Isla Fisher reveals whether her father Brian was the real-life inspiration for her husband Sacha Baron Cohen’s alter-ego Borat on The Project
Isla Fisher couldn’t contain her laughter after being asked if her father, Brian, was the real-life inspiration for Borat during an interview on The Project on Thursday.
The 45-year-old actress was asked by panelist Tommy Little if her dad, who she affectionately calls ‘Poppa Fish’, inspired her husband, Sacha Baron Cohen’s iconic character.
It comes after Isla shared a photo of her father on Instagram on Wednesday, in which he bears a striking resemblance to Borat.
Very nice: Isla Fisher couldn’t contain her laughter after being asked if her father, Brian, was the real-life inspiration for Borat during an interview on The Project on Thursday
‘My father has also dappled in many types of facial hair. He’s grown a long beard, a short beard, you know, sideburns, no sideburns, a handlebar moustache, pencil thin moustache,’ she explained.
‘He’s definitely rocked many looks over the ages, but you’re right, in that photo it does seem like it’s a nod to that character. But no, he’s just a very dapper gent expressing himself.’
The black-and-white photo showed a dark-haired Brian with a Borat-style moustache and thick wavy hair.
Same but different: The 45-year-old actress was asked by panelist Tommy Little if her dad (left), who she affectionately calls ‘Poppa Fish’, inspired her husband, Sacha Baron Cohen’s iconic character, Borat (right)
‘This is my dad, Poppa Fish. I love him, he’s the greatest and I am so thankful to have him in my life,’ Isla captioned the photo.
Fans were quick to point out the similarities between Poppa Fish and Borat, commenting on the post.
‘The original Borat,’ wrote one fan, while another commented, ‘Looks like Sasha [sic] in prosthetic makeup’.
Making a comeback: Following the success of 2006’s mockumentary, Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan, Sacha reprised the iconic role in last year’s Borat Subsequent Moviefilm (pictured)
So happy together: Isla married Sacha, 49, in 2010 after they met at a party in Sydney back in 2002, and they now share three young children together
Others compared him to notorious Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar, who died in 1993.
Meanwhile, Isla married Sacha, 49, in 2010 after they met at a party in Sydney back in 2002, and they now share three young children together.
Following the success of 2006’s mockumentary, Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan, Sacha reprised the iconic role in last year’s Borat Subsequent Moviefilm.
‘My father has also dappled in many types of facial hair. He’s grown a long beard, a short beard, you know, sideburns, no sideburns, a handlebar moustache, pencil thin moustache,’ she explained