Rowan Atkinson
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About
Comedian, actor, and screenwriter who was listed as one of the fifty funniest actors in British comedy by The Observer. His Mr. Bean character gained him a large following in England and the United States. In 1983, he appeared in the James Bond film Never Say Never Again.
Before Fame
His childhood influences included Charlie Chaplin and Peter Sellers. He earned a degree in electrical engineering from the University of Oxford.
Trivia
He voiced the character Zazu in the 1994 Disney classic The Lion King.
Family Life
He was married to makeup artist Sunetra Sastry from 1990 to 2015. Actor Stephen Fry was the best man at his wedding. He has a son named Benjamin and two daughters named Lily and Isla.
Associated With
He starred in the 2001 comedy film Rat Race with Whoopi Goldberg.
