Mr. Bean (Real Name: Rowan Atkinson) is a TV actor who made bilions of people laugh by his unspeakable(mute comedy).
Most of us know about Mr bean's comedy and their timing, how amazing he is but in real life he is more amazing then any other comedian I've seen in my whole life. I admire Mr. Bean a lot just by his hard work and How he achieved so much in life, Here m Gonna tell some facts that are even more amazing about Mr. Bean.
The actor who portrayed Mr. Bean, Rowan Atkinson, is the total opposite of his fictional character. He is well-educated and even went to school together with Prime Minister Tony Blair. He has been accorded the title of Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth.
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He was also a big James Bond fan. He started his career as a supporting character in the unofficial 007 movie Never Say Never Again in 1983. This is the reason why the character Mr. Bean also has a flair for adventure.
Rowan Atkinson had a hard time choosing his stage name. Before he was Mr. Bean, he used Mr. White but then later rejected the name and opted to pick another one based on the different types of vegetables. He initially chose Mr. Cauliflower but then selected Mr. Bean. He was finally christened Mr. Bean in 1989. Imagine calling him Mr. Cauliflower!
The Mr. Bean series was broadcasted in about all the countries all over the world. There doesn’t seem to be a country that does not seem to understand or enjoy Mr. Bean’s character and antics.
Mr. Bean’s character was influenced by Jacques Tati’s Monsieur Hulot – the infamous French silent comedy star.
Mr. Bean is Rowan Atkinson’s brainchild. He began to work on his character while he was studying at Oxford University for his master’s degree in electrical engineering. The first version of Mr. Bean was launched in 1979 at the Edinburgh festival and in the TV sitcom Canned Laughter.
Mr. Bean is a social media sensation with more than 1.3 billion views on YouTube and 65 millions of fans on Facebook.
One of Mr. Bean’s latest appearances on the big screen was the low budget film in 2007 Mr. Bean’s Holiday which grossed more than $229 million all over the world.
Rowan Atkinson is a huge fan of sports cars and he has a collection of them. In the series, Mr. Bean is seen driving a green mini cooper with a black hood. Just like in real life, he also treats his car like a friend.
Mr. Bean was transformed into an animated cartoon series in 2002. Rowan Atkinson provided all the vocal sounds of the animated Mr. Bean. He also acted out every animated episode in front of the camera so that the animators can capture his unique movement. No wonder the animated Mr. Bean is almost life-like.
