Mr Bean – Text for reading and comprehension
Meet Mr Bean
Who is Mr Bean?
Mr Bean is the funny guy in the sitcom Mr Bean. He has no friends – except his teddy bear. He isn’t married and he lives by himself in a flat in London. He has a lot of problems every day. He tries to solve these problems, and that makes us laugh!
Who is Mr Bean in real life?
Rowan Atkinson is the actor in Mr Bean. He’s British and was married, but he’s divorced now. He lives in London with his girlfriend. He’s an actor and writer of comedy shows – he likes to make people laugh. He’s also starred in a lot of other films like “Four Weddings and a Funeral”, “The Lion King” and “Johnny English.” But Mr Bean is his most famous character.
Background
Rowan Atkinson was born in County Durham in England in 1955. His parents were farmers. He has three older brothers. After high school, he went to university, where he studied Electrical Engineering. In 1975, he studied in Oxford. Here, he met Richard Curtis. Together they did sketches at the Oxford Playhouse. After his bachelor’s degree, he worked for the BBC in a comedy show called “Not the Nine-o’clock-news.” In 1990, he starred as Mr Bean in the TV series.
What happened to Mr Bean?
The Mr Bean TV series went for five years. It was very popular. In fact, Atkinson became a national celebrity in the UK. Soon the series was an international hit -people around the world were laughing at Mr Bean. So, two films were made for the cinema: “Bean” in 1997 and “Mr Bean’s holiday” in 2007. They were box-office hits! A few years later in 2012, Rowan Atkinson said he would retire from Mr Bean. That’s why there are no new Mr Bean films.
What are his hobbies?
Rowan Atkinson really loves cars and car racing.