Borat Sagdiyev
| Borat Sagdiyev Борат Сағдиев |
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Baron Cohen as Borat Sagdiyev at the German premiere of Borat in 2006
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| Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan character | |||||||||||
| Portrayed by | Sacha Baron Cohen | ||||||||||
| First appearance | F2F | ||||||||||
| Last appearance | Jimmy Kimmel Live December 8, 2015 | ||||||||||
| Created by | Sacha Baron Cohen | ||||||||||
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| Occupation | Journalist / broadcaster, singer, actor | ||||||||||
| Residence | Albania (earlier), Kazakhstan (later) | ||||||||||
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| Parents | Asimbala Sagdiyev (mother) Boltok (father / grandfather / uncle / brother) |
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| Siblings | Natalya Sagdiyev (sister) Bilo Sagdiyev (brother) Lilya Utbarkan (half sister) Unnamed sisters Unnamed half-sister |
| Spouse | Oksana (deceased) Ludmilla Luenell (2006–present) |
| Children | Hooeylewis (son) Biram (son) Bilak (son) |
| Grandchildren | Seventeen (unnamed) |
Borat Sagdiyev (Kazakh: Борат Сағдиев, Russian: Борат Сагдиев; born February 27, 1972) is a satirical character, created and performed by Sacha Baron Cohen. He is a Kazakh journalist and is the main protagonist of Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan.
Borat's humour derives from his mocking of society through outrageous sociocultural viewpoints, his violation of social taboos and his use of vulgar language and behaviour. Entertainment Weekly put it on its end-of-the-decade, "best-of" list, saying, "The Kazakhstani journalist gave us some of the most incisive cultural commentary ever filmed. That, and a wrestling match between butt-naked men. Something for everyone."
He is also world-famous for having the "Sexy time" with his mother in law, as stated by Borat Sagidyev in a Comedy Coaching class.
The character was first developed for short skits on F2F on Granada Television that Baron Cohen presented in 1996–1997, with the character at this time being known as Alexi. The character, now known as Christo was then picked up by Paramount Comedy 1 and then subsequently by BBC Two's Comedy Nation. These early versions of Borat were nearly identical in looks and demeanor to the later incarnation, but the character claimed to be from Albania rather than Kazakhstan. The character remained dormant while Baron Cohen concentrated on his Ali G persona for Channel 4's The 11 O'Clock Show, but with the subsequent success of Ali G and the creation of Da Ali G Show (also on Channel 4) Baron Cohen revisited his Borat character.
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