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Rowan Atkinson was born in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1955. He attendedNewcastle University before going to Oxford in 1975, and it was at Oxfordthat he met screenwriter Richard Curtis, with whom he wrote and performedcomedy revues at the Oxford Playhouse and later at the Edinburgh Fringe.
After an acclaimed revue at the Hampstead Theater in 1978, Atkinson wasoffered starring roles in two British television series, but chose instead to jointhe BBC's legendary "Not The Nine O'Clock News" team, where he firstperformed with Tall Guy director Mel Smith. The show recorded hugelysuccessful albums, released several best-selling books, won an InternationalEmmy Award, and the British Academy Award for "Best LightEntertainment Program of 1980."
For his performance in "Not the Nine O'Clock News," Atkinson personally won the "BritishAcademy Award" and was named "BBC Personality of the Year." His show at London's GlobeTheater was sold-out for its entire run, and he won the Society of West End Theaters award for"Comedy Performance of the Year."
In 1983, he began working with The Tall Guy screenwriter Richard Curtis on their "situation tragedy"-- "Black Adder" -- for BBC Television. After touring the world with his own show and appearing in"The Nerd" in London's West End, Atkinson co-wrote and starred in two new seasons of theinnovative series "Black Adder."
While filming The Tall Guy during the day, Atkinson could be found in the theater in the eveningsstarring in "The Sneeze," a collection of Checkov adaptations. Atkinson played a British consulopposite Sean Connery in the James Bond film "Never Say Never Again," and in 1989 co-starredwith Steven Wright in the Academy Award-winning short film "The Appointments of DennisJennings." He was most recently seen in Nocholas Roeg's "The Witches" alongside Angelica Huston,in which he is once again cast as a villian.
After finishing the long run of Black Adder, Rowan starred as an officer of the law in the series "The Thin Blue Line".In 1996-1997, he starred in the hit movie "Bean".
After an acclaimed revue at the Hampstead Theater in 1978, Atkinson wasoffered starring roles in two British television series, but chose instead to jointhe BBC's legendary "Not The Nine O'Clock News" team, where he firstperformed with Tall Guy director Mel Smith. The show recorded hugelysuccessful albums, released several best-selling books, won an InternationalEmmy Award, and the British Academy Award for "Best LightEntertainment Program of 1980."
For his performance in "Not the Nine O'Clock News," Atkinson personally won the "BritishAcademy Award" and was named "BBC Personality of the Year." His show at London's GlobeTheater was sold-out for its entire run, and he won the Society of West End Theaters award for"Comedy Performance of the Year."
In 1983, he began working with The Tall Guy screenwriter Richard Curtis on their "situation tragedy"-- "Black Adder" -- for BBC Television. After touring the world with his own show and appearing in"The Nerd" in London's West End, Atkinson co-wrote and starred in two new seasons of theinnovative series "Black Adder."
While filming The Tall Guy during the day, Atkinson could be found in the theater in the eveningsstarring in "The Sneeze," a collection of Checkov adaptations. Atkinson played a British consulopposite Sean Connery in the James Bond film "Never Say Never Again," and in 1989 co-starredwith Steven Wright in the Academy Award-winning short film "The Appointments of DennisJennings." He was most recently seen in Nocholas Roeg's "The Witches" alongside Angelica Huston,in which he is once again cast as a villian.
After finishing the long run of Black Adder, Rowan starred as an officer of the law in the series "The Thin Blue Line".In 1996-1997, he starred in the hit movie "Bean".
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Rowan Atkinson was born in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1955. He attendedNewcastle University before going to Oxford in 1975, and it was at Oxfordthat he met screenwriter Richard Curtis, with whom he wrote and performedcomedy revues at the Oxford Playhouse and later at the Edinburgh Fringe.
After an acclaimed revue at the Hampstead Theater in 1978, Atkinson wasoffered starring roles in two British television series, but chose instead to jointhe BBC's legendary "Not The Nine O'Clock News" team, where he firstperformed with Tall Guy director Mel Smith. The show recorded hugelysuccessful albums, released several best-selling books, won an InternationalEmmy Award, and the British Academy Award for "Best LightEntertainment Program of 1980."
For his performance in "Not the Nine O'Clock News," Atkinson personally won the "BritishAcademy Award" and was named "BBC Personality of the Year." His show at London's GlobeTheater was sold-out for its entire run, and he won the Society of West End Theaters award for"Comedy Performance of the Year."
In 1983, he began working with The Tall Guy screenwriter Richard Curtis on their "situation tragedy"-- "Black Adder" -- for BBC Television. After touring the world with his own show and appearing in"The Nerd" in London's West End, Atkinson co-wrote and starred in two new seasons of theinnovative series "Black Adder."
While filming The Tall Guy during the day, Atkinson could be found in the theater in the eveningsstarring in "The Sneeze," a collection of Checkov adaptations. Atkinson played a British consulopposite Sean Connery in the James Bond film "Never Say Never Again," and in 1989 co-starredwith Steven Wright in the Academy Award-winning short film "The Appointments of DennisJennings." He was most recently seen in Nocholas Roeg's "The Witches" alongside Angelica Huston,in which he is once again cast as a villian.
After finishing the long run of Black Adder, Rowan starred as an officer of the law in the series "The Thin Blue Line".In 1996-1997, he starred in the hit movie "Bean".
After an acclaimed revue at the Hampstead Theater in 1978, Atkinson wasoffered starring roles in two British television series, but chose instead to jointhe BBC's legendary "Not The Nine O'Clock News" team, where he firstperformed with Tall Guy director Mel Smith. The show recorded hugelysuccessful albums, released several best-selling books, won an InternationalEmmy Award, and the British Academy Award for "Best LightEntertainment Program of 1980."
For his performance in "Not the Nine O'Clock News," Atkinson personally won the "BritishAcademy Award" and was named "BBC Personality of the Year." His show at London's GlobeTheater was sold-out for its entire run, and he won the Society of West End Theaters award for"Comedy Performance of the Year."
In 1983, he began working with The Tall Guy screenwriter Richard Curtis on their "situation tragedy"-- "Black Adder" -- for BBC Television. After touring the world with his own show and appearing in"The Nerd" in London's West End, Atkinson co-wrote and starred in two new seasons of theinnovative series "Black Adder."
While filming The Tall Guy during the day, Atkinson could be found in the theater in the eveningsstarring in "The Sneeze," a collection of Checkov adaptations. Atkinson played a British consulopposite Sean Connery in the James Bond film "Never Say Never Again," and in 1989 co-starredwith Steven Wright in the Academy Award-winning short film "The Appointments of DennisJennings." He was most recently seen in Nocholas Roeg's "The Witches" alongside Angelica Huston,in which he is once again cast as a villian.
After finishing the long run of Black Adder, Rowan starred as an officer of the law in the series "The Thin Blue Line".In 1996-1997, he starred in the hit movie "Bean".
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