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Rowan Sebastian Atkinson, CBE (born 6 January 1955) is an English actor, comedian, and

screenwriter best known for his work on the sitcoms Blackadder and Mr. Bean. Atkinson first
came to prominence in the sketch comedy show Not the Nine O'Clock News (197982), and
via his participation in The Secret Policeman's Balls from 1979. His other work includes the
sitcom The Thin Blue Line (19951996).
He was listed in The Observer as one of the 50 funniest actors in British comedy[4] and
amongst the top 50 comedians ever, in a 2005 poll of fellow comedians.[5] He has also had
cinematic success with his performances in the Mr. Bean movie adaptations Bean and Mr.
Bean's Holiday and in Johnny English (2003) and its sequel Johnny English Reborn (2011).

Rowan Sebastian Atkinson was born on 6 January, 1955, in Consett, Co. Durham,
UK, to Ella May (Bainbridge) and Eric Atkinson. His father owned a farm, where
Rowan grew up with his two older brothers, Rupert and Rodney.
Atkinson, the youngest of four brothers, was born in Consett, County Durham,
England on 6 January 1955.[6][7][8][9] His parents were Eric Atkinson, a farmer and
company director, and Ella May (ne Bainbridge),
Rowan Atkinson was formerly in a relationship with actress Leslie Ash.[37] He
married Sunetra Sastry in February 1990.[38] The couple first met in the late
1980s, when she was working as a makeup artist with the BBC. [39] They have two
children
Car collection consisted mostly of Aston Martin, including the DB7 used in Johnny
English. Aston Martin V8 Zagato his license plates "COM1C", [5] and used in the
film The Tall Guy.

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