He doesn’t like mr. Bean, has a gigantic IQ and saved his family from disaster: Rowan Atkinson celebrates his birthday

He can make the whole world laugh without uttering a single word. The role in the life of Mr. However, Beana did not grow in the heart of him. Rowan Atkinson, whom everyone associates with the character of a grumpy loser, is not only an excellent actor, but also a lover of fast cars, a genius and a hero. Today he celebrates his 68th birthday.

Although he made his film debut alongside Sean Connery in the unofficial Bond film Never Say Never (1983) and has appeared in front of the camera countless times since, fans will always think of him primarily as Mr. Bean. In fact, the British comedian has nothing to do with him. After all, Rowan Atkinson’s IQ reaches 178 points, which certainly cannot be said about the funny serial and film character.

Mr. Bean forever

The curse of a role undoubtedly applies to today’s birthday boy. Like mr. Bean first appeared on television screens in 1990 and immediately won the favor of the public. The sitcom ran for the next five years and was followed by two feature films: Mr. Bean: The Biggest Movie Disaster (1997) and Mr. Bean’s Vacation (2007). Similar success was achieved by the cartoon Mr. Bean: Animated Stories (2002-2019), where Rowan Atkinson played the main character, at least in voice. The actor admitted that it is much easier for him. Filming Mr. But he never really liked Bean. It was exhausting, stressful for him, and he didn’t like the weight of responsibility he was dealing with.

Famous roles

A trained electronics engineer, he didn’t always aim for a career as an actor, but he nonetheless gained a foothold in the world of the big screen. His talent for entertaining people was also appreciated by Queen Elizabeth II herself, when in 2013 she awarded him the Order of the British Empire. However, Rowan Atkinson kept a serious expression at the Buckingham Palace ceremony, to the dismay of onlookers. Among his significant acting achievements are not only Mr. Bean. He stood out in the series The Black Viper (1983-1999), The Thin Blue Line (1995-1996), Maigret (2016-2017) or Bee on the fly (2022). He also became known for his role as the eccentric agent in Johnny English’s film trilogy, played the lead role in the Universal comedy Cleaner (2005) and also appeared in Hot Shots 2 (1993) and Heavenly Love (2003).

He avoided a plane crash

In 1990, Rowan Atkinson married makeup artist Sunetra Sastry and together they raised two children, daughter Lily and son Benjamin. However, they hardly lived to adulthood. In 2001, the whole family went on an exotic vacation to Kenya, where they chartered a Cessna 202 small plane. Their trip almost ended in disaster. The pilot passed out in the air. Though the pair tried to dissuade him, they were unable to bring the man back to consciousness. He recovered only after a few slaps. By then, the shocked actor had taken the lead. Rowan Atkinson’s stable marriage eventually fell apart. In 2015 he divorced Sunetra and found a partner Louise Ford, 26 years his junior. In 2017, their daughter Isla was born, the relationship between the two comedians is still going strong today.