MR Bean has finally got too much for Rowan Atkinson — who will never appear as him again. He says playing the loveable childish buffoon — who made him a global star — is “exhausting”.
But he will still voice him in the animated versions, with a cartoon film in the pipeline. Rowan, 65, said: “It’s easier for me to perform the character vocally than visually.
I don’t much enjoy playing him. The weight of responsibility is not pleasant. “I find it stressful and exhausting, and I look forward to the end of it.” Mr Bean first appeared on ITV in 1990, before spawning films and a cartoon series.
His Facebook page is the tenth-most popular in the world. However, Rowan says: “I have no desire to have any presence on social media.
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