Rowan Atkinson is an English actor, comedian and screenwriter. He achieved international fame playing the character "Mr. Bean" in comedies. One of the major fascination and interest of this very successful actor is cars. The comedian has spent a fortune on a huge vintage and classic car collection that includes Aston Martins, Audi A8, Mercedes-Benz 500E, Bentley Mulsane, Honda Civic Hybrid, Lancia Delta Integrate, Rolls-Royce and McLaren F1.
Rowan Atkinson also has a fascination for lorries. He holds a category C+E lorry-driving license, gained in 1981. His lorry-driving skill particularly came in handy when making movies. For instance, in 1991, he starred in the self-penned "The Driving Man", a series of sketches featuring Atkinson driving around London trying to solve his obsession with cars. He is also a lover of car racing.
Mr. Bean, the character that’s blessed our TV screens with comedy for decades. Atkinson is one of the most legendary figures in English comedy, and has also become one of the richest comedians in the world. Rowan Atkinson was born on the 6th January, 1955, in County Durham, England. He is the youngest of four brothers, however his oldest brother Paul passed away when he was an infant.
Atkinson attended Durham Choristers School, St. Bees School, and graduated from Newcastle University with a degree in Engineering. He then went on to further his education and receive, specifically, an Electrical Engineering degree from Oxford. However, this wasn’t where Atkinson’s passion lied, and at around the same time, he would write and perform comedy sketches for several Oxford based shows.
Rowan Atkinson’s career as a performer and comedy sketch writer began in 1979, when he starred in his own comedy shows for BBC Radio 3. From here, he turned his focus onto Television, and his first big success was with the ‘Not the Nine O’Clock News’ show. This led to ‘The Black Adder’, which remains one of the best British comedy shows of its era. Black Adder controlled the 1980’s, but the character we all recognize Atkinson for, Mr. Bean, first appeared in 1990. Mr. Bean went on to be an enormous success, and it's the show that Rowan Atkinson is most known for.
Alongside this, Atkinson also starred in The Thin Blue Line, and several movies, including Johnny English, Love Actually, Rat Race, and Four Weddings & A Funeral. Rowan Atkinson’s net worth is estimated to be $130 million.
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