Ahmed Best (born August 19, 1973) is a voice actor most famous for his role as Jar Jar Binks in the Star Wars prequel trilogy (1999-2005), for which he was awarded a Golden Raspberry in 1999. He was cast as Jar Jar after casting director Robin Gurland saw how loose and lanky he was during a performance of musical group STOMP. One of the few times he has ever reprised his role after the trilogy was on the Star Wars themed episode of Robot Chicken and on an episode of Stephen Colbert's The Colbert Report.
He has also been involved in numerous other projects as a live actor and a producer.
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)
Twin brother Khalid went to prom with Lauryn Hill (CHS, 1993).
Attended Columbia High School, Maplewood, New Jersey (class of 1991).
