Rowan Atkinson Biography

Fast Facts

• Stuttered as a child
• Discovered his knack for comedy in the mid-'70s while attending Oxford University, where he was studying electrical engineering
• Has frequently collaborated with screenwriter Richard Curtis (Four Weddings and a Funeral) ever since the two met at Oxford in 1976; together they developed the character of Mr
• Bean
• In 1981, became the youngest person to have a one-man show in London's West End
• Named a CBE (a Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the Queen's Birthday Honours List in 2013
• Is a car fanatic; owns an Aston Martin V8 Zagato and has written for several British car magazines