‘Mr. Bean’: Stupid guy on screen, classy playboy in real life
Rowan Atkinson is remembered by the audience as the foolish man in the Mr. Bean . However, this comedian’s real life is completely opposite to the movies: rich, willing to play and about to become a father at the age of 63.
Famous around the world thanks to his role as Mr. Bean
Voted by The Observer as one of the 50 best comedians in Britain, Rowan Atkinson has never trained through any acting or theater school. The artist was born in 1955 and studied electrical engineering at Newcastle University. He continued to study for a master’s degree at The Queen, part of Oxford. At this famous school, Rowan Atkinson still participates in comedy clubs and competitions at school.
Highly educated, knowledgeable and with a wide career path, “Mr. Bean” gave up everything to devote his youth to his passion for comedy. Rowan Atkinson’s entire comedy career is associated with many works, but it was not until he participated in the sitcom Mr. Bean, this actor’s talent and reputation are truly remembered by the audience. The success of the movie was so great that people forgot the comedian’s real name and got used to calling him by the familiar name “Mr. Bean”.
Role of Mr. Bean brought Rowan Atkinson many brilliant auras in his acting career.
The 63-year-old actor has loved speed since he was young.
The Slow and Stupid Gentleman first appeared in 1990 on a special section of Thames Television. This role quickly became a comedy role that received much love from the British public and the whole world. Up to now, the work has been copyrighted and reached audiences in 94 countries and territories. Mr. Bean is considered the symbol of comedy in the late 20th century, this fool is likened to Charlie Chaplin of modern times.
During decades of artistic activities, he “pocketed” many lifetime roles such as Mr. Bean and “unseen” spy Johnny English, a veteran British comedian, owns a fortune of up to 130 million USD.
Famous comedian with a McLaren F1 worth up to 8 million pounds
Rowan Atkinson owns a luxurious Rolls Royce.
Passionate about speed and owning a massive fleet of supercars
In addition to his enthusiasm for popular comedy works, in real life, the Dead on Time star is truly a sophisticated “player”.
Rowan Atkinson’s majestic and diverse car collection includes “terrible cars” such as: Acura NSX, BMW 328 1939 version, Audi A8, Mercedes-Benz 500E, Bentley Mulsanne, Lancia Delta Integrale, Rolls Royces and a number of other luxury cars. In particular, the comedian also owns cars only for professional racing people such as: Aston Martin V8 Vantage Zagato, Aston Martin DB2 or Renault 5.
Rowan Atkinson regularly participates in small and medium-sized car races. His hobby of buying cars and experiencing thrills on the racetrack has been ingrained in his blood since he was a young man. Even though he is over 60 years old, people can still see Rowan Atkinson fascinated with expensive car hobbies despite having many serious car accidents.
Many expensive supercars fit in the garage of the actor born in 1955
Rowan Atkinson has many valuable properties across the UK
Being attached to supercars, the actor of the movie Silence and disappearing twice caused serious accidents. His first accident was in 1999 when he crashed into a Range Rover. In August 2011, the expensive car continued to crash into a roadside light pole, causing the front of the car to be almost crushed. 3 years ago, Rowan Atkinson “resolved” to sell McLaren F1 for 8 million pounds.
Owns many million-dollar real estate
Not only does he spend millions of pounds on the luxury car hobby, Rowan Atkinson is also an extremely knowledgeable tycoon in architecture. He owns the most luxurious and expensive villas. The star of the movie Four Weddings and a Funeral is very diligent in investing money and enthusiasm into each of his real estate properties.
Rowan Atkinson’s villa is located right in Oxfordshire.
The couple “Mr. Bean” had a marriage that lasted 24 years.
One of Rowan Atkinson’s most famous houses is a 6.25 hectare old mansion on the outskirts of London (UK). In 1982, the actor and his wife spent 2.9 million pounds to own this massive project.
In contrast to the old house far from the inner city, Rowan Atkinson once owned a super modern villa in Oxfordshire. The house was designed and built on a 65,000 m 2 plot of land . The comedian of the sitcom The Blackadder spent about 7 million pounds on this project, with a garage enough to accommodate his fleet of supercars. The above villa is currently owned by Ms. Sunetra Sastry, the actor’s ex-wife.
And “Mr. Bean” is living in an old house worth 4.5 million pounds located on the most expensive land in the UK in north London with his lover who is 30 years younger than him.
The love story of Rowan Atkinson and his younger girlfriend once caused a stir because the two had such a big age difference.
Left his wife for a young lover old enough to have children
As a globally famous star, Rowan Atkinson is not someone who has an advantage in appearance. Although somewhat “ugly”, this funny gentleman married a beautiful wife, Sunetra Sastry.
The two met in 1990 on the set of the movie Blackadder. Rowan Atkinson quickly fell in love with the beauty of an Indian girl. Not long after that, the couple quietly got married in America. The couple “Mr. Bean” has a marriage that many people admire, they have two children together, Lily Atkinson and Benjamin Atkinson.
It was thought that the strong marriage of Rowan Atkinson and Sunetra Sastry would not be broken, but in February 2014, the couple decided to divorce after 18 months of separation and more than 24 years of happy marriage. The reason for the termination is said to be because the male artist neglected his wife and children to be with Louise Ford, a 32-year-old comedian. Immediately after that, the star who was once admired by millions of viewers was suddenly criticized for dating someone old enough to be her daughter. Regardless of what the public says, Rowan Atkinson still lives with Louise Ford. It is known that the comedian was pregnant at the end of 2017.
Recently, the famous actor was rumored to have passed away due to a serious accident during filming. This information is spread by Fox News impersonators . However, a source close to Rowan Atkinson confirmed that the comedian is completely healthy and said this is just information to spread a toxic virus. In the near future, he will welcome his third child when he is over 60 years old.
Besides, audiences will have the opportunity to see Rowan Atkinson’s witty and entertaining acting talent again on the big screen with the movie Johnny English: Return of the Wanderer . The latest film about the humorous spy agent Johnny English will officially be “released” on September 28.
