Biography of Sacha Baron Cohen
Sacha Baron Cohen, a brilliant British comedian, screenwriter, film producer, and director, has captivated audiences with his outrageous characters. Among these creations are Alex Krikler, a Moldovan journalist; Ali G, a jungle music enthusiast; Borat Sagdiyev, a Kazakh reporter; Bruno, an Austrian fashionista; and Aladdin, an Arab dictator. These performances have made him one of the most recognizable comedic actors of his generation. His role in "Borat" garnered him a Golden Globe, an MTV Award, and even an Academy Award nomination.
Childhood and Youth
Sacha Noam Baron Cohen was born in the autumn of 1971 to a Jewish family, Gerald and Daniella Naomi Cohen, from London's Hammersmith area. His father, descended from Eastern European Jews, ran his own men's clothing store, while his Israeli-born mother, née Weiser, worked as a fitness therapist. The couple raised their three children in a middle-class home.A few years later, Gerald moved the family back to his hometown. There, Sacha started primary school and discovered his love for performing and comedy. In high school, he formed a breakdance crew and performed in amateur theater with a Jewish youth group.
Acting Career
Cohen's breakthrough came with his outrageous Ali G persona. The fictional character debuted on Channel 4 before landing his own biting satirical series, "Da Ali G Show." The show also introduced Cohen's other memorable characters, including Kazakh reporter Borat and flamboyant Austrian fashionista Bruno.
In 2005, Cohen filmed a mockumentary with Borat Sagdiyev as the central character. The provocative comedy naturally outraged Kazakhstan's citizens, as it bore little resemblance to reality. But Cohen's real target wasn't Kazakhstan—it was first-world audiences whose minds harbored the very stereotypes he lampooned in "Borat."
Sacha Baron Cohen's personal life
The extravagant actor's beloved wife and partner is Canadian actress Isla Fisher. After five years of dating and a three-year engagement, they finally married in 2010 following Fisher's conversion to Judaism.
Sacha Baron Cohen Now
In 2020, despite the COVID-19 pandemic, Cohen was overflowing with creative ideas. He showed up at a far-right conservative rally disguised as a redneck musician and performed several politically incorrect songs. The lyrics included calls to "inject Wuhan flu into all liberals," particularly targeting Barack Obama. For Hillary Clinton, the "singer" even called for her imprisonment. Cohen also suggested chopping up members of the WHO and dropping a nuclear bomb on China.Cohen's creative momentum hasn't slowed down either. Aaron Sorkin cast Sacha Baron Cohen in his new project, the biographical thriller "The Trial of the Chicago 7." The story follows the events of 1968 in Chicago when seven activists protesting the Vietnam War were charged with conspiracy against the government.
In 2020, Cohen secretly filmed the sequel to "Borat," fully titled "Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan." The movie dropped before the US presidential elections, hoping to get young, engaged Americans out to vote. The film won two Golden Globe Awards (for Best Comedy Film and Best Actor in a Comedy), but Borat fans received it coolly. They expected Sacha's jokes to be more topical and less politically correct, but even he couldn't escape the constraints of our current moment.
