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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
Universal Pictures
Sacha Baron Cohen as Brüno in Brüno (2009)
Brüno, a character Cohen first debuted in 1998 based on his stint as a male model, got his own film in 2009. The flamboyantly gay Austrian model and fashion host character travels the globe ridiculing the industry via physical stunts or by interviewing unsuspecting celebs and interview subjects about controversial topics. Brüno was a more modest hit, earning $59 million in the U.S.
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March 16, 2014 at 1:03 pm, Jailen said:
Susirpring to think of something like that