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I think that Mr. Atkinson, who is undoubtedly one of the most prominent figures in British comedy, deserves a little more than this glorified stub. One of these days I will get round to it.

Already mentioned is Rowan Atkinson's fast car habit, and having run a long-term car for Car magazine. Rowan is currently running an MG Xpower SV for Evo magazine [a British publication] and writes monthly. This would seem to fit in with the article well, plus would be useful for fans of Atkinsons who wish to read about this, but was deleted when I added it. Any objections to it going back in? -anonymous


--- he no longer reveiws the mg xpower sv

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[edit] Photo

Can someone find a better more recent photo of him as himself, not Mr Bean? The current one is over 10 years old. There was a better one recently but someone deleted it. TR (talk) 07:13, 17 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Blackadder most notable role

Changed his most notable role from Mr Bean to Blackadder. Whilst he is well known for both, blackadder in the U.K. at least is better known.

The fact that it is better known in the UK does not make it his most notable worldwide81.132.242.154 15:01, 25 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Gay icon?

Can I see proof of him being a gay icon? If not, i'm removing the category. Hedley 18:01, 4 Jun 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Categories

[edit] BIRTHPLACE

CAN SOMEONE CLARIFY HIS PLACE OF BIRTH? MOST INTERNET SOURCES CLAIM NEWCASTLE?? ANY SOURCES?

[edit] birth place

Consett, Co Durham, England acording to another page:) lol

(: eddie :)


- Generally, famous people from Consett are credited as having come from Newcastle (Anthony from Big Brother was from "Newcastle" according to the Channel 4 site). It's a simple fact that if most people read he was from Consett they'd be clueless. - MARC

That's true, although the media fail to realise "Anthony" doesn't have a geordie accent as it's so far from Tyneside. Then it seems that everyone from the NE is a "geordie". Whilst on the subject shouldn't it be listed as Consett, x miles NW (I think) from Durham city. After all, Durham is its closest city isn't it, certainly within its own county? It is in Co. Durham, whereas Newcastle is in Northumberland/Tyne and Wear - depending on whether you accept the existence of T+W. Durham is also a reasonably famous enough city - at least across Europe.hedpeguyuk 10:51, 11 Jun 2006 (UTC)

[edit] picture

I'm quite sure this is not Rowan Atkinson, but his Belgian impersonator Benny Van der Keelen. (website) PrinceCharming 15:24, 2 January 2006 (UTC)

And I'm quite sure it is Rowan Atkinson. - Ta bu shi da yu 14:32, 9 April 2006 (UTC)
Haha it's Atkinson alright
it is Atkinson :) --seifip 16:53, 5 August 2006 (UTC)



definitely not.. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 122.53.165.132 (talk) 10:48, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Parents

-His parents are noted as "Anglican farmers" they farm Anglicans

No, this means that they are farmers who are Anglicans, that is, members of the Church of England 205.251.53.132 02:14, 3 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Parsimonious?

From the Spitting Image song "Never met a nice South African": "I had lunch with Rowan Atkinson when he paid and wasn't late" [1]. Could be an addition to the comments about his personal wealth?

[edit] Aspergers Syndrome?

I recently noticed an online discussion thar raised the possibility that Rowan may have Aspergers Syndrome. Is it something that has been asked of Rowan? I'm not certain if it's true, but the symptoms mentioned seem to fit certain aspects of his comedy style and personality. I remember Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie publically commenting about their personal dealings with forms of mental illness, so I wondered if Rowan has commented on this. He could certainly bring attention to it if he is a sufferer. Just curious. --24.47.147.176 03:18, 15 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] short film or episode

Template:Spoiler Sometime in the 80ies I saw in TV a 30-40 minutes independent episode or short film, where Rowan Atkinson is told by a doctor that he has only a few hours left to live. So he goes out and tries to enjoy what is left of his life. In the meanwhile the doctor finds out that he had mixed up some papers and actually it was someone else that would die soon. So there starts a countdown as the doctor races to find him and let him know of his mistake. On the last few seconds he sees him across the street, but traffic being thick Rowan can't hear him, so he attempts to cross the street and on time 0:00 a car hits him. I have never since seen or heard of this very good episode or film again. Does anybody know more details about it (even title would help). Hoverfish 21:47, 29 September 2006 (UTC) -- Got it! (How nice to answer it myself, actually). Thanks IMDb! It's called Dead on Time (1983) and it seems to have disappeared indeed. Hoverfish 22:33, 29 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Ph.D

There's a mention here that Rowan Atkinson may have a Ph.D. However this is not mentioned anywhere in the article. Can someone confirm this? JameiLei 08:47, 25 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Private life/life saver

I'm surprised to see nothing about how protective he is about his private life, and that there's no mention of this incident http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/showbiz/1239279.stm when he took the controls of a plane from the collapsed pilot and saved his family - they may be no real confirmation (since Atkinson won't talk about it) but it's highly notable.

David 16:30, 28 March 2007 (UTC)

I too have read elsewhere that he is a very private guy (and potentially does not like his fans). I was suprised to not see the info listed here. 07:06, 5 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Watching his work

I remember reading years and years ago an interview (either with Curtis or Ben Elton) which stated he never, ever watches anything he's done because he thinks he's pretty unfunny... Does anyone have any verification for this? (Actually, is it all that unusual for a comedian, I wonder?)

Tom Prankerd 12:43, 4 September 2007 (UTC)


[edit] Education

Can anyone tell me he definitely went to St. Bees because I'm almost certain he went to Newcastle Preparatory School. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.242.47.221 (talk) 18:37, 22 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] MSc?

The article doesn't specify whether he passed his MSc, nor in which discipline it was taken. Does anyone know? DavidFarmbrough (talk) 22:03, 27 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Royal wedding

Does anyone know why he was invited to the wedding of Prince Charles? It does deserve a mention in the article..I just dont know how to put it...--Camaeron (t/c) 16:37, 21 March 2008 (UTC)

He probably had a cunning plan. Seriously though, do you mean Charles' 2nd wedding? GoodDay (talk) 17:09, 21 March 2008 (UTC)
Ahh, when you said Royal Wedding I thought of Diana and Charles as that was the Royal Wedding, and made Diana a Princess. Can you please bring a reference here that he attended. Thanks, SqueakBox 17:15, 21 March 2008 (UTC)


[edit] Bugatti veyron crash

I can't find any sources proving that rowan crashed his veyron, so i will remove the crashed recently part. --90.213.246.160 (talk) 20:12, 15 May 2008 (UTC)