For the figure skater of a similar name, see Sasha Cohen.
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For the figure skater of a similar name, see Sasha Cohen.

Sacha Noam Baron Cohen (Hebrew: סשה נעם ברון כהן‎, born 13 October 1971) is a British actor, comedian, and writer, best known for his portrayal of three unorthodox fictitious characters, Ali G, Borat and Brüno. In his routines, Baron Cohen's characters interact with unsuspecting people who do not realise they are being set up for comic situations and self-revealing ridicule.
Baron Cohen's work has been recognised with several Emmy nominations, an Oscar nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay, a BAFTA award, and a Golden Globe for Best Actor for his work in the feature film Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan. After the release of the film Borat, Baron Cohen stated that because the public had become too familiar with the characters, he would retire Borat and Ali G. Similarly, after the release of Brüno, he has stated he would also retire the title character.

Background
Family
Baron Cohen was born in Hammersmith, West London, England. His mother, Daniella, was born in Israel, while his father, Gerald, was originally from Pontypridd, Wales, Great Britain. Baron Cohen is the middle of three sons, with elder brother Erran and younger brother Amnon, and his family is Jewish. His paternal grandfather was born in Pontypridd, Wales, and his maternal grandmother, who now lives in Haifa, Israel, trained as a ballet dancer in Germany. Baron Cohen's brother Erran is a composer who has worked on several of his films, and his cousin is internationally renowned autism researcher Simon Baron-Cohen.
Education
Baron Cohen first attended St Columba's College Prep School, St Albans, Hertfordshire, before moving on to attend Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School, a private school in Elstree, Hertfordshire, near London. He went on to the University of Cambridge, entering Christ's College, Cambridge, where he read History under Niall Ferguson and wrote his thesis on Jewish involvement in the American Civil Rights movement, with emphasis on the 1964 murders of James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner in Mississippi.
At the Cambridge University Amateur Dramatic Club, Baron Cohen acted in plays such as Fiddler on the Roof (in which he played Tevye) and Cyrano de Bergerac. While at Cambridge, he performed in Habonim Dror Jewish theatre performances.
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