Ahmed Best
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Ahmed Best (born August 19, 1973) is an American voice actor and musician. He rose to prominence in the 2000s for playing the character of Jar Jar Binks in the Star Wars franchise. He later turned to television, where he reprised his role as Jar Jar Binks in the Robot Chicken Star Wars special. He also created, wrote, directed and produced his own TV show called This Can't Be My Life. He has collaborated with director George Lucas in three films and five episodes of the animated show, Star Wars: The Clone Wars. He has won the Annie Award for Best Voice Acting in an Animated Television Production.
Known for
Credits
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
as Jar Jar Binks
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)
as Jar Jar Binks / Achk Med-Beq (voice)
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
as Jar Jar Binks
Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II (2008)
as Jar Jar Binks / Carl the Stormtrooper (voice)
Lean On Me (1989)
as Extra (uncredited)
Mother and Child (2009)
as Julian
Robot Chicken: Star Wars (2007)
as Jar Jar Binks / AT-AT Driver (voice)
Open Window (2006)
as Rufus
2001 Maniacs: Field of Screams (2010)
as Crow
LEGO Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Out (2012)
as Jar Jar Binks (voice)
R2-D2: Beneath the Dome (2001)
as Self
The People vs. George Lucas (2010)
as Jar Jar Binks / Self (archive footage)
The Beginning: Making Episode I (2001)
as Self
FDR: American Badass! (2012)
as Curtis
I'm "George Lucas": A Connor Ratliff Story (2024)
as Self (archive footage)
Kangaroo Jack: G'Day, U.S.A.! (2004)
as Louis Booker (voice)
Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III (2010)
as Jar Jar Binks / Carl the Stormtrooper (voice)
From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic (1999)
as Self
The Empire Strikes Door (2019)
Actor
Poolboy: Drowning Out the Fury (2011)
as Sidney Moncrief
Some Guy Who Kills People (2011)
as Mayor Mawell
W.M.D. (2015)
as News Reporter
For All Humankind (2023)
Actor
One Man Show (—)
as Self