Sacha Baron Cohen Net Worth 2024

What is Sacha Baron Cohen’s Net Worth and Salary?

Sacha Baron Cohen is an English actor, author, and comedian who has a net worth of $160 million. Sacha Baron Cohen is most generally recognized for portraying the humorous fictional characters Ali G, Brüno Gehard, and Borat Sagdiyev. During his profession, he has acquired dozens of awards for his comedy work together with a number of MTV Movie awards and a Golden Globe. Sacha has been nominated for a number of Emmys in addition to an Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay. In 2018, “The Times” included Baron Cohen on their checklist of the 30 finest dwelling comedians.

Early Life

Sacha Baron Cohen was born Sacha Noam Baron Cohen on November 13, 1971, in London, England. His mom, Daniella, was a photographer, and his father, Gerald, owned a clothes retailer. Daniella was born in Israel, and Gerald (who handed away in 2016) was born in London. Sacha grew up in a Jewish family with older brothers Erran and Amnon, and he attended The Haberdashers’ Aske’s Boys’ School and studied historical past at Christ’s College, Cambridge, graduating with upper-second-class honours in 1993. He started performing whereas he was a pupil at Cambridge University, showing in stage productions of “Fiddler on the Roof” and “Cyrano de Bergerac” with the Cambridge University Amateur Dramatic Club; he additionally carried out in performs on the Habonim Dror Jewish theatre. After leaving Cambridge, Baron Cohen labored as a vogue mannequin till he was supplied a job internet hosting a weekly present with future BBC weathercaster Carol Kirkwood. He then moved on to Channel 4’s “Pump TV” (1995 to 1996) and Granada Talk TV’s “F2F” (1996). Sacha additionally skilled to turn out to be a clown on the École Philippe Gaulier in Paris.

Career

Baron Cohen started showing on Channel 4’s “The 11 O’Clock Show” in 1998, gaining consideration for his character Ali G. His work on “The 11 O’Clock Show” led to a Best Newcomer award on the British Comedy Award in 1999, and “GQ” journal named Sacha the comedian of the yr. In 2000, he appeared in his first film, “The Jolly Boys’ Last Stand,” and “Da Ali G Show” premiered. Borat and Brüno commonly appeared on the present, turning into fan favorites, and viewers liked Borat’s “severe” interviews with celebrities, together with Ralph Nader, Gore Vidal, Donald Trump, and Newt Gingrich. “Da Ali G Show” spawned 3 movies: 2002’s “Ali G Indahouse,” 2006’s “Borat,” and 2009’s “Brüno.” “Borat” gained a number of awards and grossed $262 million worldwide. Sacha reprised the function of Ali G in Madonna’s 2006 video for “Music.”

Baron Cohen has appeared in a number of motion pictures, together with “Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby” (2006), “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street” (2007), “The Dictator” (2012), and “Les Misérables” (2012). He voiced King Julien XIII within the “Madagascar” franchise and had a cameo in “Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues,” reuniting with “Talladega Nights” co-star Will Ferrell. Sacha performed the lead in 2019 Netflix collection “The Spy,” and he has appeared on “Curb Your Enthusiasm” (2005) and “Eastbound and Down” (2013). In 2010, it was introduced that he would play Freddie Mercury in “Bohemian Rhapsody,” however Sacha and Queen’s surviving members could not agree on what sort of film it must be, so he left the mission in 2013. His substitute, Rami Malek, gained an Oscar for the function in 2019.

Sacha has been in comparison with character improvisationalists like Groucho Marx, Charlie Chaplin, Larry David, Ricky Gervais and Chris Lilley.

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Lawsuits

In 2006, Baron Cohen was sued by 2 University of South Carolina college students who appeared in “Borat.” The males, who made offensive racist remarks within the movie, claimed that they had been drunk once they signed the discharge varieties and that they had been advised that “Borat” would not be proven within the U.S. Sacha was additionally sued by an etiquette tutor who appeared within the movie, however each lawsuits ended up being dismissed. In 2009, he was sued by a charity employee who appeared in “Brüno,” alleging that she was disabled on account of Baron Cohen attacking her whereas filming at a charity bingo event for seniors. Since the incident was on movie, it was straightforward to show that the allegations had been false, so the case was dismissed. The following yr, a Palestinian grocer sued Baron Cohen for defamation, saying that “Brüno” had falsely portrayed him as a terrorist; the case was settled out of court docket in 2012. In 2018, he was sued by Roy Moore for $95 million after the Alabama politician took half in a mock interview on “Who Is America?,” Sacha’s Showtime collection. In the interview, Baron Cohen posed as an anti-terrorism knowledgeable with a “pedophile detector” that beeped when it was close to Moore, who had been accused of sexual assault and baby molestation whereas (unsuccessfully) operating for a Senate seat in 2017.

Personal Life

Sacha married actress Isla Fisher on March 15, 2010, in Paris, after a 6-year engagement. Isla transformed to Judaism earlier than the marriage, and the couple had an intimate Jewish ceremony with simply 6 friends.

Baron Cohen and Fisher are obsessed with charity, and in December 2015, they donated £335,000 ($500,000) to each Save the Children and the International Rescue Committee.

Awards and Honors

Sacha has gained a number of awards for his TV and movie work, together with 2 BAFTA Awards for “Da Ali G Show” and MTV Movie Awards for Best Comedic Performance for “Borat” and Best Kiss for “Talladega Nights” (shared with Will Ferrell). “Borat” additionally earned Baron Cohen a Golden Globe, a Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award, a San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award, and a Toronto Film Critics Association Award in addition to an Academy Award nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay. The Evening Standard British Film Awards has awarded him the Peter Sellers Award for Comedy twice: in 2007 for “Borat” and in 2010 for “Brüno.” The Anti Defamation League honored Sacha with an International Leadership Award in 2019 for his dedication to exposing racism and bigotry via satire.

Real Estate

In 2005, Sacha paid $2.45 million for a 2,800 sq. foot house within the Hollywood Hills. In 2011, they listed the home for lease at $10,995 per thirty days, then advertise for $2.595 million in 2013. It was bought to a Seattle-based church for $2.5 million in 2016. In 2010, Baron Cohen and Fisher purchased an property in Beverly Hills for $14 million.