1.
Rowan Atkinson Live (1992)
Role:
Various Roles
Starring:
Angus Deayton
Directed By:
Thomas Schlamme
Rowan Atkinson first appeared in the British one-off comedy television program ‘Canned Laughter’ in 1979. The same year, he joined the cast of the British television sketch comedy show ‘Not the Nine O'Clock News’ created by John Lloyd. The show ran for 4 seasons and aired its final episode in 1982. He made his big-screen debut in the 1983 spy film ‘Never Say Never Again’ directed by Irvin Kershner. The film was praised by critics and performed well at the box office, grossing over $160 million on a budget of $36 million. That same year, he came together with Richard Curtis to create ‘Blackadder,’ a series of four-period British sitcoms, where he also played the role of ‘Edmund Blackadder.’ The show aired 27 episodes (including specials) in a span of 4 seasons before going off-air in 1989. In 1990, he starred as ‘Mr. Bean’ in the British sitcom ‘Mr. Bean.’ Atkinson was also the co-creator of the series along with Richard Curtis. The series aired a total of 15 episodes before going off-air in 1995. He was next seen in films like ‘The Witches’ (1990), ‘Hot Shots! Part Deux’ (1993), ‘Four Weddings and a Funeral’ (1994), and ‘The Lion King’ (1994).
In 1997, he reprised his role as ‘Mr. Bean’ in the Mel Smith-directed comedy film ‘Bean.’ The film, despite opening to a mixed reception, was a major commercial success and grossed over $251.2 million on a budget of $18 million. He was next seen in television series and films such as ‘Blackadder: Back & Forth’ (1999), ‘Doctor Who and the Curse of Fatal Death’ (1999), ‘Maybe Baby’ (2000), ‘Rat Race’ (2001), and ‘Scooby-Doo’ (2000). In 2002, he joined the voice cast of the British animated sitcom ‘Mr. Bean: The Animated Series’ as ‘Mr. Bean.’ The series ran for 3 seasons and aired its final episode in 2004. However, it was later revived for 2 more seasons in 2014 before going off-air in 2019. He next starred in films like ‘Johnny English’ (2003), ‘Love Actually’ (2003), ‘Keeping Mum’ (2005), ‘Mr. Bean's Holiday’ (2007), ‘Johnny English Reborn’ (2011), ‘Huan Le Xi Ju Ren’ (2017), and ‘Johnny English Strikes Again’ (2018). He was last seen in the 2022 British comedy streaming television series ‘Man vs. Bee’ where he played the role of ‘Trevor Bingley.’
