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Sacha Baron Cohen

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Sacha Baron Cohen, born on 13 October 1971, is an English actor, filmmaker, comedian and anti-racist advocate, known for creating and playing the satirical characters Ali G, Borat Sagdiyev, Brüno Gehard and Admiral General Haffaz Aladeen. He graduated from the University of Cambridge and trained at the École Philippe Gaulier before finding fame on the late-night television series The 11 O'Clock Show, which won him the British Comedy Award for Best Male Newcomer. He then created and starred in the sketch comedy Da Ali G Show, for which he received two British Academy Television Awards, and later created a Showtime satirical series and acted in the Netflix limited series The Spy. He wrote and starred in the films Borat and Borat Subsequent Moviefilm, the second of which earned him a Golden Globe Award, and he has received nominations for three Academy Awards and six Primetime Emmy Awards.

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is an English actor, filmmaker, comedian
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    born 13 October 1971
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    two British Academy Television Awards and three Golden Globes
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    is an English actor, filmmaker, comedian
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    Sacha Noam Baron Cohen ( SASH-ə; born 13 October 1971) is an English actor, filmmaker, comedian and advocate.
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    He also wrote, produced and starred in the comedy films Ali G Indahouse
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    finding fame on the late-night television series The 11 O'Clock Show
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