Rides go-karts round his tennis courts and according to Stephen Fry (his best man) "hasn't got an ounce of show-biz in him".
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Has an HGV license.
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Owns various fast cars (Aston Martin Vantages, etc).
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Writes articles for CAR (a British car magazine).
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Education: Newcastle University, Newcastle, UK (electrical engineering); Oxford University, Oxford, UK (electrical engineering).
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Races (and also crashes) his Aston Martins in the Aston Martins Owners club series.
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His wife is a make-up artist.
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Attended Cathedral Chorister School, Durham with Tony Blair.
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He was awarded the Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for Best Comedy Performance in 1982 for the 1981 season.
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Once crashed his MacLaren F1, a supercar valued at more than $1,000,000, into the back of a stationary Mini Metro, valued at around $600. The damage was not severe.
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He was one of the guests at Prince Charles's and Camilla Parker-Bowles' wedding.
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In 1990, Rowan won the BAFTA TV Award for Best Light Entertainment Performance for: Blackadder Goes Forth (1989).
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Rowan starred as Fagen in his son's school's production of Oliver.
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Had a stammer which he overcame.
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He appeared in the music video for the Boyzone song, "Picture of You."
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Rowan Atkinson: People think because I can make them laugh on the stage, I'll be able to make them laugh in person. That isn't the case at all. I am essentially a rather quiet, dull person who just happens to be a performer.
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In 1998, Rowan won the TV Prize for Best Foreign TV Personality - Male (Bästa utländska man) at the Aftonbladet TV Prize, Sweden.
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In 1996, Rowan won the TV Prize for Best Foreign TV Personality - Male (Bästa utländska man) at the Aftonbladet TV Prize, Sweden.
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In 1994, Rowan won the TV Prize for Best Foreign TV Personality - Male (Bästa utländska man) at the Aftonbladet TV Prize, Sweden.
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In 1991, Rowan was nominated for the BAFTA TV Award for Best Light Entertainment Performance for: Mr. Bean (1990).
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According to Tony Robinson, both he and Rowan Atkinson are eager to produce a fifth series of "Blackadder".
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He frequently plays the title character, for instance Edmund Blackadder in "Blackadder", Mr. Bean in "Mr. Bean", "Bean" and "Bean 2" and Johnny English in "Johnny English" and "Johnny English 2".
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He has two children, Lily and Benjamin.
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In 2002, he won the Telvis Award for Best Foreign Male TV Performer (Ulkomainen miesesiintyjä).
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He is approximately 6' tall.
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In 1981, he won the BAFTA TV Award for Best Light Entertainment Performance for: Not the Nine O'Clock News (1979).
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In 1990, he won the BAFTA TV Award for Best Light Entertainment Performance for: Blackadder Goes Forth (1989).
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His parents are Ella May and Eric Atkinson.
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He was at school with British Prime Minister Tony Blair.
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