Ahmed Best - wikipedia Ahmed Best This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification. Please help by adding reliable sources. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately, especially if potentially libelous or harmful. ( August 2010 ) Ahmed Best Best during his first convention appearance at the Big Apple Convention in Manhattan, October 2, 2010 ( 1973 - 08 - 19 ) August 19, 1973 ( age 44 ) New York City, New York, United States Occupation Actor Years active 1989 -- present Website ahmedbest.com Ahmed Best ( born August 19, 1973 ) is an American actor, voice actor, and musician. He gained recognition in the 2000s for providing motion capture and voice of the character of Jar Jar Binks in the Star Wars franchise. He also created, wrote, directed and produced his own TV show, which he titled This Ca n't Be My Life. Best likewise collaborated with director George Lucas in three films and five episodes of the cartoon show, Star Wars : The Clone Wars. He won the Annie Award for Voice Acting in an Animated Television Production for lampooning Jar Jar Binks in Robot Chicken : Star Wars Episode II. Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Discography 4 Filmography 4.1 Film 4.2 Television 4.3 Short films 4.4 Documentary 4.5 Music 4.6 Composer 4.7 Director 4.8 Video games 4.9 Producer 4.10 Writer 4.11 Theatre 5 References 6 External links Early Life Ahmed Best was born on August 19, 1973, in New York City. He lived the majority of his formative years in the Soundview section of the Bronx. He moved to Maplewood, New Jersey, in 1984. He attended Columbia High School and graduated from there in 1991. He then studied percussion at the Manhattan School of Music. Career In 1994, Ahmed joined the acid jazz group The Jazzhole. He contributed to the success of the group for two years. He co-wrote and co-produced three albums for the group including The Jazzhole, And the Feeling Goes Around and The Beat is the Bomb. In 1995, he co-wrote and co-produced Escape by Bill Evans. In 1995, he joined the cast of the Obie Award winning cast of Stomp. He toured with the cast of Stomp throughout the US and Europe. In 1997, after casting director Robin Gurland had observed his flexible, athletic movements in Stomp, Ahmed was cast as Jar Jar Binks in the Star Wars prequel trilogy ( 1999 -- 2005 ). He reprised the role on the Star Wars themed episode of Robot Chicken ( as well as its sequel ), Star Wars : The Clone Wars and on an episode of Stephen Colbert 's The Colbert Report. Unfortunately for Best, Binks drew hostility from moviegoers. Much to his subsequent credit, Best also appeared with fellow Star Wars alumni Dee Bradley Baker, James Arnold Taylor and Daran Norris on the TV show Big Time Rush. Discography Song Note `` The Jazzhole '' Co-wrote and co-produced `` And The Feeling Goes Around '' `` The Beat is the Bomb '' `` Secret '' `` Falling Apart '' `` Take Time '' `` Mean What You Say '' `` Sweet Child '' `` I Wonder '' `` Is It Worth '' `` Dear James '' `` It 's the Jazz '' on the album `` Vitality of Expression '' by Jeff Peretz `` Forms of the Rhythm '' Filmography Film Year Title Role Note Lean on Me Extra 1999 Star Wars : Episode I -- The Phantom Menace Jar Jar Binks ( voice and performance capture ) 2002 Star Wars : Episode II -- Attack of the Clones Jar Jar Binks ( voice ) and Achk Med - Beq 2002 Armitage : Dual Matrix Mouse ( voice ) English version Kangaroo Jack : G'Day U.S.A. ! Louis Booker ( voice ) 2005 Star Wars : Episode III -- Revenge of the Sith Jar Jar Binks ( voice ) 2006 Open Window Rufus 2009 Mother and Child Julian The Pink House Actor Judge 2001 Maniacs : Field of Screams Crow 2011 Poolboy : Drowning Out The Fury Sidney Moncrief Some Guy Who Kills People Mayor Maxwell 2012 FDR : American Badass Curtis 2013 DJ Mouse ( Armitage segments ) Television Year Title Role Note 2003 Alias Seth Episode : A Free Agent 2006 The Colbert Report Jar Jar Binks ( voice ) Episode : George Lucas 2007 Robot Chicken : Star Wars Jar Jar Binks and AT - AT Driver ( voice ) 2008 This Ca n't Be My Life Ahmed Episode : The Pink Pages Robot Chicken : Star Wars Episode II Jar Jar Binks and Stormtrooper ( voice ) Annie Award for Best Voice Acting in an Animated Television Production or Short Form Star Wars : The Clone Wars Jar Jar Binks ( voice ) Episode : Bombad Jedi 5 Second Movies Himself 2009 Cougar Town Dwayne Episode : Mystery Man Big Time Rush Marketer Episode : Big Time Audition Episode : Big Time Blogger Star Wars : The Clone Wars Jar Jar Binks and Defense Minister ( voice ) Episode : Supply Lines Robot Chicken : Star Wars Episode III Jar Jar Binks and Carl the Stormtrooper ( voice ) 2011 Law & Order : LA Dell Gregory Episode : Van Nuys Episode : Runyon Zeke & Luther Sal Sackelson Episode : Bro 'd Trip In the Flow with Affion Crockett Black Jock 2014 Star Wars : The Clone Wars Jar Jar Binks Episode : The Disappeared Parts 1 and 2 Short films Year Title Role Note 2002 Friendly Criminal Himself 2003 The Stockholm Syndrome Himself There 's a Sucker Born Every Minute Nathan 2005 Escorched Richard Prentiss 2007 Charlie 's Bitch Ass Hos Makeafoolofme West 2008 This Ca n't Be My Life Ahmed Documentary Year Title Role Note 1999 From Star Wars to Star Wars : The Story of Industrial Magic Himself 2001 The Beginning : Making Star Wars Episode 1 Himself R2 - D2 : Beneath the Dome Himself uncredited 2005 Science of Star Wars Himself 2009 Black to the Future Himself The Life of Bob Marley Bob Marley 2001 Maniacs : Behind the Screams Himself Music Year Title Songs 2001 Maniacs : Field of Screams `` The South 's Gonna Rise Again '' `` Rot in Hell '' `` Hey Hey Howdy Howdy Hey '' `` Fun, Games and Feastin ' '' `` Building From the Ground Up '' Composer Year Title Note 2008 This Ca n't Be My Life Episode : The Pink Pages ( Theme song ) Director Year Title Note 2008 This Ca n't Be My Life Short film Episode : The Pink Pages Video games Year Title Role Note 1999 Star Wars Episode I : The Phantom Menace Jar Jar Binks ( voice ) Star Wars : The Gungan Frontier 2000 Star Wars Episode I : Jedi Power Battles 2001 Star Wars : Galactic Battlegrounds Star Wars : Super Bombad Racing 2005 Lego Star Wars : The Video Game Uncredited 2006 Scarface : The World Is Yours Unknown ( voice ) Uncredited 2007 Lego Star Wars : The Complete Saga Jar Jar Binks ( voice ) Uncredited 2009 Ready 2 Rumble : Revolution Unknown Boxer ( voice ) Marvel : Ultimate Alliance 2 Cloak ( voice ) 2015 Disney Infinity 3.0 Jar Jar Binks ( voice ) Producer Year Title Note 2007 The DL Chronicles Episodes : Wes & Robert ( executive producer ) Boo & Mark ( co-executive producer ) 2008 This Ca n't Be My Life Episode : The Pink Pages ( co-producer ) Writer Year Title Note 2008 This Ca n't Be My Life Short film Episode : The Pink Pages Theatre Year Title Role Note 1995 Stomp Sarge Winner of Obie Award The Tempest Lead 2002 Uncle Tom 's Cabin Lead Jack Sammy 2003 Vacuums J. Buttersworth III References ^ Jump up to : Bio page at Best 's official site Archived October 20, 2009, at the Wayback Machine. Jump up ^ Avalanche Software. Disney Infinity 3.0. Scene : Closing credits, 5 : 39 in, Featuring the Voice Talents of. External links Biography portal Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ahmed Best. 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Question: who did the voice of jar jar binks
Answer: Ahmed Best