The actor known to millions around the world has a real name, which is 'Rowan Atkinson'. Atkinson was born in the north-east of England in 1955. His father was a farmer and his mother was a housewife. Some may be surprised to know that for such a 'funny' person Atkinson studied something as sensible as electrical and electronic engineering in Newcastle university during his student days. Before he became famous globally as 'Mr Bean', his first experience with television was in 1978 for a programme called 'Canned Laughter'. He became quite well-known in the UK when he acted as Edmund Blackadder in the 'Blackadder' series and the character of Blackadder ended up becoming immensely popular in the UK. It was in 1990 that the world first saw the character of the now internationally famous 'Mr Bean' character. It could be argued that Mr Bean is now the most famous example of what we call 'physical comedy'. Comedy which does not rely on words to make people laugh but on physical actions, movement and expressions. It is a type of comedy which can be quite powerful because it can make people from different countries with different languages laugh. In his personal life Rowan Atkinson married his first wife, Sunetra Sastry in 1990 with whom he had two children. Rowan Atkinson was born in the north-west of England. True False None He studied electronic and electrical engineering in university. True False None He starred in a radio show called 'Canned Laughter in 1978. True False None He was not very famous in the UK before Mr Bean. True False None Physical comedy is more about body movements than words. True False None He has three children from his first wife. True False None Time's up
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