Rowan Atkinson
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Cinema: Spend le week-end with Jacques Tati...brilliance as a comedy actor has also influenced at least two generations of comedians, including John Cleese, Paul Merton and Rowan Atkinson a who described seeing M Hulot's Holiday as "a defining moment in my life" (and paid homage to it... In this article: Jacques Tati, Monty Python, Charlie Chaplin, Terry Jones, Orson Welles, Little Tramp, Belleville Rendez-vous, Sylvain Chomet, and Basil Fawlty |
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San Jose Mercury News | 1 day ago
Gift Guide: Luxury items for less than you might guess
...consider the utterly irresistible inanity of "Blackadder Remastered - The Utimate Edition," which features the googly-eyed Rowan Atkinson (of "Mr. Bean" fame) mucking about throughout history ($79.98), or the vintage antics of "Fawlty Towers"...
In this article: Paul Newman, Cocoa, Recession, Copper, Mango, and John Cleese
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Houston Chronicle | October 19, 2009
<em>Transformers</em> on DVD Tuesday
...of Leadership Edition is not rated and has a list price of $169.99. From the British Broadcasting Corp. come box sets honoring John Cleese and Rowan Atkinson. Fawlty Towers Remastered is a three-disc set that features the 12 original...
In this article: Transformers, John Cleese, DVD, World War I, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, Basil Fawlty, and British Broadcasting Corp.
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Metro | November 15, 2008
Stewart tops bill at Prince's party
...in honour of her son on Thursday. The previous night British comedy stars John Cleese, Rowan Atkinson and Bill Bailey lined up alongside veteran US stand-up Robin Williams to entertain the Prince during a comedy gala staged in south London.
In this article: Rod Stewart, Prince of Wales, Maggie May, Do Ya Think I'm Sexy, Sailing, Jilly Cooper, and Edward Fox
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Telegraph.co.uk - Expat | November 12, 2008
Prince of Wales would be more popular king than William
...as heirs to the throne. Celebrations to mark the Prince's birthday included a comedy gala, featuring John Cleese, Rowan Atkinson and Robin Williams, as well as a concert and banquet at Buckingham Palace. The Prince and his wife, the...
In this article: Prince of Wales, Welsh Guards, The Prince of Wales, Edward VII, George IV, The Daily Telegraph, and John Cleese
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National Post | October 16, 2009
How history helped Britain's masterwork comedy series
...Towers before them) a simple series of sets and a pared-down cast with a focus on Blackadder (Atkinson) and Baldrick (Tony Robinson), who in many ways resembled Cleese's smarmy innkeeper and his inept manservant, Manuel. The new Blackadder...
In this article: John Cleese, Blackadder, Fawlty Towers, Manuel, Monty Python, Baldrick, Andrew Sachs, and Basil Fawlty
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The Press and Journal | November 18, 2008
Tributes to Charles at birthday dinner
...Orchestra performed for around an hour. The celebration was a far cry from the comedy gala night on Wednesday in London, which featured John Cleese, Rowan Atkinson and Robin Williams. Later the guests sat down to dinner, where...
In this article: The Prince of Wales, Welsh Guards, Rod Stewart, Champagne, The Philharmonia Orchestra, Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden, Prince of Wales, and The Duke of Edinburgh
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Contactmusic.com | June 01, 2009
U2 - Policemans Balls To Celebrate 30 Years At Film Festivals
...former Monty Python cohorts John Cleese, Michael Palin, Terry Jones, Terry Gilliam and Graham Chapman, Peter Cook and Dudley Moore, Rowan Atkinson, Billy Connolly, Izzard, Hugh Laurie and Russell Brand. The Balls have also featured top...
In this article: U2, Amnesty International, Los Angeles, John Cleese, Eddie Izzard, New York, Monty Python, Sting, and Graham Chapman
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BBC News | November 15, 2008
Stars turn out for prince's 60th
...a dinner party and concert at Buckingham Palace in honour of her son. In the evening John Cleese, Rowan Atkinson and Bill Bailey joined veteran US stand-up comic Robin Williams to perform for the prince at a comedy gala held in south London.
In this article: Princess Michael of Kent, Prince Charles, Penny Lancaster, Meera Syal, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Rod Stewart, and London
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Daily Express | November 12, 2008
Risque jokes have Charles in stitches
Where did they get Sarah Palin? he asked. Did Ronald Reagan have a kid with Posh Spice? Williams joined Rowan Atkinson, John Cleese, Joan Rivers and several other performers including daytime television hosts Fern Britton and Philip...
In this article: Prince Charles, Robin Williams, George W Bush, Barack Obama, John Cleese, Joan Rivers, Andrew Sachs, Sarah Palin, John McCain, and Cornwall
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Rowan Sebastian Atkinson (born 6 January 1955) is an English comedian, actor and writer, famous for his work on the classic sitcoms such as Blackadder, The Thin Blue Line and Mr. Bean, as well as doing the voice-over for Zazu in The Lion King. He has been listed in The Observer as one of the 50 funniest acts in British comedy, and amongst the top 50 comedy acts ever in a 2005 poll of fellow comedians.
- Name At Birth:
- Rowan Sebastian Atkinson
- Birth Date:
- January 06, 1955
- Birthplace:
- Consett, County Durham, England
- Known for:
- Years Active:
- 1979–present
- Influenced By:
- Peter Sellers, Charlie Chaplin, Jacques Tati
- Influenced:
- Steve Pemberton
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