Comic's 'not like Borat'.Byline: By IAN IAN Interactive Affiliate Network IAN i am nothing IAN Instrumentation & Automation News IAN Ianuarius (Latin: January) IAN Instituto Agronomico Nacional (Paraguay) IAN Incident Area Network MARKHAM-SMITH COMIC star Sacha Baron Cohen
Sacha Noam Baron Cohen[1] (born 13 October, 1971) is an English comedian, writer and actor most noted for his comic characters Borat (a Kazakh reporter), Ali G (a junglist-hip hop gangsta wannabe has confessed he could not con people into making fools of themselves in real life. The Cambridge graduate, whose politically incorrect Kazakhstani alter ego Borat is a box office smash, admitted he could never put himself and others in embarrassing situations if he weren't in character. The 35-year-old told Rolling Stone magazine: "I think I'd find it hard to. You can hide behind the characters and do things you find difficult." The Borat movie has also whipped up controversy with some in the film claiming they were duped. Cohen cohen or kohen (Hebrew: “priest”) Jewish priest descended from Zadok (a descendant of Aaron), priest at the First Temple of Jerusalem. The biblical priesthood was hereditary and male. added: "Part of the movie shows the absurdity of any form of racial prejudice, whether it's hatred of African- Americans or of Jews. "Borat essentially works as a tool. "By being anti-Semitic, he lets people lower their guard and expose their own prejudice, whether it's anti-Semitism or an acceptance of it." CAPTION(S): SHY: Sacha |
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