Sacha Baron Cohen

Sacha Baron Cohen

British comedian, actor, producer, and writer (born 1971)
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Sacha Noam Baron Cohen (born 13 October 1971) is an English comedian, actor, writer, and producer, known for his creation and portrayal of fictional satirical characters, including Ali G, Borat Sagdiyev, Brüno Gehard and Admiral General Aladeen. Baron Cohen adopts a variety of accents and guises for his characters. He interacts with unsuspecting subjects, who do not realise they have been set up for self-revealing ridicule. On these interactions, The Observer states, "his career has been built on winding people up, while keeping a deadpan face". Baron Cohen has been frequently described as a "prankster".

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Sacha Baron Cohen was born on Wednesday, 13 October 1971 in Hammersmith, London, England, UK. His full name at birth was Sacha Noam Baron Cohen. He is best known as a comic. Cohen's country of citizenship (nationality) is British. Sacha attended high school at Haberdashers Askes School, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England, UK. For university, he studied at BA, Christ`s College, Cambridge University. He is considered to be politically left leaning. His religion is listed as Jewish. He is 6' 3" (190 cm) tall with a slim build. He has dark brown eyes and black hair (color). His net worth is reported to be $130,000,000 US dollars. Sacha Baron Cohen is 52 years old and his zodiac star sign is Libra.

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Sacha Noam Baron Cohen
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known for his creation and portrayal of several fictional satirical characters, including Ali G, Borat Sagdiyev, Brüno Gehard, and Admiral General Aladeen
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13 October 1971
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Hammersmith, London, England, UK
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Actor, comedian, screenwriter, director, producer
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6' 3" (190 cm)
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$130,000,000 USD
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Haberdashers Askes School, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England, UK
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BA, Christ`s College, Cambridge University
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Borat is based actually on a guy I met in southern Russia. I can't remember his name. He was a doctor. The moment I met him I was totally crying. He was a hysterically funny guy, albeit totally unintentionally.
  • Gave 2004 Harvard class day address in character as Ali G.
  • Brüno the reporter, one of his most famous characters, once interviewed Gisele Bündchen.
  • Daughter, Olive Cohen, born 17 October 2007. Mother is fiancée, Isla Fisher.
  • Went to Haberdashers' Aske's School for Boys in Hertfordshire, the same school as broadcaster Alan Whicker, "Little Britain" (2003) star Matt Lucas, comedian David Baddiel, and former Formula 1 champion Damon Hill.
  • His cousin, Simon Baron-Cohen, is a preeminent psychologist who became famous for his theory that autism is caused by an extreme male brain.

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