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Sacha Baron Cohen Is Just Being Himself
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British provocateur Sacha Baron Cohen has been so committed to his various characters — Ali G, Borat, Bruno — that he's done almost all of his press interviews in character. But after just his third interview as himself, it turns out that his real self is a normal, smart, English guy.
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