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　 Rowan AtkinsonOne. Introduction Rowan Atkinson

　Atkinson in September 2011Birth nameRowan Sebastian AtkinsonBorn6 January 1955?(age?56)

　 HYPERLINK "/wiki/Consett" \o "Consett" Consett, County Durham, England, United KingdomMediumStand-up, TV shows, comedian, filmsYears active1978–present HYPERLINK "/wiki/Comedy_genres" \o "Comedy genres" Genres HYPERLINK "/wiki/Physical_comedy" \o "Physical comedy" Physical comedy, Satire,? HYPERLINK "/wiki/Black_comedy" \o "Black comedy" Black comedyInfluences HYPERLINK "/wiki/Peter_Sellers" \o "Peter Sellers" Peter Sellers,? HYPERLINK "/wiki/Charlie_Chaplin" \o "Charlie Chaplin" Charlie Chaplin,? HYPERLINK "/wiki/Jacques_Tati" \o "Jacques Tati" Jacques Tati HYPERLINK "/wiki/Rowan_Atkinson" \l "cite_note-0" [1]Influenced HYPERLINK "/wiki/Steve_Pemberton" \o "Steve Pemberton" Steve Pemberton

　 HYPERLINK "/wiki/David_Walliams" \o "David Walliams" David WalliamsSpouse HYPERLINK "/w/index.php?title=Sunetra_Sastry&action=edit&redlink=1" \o "Sunetra Sastry (page does not exist)" Sunetra Sastry(m.?1990–present)Notable works and roles HYPERLINK "/wiki/Not_the_Nine_O%27Clock_News" \o "Not the Nine O'Clock News" Not the Nine O'Clock News

　 HYPERLINK "/wiki/Blackadder" \o "Blackadder" Blackadder

　 HYPERLINK "/wiki/Mr._Bean" \o "Mr. Bean" Mr. Bean

　 HYPERLINK "/wiki/The_Thin_Blue_Line_(TV_series)" \o "The Thin Blue Line (TV series)" The Thin Blue Line

　 HYPERLINK "/wiki/Johnny_English" \o "Johnny English" Johnny English HYPERLINK "/wiki/British_Academy_of_Film_and_Television_Arts" \o "British Academy of Film and Television Arts" BAFTA Awards HYPERLINK "/wiki/BAFTA" \o "BAFTA" Best Light Entertainment Performance

　1981? HYPERLINK "/wiki/Not_the_Nine_O%27Clock_News" \o "Not the Nine O'Clock News" Not the Nine O'Clock News

　1990? HYPERLINK "/wiki/Blackadder_Goes_Forth" \o "Blackadder Goes Forth" Blackadder Goes Forth HYPERLINK "/wiki/Laurence_Olivier_Awards" \o "Laurence Olivier Awards" Laurence Olivier Awards HYPERLINK "/wiki/Olivier_Award_for_Best_Comedy_Performance" \o "Olivier Award for Best Comedy Performance" Best Comedy Performance

　1981?Rowan Atkinson in RevueRowan Sebastian Atkinson?(born 6 January 1955) is a British actor, comedian, and screenwriter. He is most famous for his work on the? HYPERLINK "/wiki/Satirical" \o "Satirical" satirical? HYPERLINK "/wiki/Sketch_comedy" \o "Sketch comedy" sketch comedy?show? HYPERLINK "/wiki/Not_The_Nine_O%27Clock_News" \o "Not The Nine O'Clock News" Not The Nine O'Clock News, and the sitcoms? HYPERLINK "/wiki/Blackadder" \o "Blackadder" Blackadder,? HYPERLINK "/wiki/Mr._Bean" \o "Mr. Bean" Mr. Bean?and? HYPERLINK "/wiki/The_Thin_Blue_Line_(TV_series)" \o "The Thin Blue Line (TV series)" The Thin Blue Line. He has been listed in? HYPERLINK "/wiki/The_Observer" \o "The Observer" The Observer?as one of the 50 funniest actors in British comedy, HYPERLINK "/wiki/Rowan_Atkinson" \l "cite_note-1" [2]?and amongst the top 50 comedy actors ever in a 2005 poll of fellow comedians. HYPERLINK "/wiki/Rowan_Atkinson" \l "cite_note-2" [3]?He has also had cinematic success with his performances in the Mr. Bean movie adaptations? HYPERLINK "/wiki/Bean_(film)" \o "Bean (film)" Bean?and? HYPERLINK "/wiki/Mr._Bean%27s_Holiday" \o "Mr. Bean's Holiday" Mr. Bean's Holiday?and in? HYPERLINK "/wiki/Johnny_English" \o "Johnny English" Johnny English?and its sequel? HYPERLINK "/wiki/Johnny_English_Reborn" \o "Johnny English Reborn" Johnny English Reborn. He also starred in the film HYPERLINK "/wiki/Never_Say_Never_Again" \o "Never Say Never Again" Never Say Never Again?(a spy film based on the? HYPERLINK "/wiki/James_Bond" \o "James Bond" James Bond?novel? HYPERLINK "/wiki/Thunderball" \o "Thunderball" Thunderball) in 1983.Early life and educationa? HYPERLINK "/wiki/Euroscepticism" \o "Euroscepticism" Eurosceptic?economist who narrowly lost the? HYPERLINK "/wiki/United_Kingdom_Independence_Party" \o "United Kingdom Independence Party" United Kingdom Independence Party?leadership election in 2000, and Rupert. HYPERLINK "/wiki/Rowan_Atkinson" \l "cite_note-4" [5] HYPERLINK "/wiki/Rowan_Atkinson" \l "cite_note-5" [6]?Atkinson was brought up? HYPERLINK "/wiki/Anglican" \o "Anglican" Anglican, HYPERLINK "/wiki/Rowan_Atkinson" \l "cite_note-raisedref-6" [7]?and was educated at? HYPERLINK "/wiki/Durham_Choristers_School" \o "Durham Choristers School" Durham Choristers School,? HYPERLINK "/wiki/St._Bees_School" \o "St. Bees School" St. Bees School, and? HYPERLINK "/wiki/University_of_Newcastle_upon_Tyne" \o "University of Newcastle upon Tyne" Newcastle University. HYPERLINK "/wiki/Rowan_Atkinson" \l "cite_note-comedyguidebio-7" [8]?In 1975, he continued for the degree of MSc in Electrical Engineering at? HYPERLINK "/wiki/The_Queen%27s_College,_Oxford" \o "The Queen's College, Oxford" The Queen's College, Oxford, the same college his father matriculated at in 1935, HYPERLINK "/wiki/Rowan_Atkinson" \l "cite_note-8" [9]?which made Atkinson an? HYPERLINK "/wiki/Honorary_Fellow" \o "Honorary Fellow" Honorary Fellow?in 2006. HYPERLINK "/wiki/Rowan_Atkinson" \l "cite_note-9" [10]First achieving notice at the? HYPERLINK "/wiki/Edinburgh_Festival_Fringe" \o "Edinburgh Festival Fringe" Edinburgh Festival Fringe?in 1976, HYPERLINK "/wiki/Rowan_Atkinson" \l "cite_note-comedyguidebio-7" [8]?while at Oxford, he also acted and performed early sketches for the? HYPERLINK "/wiki/Oxford_University_Dramatic_Society" \o "Oxford University Dramatic Society" Oxford University Dramatic Society?(OUDS), the? HYPERLINK "/wiki/The_Oxford_Revue" \o "The Oxford Revue" Oxford Revue?and the? HYPERLINK "/wiki/Experimental_Theatre_Club" \o "Experimental Theatre Club" Experimental Theatre Club?(ETC), meeting writer HYPERLINK "/wiki/Richard_Curtis" \o "Richard Curtis" Richard Curtis HYPERLINK "/wiki/Rowan_Atkinson" \l "cite_note-comedyguidebio-7" [8]?and composer? HYPERLINK "/wiki/Howard_Goodall" \o "Howard Goodall" Howard Goodall, with whom he would continue to collaborate during his career.TWO. CareerRadioAtkinson had starred in a series of comedy shows for? HYPERLINK "/wiki/BBC_Radio_3" \o "BBC Radio 3" BBC Radio 3?in 1978 called " HYPERLINK "/wiki/The_Atkinson_People" \o "The Atkinson People" The Atkinson People". It consisted of a series of satirical interviews with fictional great men, who were played by Atkinson himself. TelevisionAfter university, Atkinson toured with? HYPERLINK "/wiki/Angus_Deayton" \o "Angus Deayton" Angus Deayton?as his? HYPERLINK "/wiki/Double_act" \o "Double act" straight man?in an act that was eventually filmed for a television show. After the success of the show, he did a one-off pilot for? HYPERLINK "/wiki/London_Weekend_Television" \o "London Weekend Television" London Weekend Television?in 1979 called? HYPERLINK "/wiki/Canned_Laughter_(sitcom)" \o "Canned Laughter (sitcom)" Canned Laughter. Atkinson then went on to do? HYPERLINK "/wiki/Not_the_Nine_O%27Clock_News" \o "Not the Nine O'Clock News" Not the Nine O'Clock News?for the? HYPERLINK "/wiki/BBC" \o "BBC" BBC, The success of?Not the Nine O'Clock News?led to his starring in the? HYPERLINK "/wiki/Medieval" \o "Medieval" medieval?sitcom? HYPERLINK "/wiki/The_Black_Adder" \o "The Black Adder" The Black Adder, which he also co-wrote with? HYPERLINK "/wiki/Richard_Curtis" \o "Richard Curtis" Richard Curtis, in 1983. After a three-year gap, in part due to budgetary concerns, a second series was written, this time by Curtis and? HYPERLINK "/wiki/Ben_Elton" \o "Ben Elton" Ben Elton, and first screened in 1986.? HYPERLINK "/wiki/Blackadder_II" \o "Blackadder II" Blackadder II?followed the fortunes of one of the descendants of Atkinson's original character, this time in the? HYPERLINK "/wiki/Elizabethan_era" \o "Elizabethan era" Elizabethan era. The same pattern was repeated in the two sequels? HYPERLINK "/wiki/Blackadder_the_Third" \o "Blackadder the Third" Blackadder the Third?(1987) (set in the? HYPERLINK "/wiki/English_Regency" \o "English Regency" Regency era), and? HYPERLINK "/wiki/Blackadder_Goes_Forth" \o "Blackadder Goes Forth" Blackadder Goes Forth?(1989) (set in World War I). The? HYPERLINK "/wiki/Blackadder" \o "Blackadder" Blackadder?series went on to become one of the most successful? HYPERLINK "/wiki/BBC" \o "BBC" BBC?situation comedies of all time, spawning television specials including? HYPERLINK "/wiki/Blackadder%27s_Christmas_Carol" \o "Blackadder's Christmas Carol" Blackadder's Christmas Carol?(1988) and HYPERLINK "/wiki/Blackadder:_The_Cavalier_Years" \o "Blackadder: The Cavalier Years" Blackadder: The Cavalier Years?(1988).Atkinson's other famous creation, the hapless? HYPERLINK "/wiki/Mr._Bean" \o "Mr. Bean" Mr. Bean, first appeared on New Years Day in 1990 in a half-hour special for? HYPERLINK "/wiki/Thames_Television" \o "Thames Television" Thames Television. The character of Mr. Bean has been likened somewhat to a modern-day? HYPERLINK "/wiki/Buster_Keaton" \o "Buster Keaton" Buster Keaton. HYPERLINK "/wiki/Rowan_Atkinson" \l "cite_note-Museum.tv-11" [12]?During this time, Atkinson appeared at the? HYPERLINK "/wiki/Just_for_Laughs" \o "Just for Laughs" Just for Laughs?comedy festival in? HYPERLINK "/wiki/Montreal" \o "Montreal" Montreal?in 1987 and 1989. Several sequels to?Mr. Bean?appeared on television in the 1990s, and it eventually made into a major motion picture in 1997. Entitled? HYPERLINK "/wiki/Bean_(1997_film)" \o "Bean (1997 film)" Bean, it was directed by Mel Smith, his former co-star from?Not the Nine O'Clock News. A second movie was released in 2007 entitled? HYPERLINK "/wiki/Mr._Bean%27s_Holiday" \o "Mr. Bean's Holiday" Mr. Bean's Holiday.In 1995 and 1997, Atkinson portrayed Inspector Raymond Fowler in the popular? HYPERLINK "/wiki/The_Thin_Blue_Line_(TV_series)" \o "The Thin Blue Line (TV series)" The Thin Blue Line?television series, written by Ben Elton, which takes place in a police station located in fictitious Gasforth.Atkinson has fronted campaigns for? HYPERLINK "/wiki/Kronenbourg_Brewery" \o "Kronenbourg Brewery" Kronenbourg, HYPERLINK "/wiki/Rowan_Atkinson" \l "cite_note-Rowan_Atkinson_in_Kronenbourg_commercial-12" [13]? HYPERLINK "/wiki/Hitachi,_Ltd." \o "Hitachi, Ltd." Hitachi?electrical goods,[ HYPERLINK "/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" \o "Wikipedia:Citation needed" citation needed]? HYPERLINK "/wiki/Fujifilm" \o "Fujifilm" Fujifilm, and? HYPERLINK "/wiki/Blood_donor" \o "Blood donor" Give Blood. Atkinson appeared as a hapless and error-prone espionage agent in a long-running series for? HYPERLINK "/wiki/Barclaycard" \o "Barclaycard" Barclaycard, on which character his title role in? HYPERLINK "/wiki/Johnny_English" \o "Johnny English" Johnny English?and? HYPERLINK "/wiki/Johnny_English_Reborn" \o "Johnny English Reborn" Johnny English Reborn?was based.He also starred in a? HYPERLINK "/wiki/Doctor_Who_and_the_Curse_of_Fatal_Death" \o "Doctor Who and the Curse of Fatal Death" comedy spoof?of? HYPERLINK "/wiki/Doctor_Who" \o "Doctor Who" Doctor Who?as the? HYPERLINK "/wiki/Doctor_(Doctor_Who)" \o "Doctor (Doctor Who)" Doctor, for a? HYPERLINK "/wiki/Comic_Relief" \o "Comic Relief" red nose day?benefit.Atkinson has also starred as the?Star in a Reasonably Priced Car?in the motoring show,? HYPERLINK "/wiki/Top_Gear_(2002_TV_series)" \o "Top Gear (2002 TV series)" Top Gear?in July 2011, where he recorded the fastest lap in the Kia Cee'd with a time of 1:42.2.FilmAtkinson's film career began in 1983 with a supporting part in the 'unofficial'? HYPERLINK "/wiki/James_Bond" \o "James Bond" James Bondmovie? HYPERLINK "/wiki/Never_Say_Never_Again" \o "Never Say Never Again" Never Say Never Again?and a leading role in? HYPERLINK "/wiki/Dead_on_Time_(1983_film)" \o "Dead on Time (1983 film)" Dead on Time?with? HYPERLINK "/wiki/Nigel_Hawthorne" \o "Nigel Hawthorne" Nigel Hawthorne. He appeared in former?Not the Nine O'Clock News?co-star Mel Smith's directorial debut? HYPERLINK "/wiki/The_Tall_Guy" \o "The Tall Guy" The Tall Guy?in 1989. He also appeared alongside? HYPERLINK "/wiki/Anjelica_Huston" \o "Anjelica Huston" Anjelica Huston?and? HYPERLINK "/wiki/Mai_Zetterling" \o "Mai Zetterling" Mai Zetterling?in? HYPERLINK "/wiki/Roald_Dahl" \o "Roald Dahl" Roald Dahl's? HYPERLINK "/wiki/The_Witches_(1990_film)" \o "The Witches (1990 film)" The Witches?in 1990. In 1993 he played the part of Dexter Hayman in? HYPERLINK "/wiki/Hot_Shots!_Part_Deux" \o "Hot Shots! Part Deux" Hot Shots! Part Deux, a parody of? HYPERLINK "/wiki/Rambo_III" \o "Rambo III" Rambo III, starring? HYPERLINK "/wiki/Charlie_Sheen" \o "Charlie Sheen" Charlie Sheen.Atkinson gained further recognition with his turn as a verbally bumbling vicar in the 1994 hit? HYPERLINK "/wiki/Four_Weddings_and_a_Funeral" \o "Four Weddings and a Funeral" Four Weddings and a Funeral. That same year he was featured in? HYPERLINK "/wiki/Disney" \o "Disney" Disney's? HYPERLINK "/wiki/The_Lion_King" \o "The Lion King" The Lion King?as the voice of Zazu the? HYPERLINK "/wiki/Red-billed_Hornbill" \o "Red-billed Hornbill" Red-billed Hornbill. Atkinson continued to appear in supporting roles in successful comedies, including? HYPERLINK "/wiki/Rat_Race_(2001_film)" \o "Rat Race (2001 film)" Rat Race?(2001),? HYPERLINK "/wiki/Scooby-Doo_(film)" \o "Scooby-Doo (film)" Scooby-Doo?(2002), and? HYPERLINK "/wiki/Love_Actually_(film)" \o "Love Actually (film)" Love Actually?(2003).In 2005, he acted in the crime/comedy? HYPERLINK "/wiki/Keeping_Mum" \o "Keeping Mum" Keeping Mum, which also starred? HYPERLINK "/wiki/Kristin_Scott_Thomas" \o "Kristin Scott Thomas" Kristin Scott Thomas,? HYPERLINK "/wiki/Maggie_Smith" \o "Maggie Smith" Maggie Smith?and? HYPERLINK "/wiki/Patrick_Swayze" \o "Patrick Swayze" Patrick Swayze.In addition to his supporting roles, Atkinson has also had success as a leading man. His television character Mr. Bean debuted on the big screen in 1997 with? HYPERLINK "/wiki/Bean_(1997_film)" \o "Bean (1997 film)" Bean?to international success. A sequel,? HYPERLINK "/wiki/Mr._Bean%27s_Holiday" \o "Mr. Bean's Holiday" Mr. Bean's Holiday, was released in March 2007 and this, as recently mentioned by Atkinson in 2011, was the last time he played the character. HYPERLINK "/wiki/Rowan_Atkinson" \l "cite_note-13" [14]?He has also starred in the James Bond parody? HYPERLINK "/wiki/Johnny_English" \o "Johnny English" Johnny English?in 2003. Its sequel,? HYPERLINK "/wiki/Johnny_English_Reborn" \o "Johnny English Reborn" Johnny English Reborn?was released on 7 October 2011.[ HYPERLINK "/w/index.php?title=Rowan_Atkinson&action=edit&section=6&editintro=Template:BLP_editintro" \o "Edit section: Theatre" edit]TheatreRowan Atkinson did live on-stage skits – also appearing with members of Monty Python – in? HYPERLINK "/wiki/The_Secret_Policeman%27s_Ball_(1979)" \o "The Secret Policeman's Ball (1979)" The Secret Policeman's Ball (1979).Rowan Atkinson appeared in the 2009 revival of the West End musical? HYPERLINK "/wiki/Oliver!" \l "2009_London_Revival" \o "Oliver!" Oliver!?as? HYPERLINK "/wiki/Fagin" \o "Fagin" Fagin.[ HYPERLINK "/w/index.php?title=Rowan_Atkinson&action=edit&section=7&editintro=Template:BLP_editintro" \o "Edit section: Comedic style" edit]Comedic styleBest known for his use of? HYPERLINK "/wiki/Physical_comedy" \o "Physical comedy" physical comedy?in his trademark character of Mr. Bean, Atkinson's other characters rely more heavily on language. Atkinson often plays authority figures (especially priests or vicars) speaking absurd lines with a completely? HYPERLINK "/wiki/Deadpan" \o "Deadpan" deadpan?delivery.One of his better-known trademark? HYPERLINK "/wiki/Comedic_device" \o "Comedic device" comic devices?is over-articulation of the "B" sound, such as his pronunciation of " HYPERLINK "/wiki/Bob_(Blackadder_character)" \o "Bob (Blackadder character)" Bob" in a? HYPERLINK "/wiki/Blackadder" \o "Blackadder" Blackadder?episode. Atkinson suffers from? HYPERLINK "/wiki/Stuttering" \o "Stuttering" stuttering, HYPERLINK "/wiki/Rowan_Atkinson" \l "cite_note-15" [16]?and the over-articulation is a technique to overcome problematic consonants.Atkinson's often visually based style, which has been compared to? HYPERLINK "/wiki/Buster_Keaton" \o "Buster Keaton" Buster Keaton, HYPERLINK "/wiki/Rowan_Atkinson" \l "cite_note-Museum.tv-11" [12]?sets him apart from most modern television and film comedies, which rely heavily on dialogue, as well as stand-up comedy which is mostly based on monologues. This talent for visual comedy has led to Atkinson being called "the man with the rubber face": comedic reference was made to this in an episode of? HYPERLINK "/wiki/Blackadder_the_Third" \o "Blackadder the Third" Blackadder the Third, in which? HYPERLINK "/wiki/Baldrick" \o "Baldrick" Baldrick?( HYPERLINK "/wiki/Tony_Robinson" \o "Tony Robinson" Tony Robinson) refers to his master,? HYPERLINK "/wiki/Mr._E._Blackadder" \o "Mr. E. Blackadder" Mr. E. Blackadder, as a "lazy, big nosed, rubber-faced bastard".THERE. Personal lifePoliticsIn June 2005, Atkinson led a coalition of the UK's most prominent actors and writers, including? HYPERLINK "/wiki/Nicholas_Hytner" \o "Nicholas Hytner" Nicholas Hytner,? HYPERLINK "/wiki/Stephen_Fry" \o "Stephen Fry" Stephen Fry, and HYPERLINK "/wiki/Ian_McEwan" \o "Ian McEwan" Ian McEwan, to the British Parliament in an attempt to force a review of the controversial? HYPERLINK "/wiki/Racial_and_Religious_Hatred_Act_2006" \o "Racial and Religious Hatred Act 2006" Racial and Religious Hatred Bill, which they felt would give overwhelming power to religious groups to impose censorship on the arts. HYPERLINK "/wiki/Rowan_Atkinson" \l "cite_note-20" [21]CarsWith an estimated wealth of ￡100?million, Atkinson is able to indulge his passion for cars that began with driving his mother's? HYPERLINK "/wiki/Morris_Minor" \o "Morris Minor" Morris Minor?around the family farm. He has written for the British magazines? HYPERLINK "/wiki/Car_Magazine" \o "Car Magazine" Car,? HYPERLINK "/wiki/Octane_(magazine)" \o "Octane (magazine)" Octane, HYPERLINK "/wiki/Evo_Magazine" \o "Evo Magazine" Evo, and "SuperClassics", a short-lived UK magazine, in which he reviewed the? HYPERLINK "/wiki/McLaren_F1" \o "McLaren F1" McLaren F1?in 1995.Atkinson holds a category C+E (formerly 'Class 1') lorry? HYPERLINK "/wiki/Driving_licence_in_the_United_Kingdom" \o "Driving licence in the United Kingdom" driving licence, gained in 1981, because lorries held a fascination for him, and to ensure employment as a young actor. He has also used this skill when filming comedy material.A lover of and participant in car racing, he appeared as racing driver? HYPERLINK "/wiki/Henry_Birkin" \o "Henry Birkin" Henry Birkin?in the television play? HYPERLINK "/w/index.php?title=Full_Throttle_(1995_UK_film)&action=edit&redlink=1" \o "Full Throttle (1995 UK film) (page does not exist)" Full Throttle?in 1995. In 1991, he starred in the self-penned? HYPERLINK "/wiki/The_Driven_Man_(1991)_(TV)" \o "The Driven Man (1991) (TV)" The Driven Man, a series of sketches featuring Atkinson driving around London trying to solve his car-fetish, and discussing it with taxi drivers, policemen, used-car salesmen and psychotherapists. HYPERLINK "/wiki/Rowan_Atkinson" \l "cite_note-22" [23]Atkinson has raced in other cars, including a? HYPERLINK "/wiki/Renault_5_GT_Turbo" \o "Renault 5 GT Turbo" Renault 5 GT Turbo?for two seasons for its? HYPERLINK "/wiki/Renault_Clio_Cup" \o "Renault Clio Cup" one make series. He owns a McLaren F1, which was involved in an accident in Cabus, near? HYPERLINK "/wiki/Garstang" \o "Garstang" Garstang, Lancashire with an? HYPERLINK "/wiki/Austin_Metro" \o "Austin Metro" Austin Metro?in October 1999. It was damaged again in a serious crash in August 2011 when it caught fire after Atkinson reportedly lost control and hit a tree. HYPERLINK "/wiki/Rowan_Atkinson" \l "cite_note-23" [24] HYPERLINK "/wiki/Rowan_Atkinson" \l "cite_note-24" [25] HYPERLINK "/wiki/Rowan_Atkinson" \l "cite_note-25" [26]?He also owns a? HYPERLINK "/wiki/Honda_NSX" \o "Honda NSX" Honda NSX. Other cars he owns include an? HYPERLINK "/wiki/Audi_A8" \o "Audi A8" Audi A8, HYPERLINK "/wiki/Rowan_Atkinson" \l "cite_note-26" [27]?and a? HYPERLINK "/wiki/Honda_Civic_Hybrid" \o "Honda Civic Hybrid" Honda Civic Hybrid. HYPERLINK "/wiki/Rowan_Atkinson" \l "cite_note-autogenerated1-27" [28]One car Atkinson has said he will not own is a? HYPERLINK "/wiki/Porsche" \o "Porsche" Porsche: "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. I don't go around saying that Porsches are a pile of dung, but I do know that psychologically I couldn't handle owning one." HYPERLINK "/wiki/Rowan_Atkinson" \l "cite_note-29" [30] HYPERLINK "/wiki/Rowan_Atkinson" \l "cite_note-awardref-30" [31]

　Extra?我有种预感，我恐怕不会再演这个角色了，我觉得对于这个角色，我确实有点老了……我总是把憨豆看成一个永远不会变老的人、永远时间充沛的人。但很显然，我却不是。———憨豆先生的扮演者罗温·艾金森最近接受媒体采访时说

　从小就对喜剧明星感兴趣罗温?艾金森1955年出生于英国纽卡斯尔的戈斯福斯，他的父母都是普通的农民，很小的时候，他就经常和哥哥帮家里干农活了。乡村的生活背景，把罗温打磨得非常朴实，甚至让他看上去有点傻乎乎的。童年时的罗温，因为自己有点搞笑的长相而常受到同学的嘲笑。他们笑话他的眼睛是金鱼眼，耳朵是扇风耳，不仅如此，小伙伴还给罗温起绰号，他们称呼他为月球人等。但这些都没有影响罗温对电影的喜欢和热爱。中学时期，罗温是学校电影协会的小领导，所以他能自由支配时间看自己喜欢的电影。他为查理?卓别林和巴斯特?基顿的喜剧表演风格深深倾倒，而法国哑剧笑星雅克?塔蒂的表演也让他为之深深着迷，看得如痴如醉。出了喜欢电影，罗温在上中学时，也常常会参加学校里的各种戏剧表演，虽然喜欢这些活动，但罗温并不觉得自己以后有机会能进入娱乐业发展。而关于这一点，他显然低估了自己的天赋。大学时代精彩还在继续中学毕业后，罗温?艾金森选择在纽卡斯尔大学读电气工程专业。他的成绩在班里很不错。到1976年秋天，罗温来到牛津大学继续攻读电气工程硕士学位。在牛津读书期间，罗温把大量时间和精力投入到了大学戏剧协会组织的演出中去。这个戏剧协会在英国颇负盛名，曾为当时英国非常著名的“巨蟒剧团”提供过帮助。而罗温在学校喜剧的表演，让他的同学们感到十分惊讶，大家都惊叹于他身上潜藏的表演才华。

　记者：日常生活中，你似乎不大喜欢搞笑？

　罗温·艾金森：其实可以看出来，我是个蛮严肃的人，不是大家想象中的那样。拍喜剧片，对我来说，压力很大，我会担心很多事情，担心表情过度，担心笑点不够。是的，我是完美主义者。追求完美不是个好东西，它像一种病，会给我带来很多麻烦，包括抑郁，我要控制这种追求完美的个性。

　1976年的夏天，罗温?艾金森和朋友理查?克提斯一起，两人结伴参加了英国爱丁堡艺术节，他们希望能在那里碰到发展自己的机会。当时，英国著名笑星约翰?克莱斯的经纪人理查德?阿米蒂奇恰巧也在爱丁堡艺术节上，他是专门来寻找英国下一个出色的喜剧演员的。因此，当罗温上台面对观众开始表演时，他就坐在台下的观众席上。“终有一天，每一个为自己的婚宴买单的男人们会发现，进入婚姻之后自己几乎没有什么说话的权利了。”罗温开始表演了，虽然他说话时有点儿口吃，可他的表演方式却十分独特，很能吸引人的眼球。理查德被罗温独特的表演给吸引住了，他从来没见过罗温那样的表演方式。罗温的表演让观众感到非常开心，掌声更是一浪高过一浪。这一切，都被理查德看在眼里，于是他当场就签下了罗温。1978年，23岁的罗温·艾金森，作为牛津大学一名在读硕士研究生，已经成功签约了当时英国一家非常有名的演员经纪公司。美好的未来在向罗温招手。

　《憨豆先生》带来的成功当喜剧表演事业发展到一定程度的时候，罗温开始考虑，自己应该怎么做才能成为一个更具有发展前途的演员。这时，他脑海中出现了憨豆先生的构想。憨豆先生是一个笨拙的、沉默寡言的喜剧角色，在很长时间里罗温表演的都是这个类型的角色。罗温意识到，无声喜剧的角色可以使自己赢得全球观众的喜爱——因为它不需要语言，而幽默是可以穿越任何语言和文化的界限的。罗温开始埋头苦干。经过一段时间的精心构思和准备，憨豆先生的无声喜剧被搬上了舞台。没过多久，这部喜剧就在舞台上取得了巨大的成功。这也让电视网的高管们开始相信，应该推出一部关于这个奇怪角色的电视节目。就这样在1990年元旦那天，《憨豆先生》电视系列喜剧的第一集在英国独立电视台的频道首播了。

　《憨豆先生》电视系列喜剧与其他电视节目最大的不同点在于，它里面的对话极少，这就是它的精彩之处。剧中憨豆先生眨眼的时候，用胳膊推别人的时候，头发动的时候，这些都能表现出表演者的幽默来，而这种幽默一般人是很难达到的。1996年，憨豆先生已经赢得了全英国电视观众的心。对于罗温?艾金森来说，憨豆先生也为他进军电影界奠定了基础。20世纪90年代后期，罗温萌发了制作一部关于憨豆先生故事片的想法。罗温和自己的团队做出一些改变，他们想凭借这部电影打开美国的市场。为此，他们刻意将电影的背景安排在美国，让憨豆先生从英国来到了洛杉矶。这就是电影《憨豆先生的大灾难》诞生前的故事。在这部影片中，憨豆先生被人送到洛杉矶的一家博物馆，专门负责监督那里重要艺术品的运输工作。影片精彩搞笑的地方在于，当憨豆先生自己一个人工作的时候，很多大问题出现了。这部电影在全世界都很成功，它在全球一共取得了2.5亿美元的票房。