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Sacha Baron Cohen

Birth name: Sacha Noam Baron Cohen

Birth date: 13.10.1971

Family Baron Cohen, the youngest of three sons, was born in Hammersmith, London, England, to an Orthodox Jewish family.His mother, Daniella (née Weiser), teaches at a school of movement and was born in Israel. His father, Gerald Baron Cohen, originally from Wales, owns a menswear shop in Piccadilly. Baron Cohen's paternal grandfather was born in Pontypridd and his maternal grandmother, who now lives in Haifa, Israel, was an acclaimed ballet dancer from Germany. His brother Erran Baron Cohen, a composer and trumpet player with Middle Eastern influences and a founding member of the British electronica world-music group Zöhar, lent his talents to the Borat film with the song "O Kazakhstan" and others. Sacha Baron Cohen's cousin Simon Baron-Cohen is a leading researcher in the study of autism spectrum disorders (including Asperger syndrome). Education The Baron Cohens enjoyed a high standard of living. Sacha attended Haberdashers Askes Boys School, a privileged private school in Elstree. The same school was also attended by fellow Jewish comedians Matt Lucas and David Baddiel. He also attended Dulwich College (Dulwich - South London). He then attended Christs College, Cambridge where he studied history under Niall Ferguson and wrote his thesis on Jewish involvement in the American Civil Rights movement, with emphasis on the 1964 murders of James Chaney, Andrew Goodman and Michael Schwerner in Mississippi. At the Cambridge University Amateur Dramatic Club, Baron Cohen acted in plays such as Cyrano de Bergerac and Fiddler on the Roof, in which he played Tevye. His long-time collaborator Dan Mazer also attended the University of Cambridge and was a member of the Cambridge Footlights, and although Baron Cohen himself was not a member, he performed in at least one Footlights presentation as well as other shows (including singing the part of Guy Fawkes in the musical Gunpowder, Treason and Plot). Israel and Judaism Baron Cohen first acted in theatrical productions featuring the Socialist-Zionist youth movement Habonim Dror. He spent a year in Israel at Kibbutz Rosh HaNikra and Kibbutz Beit HaEmek as part of the Shnat Habonim Dror, before matriculating to university. According to Baron Cohen, I wouldn't say that I am a religious Jew, but Im still proud to be Jewish.However, he keeps kosher and generally observes the Jewish Sabbath, refusing to answer the phone on Shabbat. Baron Cohen frequently speaks in Hebrew and Polish while playing the anti-Semitic character Borat. He also sang the lyrics from an old Hebrew folk song in an episode of Da Ali G Show. Additionally he identifies his countrys greatest scientist, who he says discovered a woman's brain is the same size as that of a squirrel, as Dr Yarmulke. (A yarmulke, or kippah, is the skullcap worn by Jews.) Personal life Baron Cohen is engaged to Australian actress Isla Fisher, and the pair plan to wed in a traditional Jewish ceremony. After several years of study, Isla has converted to Judaism, and has received the approval of Baron Cohens observant Jewish parents. On October 19, 2007 Isla gave birth to a baby girl named Olive in Los Angeles, California. Early career In the early 1990s Baron Cohen was hosting a weekly program on Windsor cable television's local broadcasts alongside Carol Kirkwood, who has become the BBC anchor for weather broadcasts. He was fired by Windsor TV for broadcasting a lewd presentation for St. Valentine's day. In 1995, Channel 4 was planning a replacement for its series The Word, and disseminated an open call for new television presenters. Baron Cohen sent in a tape of himself in the character of Kristo, a fictional television reporter from Albania (who developed into the Kazakhstani Borat), which caught the attention of a producer. Baron Cohen bided his time by working for a Swindon-based television company; during this period he made his first feature film appearance. Ali G character Baron Cohen as Ali G, offering a speech at Harvard Universitys Class Day during Commencement ceremonies Main article: Ali G After a brief office-work career which included a stint at investment bank Goldman Sachs, Baron Cohen went back into acting, appearing during 2-minute sketches as his fashion reporter Bruno on The Paramount Comedy Channel during 1998. He shot to fame when his comic character Ali G, an idiotic Junglist, started appearing on The Eleven OClock Show on Channel 4, which first went to air September 8, 1998. Da Ali G Show began in 2000, and won the BAFTA for Best Comedy in the following year. Also in 2000, Ali G appeared in Madonnas music video Music. In 2002, Ali G was the central character in the feature film Ali G Indahouse, in which he is elected to the British Parliament and foils a plot to bulldoze a community centre in his hometown, Staines. His television show was exported to the United States in 2003 (with new episodes set in America) for HBO. Ali G interviews Ali G s interviews with famous people (often politicians) gained notoriety partly because the subjects were not privy to the joke that Ali G, rather than being a real interviewer, was a comedic character played by Baron Cohen. According to Rolling Stone magazine, Baron Cohen would always enter the interview area in character as Ali G, carrying equipment and appearing to be an insignificant crew-member. He would be with a suited man, who the interviewee naturally thought was the interviewer. Baron Cohen, as Ali G, would sit down to begin conducting the interview by asking the interviewee some preliminary questions. The interviewee, however, would remain under the impression that the smartly-dressed director would be conducting the interview until short notice prior to cameras rolling: this would grant an advantage of surprise, whereby the interviewee would be less likely to opt out of the Ali interview prior to its commencement. On at least one occasion, the interviewee was merely told that Ali G had a popular show on MTV that children watched. The resulting willingness of Baron Cohen's targets to answer his frequently risqué questions often created surprising conversations.

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Filmography

# Curly Oxide and Vic Thrill (2009).... Curly Oxide # Dinner for Schmucks (2009) # Brüno (2008) .... Bruno # The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2008) .... Abbie Hoffman # Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007) .... Signor Adolfo Pirelli ... aka Sweeney Todd (USA: short title) # Comic Relief 2007: The Big One (2007) (TV) .... Borat # "Jensen!" .... Borat Sagdiyev (1 episode, 2006) - Episode dated 21 December 2006 (2006) TV episode .... Borat Sagdiyev # "Howard Stern on Demand" .... Borat Sagdiyev (1 episode, 2006) ... aka Howard TV on Demand (USA) - Borat (2006) TV episode (as Borat) .... Borat Sagdiyev # "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" .... Borat Sagdiyev (1 episode, 2006) - Episode dated 9 November 2006 (2006) TV episode .... Borat Sagdiyev # "The Daily Show" .... Borat Sagdiyev (1 episode, 2006) ... aka A Daily Show with Jon Stewart (USA: new title) ... aka Jon Stewart (Australia) ... aka The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (USA: new title) ... aka The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Global Edition (International: English title: cut version) - Episode dated 2 November 2006 (2006) TV episode (as Borat Sagdiyev) .... Borat Sagdiyev # Reel Comedy: Borat Moviefilms Special Preview (2006) (TV) .... Borat Sagdiyev # "Late Show with David Letterman" .... Borat Sagdiyev (1 episode, 2006) ... aka Late Show Backstage (USA: title for episodes with guest hosts) ... aka The Late Show (USA: informal short title) - Episode dated 30 October 2006 (2006) TV episode (as Borat) .... Borat Sagdiyev # "Saturday Night Live" .... Borat Sagdiyev (1 episode, 2006) ... aka NBC's Saturday Night (USA: first season title) ... aka SNL (USA: informal title) ... aka SNL 25 (USA: alternative title) ... aka Saturday Night (USA: second season title) ... aka Saturday Night Live '80 (USA: sixth season title) - Hugh Laurie/Beck (2006) TV episode (uncredited) .... Borat Sagdiyev # "Friday Night with Jonathan Ross" .... Borat Sagdiyev (1 episode, 2006) - Episode #11.8 (2006) TV episode .... Borat Sagdiyev # Night of Too Many Stars: An Overbooked Event for Autism Education (2006) (TV) (as Borat Sagdiyev) .... Borat Sagdiyev # "Total Request Live" .... Borat (1 episode, 2006) - Episode dated 1 October 2006 (2006) TV episode .... Borat # Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan (2006) .... Borat Sagdiyev ... aka Borat (UK) (USA: working title) ... aka Borat! (USA: poster title) # Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006) .... Jean Girard # "Curb Your Enthusiasm" .... Larry's Guide #2 (1 episode, 2005) - The End (2005) TV episode .... Larry's Guide #2 # Madagascar (2005) (voice) .... Julien # "Da Ali G Show" .... Ali G / ... (12 episodes, 2003-2004) ... aka Ali G in da USAiii (UK) - Realness (2004) TV episode .... Ali G / Borat / Brüno - Jah (2004) TV episode .... Ali G / Borat / Brüno - Realize (2004) TV episode .... Ali G / Borat / Brüno - Peace (2004) TV episode .... Ali G / Borat / Brüno - Rekognize (2004) TV episode .... Ali G / Borat (7 more) # Spyz (2003) (as Ali G) .... Ali G / James Bond # Ali G Indahouse (2002) .... Ali G / Borat ... aka Ali G in da House (Germany) (UK: alternative spelling) ... aka Ali G (France) ... aka Ali G Indahouse: The Movie (Australia) # The Jolly Boys' Last Stand (2000) .... Vinnie # "Da Ali G Show" .... Ali G / ... (6 episodes, 2000) - Episode #1.6 (2000) TV episode .... Ali G / Borat - Episode #1.5 (2000) TV episode .... Ali G / Borat - Episode #1.4 (2000) TV episode .... Ali G / Borat - Episode #1.3 (2000) TV episode .... Ali G / Borat - Episode #1.2 (2000) TV episode .... Ali G / Borat (1 more) # Ali G's Alternative Christmas Message (1999) (TV) .... Ali G # "The 11 O'Clock Show" (1998) TV series .... Ali G (unknown episodes, 1998-1999) ... aka Da Best of Ali G (UK: repeat compilations title) # "Comedy Nation" .... Various (3 episodes, 1998) - Episode #1.10 (1998) TV episode .... Various - Episode #1.2 (1998) TV episode .... Various - Episode #1.7 (1998) TV episode .... Various # Live from the Lighthouse (1998) (TV) .... Ali G # Punch (1996) # Jack and Jeremy's Police 4 (1995) (TV) .... Various