Baron Cohen
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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












