Sacha Baron Cohen screens ‘Bruno’ interview with Kansas City JCC shooter
The Jewish comedian showed a New York audience unused footage from the 2009 film, including an attempted prank interview with F. Glenn Miller.
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Before Ali G, Sacha Baron Cohen played a sweaty Hasidic Jew
The British comedian said he was "discovered" performing "The Schvitzing Brothers" at a Jewish retirement home.
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Sacha Baron Cohen and Isla Fisher gave their third baby quite a name
The Baron Cohen newborn’s name has far more than just a Jewish component. More ▸
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Sacha Baron Cohen’s latest role: Football hooligan
By Jana BaninSpeaking of soccer, comic actor Sacha Baron Cohen is set to play a British football thug in a new film, The Daily Mirror reports. The movie will follow the duping-real-people format utilized in “Borat,” “Bruno” and “Da Ali G Show.” While this new role might not sound all that scandalous to us Americans, the English… More ▸
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Sacha Baron Cohen’s arachnid doppelganger
By Jana BaninA software engineer in the Indian city of Bangalore has discovered a spider he claims looks just like Sacha Baron Cohen’s Borat character, the Daily Mail reports. (Really, this is not from The Onion, we swear). Anand Joshi photographed the eight-legged creature after he noticed it crawling around on his front-door step. The Kazakh connection is… More ▸
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Sacha Baron Cohen finds writers for ‘The Lesbian’
By Jana BaninSacha Baron Cohen’s latest project is one step closer to being made. Casper Christensen and Frank Hvam, the Danish writers behind the comedy “Klown,” are in negotiations to write “The Lesbian.” Cohen must have really loved “Klown,” because sources say he traveled all the way to Denmark to convince the pair to work with him…. More ▸
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Sacha Baron Cohen is highest paid British actor in the US
We pay a lot of money for Sacha Baron Cohen to make us feel uncomfortable. The Jewish London native is officially the highest paid British actor in America, according to Forbes.com, and even tops Brad Pitt and Tom Hanks in breaking the Benjamins. Last year, Baron Cohen ranked in £20 million, thanks to his film, “The Dictator,”… More ▸
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Palestinian grocer sues Sacha Baron Cohen
By Marcy OsterA Palestinian grocer is suing actor Sacha Baron Cohen for $115 million over his portrayal in “Bruno.” More ▸
