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HOT GALLERY: Snakkle Unmasks the Many Personalities of The Dictator’s Sacha Baron Cohen
Who the heck is Sacha Baron Cohen? The British comedian first burst onto the pop culture scene in the late '90s as the character of Ali G, a dumb-as-rocks hip-hop chat show host who caught celebs in hilariously uncomfortable interviews. A huge success, Sacha Baron Cohen then used his chameleon-like talents to morph into a series of new characters, including Borat and Brüno, to make mockumentary films provoking average people and celebrities with his outrageous behavior and opinions. Cohen is at it again playing Admiral General Aladeen, a more outrageous version of Muammar Gaddafi, in the new comedy The Dictator. Snakkle looks back at Cohen’s rise to fame, both personally and professionally. By Tara Bennett
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Sacha Baron Cohen on Windsor Cable (circa 1990)
As a kid in Hammersmith, West London, Sacha Baron Cohen was the shy, middle brother in a suburban Jewish family. He attended University of Cambridge as a history major but then spent most of his time at the Cambridge University Amateur Dramatic Club. After school, Cohen started hosting a weekly TV series on Windsor Cable until he was fired for a “lewd” Valentine’s Day broadcast.
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