Baron Cohen guest-starred in the fifth season of "Curb Your Enthusiasm", with Dustin Hoffman, as a guide to Heaven. He also provided the voice of the ring-tailed lemur king, King Julien, in DreamWorks Animation's film series, "Madagascar", and appeared as Will Ferrell's arch rival, the French Formula One speed demon Jean Girard, in the hit ' (2006). He also appeared alongside Johnny Depp in the film ' (2007) as Signor Adolfo Pirelli, co-starred in Martin Scorsese's adventure film "Hugo" (2011), and portrayed Thénardier in the 2012 film version of the musical "Les Misérables". He appeared as a BBC News Anchor in "" (2013).