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1955 - Born on the 6th of January.
1976 - He continued with an MSc at Queens College, Oxford, first achieving notice at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
1978 - He was offered his own television series by ITV.
1983 - He also co-wrote with Richard Curtis.
1988 - Atkinson's other famous creation, the hapless Mr. Bean, first appeared in a half-hour special for Thames Television.
- Atkinson appeared at the Just for Laughs comedy festival in Montreal.
1989 - He appeared in former Not the Nine O'Clock News co-star Mel Smith's directorial debut The Tall Guy.
1990 - Atkinson married Sunetra Sastry, having met her professionally on the set of Blackadder.
1994 - Atkinson, with his turn as a verbally bumbling vicar, gained further recognition in the hit Four Weddings and a Funeral.
1997 - His television character Mr. Bean debuted on the big screen with Bean to international success.
2001 - Atkinson continued to appear in supporting roles in successful comedies, including Rat Race, Scooby-Doo, and Love Actually.
2003 - He has also starred in the James Bond parody Johnny English.
1976 - He continued with an MSc at Queens College, Oxford, first achieving notice at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
1978 - He was offered his own television series by ITV.
1983 - He also co-wrote with Richard Curtis.
1988 - Atkinson's other famous creation, the hapless Mr. Bean, first appeared in a half-hour special for Thames Television.
- Atkinson appeared at the Just for Laughs comedy festival in Montreal.
1989 - He appeared in former Not the Nine O'Clock News co-star Mel Smith's directorial debut The Tall Guy.
1990 - Atkinson married Sunetra Sastry, having met her professionally on the set of Blackadder.
1994 - Atkinson, with his turn as a verbally bumbling vicar, gained further recognition in the hit Four Weddings and a Funeral.
1997 - His television character Mr. Bean debuted on the big screen with Bean to international success.
2001 - Atkinson continued to appear in supporting roles in successful comedies, including Rat Race, Scooby-Doo, and Love Actually.
2003 - He has also starred in the James Bond parody Johnny English.
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- "As I was leaving this morning, I said to myself'the last thing you must do is forget your speech.'And sure enough, as I left the house this morning, the last thing I did was to forget my speech."
