Rowan Atkinson is in the news for his recently launched series, Man vs Baby. For those unfamiliar, the comic series acts as a continuation of the 2022 series, Man vs Bee. Rowan took on the character of Travis Bingley, and this time he faces a different array of challenges. Nonetheless, it was the mute comic series, Mr. Bean, that turned Rowan into an international star. During a recent discussion, Rowan recounted an intriguing story about the well-known show, Mr. Bean.
Rowan Atkinson recounts a fascinating story about how the TV sitcom, Mr. Bean, got its name
For those who grew up in the '90s, Mr. Bean represents a treasure trove of joy and fond memories. The television sitcom was developed by actor Rowan Atkinson and British writer Richard Curtis. During a recent chat with Scott Mills on the BBC Radio 2 Breakfast show, Rowan recounted a fascinating story about the naming of the TV sitcom, Mr. Bean. The Man vs Baby actor mentioned that when they created Mr. Bean for the stage, it was simply a character without a name. However, when they chose to bring it to television, the pair opted to title the show after the character. At first, they referred to the character as Mr. White, but then they suddenly recalled a vegetable name and decided on the term, Bean. He was quoted as saying:
"He was a character, but he never had a name. Then we were going to put him on TV. We thought we should call the show after the character. He was called Mr White for a while, an extremely bland name, but then we did think of vegetables, for some reason, vegetables came into the discussion. There was Mr Cauliflower, Mr Courgette, we definitely went through a few, then Bean just struck us as a short, sharp, single syllable with a B in it. Generally speaking, words beginning with B are slightly funnier than words that aren’t in my opinion."
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Rowan Atkinson reveals that he hates Mr. Bean as a person
At the London screening of the Netflix series, Man vs Baby, Rowan revealed his dislike for 'Mr. Bean' as an individual and stated he would never invite him over for dinner. He subsequently expressed that he enjoys Mr. Bean as a character. He then clarified what could be the reason for liking that character. He revealed that kind of immature selfishness he also experienced at the age of 10. He was quoted as saying:
"I dislike Mr Bean as a person; I certainly would never like to have dinner with him. But at the same time, I like him as a character, because he is possibly a bit like I was at age 10 – that sort of childish sort of selfishness and working things out in a slightly eccentric way. But at the same time, I wouldn’t want him in my house."
Rowan Atkinson refers to his character, Travis Bingley, as one of the nicest guy he portrayed on screen
At the same event, Rowan emphasized that out of all the roles he portrayed, 'Travis Bingley' is one of the nicest guy. He described his well-known character, Mr Bean, as self-centered, self-serving, and an anarchic kid. He subsequently referred to the character, Blackadder, as negative. He stated that he enjoyed portraying a nice character like Travis in films. He said, "Trevor Bingley, in his basic form, is arguably one of the nicest people I’ve ever played. Because I think most people I’ve played are sort of deeply unpleasant, really, you know, Mr Bean is a selfish, self-serving, anarchic child. Blackadder is a sort of sarcastic and sardonic, and basically negative force, I think. Even Johnny English is a sort of vain, sort of charmless. I think, actually, Trevor has turned out to be one of my more pleasant, amenable creations. I quite like playing the nice guy, which I haven’t done very often."
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