Prince of Wales' 50th Birthday - A Royal Birthday Celebration - 1998
The Royal Variety Performance - 2000
And Now From Nazareth, The Amazing... for We Are Most Amused - Prince of Wales' 60th Birthday - 2008
Oliver! as Fagin 2008-2009
| | Endorsements: | Barclay Card
| Top awards:
Most of his awards and nominations are for his various roles on the following movies and tv series:
Mr. Bean, Blackadder Goes Forth, Blackadder the Third, Not the Nine O'Clock News,
Johnny English and Love Actually
TV Movies
Bernard and the Genie - 1991
He played the role of Bernard's Boss
| 1988 | Blackadder's Christmas Carol | Ebenezer Blackadder
Lord Edmund Blackadder
Cmdr. Edmund Blackadder
Edmund Blackadder, Esq | | 1988 | Blackadder The Cavalier Years | Edmund Blackadder | | 1999 | Blackadder Back & Forth | Blackadder
Centurion Blackadder |
| | | | | Miniseries | | | "Mr. Bean: The Animated Series"
He was on all 26 episodes of this cartoon animated series of Mr. Bean and did all the voice acting for Beans cartoon character | | Specials |
| "Biography"
Rowan Atkinson has been on 1 episode of this show on December 13, 2008
Appearing as himself, as a special guest
Blackadder Rides Again (2008)
A documentary about the making of Blackadder, in celebration of its 25th anniversary.
We Are Most Amused - 2008
A Special Show celebrating Prince Charles' 60th birthday
The Secret Policeman's Ball - 1979
A charity special for Amnesty International
Funny Business - 1992
A documentary about the craft of comedy
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"The Thin Blue Line"
Rowan Atkinson played the role of Inspector Raymond C. Fowler on all 14 episodes of this british comedy TV sitcom.
"Mr. Bean"
Aside from playing the character role of Mr. Bean, he had also written 15 epsiodes out of the 18 episodes of this show.
"Blackadder Goes Forth"
Played the role of Captain Edmund Blackadder in 6 episodes of this TV Series
"Blackadder the Third"
He played the role of Edmund Blackadder on all 6 episodes of this show, he also played the character role of Mad McAdder on "Duel and Duality" on October 22, 1987.
"Omnibus"
Rowan Atkinson has been on 1 episode of this show
For Comic Relief on April 25, 1986
"Blackadder II"
Atkinson played the role of Lord Edmund Blackadder on all 6 episodes of this series.
"The Black Adder"
Rowan Atkinson played multiple character roles for the first Blackadder, which only had 7 episodes all in all.
Original Pilot - Prince Edmund, Writer written by
The Foretelling - Edmund, Duke of Edinburgh, Writer written by
Born to Be King - The Laird of Roxburgh, Selkirk and Peebles, Writer written by
The Archbishop - Edmund, Archbishop of Canterbury, Writer written by
The Queen of Spain's Beard - Edmund, Duke of Edinburgh, Writer written by
The Witchsmeller Pursuivant - The Great Grumbledook, Writer written by
The Black Seal - The Flat Adder, Writer written by
"The Innes Book of Records"
Rowan Atkinson has been on 1 episode of this show
On Season 2 Episode 5 on June 30 1980
He appeared as a special guest on this show
"Not the Nine O'Clock News"
Atkinson played various roles and characters on all 27 episodes of this show
| | Other notable appearances/credits:
"The Daily Show with Jon Stewart"
Rowan Atkinson has been on 1 episode of this show
On an episode dated 16 July 2003
Appearing as himself, as a special guest
"The Tonight Show with Jay Leno"
Rowan Atkinson has been on 1 episode of this show
On an episode dated July 14 of 2003
Appearing as himself, as a special guest
"Sen kväll med Luuk"
Rowan Atkinson has been on 1 episode of this show
On the 11th Season, on episode.9 which was dated April 18th, 2003
He appeared as himself, as a special guest
"Parkinson"
Rowan Atkinson has been on 1 episode of this show
On an episode dated 29 March 2003
Appearing as himself, as a special guest
"Wetten, dass..?"
Atkinson appeared on 2 episodes on this show
"Pet Star"
Rowan Atkinson has been on 1 episode of this show
On Season 2 Episode 5 which was aired on September 12, 2003
He appeared as a Judge in the show
"L'hebdo cinéma"
Rowan Atkinson has been on 1 episode of this show
On an episode dated 14 April 2007
Appearing as himself, as a special guest
"The Footy Show"
Rowan Atkinson has been on 1 episode of this show
On an episode 14.3 dated March 29, 2007
He appeared as himself, as a special guest
"Richard & Judy"
Rowan Atkinson has been on 1 episode of this show
On an episode dated March 28 2007
Appearing as himself, as a special guest
"Noche Hache"
Rowan Atkinson has been on 1 episode of this show
On episode 2.99 on 19 March 2007
Appearing as himself, as a special guest
"The Dame Edna Treatment"
Rowan Atkinson has been on 1 episode of this show
On Season 1 of Episode 1 dated March 17, 2007
Appearing as Mr. Bean
"Tak & the Power of Juju"
Rowan Atkinson has been on 1 episode of this show
"Tikis of War/Hairy Zaria" which was aired on January 1, 2007
He appeared as "Lok"
"Red Nose Day"
Rowan Atkinson has been on 1 episode of this show on April 20 2006
He appeared as himself, as a special guest
"Sunrise"
Rowan Atkinson has been on 1 episode of this show
On an episode dated 30 January 2006
Appearing as himself, as a special guest
"Breakfast"
Rowan Atkinson has been on 1 episode of this show
On an episode dated 28 November 2005
Appearing as himself, as a special guest
"This Morning"
Rowan Atkinson has been on 1 episode of this show
On an episode dated 2 November 2004
Appearing as himself, as a special guest
"Lo + plus"
Rowan Atkinson has been on 1 episode of this show
On an episode dated 18 July 1997
Appearing as himself, as a special guest
"Talkshowet" Rowan Atkinson has been on 1 episode of this show
On an episode dated 18 September 1993
Appearing as himself, as a special guest
"Wogan"
Rowan Atkinson has been on 1 episode of this show
On an episode dated October 14, 1991
Appearing as himself, as a special guest
"A Bit of Fry and Laurie"
Rowan Atkinson has been on 1 episode of this show
Season 2 Episode 6 dated 13 April 1990
Appearing as himself, as a special guest |
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| Rowan Atkinson's Relationships | | |
 Above: Rowan Atkinson and wife Sunetra Sastry | Family:WIfe: Sunetra Sastry
(1990 - Present: Makeup Artist)
Daughter: Lily Atkinson
Son: Benjamin Atkinson | Father: Eric Atkinson (farm owner)
Mother: Ella May Atkinson
Brothers: Rupert Atkinson and Rodney Atkinson |
| Romance(s):
It has been said that Rowan Atkinson once dated Miranda Richardson, although this information seems to have not been verified at all. Very little is known about Rowan Atkinsons past romances before his marriage to Sunetra Sastry.
| Frequent collaborator(s):
Stephen Fry
Actor | 
Hugh Laurie
Actor | 
David Haig
Actor / Writer | 
Lucy Robinson
Actress
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| Rowan Atkinson's Fun Facts | | |
 He is a car collector
Loves car racing, which is why he worked on the film "Rat Race" in 2001
Did standup comedy before Mr. Bean |
| Rowan Atkinson's Awards & Honors | | |
| Year
| Award
| Category/ Description
| Result
| | 1998 | TV Prize
Aftonbladet *Sweden | Best Foreign TV Personality - Male
*Bästa utländska man | Won | | 1996 | TV Prize
Aftonbladet *Sweden | Best Foreign TV Personality - Male
*Bästa utländska man | Won | | 1994 | TV Prize
Aftonbladet *Sweden | Best Foreign TV Personality - Male
*Bästa utländska man) | Won | | 1990 | BAFTA TV Award | Best Light Entertainment Performance
for: "Blackadder Goes Forth" (1989) | Won | | 1981 | BAFTA TV Award | Best Light Entertainment Performance
for: "Not the Nine O'Clock News" (1979) | Won | | 2002 | Telvis Award | Foreign Male TV Performer (Ulkomainen miesesiintyjä) | Won | | NOMINATIONS:
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| | 1994 | BAFTA TV Award | Best Light Entertainment Performance
for: "Mr. Bean" (1990) | Nominated | | 1992 | BAFTA TV Award | Best Comedy (Programme or Series)
for: "Mr. Bean" (1990)
Shared with Richard Curtis, Robin Driscoll and John Howard Davies
For the episode "The Curse of Mr. Bean". | Nominated | | 1991 | BAFTA TV Award | Best Light Entertainment Performance
for: "Mr. Bean" (1990)
For the episode "The Curse of Mr. Bean". | Nominated | | 1988 | BAFTA TV Award | Best Light Entertainment Performance
for: "Blackadder the Third" (1987) | Nominated | | 1983 | BAFTA TV Award | Best Light Entertainment Performance
for: "Not the Nine O'Clock News" (1979) | Nominated | | 2003 | Audience Award
European Film Awards | Best Actor
for: Johnny English (2003) | Nominated | | 2004 | PFCS Award
Phoenix Film Critics Society | Best Ensemble Acting
for: Love Actually (2003)
Shared with the cast and crew of Love Actually:
Hugh Grant, Colin Firth,
Sienna Guillory, Liam Neeson, Lulu Popplewell,
Emma Thompson, Kris Marshall, Heike Makatsch, Martin Freeman, Joanna Page, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Andrew Lincoln, Keira Knightley, Nina Sosanya,
Martine McCutcheon, Laura Linney, Thomas Sangster, Alan Rickman,
Rodrigo Santoro, Claudia Schiffer, Bill Nighy, Gregor Fisher, Rory MacGregor, Carla Vasconcelos, Shannon Elizabeth, Denise Richards, Elisha Cuthbert | Nominated | | |
| Rowan Atkinson's Upcoming Projects | | |
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