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Sacha Noam Baron Cohen is an English actor, comedian, writer, and producer. He is best known for his creation and portrayal of the fictional satirical characters Ali G, Borat Sagdiyev, Brüno Gehard, and Admiral General Aladeen. He adopts a variety of accents and guises for his characters—emulating his idol Peter Sellers, and interacts with unsuspecting subjects who do not realise they have been set up. At the 2012 British Comedy Awards, he received the Outstanding Achievement Award, accepting the award while reprising his Ali G character. In 2013, he received the BAFTA Charlie Chaplin Britannia Award for Excellence in Comedy. In 2018, The Times named him among the 30 best living comedians.
Wikipedia page about Sacha Baron CohenObserver Oct 2020: Amazon Reportedly Paid $80M for ‘Borat 2,’ Big Money in a Year of Big Film Acquisitions (As for how well Borat Subsequent Moviefilm did, industry sources tell Deadline.com that the picture opened bigger than any film ever on Amazon Prime. But despite Amazon’s “tens of millions” of watcher claims, the lack of transparency on viewing figures from streaming sites in general makes it impossible to get specific or even check that boast).
The Independent Apr 2016: Sacha Baron Cohen joins Britain's rich list for the first time after amassing £105 million.
DailyMail.co.uk Feb. 2013: Newly released accounts revealed the 41-year-old star of Borat and Les Miserables earned £20 million last year, making him the highest-paid Brit in Hollywood.
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Update: 2020-10
