Sacha Baron Cohen

An elusive and enigmatic person when he was not in character, satirist Sacha Baron Cohen made an unforgettable impression as three distinct personalities — youth show host and wannabe rapper Ali G; sexist, racist and homophobic Eastern European television personality “Borat” (2006); and flamboyantly gay Austrian fashion reporter “Brüno” (2009). Born on British television and spun-off into lucrative feature films, Baron Cohen’s creations shared a similar modus operandi of cornering unsuspecting interview subjects and pushing the boundaries of how much psychological discomfort they would endure