Sacha Baron Cohen
Baron Cohen in 2006, photo by PR photos
Birth Name: Sacha Noam Baron Cohen
Place of Birth: Hammersmith, London, England, U.K.
Date of Birth: 13 October, 1971
Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish
Sacha Baron Cohen is a British comedian, actor, writer, and producer. He is known for his creations Borat, Bruno, and Ali G. He is fluent in Hebrew and sometimes spoke it in his Borat film.
Sacha is the son of Daniella and Gerald Baron Cohen, who was an editor and clothing store owner. His father, of Eastern European Jewish descent, was born in London, England, and raised in Wales. Sacha’s mother was raised in Israel; her parents were German Jews, and she also has distant Czech Jewish ancestry. Sacha’s father’s family, originally named Cohen, added Baron to their surname. Sacha is married to actress Isla Fisher, with whom he has three children. Isla is a convert to Judaism.
Sacha has sometimes been described as being of Iranian Jewish or Persian Jewish ancestry. This is not accurate.
Sacha is a brother of composer and trumpet player Erran Baron Cohen, and a cousin of playwright and theatre director Dan Baron Cohen, clinical psychologist and autism researcher Simon Baron-Cohen, and filmmaker Ash Baron-Cohen.
Sacha’s paternal grandfather was Moishe/Morris Cohen (the son of Chaim/Hyman Cohen and Amelia Angell). Morris was born in Pontypridd, Rhondda Cynon Taff, Wales, to Eastern European Jewish parents. Chaim was born in Belarus.
Sacha’s paternal grandmother was named Fagel Miriam Nichelby/Nicholsby/Nickolsby/Nichelsky (the daughter of Jack Naselski/Nickolsby and Chana Smiga). Fagel was an English Jew. Jack was born in Dobrzyń nad Wisłą, lipnowski, kujawsko-pomorskie, Poland.
Sacha’s maternal grandfather was named Hans Weiser (the son of Zeev Weiser and Henia). Hans was a German Jew. Zeev was the son of Moses Kliger and Freide Weiser.
Sacha’s maternal grandmother was Leisel/Liesel/Liselle Levi (the daughter of Albert Levi and Betty/Betti Eisemann). Leisel was a German Jew, and a ballerina. She was born in Frankfurt, Darmstadt, Hesse. Albert was the son of Heli Levi, who was born in Ronshausen, Kassel, Hesse, and of Rosalie/Reizchen Levi, who was born in Nentershausen, Kassel. Betti was the daughter of Michael Eisemann, who was born in Mosbach, Baden-Württemberg, and of Nanette/Nannette Altmann/Altman.
Sources: Articles about Sacha’s films – http://www.telegraph.co.uk
http://www.webgeordie.co.uk
Genealogy of Sacha Baron Cohen – http://www.geni.com
Doesn’t he also have distant Dutch-Jewish of Sephardim ancestry on his mother’s side?
What makes you think that?
Most Dutch Jews like Anne Frank were Ashkenazim , Sephardim came after 1492 , but Jews already lived in the territory of Germany and France and NEtherlands centuries earlier aka Rhineland Jews (Ashkenazim). Sacha Baron Cohen is on both sides of his family fully ASheknazi
Why do i feel like this isn’t completly accurate?
So according to this website he is of Belarussian, Polish, English and German Jewish descent?
I’m fine with this however like alot of people are saying he looks like he has some darker ethnic background in him? I agree with this which is why i am so fascinated aswell are others in his background.
I feel to ask on his instagram but i doubt he will respond…
What are you talking about? I know A LOT of Belarusian Jews and they look a lot like Sacha Baron Cohen. What is the “darker ethnic background” you think he is? These are the ancestors that are listed above so why bother him by asking him on instagram what is already made public?
You already know that he is primarily of Ashkenazi Jewish descent. Because this is controversial, ONE edit should be made: just add ‘possibly other’ after Ashkenazi Jewish.
He is FULLY Ashkenazi, many Ashkenazim are dark Aaron Swartz, Neal Shusterman, Nev Schulman, Andrea Gabriel, AMIR ARISON, Jeremy Stoppelman, Mark MArgolis, Don Francisco (Mario Luis Kreutzberger Blumenfeld) , Jean Jacques Goldman, Idan Raichel, Larry Thomas, Larry Harlow, Mark Margolis, Mel Blanc , Abbie Hoffman, Sam Morrill, Dave Attell, Jeff Goldblum and Sacha Baron Cohen too , even Yonatan Cohen
Ive seen you around, on most of the comments on here.
Baron Cohen has never said that. What are you referring to?
I also remember seeing somewhere of possible Mizrahi ancestry. He looks Levantine to me.
Many Ashkenazi Jews look 100% Levantine. He’s not unusual.
“Many Ashkenazi Jews look 100% Levantine. He’s not unusual.”
THANK YOU.