Coraline's favourite well-known European figure is Rowan Atkinson

Rowan Sebastian Atkinson is a world famous English actor, comedian and screenwriter.

He was born on 6^th January 1955. Mr. Bean is his best-know creation. For most of us, he is one of the funniest people in British comedy. He has also had cinematic success with his performances in Mr. Bean movie adaptations like Mr Bean’s Holiday.

In 1979, Atkinson wrote for and starred in the BBC’s Not the Nine O’clock News comedy series. Then he starred as Mr. Bean in the eponymous TV series. Mr. Bean and his teddy bear, Teddy, faced unexpected situations. There is an almost total absence of dialogue; the humour comes from the situations and the clowning of Atkinson.

Atkinson has achieved the extraordinary feat of making many people all over the world laugh, like Chaplin had done in his day. In a way, he reminds us of our common humanity, which, nowadays, is no mean feat… Thank you Mr Bean!