Ashley Baron Cohen

Ashley Baron-Cohen (born 1967 in London) is an independent English film-maker also known as simply Ash.[1] He has a bachelor's degree in experimental psychology from Sussex University,[2] and trained as a filmmaker at the Pasadena Art Center. He currently resides in Los Angeles.[3]

While in film school, he persuaded Richard Harris to leave the set of Clint Eastwood's Unforgiven to star in his student film for free.[4]

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Filmography

Awards

Background

His brother is the academic Simon Baron-Cohen.

Ash is legally blind without his contact lens.[4]

He is the cousin of actor and comedian Sacha Baron Cohen.

References

  1. ^ Yoram Allon, Del Cullen, Hannah Patterson, Contemporary North American Film Directors: A Wallflower Critical Guide (Wallflower Press, 2002), ISBN 9781903364529, pp. 23-24. Excerpt available at Google Books.
  2. ^ "In The City of Devils: An interview with filmmaker Ash Baron Cohen", Herald de Paris, June 29, 2009.
  3. ^ "Britweek Hollywood feature - Ash Baron-Cohen under the spotlight", Click Liverpool, May 6, 2009.
  4. ^ a b Amy Wallace, "The Other Baron Cohen: A Narrated Biography", Esquire, June 9, 2009.

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