Rowan Atkinson AKA Mr Bean

Rowan Atkinson or as we know him better by the name Mr. Bean, is an important memory of everyone’s childhood. He is an outstanding comedian and an incredibly talented actor, who made us life without uttering a word.

But there is a lot more about this multi-talented personality than we know.

• Degree in Electrical engineering

He pursued his degree in electrical engineering from Newcastle University in 1974 and earned his masters from Queen’s College, Oxford in the same subject.
He also began his doctoral work but then he decided to step into comedy.

It was an unexpected change of the field in which he pursued his career.

• Love for cars

We have seen him driving a mini in the Mr. Bean series but in real life he loves cars and has a great collection of them. He also writes for some Car magazines.

His car collection include some cars as follows:

• Classic 1939 BMW 328

• Rolls Royce

• McLaren F1

• Jaguar MK7

• Lancia Thema 8.32 series 1

• Land Rover Defender 90 heritage

• BMW 328

• Aston Martin Vantage

• Mercedes Benz SLS AMG

• Skoda superb

• Mercedes Benz 500E

• Aston Martin V8 Zagato

• Ford Falcon

• BMW 13

• Audi A8

This list goes on so long that Rowan Atkinson was working on building a mansion to store his cars as they were all very expensive and needed a comfortable parking space to be maintained.

He also went into some accidents but came out with no injuries. He says that he is a thrill seeker.

Hence, he’s not only just a funny guy, but also a car guy.

• Saved his family from a plane crash

Rowan Atkinson was flying in a private plane over Kenya along with his family. The pilot passed out and Rowan Atkinson took control of the plane even though he never piloted a plane before. He controlled the plane till the pilot gained back his consciousness and landed the plane at the Wilson Airport, Nairobi.

• The name “Mr. Bean”

We often wondered what is Mr. Bean’s first name as we only knew his surname. This question was answered in the Mr. Bean movie where in one scene we get to see his passport.

Mr. Bean’s first name is “Mr”. Which means that his full name is Mr. Mr. Bean. Sounds strange yet funny.

Instead of the name Bean, Mr. White was finalized but Rowan Atkinson wanted to name his character after a vegetable. So the name Mr. Cauliflower was decided at first and then he came to his final choice, Mr.Bean .

• Difficulty with the letter ‘B’

Rowan Atkinson has difficulty while pronouncing the letter ‘B’ when it is followed by a vowel. For example the name ‘Bob’. He has to take a pause before pronouncing such words.

• Had a stammer problem for years

Rowan Atkinson had the stammer problem for many years which made him perfect for the role of Mr. Bean. It was also a reason behind him giving very few interviews.

• Fan of James Bond

He has always been a fan of James Bond. You can imagine how great it must have been for him to play a supporting character in a James Bond movie ‘Never say Never’.

• Private person

Rowan Atkinson likes to keep is life private to an extent that not even his close friends knew that his wife was pregnant until the child was born. Privacy is very important to him, especially when it comes to his family.

• BCC comedy sketch show

‘Not the Nine O’clock News ‘ gave a boost to his career and his name was known in the industry since then.

• Known by the Royalties

He is one of the few celebrities who were invited to attend Prince Charles and Camilla Parker- Knowles wedding ceremony. It might be because of his charitable work for The Prince’s trust.

• Famous shows and movies

Other than Mr. Bean, Rowan Atkinson has entertained the audience since ages by his various performances in some of the following movies and series:

• Johnny English
• The Tall Guy
• Love actually
• Never say never
• Keeping Mum
• Blackadder
• The Thin Blue Line
• Maigret
• Not the Nine O’clock News
• Dead On Time

His show Mr. Bean is evergreen and is watched since generations and is still a mood booster for people.