Many people know this actor for his role as Mr. Bean, the extremely unlucky but terribly charming hero of the 90s TV series. A cheerful joker on camera, in life Rowan Atkinson is the complete opposite of his main film character. 
Atkinson is very smart 
Despite the fact that the actor often plays the roles of stupid and ridiculous heroes, in life Rowan Atkinson is famous for his intelligence. After school, he dreamed of becoming an engineer, graduated from the Faculty of Electronics at Newcastle University and received a master's degree from Oxford, where he wrote a thesis on self-tuning control systems.
However, he never succeeded in fulfilling his youthful dream, as he had another - to connect his life with the world of theater and cinema.
The comedy genre was given to him since childhood 
The actor showed a penchant for comedy since childhood. Although Atkinson always described himself as modest and shy, he had an innate gift for making people laugh. His classmates adored his jokes, and he himself was not averse to making his friends laugh sometimes. Fun fact - Rowan Atkinson studied with Tony Blair, the future Prime Minister of Great Britain.
Suffers from a stutter and does not like giving interviews 
Rowan Atkinson suffers from a stutter, which was one of the reasons for his rare interviews. In particular, the actor has trouble with the letter B. Before saying a word that begins with it, Atkinson needs a few minutes to prepare.
Often gets into accidents 
Atkinson loves cars. The passion for them appeared in childhood, when the father allowed the child to get behind the wheel of a tractor with him. The actor owns sports cars such as Aston Martin, Honda, Audi and even MC Laren F1. However, due to his hobby, Atkinson often gets into accidents. For example, in 2001 he crashed his Aston Martin V8 Zagato, and in 2011 he crashed his MC Laren F1, but there were no serious injuries. Perhaps this hobby is related to the strange desire of the media to constantly write about the death of the actor - in 2017 alone, at least two news appeared that Atkinson crashed. Fortunately, they all turned out to be fakes.
By the way, one of the best moments in the actor’s life, in his own words, happened when he was finally able to get a C-class license to drive a truck.
Atkinson sometimes writes materials for publications specializing in automotive topics and films his cars. For example, in the movie “Agent Johnny English” you can see the Aston Martin DB7 Vantage owned by the actor.
Mr. Bean is the main character in his career 
At the beginning of his career, Atkinson starred in several programs and films, but a sketch show on the BBC called Not the Nine O'Clock News helped him become famous.
Atkinson is best known for his role as Mr. Bean, a charming eccentric who constantly finds himself in ridiculous situations. By the way, before giving the hero a familiar name to everyone today, he tried to call him “Mr. White” and even “Mr. Cauliflower.” In 2012, the character retired - Atkinson said that he had finally grown out of it and would no longer be able to fool around on camera the way he used to.
Atkinson is friendly with the royal family 
Rowan Atkinson attended the weddings of Prince William and Kate Middleton and Prince Charles and Camilla. In 2013, in honor of the Queen's birthday, the actor was awarded the Order of the British Empire, third class. Atkinson then received the title of Commander for his contribution to art and charity.
Humble Hero 
In March 2001, Atkinson and his wife and children were heading on vacation when the pilot of their plane collapsed. The actor was not at a loss at that moment and took control of the airliner, completely not knowing how to fly it. The story ended well: the pilot quickly came to his senses and carefully completed the landing.
Rowan is an active social activist 
In June 2005, Atkinson led a coalition of Britain's most distinguished actors and writers, including Nicholas Hytner, Stephen Fry and Ian McEwan. They asked the UK Parliament to reconsider the controversial bill on racial and religious hatred.
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