Baron Cohen

Baron Cohen is a British comedian notable for his highly successful comedy characters Ali G, Borat and Brüno.

Baron Cohen shot to fame when his character Ali G started appearing on The Eleven O'Clock Show on Channel 4. Da Ali G Show began in 2000 and won the BAFTA for best comedy series the next year. In 2001, Ali G appeared in Madonna's music video "Music". In 2002, Ali G was the central character in the feature film Ali G Indahouse.

Baron Cohen guest starred in the Season 5 finale of Curb Your Enthusiasm with Dustin Hoffman as a guide to Heaven, played the lemur king, King Julian, in Dreamworks children's movie Madagascar (2005), and co-starred as Jean Girard, the gay French NASCAR driver, the racing rival to Will Ferrell in the comedy Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby.

A feature film, Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan, based on the Ali-G Show character, is in post production and will be released on November 3, 2006.

Public Name: Baron Cohen
Birth Name: Sacha Baron Cohen
Date of Birth: 13 October 1971
Place of Birth: Staines in Surrey

Filmography

Dinner for Schmucks, 2008
Curly Oxide and Vic Thrill, 2007
Sweeney Todd, 2007
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa, 2008
"Howard Stern on Demand", 2006 TV Episode
"The Tonight Show with Jay Leno", 2006 TV Episode
"The Daily Show", 2006 TV Episode
Reel Comedy: Borat Moviefilms Special Preview, 2006 (TV)
"Late Show with David Letterman", 2006 TV Episode
"Friday Night with Jonathan Ross", 2006 TV Episode
Night of Too Many Stars: An Overbooked Event for Autism Education, 2006 (TV)
"Total Request Live", 2006 TV Episode
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, 2006
Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan, 2006
"Curb Your Enthusiasm", 2005 TV Episode
Madagascar, 2005
"Da Ali G Show", 2003-2004 TV Episodes
Spyz, 2003
Ali G Indahouse, 2002
The Jolly Boys' Last Stand, 2000
"Da Ali G Show", 2000 TV Series
"The 11 O'Clock Show", 1998 TV Series
"Comedy Nation", 1998 TV Episode
Live from the Lighthouse, 1998 (TV)
Punch, 1996
Jack and Jeremy's Police 4, 1995 (TV)

Awards

TV Quick Awards Personality of the Year 2000
British Comedy Awards Best Newcomer 1999

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