What legendary experiences did "Comedy Star" Mr. Bean Rowan Atkinson have in his early years?

Looking at Atkinson's more than 40-year acting career, he has starred in less than 20 film and television works, which is not particularly prolific. This is because he did not choose the route of "one trick to conquer the world", but restrained himself in consolidating his classic image while constantly creating new characters. As early as the early 1990s, Rowan Atkinson was famous as "Mr. Bean". After entering the new millennium, he played Johnny English, a British agent who is "fearless, fearless, and ignorant" in the comedy film "Bean Agent". And after he turned sixty, he was able to gather his familiar physical comedy skills and reshape the wise, calm and humane Inspector Maigret written by Georges Simenon. Of course, he has not forgotten the expectations of many fans. Every four to seven years, he will carefully return classic characters to the screen. The latest work is "Johnny English Strikes Again". This comedy movie was released in the United Kingdom and the United States last month, and will be released in mainland theaters starting from November 23 (this Friday).

Rowan Atkinson smiling in front of the camera

Speaking of the starting point of Rowan Atkinson's acting career, we have to go back to his student days. I remember that when the farmer's son entered Oxford University, one of the top universities in the world, he chose a pragmatic major in electrical engineering and received a master's degree. However, in the end, he never worked a day in a job related to his university major. Atkinson's interest in acting and his talent for comedy was stimulated by his experience in the drama society at Oxford. Before graduating, he met Richard Curtis ("Four Weddings and a Funeral", "Notting Hill", "BJ's Diary", "Love Actually"), a good pen in the club, and would become a composer in the future. He collaborated with Howard Goodall to perform sketch shows at local theaters in Oxford.

Johnny Pretends to Be a Chef

Atkinson's first major job in transitioning from theater to screen was on BBC2's Not The Nine o'Clock News , 1979-1982) played a regular role. The program can be called the originator of spoof variety shows. Its format is similar to the current "Saturday Night Live". It mainly uses sketches to poke fun at popular news, current affairs, cultural events, celebrity anecdotes, etc. It has won the British Academy Television Award for Best Entertainment Program .

Afterwards, Atkinson reunited with his college friend Richard Curtis to develop the sitcom Blackadder, which was broadcast on BBC1. This drama fully demonstrates the British satire inherited from Monty Python, spanning four seasons (1983-1989), from the Middle Ages to World War I. In the 2004 audience poll for "The Best Sitcom in British Television History" initiated by the BBC, "Blackadder" ranked second, second only to "Only Fools and Horses" and higher than "Yes," Yes, Minister/Yes, Prime Minister.

"News at Nine" and "Blackadder" made Rowan Atkinson a well-known comedy star in the British Isles. However, one of them closely followed the current affairs in the UK, and the other closely followed the British. History that audiences in other countries know little about. However, "Mr. Bean", which premiered on the independent television station Thames Television (disbanded in 1992) on New Year's Day in 1990, quickly spread out of Great Britain and became popular all over the world. Even in the far East, on the few channels in China in the 1990s, he could often be seen in comedy shows such as "Happy Moment". It can be said that any random paragraph in "Mr. Bean" can make people's mouths curl up.

This little guy who loves pranks, is always queasy, and full of childishness may seem unlovable, but he actually captures people’s hearts. We can’t help but laugh when we see his face. This is probably because we are very fond of pranks. It's easy to find the funny and cute side of yourself in him.