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Rowan S. Atkinson (b. 1955), one of Britain's finest comedy actors of the last two decades, was inspired by the work of Jacques Tati and John Cleese. Whether the comedy is verbal, as in the television series Blackadder, or physical, as in Mr. Bean, Atkinson is always brilliant.

Rowan S. Atkinson (1955– ), one of Britain’s finest comedy actors of the last two decades, was inspired by the work of Jacques Tati and John Cleese {see, respectively, planets  (14621) and  (9618)}. Whether the comedy is verbal, as in the television series Blackadder, or physical, as in Mr. Bean, Atkinson is always brilliant. (M 43047)