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Robin Driscoll (b. 1951)

Born:
June 28, 1951

Biography from TheMovieDB

Robin Driscoll is a British actor and writer, best known as a writer of Mr. Bean. After leaving Worthing Art College, Robin Driscoll, with friends, formed a touring theatre company named ‘Cliffhanger' in the early 1970s. The shows were always comedies and contrived through improvisation. After writing for several TV shows, Robin became a contributor to Alas Smith and Jones then later, the main writer for Mr Bean: the TV series, movies and animations. He and Rowan Atkinson are close friends; he appeared with Rowan Atkinson in Laughing Matters (1992) - Visual Comedy, a documentary on the mechanics of visual humour.  As an actor, he has appeared in episodes of TV shows such as Only Fools and Horses ("The Jolly Boys' Outing"), Murder Most Horrid, Dear John, Alas Smith & Jones, Wilderness Road and The Fast Show. In recent years he has written his own mystery thriller novels.

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Film Performances

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Film Production

Screenplay:
1997  Bean
2007  Mr. Bean's Holiday

Writer:
1987  Smith and Jones: The Home-Made Xmas Video
1991  Mr. Bean Goes to a Première
1991  The Exciting Escapades of Mr. Bean
1992  Laughing Matters
1992  Merry Christmas, Mr. Bean
1997  Bean
2007  Mr. Bean's Holiday

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TV Performances

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TV Production

Writer:
1990  Mr. Bean

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