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Ali G

CHARACTER · ALI G INDAHOUSE

Ali G

Appears in
Ali G Indahouse (2002)
Played by
Sacha Baron Cohen

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Ali G is a character in the film Ali G Indahouse (2002), played by Sacha Baron Cohen.

9 Interesting Facts About Ali G

Interesting Facts (4)

  1. #001

    Delivered the 2004 Harvard Class Day address in character as Ali G.

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  2. #002

    Retired Ali G and Borat, the anti-Semitic Kazakh. He told the British newspaper "Friday": "I was in character sometimes 14 hours a day, and I came to love them, so admitting I am never going to play them again is quite a sad thing."

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  3. #003

    At the film's world premiere in March 2002 at the Empire Theatre in Leicester Square, London, Ali G (Sacha Baron Cohen) arrived in an enormous velvet cape and a crown, escorted by half a dozen women who were almost entirely naked. Their outfits consisted of fake marijuana leaves glued onto flesh-coloured trousers.

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  4. #004

    In the audio commentary, Ali G (Sacha Baron Cohen) said the role of Deputy Prime Minister David Carlton was offered to Alan Rickman and Anthony Hopkins, who both turned it down, and the part went to another English actor, Charles Dance. It is the second time Dance has taken a role Rickman rejected; the first was the villain Benedict in Last Action Hero (1993).

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  1. #005

    Baron Cohen's unannounced turn as Ali G at the 2016 Academy Awards was a genuine surprise: producers had told him not to do it. His wife, Isla Fisher, was in on the stunt and carried the costume into the ceremony hidden under her dress. She then waited outside a backstage door at the Oscars while he changed inside, with producers repeatedly knocking to find out what he was doing. "I had to lie to everyone, which made me feel really guilty," Fisher told Jimmy Kimmel Live. Afterwards, she said, "I went straight to the bar, I'm not gonna lie."

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Life & Family (1)

  1. #006

    The "Tax Da Panty" tagline and poster caused a controversy in the U.K.: Ali G (Sacha Baron Cohen) was shown beside a nude figure, allegedly female, with his hand on her bottom, his face visible and the body's back to the viewer. The poster also carried an election slogan across the top in full capitals: "VOTE ALI G". According to an article by Matt Born in The Telegraph, "in one of its speediest and most stringent rulings, the Advertising Standards Authority (A.S.A.) said the poster for the film Ali G Indahouse was widely regarded as offensive and pornographic." A.S.A. director Christopher Graham said at the time: "This poster clearly caused serious offence to many who saw it and we have acted promptly to ensure that the image is taken down and stays down."

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  1. #007

    Sacha needs roughly 6 weeks to grow the body, head and facial hair for Borat. The facial hair for Ali G takes about 4 weeks. To prepare for Brüno, he shaves off all his hair, body hair included, exercises, and scrubs himself thoroughly.

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  2. #008

    (around 45m) Sacha Baron Cohen plays two parts here: Ali G, the lead and central character, and Borat Sagdiyev in a cameo. When Borat turns up, he and Ali G actually meet. A body double stood in for the shots filmed from behind each character, while the front-facing shots were Baron Cohen himself.

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  3. #009

    Jean Boht tried out for the part of Ali G's grandmother, but Sacha Baron Cohen considered her too famous and gave the role to Barbara New.

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