Baron Cohen's Bruno falls for Australian PM

British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen's new character has a thing for Australia's wonkish prime minister.Baron Cohen, once better known as the clueless Kazakh journalist Borat, has a new guise as a gay Austrian fashionista, Bruno.


Sacha Noam Baron Cohen[1] (born 13 October 1971) is a Golden Globe-winning British actor, comedian, and writer most noted for his comic characters Ali G, Borat Sagdiyev, and Bruno. In his routine, he typically conducts interviews with respected figures while posing as one of his characters for comedic effect.

In Sydney for the Australian premiere of his new movie, Baron Cohen appeared at a news conference Monday in a tight-fitting schoolboy uniform and told reporters of his meeting with Prime Minister Kevin Rudd the night before on a talk show.

"The reason I'm late is I just had breakfast in bed with Kevin Rudd," he said. "That guy is like, uber cute. I thought Obama was, like, the hottest guy in the world until I met Kevin."

Awards and nominations

* 1999 - Won British Comedy Award, Best Male Comedy Newcomer for The 11 O'Clock Show (1998)
* 2000 - Nominated BAFTA TV Award, Best Entertainment Performance for The 11 O'Clock Show (1998)
* 2000 - Nominated National Television Awards, UK, Most Popular Comedy Performer for Da Ali G Show (2000)
* 2000 - Won TV Quick Award, TV Personality of the Year for Da Ali G Show (2000)
* 2001 - Won BAFTA TV Award, Best Comedy (Programme or Series) for Da Ali G Show (2000) (shared)
* 2001 - Won BAFTA TV Award, Best Comedy Performance for Da Ali G Show (2000)
* 2003 - Nominated Emmy Award, Outstanding Non-Fiction Program (Alternative) for Da Ali G Show (2003) (shared)
* 2003 - Nominated Emmy Award, Outstanding Writing for Non-Fiction Programming for Da Ali G Show (2003) (shared)
* 2004 - Nominated Golden Satellite Award, Best Performance by an Actor in a Series, Comedy or Musical for Da Ali G Show (2003)
* 2005 - Nominated Emmy Award, Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series for Da Ali G Show (2003) (shared)
* 2005 - Nominated Emmy Award, Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program for Da Ali G Show (2003) (shared)
* 2006 - Won Ronnie Barker Award[53]
* 2007 - Won MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss alongside Will Ferrell in Talladega Nights

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