Baron cohen biography

All All. Sign In. Sacha Noam Baron Cohen. He is the son of Daniella Weiser , a movement instructor, and Gerald Baron Cohen, a clothing store owner.

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His father, born in England and raised in Wales, was of Eastern European Jewish descent, while his mother was born in Israel, to German Jewish parents. Baron Cohen had an interest in performing from an early age, forming a breakdancing group as a teenager and acting in amateur plays with a Jewish youth group. Upon leaving University, Baron Cohen briefly worked as a model, before moving on to work as a host on a satellite TV station.

In , Channel 4 put out an open call for new presenters, and Baron Cohen sent in a tape featuring himself in character as an Albania TV reporter an early prototype for Borat.

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He was hired and worked on various 'youth TV' projects before, in , appearing in The 11 O'Clock Show which became a cult hit thanks to his character, Ali G. America soon beckoned with a stateside version of Da Ali G Show. He followed this with the smash-hit Borat , for which he won a Golden Globe and was nominated for a writing Oscar.

Spouse Isla Fisher March 15, - present filed for divorce, 3 children. Olive Baron Cohen. Gerald Baron Cohen. Daniella Weiser. Erran Baron Cohen Sibling. Ash Baron-Cohen Cousin.