Ahmed Best

Ahmed Best

Birthday: 1973-08-19

Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA

Biography: 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.

Movies

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

Anakin Skywalker, a young slave strong with the Force, is discovered on Tatooine. Meanwhile, the evi...

View Movie
For All Humankind
For All Humankind

Discover the story of humanity and space exploration as witnessed in the interrelated events of 1968...

View Movie
Open Window
Open Window

The engagment between a struggling photographer and an assistant professor is marred by an act of vi...

View Movie
Mother and Child
Mother and Child

The lives of three women have a commonality: adoption. Karen is a physical therapist who regrets tha...

View Movie
I'm "George Lucas": A Connor Ratliff Story
I'm "George Lucas": A Connor Ratliff Story

Five years into performing as renowned filmmaker George Lucas in the cult comedy show "The George Lu...

View Movie
2001 Maniacs: Field of Screams
2001 Maniacs: Field of Screams

When this year's round of unsuspecting Northerners fail to show up for their annual Guts N' Glory Ja...

View Movie
Robot Chicken: Star Wars
Robot Chicken: Star Wars

A series of 30 sketches, following the hilarious antics of various characters from a galaxy, far, fa...

View Movie
Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II
Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II

Seth Green and Matthew Senreich serve up more hilarious Star Wars-inspired satire in this second com...

View Movie
Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III
Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III

Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III, directed by Chris McKay, combines the satirical sensibilities ...

View Movie
The People vs. George Lucas
The People vs. George Lucas

The passion the original Star Wars trilogy inspires in its fans is unparalleled; but when it comes t...

View Movie
LEGO Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Out
LEGO Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Out

Luke Skywalker embarks on a mission to destroy an Imperial base, but is relentlessly chased by a gro...

View Movie
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones

Following an assassination attempt on Senator Padmé Amidala, Jedi Knights Anakin Skywalker and Obi-W...

View Movie
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

The evil Darth Sidious enacts his final plan for unlimited power – and the heroic Jedi Anakin Skywal...

View Movie
One Man Show
One Man Show

Actor Ahmed Best, known for his role as Jar Jar Binks in the Star Wars prequel trilogy, tells his st...

View Movie
Some Guy Who Kills People
Some Guy Who Kills People

A former mental patient's repressed anger reaches the boiling point, leading him to embark on a miss...

View Movie
The Beginning: Making Episode I
The Beginning: Making Episode I

The entire process of making Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) is shown here in this ...

View Movie
W.M.D.
W.M.D.

The Iraq war has turned from 'Mission Accomplished' into a hellhole with an indeterminate outcome. T...

View Movie
Poolboy: Drowning Out the Fury
Poolboy: Drowning Out the Fury

In this unearthed lost movie from 1990 that the studio deemed too terrible to release, a Vietnam Vet...

View Movie
FDR: American Badass!
FDR: American Badass!

Chronicles the adventures of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, as he rides a "wheelchair of death" to stop ...

View Movie
Kangaroo Jack: G'Day, U.S.A.!
Kangaroo Jack: G'Day, U.S.A.!

Kangaroo Jack is back but this time he's animated! Three Teenagers go to the Outback, and find thems...

View Movie
The Empire Strikes Door
The Empire Strikes Door

A thrilling comedic documentary attempting to uncover the mystery of who is responsible for one of t...

View Movie
From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic
From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic

The incredible evolution of George Lucas' special effects dream factory, including an inside look at...

View Movie
R2-D2: Beneath the Dome
R2-D2: Beneath the Dome

Mockumentary telling the never before told life story of the fictional robot R2-D2 from the Star War...

View Movie