- Born
- Height6′ 1½″ (1.87 m)
- Ahmed Best is an African-American actor, musician and dancer. He gained recognition for portraying Jar Jar Binks in Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999). He would later reprise the role in the rest of the prequel trilogy, video games and cartoons as well as Robot Chicken Star Wars specials. He also voiced Louis Booker from Kangaroo Jack: G'Day U.S.A and Cloak from Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2.
- IMDb mini biography by: Christian Frates
- RelativesKhalid Best(Sibling)
- Voice of Jar Jar Binks.
- Admitted in a tweet that he considered suicide after the negative backlash he received for playing Jar Jar Binks in the Star Wars prequels.
- George Lucas discovered Best in the chorus line of "Stomp" and invited him to try out for the role of Jar Jar Binks in Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
- Since 2019 he has taught filmmaking for actors at USC School of Dramatic Arts.
- Twin brother Khalid went to prom with Lauryn Hill (CHS, 1993).
- Made a cameo appearance as Achk Med-Beq in Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002). He witnesses Anakin and Obi-Wan capture Zam Wesell in the Coruscant Outlander Club.
- We like to think of film and music as art, but actually art is something that is not restricted.
- I'm recording another demo for another batch of record labels that we'll shop it around to.
- I'm going to move on and do other things. My life isn't going to be about Jar Jar Binks.
- It doesn't bother me that people are stupid. I'm not stupid.
- [on his Jar Jar Binks character representing a black slave stereotype] You know what? You have got to check your head and examine your own beliefs. Jar Jar is an orange frog. Heads need to relax. That shit is crazy . . . I just thought I was doing a funny role. I didn't know that the Jedi were a metaphor for the Man.
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