Rowan Sebastian Atkinson was born in the year 1955 in Newcastle, England. He was the youngest of the four children. While he was at School he was shy, he had a low-confidence level, He was self-oriented and was always bullied by his classmates. Despite all these factors with determination, he continued studying at Oxford and became an electrical engineer. There inspired by Charlie Chaplin he figured his talent of comedy and wanted to become an actor and comedian, but when he went for interviews everyone rejected him because of his stammering and speech disability.
But he did not get disappointed and kept trying finally BBC radio invited him to act in a comedy TV show “Not the Nine O’clock News”. Soon his fame spread. He then earned a role in “Blackadder” and “Just for Laugh” in the 1980s. But he became famous worldwide for his character of Mr. Bean which was screened in the late ’90s and early 20’s a total of 104 episodes. He also appeared on the big screen in the movies “Mr. Bean Holidays” (2007), “Johny English” (2011) and “Johny English Strikes Again” (2018) all were great hits. He also won an ‘International Emmy’ and a ‘British Academy award’.
Rowan Atkinson never quit and never got disappointed. He defeated his disability and became a shining star. He defeated his fear by exposing himself to the same fear and it gradually disappeared and became his strength. Every person is especially gifted with some special skills we all need to discover it, polish it, and make your position in this world. For some of us its music, dancing, acting, cracking jokes, speaking, writing, video making, etc. Let us discover this special gift, develop it, and be successful in life.
Cl. Aegidius Pereira
