Mr. Bean Is More of an Automotive Animal Than You'll Ever Be - The Cheat Sheet
With his bulgy wild eyes, staunch British attire, and hilarious facial expressions, Rowan Atkinson steps out of his British supercar, smiling from ear to ear as he passes by throngs of cheering fans. Over the years, the 60-year-old Brit has become synonymous with slapstick humor, mime-like motions, and absurd situations, and he continues to this day to amuse us with his antics as the accident-prone Mr. Bean. During an interview with Jeremy Clarkson on Top Gear a few years back, Atkinson listed a few of his cars to the audience amid gasps and guffaws (many of us had no idea how much of a hardcore petrolhead the oddball Brit really was). Oh, and he races historic cars as a hobby and changes his car collection lineup as often as his gym shorts. But it was in theater where he garnered the most praise, and by the late 1970s his unusual facial expressions and wacky sense of humor were garnering him national press in England. Over the next two decades, Atkinson moved into rolls as Blackadder, Mr. Bean, Johnny English, and as the bird, Zazu, in The Lion King. We’ve seen him act a fool in his 1976 British Leyland Mini 1000 more than quite a few times, as he avoids parking deck fees, drives with his feet while changing clothes, and enjoys a pastry while a tank slowly crushes it to smithereens in the... Source: www.cheatsheet.com
