Sacha Baron Cohen

Known for ActingBorn 1971-10-13 (age 54)Hammersmith, London, England, UK

Sacha Noam Baron Cohen (/ˈsæʃə/ SA-shə; Hebrew: סָשָׁה נֹעַם בָּרוֹן כֹּהֵן; born 13 October 1971) is an English comedian, actor, and performance artist. He is best known for his creation and portrayal of the fictional satirical characters Ali G, Borat Sagdiyev, Brüno Gehard, and Admiral General Haffaz Aladeen. At the 2012 British Comedy Awards, Baron Cohen received the Outstanding Achievement Award and accepted the award in-character as Ali G. In 2013, he received the BAFTA Charlie Chaplin Britannia Award for Excellence in Comedy. In 2018, The Times named him among the 30 best living comedians. Beginning his career in television, Baron Cohen was named Best Newcomer at the 1999 British Comedy Awards for The 11 O'Clock Show. He created and starred as his character Ali G in Da Ali G Show (2000–2004), receiving two BAFTA Awards. His next television project, Who Is America? (2018) for Showtime, saw him nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor—Television Series Musical or Comedy. In 2019, he portrayed Eli Cohen in the limited series The Spy for OCS and Netflix, for which he received a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor—Miniseries or Television Film. Baron Cohen has produced and/or performed in comedic films, such as Ali G Indahouse (2002), Borat (2006) and its sequel Borat Subsequent Moviefilm (2020), Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006), Brüno (2009), and The Dictator (2012). He has also appeared in dramatic films including Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007), Hugo (2011), Les Misérables (2012), and The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020). In 2016, he starred in Grimsby and co-starred in Alice Through the Looking Glass. His voice acting roles include King Julien XIII in the Madagascar film series (2005–2012) and Uncle Ugo in Luca (2021). Baron Cohen has two nominations for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay and six Golden Globe Award nominations, resulting in three wins: two for Best Actor—Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for his work in the feature film Borat and its sequel, and he also won the award for Best Motion Picture—Musical or Comedy as producer of Borat Subsequent Moviefilm. In 2021, he received Academy Award, Golden Globe Award, and Screen Actors Guild Award nominations for his performance as Abbot "Abbie" Hoffman in The Trial of the Chicago 7. He has been a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in the Actors Branch since 2008.Read more

Movies & web series

Out for Love... Be Back Shortly

Sat.1-Frühstücksfernsehen

MTV Europe Music Awards

Borat's Guide to Britain

Ali G: Rezurection

Madonna: Celebration - The Video Collection

Django Unchained

Curb Your Enthusiasm

Icons

MTV Movie & TV Awards

Luca

The Simpsons

The Trial of the Chicago 7

Les Misérables: The History of the World's Greatest Story

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street - Burton + Carter + Depp = Todd

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Who Is America?

The Spy

Eastbound & Down

Les Misérables

The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling

Hugo

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Evening Urgant

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien

The Best of Borat

The Last Laugh

Madagascar

Da Ali G Show

Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan

Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted

Borat: VHS Cassette of Material Deemed "Sub-Acceptable" by Kazakhstan Ministry of Censorship and Circumcision

Alice Through the Looking Glass

Saturday Night Live

Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan

Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa

Ali G, Aiii

The Oscars

The Jolly Boys' Last Stand

Ali G, Innit

Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby

Ali G: Bling Bling

Golden Globe Awards

The Daily Show

The Dictator

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

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