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      Sure, Sacha Baron Cohen usually only appears in public in character, but even when the 40-year-old steps out as himself, he tends not to divulge too much personal information. (We do know he has been married to "Wedding Crashers" star Isla Fisher since 2010, and the couple has two young daughters: 4-year-old Olive and Elula, who will soon be 2.)

      His latest creation, Adm. Gen. Shabazz Aladeen in "The Dictator," is perhaps best known for his crimes against humanity, but Baron Cohen himself is best known lately for his outlandish publicity stunts for the aforementioned film -- especially for his Oscar red carpet "crime" against Ryan Seacrest.

      Beyond his seemingly desperate ploys for attention in the name of "The Dictator" (in theaters Wednesday), what is Baron Cohen like in real life?

      [Photos: 'The Dictator' movie stills and premiere shots]

      Here are five things I discovered about the comedian-slash-writer-slash-actor that I didn't already know (and I hope you didn't either):

      1. He

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    • Josh Hutcherson gets his nose fixed

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      Don't call it a nose job: "The Hunger Games" star Josh Hutcherson recently went under the knife to fix his broken nose.

      Further evidence: The 19-year-old was spotted coming out of a Beverly Hills doctor's office with a bandage over his schnoz and confirmed the surgery with this tweet:

      "just had surgery to fix my broken nose. recovery sucks...thank god for a marathon on lifetime...#theclientlist thanks @thereal_jlh."

      Fans seemed shocked -- not because the actor watches Jennifer Love Hewitt on Lifetime, but that he had surgery: @Thatsclare posted: "oh, josh!!! hope you are better now! how did that happen?" Madster1144 asked, "what? when did you break your nose?" A third added, "woah woah woah, how'd @jhutch1992 break his nose anyone know?"

      Here's what we know: The star's rep told TMZ that he had gone under the knife for a deviated septum. The rep wasn't saying how the 19-year-old broke his nose in the first place, telling the gossip site, "no further details will be released."

      The star

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      In seventh grade, I had a routine: go to my friend Katy's house, do our advanced math homework, play Yahtzee and watch "Dark Shadows." After the credits, I would run the three blocks to my suburban San Diego cul de sac under the bright Southern California sun in abject terror, unaffected by the sound of the marching band practicing on the football field. The next day, I'd do it again. Algebra. Barnabas. Terror. Supper. "Laugh in" and "All in the Family."

      [Related: Original 'Dark Shadows' TV actress remembers past lives]

      I had been too young in 1966 to watch from the beginning, so cracking the giant casket of DVD's of the complete original series that ran from 1966 to 1971 had the feeling of opening an old yearbook, or a photograph album. Just the spooky theme music and the image of the dark waves crashing on the Maine coast, inspired memories of math homework and flat-out fright. When the front door of Collinwood opened, it was a happy homecoming to that formal black-and-white foyer

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    • Scared or annoyed? More DVD anti-piracy warnings

      Here is a DVD extra you may not have hoped for: New, additional warning labels deterring you from reproducing your otherwise legally obtained movie.

      Because when it comes to waiting for your movie to start, there's nothing like watching a warning screen... and then another new warning screen after that!

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    • Ashton Kutcher spotted in character as Steve Jobs

      (Photo: AP Images/Sam Sharma/Miguel Aguilar,Pacific Coast News)Well, he's got the facial hair down. Not to mention the turtleneck and the hair part.

      But judging from the photo alone, Ashton Kutcher doesn't necessarily come across as the embodiment of Apple founder Steve Jobs. (Kutcher was spotted in character on Friday, grabbing coffee near his home before heading to a film studio.)

      Kutcher, 34, is playing the late technology guru in a biopic tentatively named "Jobs: Get Inspired." The $15 million film is set to hit theaters next year and revolves around the early years of Apple -- from the seventies through the turn of the millennium.

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      Move over "Twilight" and "The Hunger Games," now there's something kinkier. For the next big literary franchise turned Hollywood blockbuster, look no further than the top three spots of The New York Times Best Sellers List. Comfortably perched atop the list is an erotic trilogy written by first-time fiction author, E.L. James: "Fifty Shades of Grey," "Fifty Shades Darker," and "Fifty Shades Freed."

      Obviously the trilogy is hot -- both in terms of book sales and content -- but what's really heating up are the rumors about who's going to play the lead character, Christian Grey, when Universal releases the forthcoming film adaptations.

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      You know him as jock-bully Biff Tannen from the wildly popular '80s-era "Back to the Future" film franchise.

      Actor-comedian Tom Wilson, who played Biff, is painfully aware of this fact.

      Presumably tired of answering the same old questions from fans over the past 27 years, Wilson has written a fact sheet in the form of a post card enlightening us to all those pesky BttF inquiries he gets.

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    • (Photo: Phase 4 Films)Actor Dave Vescio, 42, specializes in bad guys. Just scan his past character names in the 40-plus horror and sci-fi movies he's made: lewd cab driver, Bruce the Killer, creepy pirate. Now, in "Hick," he's been a bad, bad boy again, playing a threatening character known only as "Stranger." In this literary adaptation about a Vegas-bound Nebraska teen starring Chloe Moretz and Blake Lively, Vescio embodies the unknown predator waiting in the shadows for Moretz's reckless runaway.

      Vescio, an army brat whose longest stint in one place has been this past six years in Hollywood, spent two-and-a-half years in Leavenworth Federal Prison for drug trafficking from 1993—95. After jail, the army vet and former CBS journalist turned his life around, studying acting with David Mamet at New York's Atlantic Theater Company. Since then, Vescio ("Gemini Rising," "Virus X") has turned a liability into an asset, drawing on his experience behind bars to play villains on screen.

      [Slideshow: Bad boys, bad

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    • ‘Moonrise Kingdom’ exclusive behind-the-scenes look with Bill Murray

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      Okay. I'm not gonna lie. "Marvel's The Avengers' is pretty much a sure bet for box office domination this weekend... again. But that doesn't mean a healthy audience of moviegoers -- ones who perhaps already saw "Avengers" -- won't pony up some dough for the delightful "Dark Shadows." Based on the late '60s-era television show, Tim Burton's "Shadows" is an artful interpretation both in visual style and standout acting performances from Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter and Michelle Pfeiffer. (It's worth noting that Pfeiffer last worked with Burton 20 years ago as Catwoman in "Batman Returns.")

      "Dark Shadows" is the only new wide release this weekend, but the limited-release film "Girl in Progress," starring Eva Mendes as a single mom trying to understand her teenage daughter, could also be a good alternative for Mother's Day.  Here's the scoop on the flicks hitting theaters.

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