Who are Sacha Baron Cohen's family members?

Last Modified Jun 9, 2025 23:31 EDT
Who are Sacha Baron Cohen's family members?
Sacha Baron Cohen (Source: Instagram)


Sacha Noam Baron Cohen is an English comedian, actor, and performance artist best known for his creation and portrayal of fictional satirical characters. He was born into a British family of Ashkenazi Jewish descent in the Hammersmith area of London on 13 October 1971.


Baron Cohen attended the independent Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School in Elstree after receiving his initial education at the independent Catholic St. Columba's College in St. Albans. After that, he studied history at Christ's College in Cambridge with a focus on antisemitism, earning an upper-second-class honors degree in 1993. He was also a member of the Cambridge University Amateur Dramatic Club.


Sacha Baron Cohen’s parents & siblings


Sacha Baron Cohen’s mother, Daniella (née Weiser), is a photographer, born in British Mandatory Palestine in 1939. His late father, Gerald "Jerry" Baron Cohen (1932–2016), was an editor-turned-clothing store owner. Gerald was born into a Belarusian Ashkenazi Jewish family in London and grew up in the Welsh town of Pontypridd. Gerald died aged 83 at his home in London in 2016.


"Baron" was added to Baron Cohen's last name by his paternal grandfather, Morris Moses Cohen. Before escaping the Nazis in 1936, his maternal grandmother Liesel (née Levi), who lived in Haifa, studied to become a ballet dancer in Germany. He has two older brothers, namely, Amnon and Erran. The latter is a composer with whom he often works. Playwright Dan Baron-Cohen, filmmaker Ash Baron-Cohen, and autism researcher Sir Simon Baron-Cohen are his cousins.


Sacha Baron Cohen’s ex-wife & children


Sacha Baron Cohen was married to Isla Fisher from 2010 to 2024. The couple first met each other at a party in Sydney in 2001 and got engaged in 2004. Before marrying him, Fisher converted her faith into Judaism.


On March 15, 2010, they were married in Paris and Milan in a Jewish ceremony. They have a son (born 2015) and two daughters (born 2007 and 2010). They jointly disclosed that they had filed for divorce at the end of 2023 on April 5, 2024. To preserve the privacy of their children, celebs have not shared pictures of them on social media.


FAQs about Sacha Baron Cohen

Sacha Baron Cohen and Isla Fisher have not revealed the reason behind their divorce to the public.

Sacha Baron Cohen’s father, Gerald "Jerry" Baron Cohen, died aged 83 at his home in London following a brief illness.

Yes, Sacha Baron Cohen is of Jewish descent.

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