Rowan Atkinson
- 69 years old
- English
- Actor and writer
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100 Hearts: 'an eclectic, starry line-up'
Rowan Atkinson, Harry Enfield and Angus Deayton were among the performers raising money for the Royal Brompton & Harefield Hospitals charity.
Lucinda Everett, The Telegraph, 11th February 2015Major comic stars appear for Organ Care Systems gig
A cast including Rowan Atkinson, Clive Anderson, Harry Enfield, Angus Deayton, Rob Brydon and many others will appear in '100 Hearts' at LSO St Luke's, London on February 10 to raise money for pre-transplant Organ Care Systems. John Lloyd of QI and The Museum of Curiosity will then hold a conversation with Andre Simon, Harefield's charismatic Director of Transplants, who will demonstrate the "heart in a box" Organ Care System in situ.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 30th January 2015Rowan Atkinson is selling his McLaren F1 for £8million
Rowan Atkinson is selling his McLaren F1 for £8million after it cost almost £1million to repair when he smashed it into a tree - thought to be the highest car insurance payout recorded in Britain.
Daily Mail, 23rd January 2015Mr Bean to return for Comic Relief 2015
Rowan Atkinson is to return as Mr Bean for a new sketch for Comic Relief 2015.
British Comedy Guide, 20th January 2015Rowan Atkinson to star in Horrible Histories
Blackadder and Mr Bean star Rowan Atkinson is to return to television comedy this year with a guest starring role in CBBC sketch show Horrible Histories.
British Comedy Guide, 5th January 2015John Cleese named most influential British comedy icon
John Cleese has been named as the most influential British comedy icon in a poll. David Jason was 2nd, with Rowan Atkinson 3rd.
British Comedy Guide, 13th November 2014John Cleese voted 'most influential UK comic'
Fawlty Towers actor John Cleese has been named the most influential British comedy star of all time. David Jason came second and Rowan Atkinson third.
Yahoo, 12th November 2014Mr Bean painted onto seminal portrait works
If you like Blackadder, and you like Mr Bean, then you will absolutely love seeing Rowan Atkinson painted onto seminal artwork.
Richard Beech, The Mirror, 25th September 2014Rowan Atkinson suffers head-on crash at Goodwood
It was a crash worthy of poor Mr. Bean himself, as Rowan Atkinson collided with a fellow racer at the Goodwood Revival on Saturday.
The comedian, 59, was driving his powder blue Ford Falcon Sprint in the Shelby Cup when a fellow competitor, two cars ahead, lost control, spinning off the track.
As the following driver swerved to avoid the impact, Atkinson had no chance to heave his lumbering Falcon around the stricken car, instead hitting it head on, causing sufficient damage to bring a premature end to his race.
Chris Knapman, The Telegraph, 13th September 2014Radio Times review
Rowan Atkinson returns as the spy oblivious to his own incompetence in this lively sequel, which sees him lured out of retirement by his former bosses at MI7 to hunt down an international group of assassins plotting to kill the Chinese premier. Armed with the most hi-tech gadgets the world of espionage has to offer, English sets off across the globe to bring the bad guys to book, unaware that the real threat may be closer to home. Atkinson is great value as the idiot sleuth, although some of director Oliver Parker's stunts and set pieces would be more suited to the slapstick antics of Mr Bean. Straight-faced support from Gillian Anderson and Dominic West as fellow MI7 operatives adds to the fun, but it's clearly Atkinson's show from start to finish.
Terry Staunton, Radio Times, 6th July 2014