Unit 17 Laughter Period One　Warm-up Lesson 1 课件（北师大版选修6，广东专用）.pptVIP

Rowan Sebastian Atkinson was born on 6 January 1955. As was the tradition in those times，many families did not own their own TV.However，Rowan’s Grandfather Edward owned a chain of cinemas and Rowan often would see the latest films here.His family didn’t get a television until he was 12 years of age.It was at this time when John Cleese was making his presence known to the viewers in comedies such as Monty Python’s Flying Circus which became one of Rowan’s favorite comedy acts.By the early 1970s he was able to recite by heart many pieces from these shows.However， this did not make him unique as