Has two children, Lily and Benjamin
Atkinson, Rowan Sebastia
Rowan Sebastian Atkinson was born on the 6th January 1955 in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, UK, to Ella May and Eric Atkinson. His father owned a farm where he grew up with his two older brothers, Rupert & Rodney. He attended Newcastle University and Oxford university where he earned degrees in electrical engineering. During that time, he me ...  show all 

Has two children, Lily and Benjamin
Atkinson, Rowan Sebastia
Rowan Sebastian Atkinson was born on the 6th January 1955 in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, UK, to Ella May and Eric Atkinson. His father owned a farm where he grew up with his two older brothers, Rupert & Rodney. He attended Newcastle University and Oxford university where he earned degrees in electrical engineering. During that time, he met screenwriter Richard Curtis , with whom he wrote and performed comedy revues. Later, he co-wrote and appeared in "Not the Nine O'Clock News" (1979)", which was a huge success and spawned several best-selling books. It won an International Emmy Award and the British Academy Award for "Best Light Entertainment Program of 1980". He won the "British Academy Award" and was named "BBC Personality of the Year" for his performing on "Not the Nine 'Clock News" (1979)". Atkinson also appeared in several movies, including "The Dead On Time (1983)", "Pleasure at Her Majesty's (1976)" (aka Monty Python Meets Beyond the Fringe), "Never Say Never Again (1983)" and "Tall Guy (1989)". He played Mr. Bean in the TV series, _"Mr. Bean" (1989)_ , but apart from that and "Not the Nine O'Clock News" (1979)", he also appeared in several other series like "Black Adder, The" (1983)" and "Funny Business" (1992)", etc. Atkinson enjoys nothing better than fast cars. He has been married to Sunetra Sastry since 1990 and they have two children, named Benjamin and Lily.
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