• Sacha Baron Cohen is an English born comedian and actor who famous for his comic characters Borat, Ali G and Bruno.

  He has has feature films made for all 3 of his characters, most recently being the Bruno Movie.

• Fast Facts

  1. Birth name: Sacha Noam Baron Cohen
  2. Born: October 13, 1971
  3. Birthplace: London, England
  4. Engaged to Isla Fisher
  5. One daughter, Olive
  6. Graduate of Cambridge University
  7. Bruno film due in July of 2009Telegraph.co.uk: Sacha Baron Cohen's Bruno Hamas-hummus movie prank
  8. "Bruno" was arrested at Milan Fashion Week on September 26, 2008 after storming the runway during the Prada show
  9. Set to star alongside Paul Giamatti and Reese Witherspoon in Alexander Payne's new comedy DownsizingCinematical: Alexander Payne Downsizes to Giamatti, Witherspoon, and Cohen! (March 2, 2009)
  10. Infiltrated military training in Alabama under pretext of producing a documentaryBreibart: 'Borat' star fools Ala. Guard... (March 17, 2009)
  11. Cohen was reportedly taken to the hospital in early May of 2009 after suffering an allergic reaction to bleaching the hair in his anal region for the upcoming film BrunoTMZ: Anal Bleaching Was Pain in the Ass (May 8, 2009)
  12. Embarrassed rapper Eminem at the 2009 MTV Movie Awards

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• 2009 MTV Movie Awards

  At the 2009 MTV Movie Awards Cohen dressed in angel wings and a silver thong while he descended down from the ceiling. He seemed to get tangled in his wires before crashing head first into the audience and landing right on top of Eminem. His bodyguards removed the fashion guru from his lap and Eminem stormed out of the awards ceremony.Rolling Stone: Eminem Performs at MTV Movie Awards, Meets Bruno's Crotch (June 1, 2009)

• Ron Paul in Bruno

  Former presidential candidate and current Texas congressman Ron Paul makes a cameo appearance in Cohen's upcoming movie, Bruno. In the scene, Bruno attempts but fails to seduce the congressman in a hotel room. Paul reportedly stormed out of the room yelling "This guy is a queer!" This was not confirmed by his spokesperson.Slate Magazine: Ron Paul's insane cameo in Sacha Baron... (March 17, 2009)

• National Guard Officer?

  In March of 2009, Cohen managed to trick the Alabama National Guard to allowing him into officer training at Fort McClellan under the ruse of producing a German television documentary. He was discovered when one of the cadets recognized Cohen and reported the ruse to superiors.Breibart: 'Borat' star fools Ala. Guard... (March 17, 2009)

• Career Highlights

  Cohen received a Golden Globe award for Best Actor for his role in the film Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan. He started his comedy career on the British television show The Eleven O'Clock Show along with the likes of Ricky Gervais. He developed the characters that would be featured on Da Ali G Show and when that became a hit in England it aired in the U.S. on HBO. Though he has acted in other films, such as Talladega Nights and Sweeney Todd, Cohen's Borat and Bruno characters have gotten him the widest acclaim.

• Hamas-Hummus Interview

  Cohen staged an interview in Jerusalem with unsuspecting Israeli Yossi Alpher and Palestinian Ghassam Khalib. The two were interviewed by Cohen acting as "Bruno" as part of his upcoming film, Bruno. During the interview, Cohen asked why Hamas was named after the food product hummus and asked the pair to join hands and sing a song about their conflict.Telegraph.co.uk: Sacha Baron Cohen's Bruno Hamas-hummus movie prank

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