Rowan Atkinson's Mr Bean moment: Comedian backs into car on holiday

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The Blackadder star, 52, reversed his rented 4x4 into a Volkswagen Jetta as he attempted to leave a car park in Aspen, Colorado.

Aspen police Sergeant Dan Davis said: "He was backing out of a parking spot and didn't see the car behind him.

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Cop talk: Rowan Atkinson talks to a police office at the scene of the accident

"There was a little bit of damage to the car. He put a ding in it."

No citations were issued at the time, but both drivers swapped insurance details.

The funnyman and his wife Sunetra are amongst a host of famous faces spending the Christmas holidays in the U.S. ski resort.

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Bumbling: Atkinson in his Mr Bean guise at the premiere of Mr Bean's Holiday earlier this year

Other celebrities spending the holiday season on the slopes include Mariah Carey, Jack Nicholson, Goldie Hawn and partner Kurt Russell, and Heidi Klum and husband Seal.

Will Smith and actress wife Jada Pinkett Smith will be hosting a huge New Year's Eve bash in Aspen next week.

Not amused: Atkinson inspects the damage