On November 2, 2008, actor and comedian Sacha Baron Cohen appeared at a rally supporting a ban on gay marriage in California dressed as his homosexual alter ego Bruno. The rally was in support of Proposition 8, which would ban same sex marriages in the state.The Telegraph: Sacha Baron Cohen's Bruno crashes gay marriage ban rally (November 3, 2008)
Sacha Baron Cohen
Cohen is an actor and comedian known for posing as different characters to gain material for his productions. He often interviews or talks with people who are unaware that he is playing a character. In the 2008 movie Borat, Cohen played a reporter from Kazakhstan who traveled to the U.S. to make a documentary about the country. Cohen previously became known for his character Ali G, but has said he can no longer play him because too many people recognize the character.CBS: Sacha Baron Cohen's gay fashionista crashes rally against same-sex marriage (November 3, 2008) He later announced that the Borat character, too, would have to be 'killed off'.
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Proposition is on the ballot for the California November 4 Election
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Seeks to overturn a California Supreme Court decision in May 2008 that made same sex marriages legal in the state
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Cohen plays homosexual fashion show presenter Bruno in the 2009 film Bruno
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Cohen has also played Bruno in his comedy acts
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Cohen played the character Borat in the 2006 movie of the same name
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Cohen earlier raised controversy when he interviewed Yossi Alpher, former Mossad agent and Israeli consultant, as Bruno Mossad
