English actor, comedian and screenwriter Rowan Sebastian Atkinson, CBE was born on January 6, 1955. In 1979, Atkinson wrote for and starred in the BBC's Not the Nine O'clock News. He later landed a role on the television sitcom Blackadder and subsequent spin-off TV specials. In 1990, he starred as his originally developed character Mr. Bean on the television sitcom of the same name. Mr. Bean was adapted for film in 1997, and enjoyed wide success.
In 1990, Atkinson married wife Sunetra, a makeup artist. They had two children before divorcing in late 2015. In 2017, he became a father for the third time, this time with actress girlfriend Louise Ford.
