Rowan Atkinson Bio, Age, Wife, Daughter, Net Worth, Movies & Wiki

Rowan Atkinson is a famous funny actor and writer, who is famously known for his character as ‘Mr. Bean’ in the hit television series and two fiction movies of the same name. He is a man with a pliant face, who can alter his look from a complete buffoon to a snooty grandee in a matter of seconds. He heard of his talent for comedy while visiting Oxford University and since then, there has been no looking back. Apart from the rib-tickling ‘Mr. Bean’ comedy series, he has seized audiences with his appearance in ‘The Black Adder’. He is often praised for his black humor and his knack for dynamic comedy.

During his early years, he was presented to future screenwriter, Richard Curtis, with whom he wrote and produced comedy lampoons at the Oxford Playhouse and later at the Edinburgh Fringe. This led to local fame and a stint in the popular television comedy series, ‘Not the Nine O’ Clock News’, which he signed and played in. He began his motion picture debut with the James Bond thriller, ‘Never Say Never Again’ and went on to star in a number of films including ‘The Witches’, ‘Four Weddings and a Funeral’, ‘The Lion King’, ‘Bean, ‘Johnny English’ and ‘Keeping Mum’.

Rowan Atkinson Wiki/Bio

Birth Name	Rowan Sebastian Atkinson
Nick Name	Row Mr. Bean Ro Atkinson
Age	(as in 2023) 68 Years
Religion	Atheist
Sun Sign/Zodiac Sign	Capricorn
Birth Place	Consett, County Durham, England
Date of Birth	06 January 1955
Nationality	English
Residence	North London
Home Town	Consett, County Durham, England
Hobbies	Not Available
Family
Mother’s Name	Ella May (nee Bainbridge)
Father’s Name	Eric Atkinson (Farmer and company director)
Brother	Paul Atkinson (Older) (Died as an infant) Rodney Atkinson (Older) (Eurosceptic Economist) Rupert Atkinson (Older)
Sister	None
Girlfriends/Affairs
Affairs/Girlfriends	Leslie Ash Louise Ford (2014-Present)
Marital Status, Wife and Children
Wife/Spouse	Sunetra Sastry (1990-2014)
Marriage Date	February 5, 1990
Children	Daughter- Lily Sastry Son- Benjamin Atkinson
Education
School	Durham Choristers School St. Bees School
College/University	Newcastle University Queen’s College, Oxford
Educational Qualification	Graduated
Profession	Actor, comedian, screenwriter
Brands Endorsed	Atkinson has been seen in TV commercials for • Snickers • Barclaycard (1991-1997) • Fuji camera film (1999) • M&M chocolate candy (1997) • Kronenbourg 1644 • Appletiser (1983) • REMA 1000 Supermarkets • Nissan Tino
Career Manager	PBJ Management
Height, Weight, and Figure Measurements
Height (Approx.)	in centimeters- 180 cm in meters- 1.80 m in feet inches- 5’11”
Weight (Approx.)	in kilograms- 80 kg in pounds- 177 lbs
Figure Measurements
Chest Size	39 Inches
Biceps Size	13 Inches
Waist Size	34 Inches
Extra Ordinary Features
Race / Ethnicity	White
Hair Color	Dark Brown
Eye Color	Hazel
S*xual Orientation	Straight
Dress Size	Not Available
Shoe Size	Not Available
Favourite Things
Favourite Food	Not Available
Favourite Actors	Not Available
Favourite Colors	Not Available
Favourite Sport	Not Available
Controversies	None

Life Journey

Rowan Atkinson was born in Consett, County Durham, England, on 6 January 1955. The youngest of four brothers, his parents were Eric Atkinson, a farmer and company director, and Ella May, who wedded on 29 June 1945. His three older brothers are Paul, who died as an infant, Rodney, a Eurosceptic economist who almost missed the UK Independence Party leadership election in 2000, and Rupert.

Atkinson was made up Anglican, and was tutored at Durham Choristers School, a preparatory school, and then at St Bees School. After getting top-grades in science A levels, he obtained a place at Newcastle University, where he earned a degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

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In 1975, he stayed for the degree of MSc in Electrical Engineering at The Queen’s College, Oxford, the same college where his father joined in 1935, and which delivered Atkinson an Honorary Fellow in 2006. His MSc thesis, declared in 1978, held the application of self-tuning control.

Atkinson quickly started in doctoral work before giving his full concentration to acting. First winning national recognition in The Oxford Revue at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in August 1976, he had previously written and produced sketches for shows in Oxford by the Etceteras, the revue group of the Experimental Theatre Club (ETC), and for the Oxford University Dramatic Society (OUDS), meeting writer Richard Curtis, and composer Howard Goodall, with whom he would proceed to cooperate during his career.

Rowan Atkinson Net Worth

Rowan Atkinson has a net worth of $160 million.

After the first film, there was Johnny English Strikes Back and Johnny English Strikes Again. Each film usually earned around $160 million, with total earnings of almost $480 million for all three films.

Atkinson is enthusiastic about cars, and has competed in many races over the years. His collection emphasizes a Honda NSX, Jaguar Mk7, Aston Martin DB2, vintage Ford Falcon, 1939 BMW 328, and Rolls-Royce Phantom Coupe. Not only does he have a super selection of luxury cars, but he also understands how to drive them. Atkinson recorded the 2^nd fastest time ever documented on the track at Top Gear in his F1.

In 1997 Rowan paid $1 million for a brand new factory fresh McLaren F1. He hit the car TWICE, once in 1999 and again in 2011. The repair bill for the 2011 wreck came to $1.4 million. As a result, his insurance payment on this one car was bumped to $100,000 per year. That’s $8300 a month just to drive/own this one car. Rowan entered the car for sale in 2015 for $15 million. He ended up selling it for $12 million.

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Rowan Atkinson Movies And TV Shows

• He began his acting career by performing in a series of comedy shows for BBC Radio 3 called ‘The Atkinson People’, in 1978. The next year, he did a one-of-a-kind pilot for a sitcom named, ‘Canned Laughter’.
• In 1979, he acted in a television comedy sketch show named, ‘Not the Nine O’ Clock News’ along with Pamela Stephenson, Mel Smith, Griff Rhys Jones and Chris Langham.
• He received extensive local success through his sitcom and went on to earn a role in the medieval sitcom, ‘The Black Adder’, which was aired in 1983 and maintained till the next decade. Once again, he co-wrote the show with Richard Curtis.
• In 1983, he began his motion picture appearance with a supporting character in the James Bond film, ‘Never Say Never Again’.
• The same year, he was cast in a lead character for the film, ‘Dead on Time’.
• From 1987 to 1989, he was named for the ‘Just for Laughs’ festival in Montreal, while shooting for the ‘Black Adder’. During this time, he was also cast in ‘The Appointments of Dennis Jennings’ and ‘The Tall Guy’.
• In 1990, he was cast as the poor, buffoon, Mr. Bean in a show titled, ‘Mr. Bean’. Little did Atkinson know that this series would end up changing his life and would fasten his position as one of the most famous British actor-comedians of all time.
• Around the same time, he was cast in the film adjustment of Roald Dahl’s classic, ‘The Witches’.
• In 1994, he got further attention with the movie, ‘Four Weddings and a Funeral’ and for his voiceover for the bird, Zazu, in Disney’s, ‘The Lion King’.
• A number of sequels of ‘Mr. Bean’ were made, which looked on television until 1995. Two years later, he was cast in the film adjustment of the hit television series, which was named, ‘Bean’. During this time, he was also cast as inspector ‘Raymond Fowler’ in ‘The Thin Blue Line’.
• From 2001 to 2003, he performed as a supporting character in a string of movies including, ‘Rat Race’, ‘Johnny English’, ‘Scooby-Doo’ and ‘Love Actually. Two years later, he arrived in the crime comedy, ‘Keeping Mum’, which also co-starred Maggie Smith, Patrick Swayze and Kristin Scott Thomas.
• In addition to his supporting characters, he hit it big once again with another ‘Bean’ film, which was a sequel to the first, titled, ‘Mr. Bean’s Holiday’, delivered in 2007.
• Two years later, he emerged in a theatre performance for the musical, ‘Oliver!’ directed by Rupert Goold.
• In 2011, he played in the series of the James Bond Parody titled, ‘Johnny English Reborn’, which was a hit at the box-office.
• The next year, he got an official announcement saying that he was officially withdrawing from the character of ‘Mr. Bean’ and that there would be no more shows or movies based on the famous actor.
• In 2013, he took on a notable position in a production of the play, ‘Quartermine’s Terms’ at a theater in London.

Facts

1. He desired to remove from the comedy show Mr. Bean. However in January 2014, it was said that the TV show will feature animated episodes of Mr. Bean which will be also acted by Atkinson himself.
2. He often works professional characters.
3. Rowan has been diagnosed with a speech disorder called Stammer (also known as stuttering) which disrupts the flow of the speech and it results in copying words or unnatural pauses (blocks) while talking.
4. Many times, his visual outlook has been matched with the American actor Buster Keaton.
5. In March 2001, Atkinson went to Kenya on a holiday but during his flight, the pilot of the plane collapsed.
6. Rowan managed the situation by maintaining the plane in the air until the pilot rescued. The pilot later managed to land at Nairobi’s Wilson Airport.
7. Rowan has a driving license C+E (In the past known as “Class 1”).
8. In the years from 1997 until 2015, Atkinson held possession of a rare F1 McLaren car. He had many incidents with the car in 1999 in Cabus near Garstang and in 2011 when he lost control of the vehicle and crashed into a tree. After the accident, Rowan’s F1 car needed to go into a severe repair process because serious damage was done. The insurance payout was worth 910,000 British pounds.
9. Being a strong car lover, Atkinson has had Honda NSX, Audi A8, Skoda Superb, Aston Martin V8 Zagato with which he had an accident in July 2001; then, Honda Civic Hybrid, Aston Martin DB7 Vantage which he used in the movie Johnny English (2003) and numerous others.
10. In 2013 Birthday Honors, for services to drama and charity, Rowan was elected the Commander of the Order of the British Empire.
11. He is known for fighting with the Serious Organized Crime and Police Act 2005 law.
12. He has served as a writer for CAR (British car magazine).
13. Rowan operates an HGV license (Heavy Goods Vehicle – the term for a vehicle that weighs over 3.5 tons gross vehicle weight).

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