Meet the Real Sacha Baron Cohen

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Actor Sacha Baron Cohen at the 2006 British Comedy Awards in London.
English comedian and actor Sacha Baron Cohen is best-known for his characters. They include a journalist from England named Ali G, and Bruno, a flamboyantly gay Austrian fashion reporter.
His most famous character is Borat, a Kazakhstan reporter who stars in the controversial film Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan.
All three characters were part of his Da Ali G Show.
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