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Sacha Baron Cohen

- Cohen gave a 2004 Harvard class day address in character as Ali G.

- His cousin, Simon Baron-Cohen, is a preeminent psychologist who became famous for his theory that autism is caused by an extreme male brain.

- Cohen's brother Erran is a composer and trumpet player with Middle Eastern influences and a founding member of the British electronica world-music group Zöhar, who lent his talents to the Borat film with the song "O Kazakhstan".

- For Borat, Cohen takes about six weeks to grow body, head, and facial hair. For Ali G, the facial hair takes about a month to grow. When preparing for Brüno, he shaves all of his hair (including body hair), and works out and cleans his body vigorously.

- Cohen considers Peter Sellers to be his greatest influence.

- Cohen has been a lifelong fan of professional wrestling.

 
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