Olympics Opening Ceremony: Rowan Atkinson causes biggest Twitter spike
Rowan Atkinson's appearance during the London 2012 Opening Ceremony caused the biggest spike in Twitter conversation of the night. The character appeared in a Mr Bean-esque role, playing the keyboard and starring in a pre-recorded video homage to Chariots of Fire. Writing on the official Twitter blog, Andrew Fitzgerald, manager of editorial programming, said: "The biggest spike in Twitter conversation during the Opening Ceremony? "When Rowan Atkinson, aka Mr Bean, appeared in a hilariously memorable homage to the Olympians of Chariots of Fire." He added: "Only the world's (more)...
- 7/30/2012
- by By Mayer Nissim
- Digital Spy
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