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Rowan Atkinson

Rowan Sebastian Atkinson, CBE is an English comedian, actor and writer best known for the satirical sketch comedy show Not The Nine O'Clock News, and the sitcoms Blackadder and Mr. Bean. He has received BAFTA Awards for Best Light Entertainment Performance in 1981 for Not the Nine O'Clock News and again in 1990 for Blackadder Goes Forth, as well as the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Comedy Performance in 1981 for Rowan Atkinson in Revue.


“•"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.”
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“I love walking in the rain because no one can see me crying”
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“It's a bit disconcerting being treated like Madonna.”
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“The path of my life is strewn with cow pats from the devil's own satanic herd!”
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“As hatred is defined as intense dislike, what is wrong with inciting intense dislike of a religion, if the activities or teachings of that religion are so outrageous, irrational or abusive of human rights that they deserve to be intensely disliked?”
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