Ahmed Best
American actor
Ahmed Best (born August 19, 1973) is an African-American actor who is well known for providing the voice and motion capture for the character Jar Jar Binks in the Star Wars franchise.
Quotes
edit- I was a person who always followed my heart and followed my passion. Like things like money and strategy and all of those things that never really occurred to me. It was just really doing all the things that I love and Stomp was kind of all of it. You know, it allowed me to be an actor, it allowed me to be a drummer, allowed me to be a mover, a martial artist. So, it was one of those serendipitous moments at a wonderful period of time that kind of culminated perfectly.
- About his early career in Ahmed Best: The Man Behind Jar Jar Binks in Talking Bay 94 (2024 Oct 9)
- I’m in there. You can’t have Gollum without Jar Jar. You can’t have the Na’vi in ‘Avatar’ without Jar Jar. You can’t have Thanos or the Hulk without Jar Jar. I was the signal for the rest of this art form, and I’m proud of Jar Jar for that, and I’m proud to be a part of that. I’m in there!
- About how influential Jar Jar is to CGI in The Actor Who Played Jar Jar Binks Is Proud of His ‘Star Wars’ Legacy in New York Times (2024 May 3)
