Things You Don't Know About Rowan Atkinson

Things you don't know about Rowan Atkinson. Hello viewers! How are you? Welcome to Nibir Network. Today we will get to knoe some interesting facts about Rowan Atkinson, who is mostly as Mr. Bean to all of us. Be sure to subscribe to my channel for future videos. With that said, let's get back to our discussion topic. Rowan Sebastian Atkinson (born 6 January 1955) is an English actor, comedian and writer. He is best known for his work on the sitcoms Blackadder and Mr. Bean. Atkinson first came to prominence in the BBC's sketch comedy show Not the Nine O'Clock News, receiving the 1981 BAFTA for Best Entertainment Performance, and via his participation in The Secret Policeman's Ball . His other work includes the James Bond film Never Say Never Again, playing a bumbling vicar in Four Weddings and a Funeral, voicing the red-billed hornbill Zazu in The Lion King, and playing jewellery salesman Rufus in Love Actually. He also featured in the BBC sitcom The Thin Blue Line. His work in theatre includes the 2009 West End revival of the musical Oliver!. Atkinson was listed in The Observer as one of the 50 funniest actors in British comedy in 2007 and among the top 50 comedians ever, in a 2005 poll of fellow comedians. Throughout his career he has collaborated with screenwriter Richard Curtis and composer Howard Goodall, both of whom he met at the Oxford University Dramatic Society during the 1970s. In addition to his 1981 BAFTA, he received an Olivier Award for his 1981 West End theatre performance in Rowan Atkinson in Revue. He has also had cinematic success with his performances in the Mr. Bean movie adaptations Bean and Mr. Bean's Holiday, and also in the Johnny English film series. He also appears as the titular character in Maigret. Enough with intro. Now let's get back to the points. 1. He graduated from two universities. Atkinson is a very smart man and graduated from both Newcastle University and Oxford University. He wrote a thesis about self-turning control systems. 2. He went to school with Tony Blair. Rowan Atkinson & Britain's ex-Prime Minister, Tony Blaire, were schoolmates at Durham Choristers school. The two attended Durham Choristers School at the same time. When he joined the school, Atkinson was eleven years old and Tony Blair was two years his senior. According to the school’s former headmaster, Canon John Grove, the two boys were quite opposite in their behavior. While Atkinson was shy and kept to himself, Blair was very outgoing and a model pupil who volunteered for everything. 3. Rowan Atkinson has a Masters Degree in Electrical Engineering from Queen’s College, Oxford. After he received his undergraduate degree in electrical engineering, Atkinson continued studying for a master’s of science in the same field at Queen’s College, Oxford in 1975. His course of study was the same as his father who graduated from there in 1935. He was also made an Honorary Fellow in 2006. 4. Fame found him after appearing on a BBC comedy sketch show. Not the Nine O’Clock News was his big break that got his name known in the industry. Though in the beginning of his career Atkinson appeared in several films and shows, he first rose to fame in the BBC comedy show Not the Nine O’Clock News. Not the Nine O’Clock News was a satirical sketch and show about current news stories, pop culture, comedy sketches, and also contained parody songs, re-edited videos, and spoof television formats. It made use a lot of use of library clips, usually of politicians, royalty, and celebrities. It was aired on BBC2 as a comic alternative to BBC’s Nine O’Clock News. The show also featured and helped launch the careers of three other comedians apart from Atkinson: Pamela Stephenson, Mel Smith, and Griff Rhys Jones. 5. Atkinson loves cars! Like, really loves them. He once said that one of the best moments in his life was getting his Class 1 license to drive a lorry. He now owns an impressive collection which includes an Aston Martin, Honda, Audi and even an MC Laren F1. However, he doesn’t like Porsche’s: “I have a problem with Porsches. They’re wonderful cars, but I know I could never live with one. Somehow, the typical Porsche people – and I wish them no ill – are not, I feel, my kind of people.” He participated in a racing event put on by the Aston Martin Owner’s Club at the Croft Racing Circuit driving his Aston Martin V8 Zagato, which he crashed, but was unhurt. Though considered a collector, he stated that “I’m not a collector. I don’t like the toy cupboard syndrome that causes so many good cars to evaporate.” He also stated that he hates Porsche and that “I know I could never live with one.” 6. He sometimes even writes for car magazines. He’s a petrol head and writes articles for CAR magazine. Speaking of vehicles, Atkinson is a self-confessed petrol head. The comedian has a real passion for motors and even writes articles for CAR magazine so