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Rowan Sebastian Atkinson CBE (born 6 January 1955) is an English actor, comedian and writer. He played the title roles in the sitcoms Blackadder (1983–1989) and Mr. Bean (1990–1995), and in the film series Johnny English (2003–present).
Mr. Bean is a fictional character from the British comedy television programme Mr. Bean, its animated spin-off, and two live-action feature films. He was created by Rowan Atkinson and Richard Curtis , portrayed by Atkinson, and made his first appearance on television in the pilot episode , which first aired on 1 January 1990.
Mr. Bean is a clean comedy British sitcom created by Rowan Atkinson and Richard Curtis, produced by Tiger Aspect Productions and starring Atkinson as the eponymous title character. The sitcom consists of 15 episodes that were co-written by Atkinson alongside Curtis and Robin Driscoll; the pilot episode was co-written by Ben Elton.
Mr. Bean attends a mathematics exam, where he tries to copy from a student under the nose of the invigilator (Rudolph Walker).Afterwards, he surreptitiously changes into his swimming trunks so as not to be noticed by someone sitting nearby at a beach (Roger Sloman) and later struggles to stay awake during a church service and obnoxiously sings the refrain of the hymn "All Creatures of Our God ...
Notable guest appearances have included the next door hotel guest in "Mr. Bean in Room 426", and the brother-in-law of Hee Bee Gee Bees bandmate, Angus Deayton's character in an episode of One Foot in the Grave. [12] He played Alan Perkins, a holiday rep in Spain in "The Unlucky Winner Is" episode of Only Fools And Horses. [13]
Just as Bean sets the self timer for a photo, the guard marches away, much to Bean's frustration. That night, Bean prepares for bed but struggles to fall asleep. He tries various methods, like scaring cats away by pretending to be a dog, sleeping in different positions, and watching a chess game.
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The character of Mr. Bean has been likened to a modern-day Buster Keaton, [6] but Atkinson himself has stated that Jacques Tati's character Monsieur Hulot was the main inspiration. [ 7 ] Several sequels to Mr. Bean appeared on television until 1995, and the character later appeared in a feature film.