BEST, Ahmed 1974–

PERSONAL

Full name, Ahmed A. Best; born June 7, 1974, in the Bronx, New York, NY; son of Adrian (a television camera operator) and Ahmondylla (a percussionist and artist) Best. Education: Attended high school in Maplewood, NJ.

Career: Actor and musician (percussionist). Jazzhole, former band member; performed in the United States and abroad with Women of the Calabash and Lady Gourd Sangoma; musician for commercials; also a composer for various performers.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

(Uncredited) Extra, Lean on Me, Warner Bros., 1989.

Voices of Jar Jar Binks and senator, Star Wars: Episode I—The Phantom Menace (also known as The Phantom Menace and Star Wars I: The Phantom Menace), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1999.

Voice of Jar Jar Binks, Star Wars: Episode II—Attack of the Clones (also known as Stars Wars II and Star Wars II: Attack of the Clones), Twentieth Century-Fox, 2002, also released as Attack of the Clones: The IMAX Experience.

Voice of mouse, Armitage: Dual Matrix (animated), Pioneer Entertainment, 2002.

Friendly Criminal (short film), Instant Films, 2002.

Nathan, There's a Sucker Born Every Minute (short film), Instant Films, 2003.

The Stockholm Syndrome (short film), 2003.

Voice of Louis Booker, Kangaroo Jack: G'day U.S.A.! (animated), Warner Home Video, 2004.

Jar Jar Binks, Star Wars: Episode III—Revenge of the Sith (also known as Star Wars: Episode III and Star Wars: Episode III—Rise of the Empire), Twentieth Century-Fox, 2005.

Richard Prentiss, Escorched (short film), Instant Films, 2005.

Rufus, Open Window (also known as Fever), 2005.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Himself, From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic, Fox, 1999.

(Uncredited) Himself, R2-D2: Beneath the Dome, 2001.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Seth, "A Free Agent," Alias, ABC, 2003.

Major Tours:

Toured in the revue Stomp.

RECORDINGS

Singles:

(With Jazzhole) "Forward Motion," Rhino/Wea, 1994.

Music Videos:

(With Jazzhole) "Forward Motion," c. 1994.

Videos:

Himself, The Beginning: Making Episode I (also known as The Beginning: Making Star Wars Episode I), Twentieth Century-Fox Home Entertainment, 2001.

Video Games:

Voice of Jar Jar Binks, Star Wars: Episode I—The Gungan Frontier, 1999.

Voice of Jar Jar Binks, Star Wars: Episode I—The Phantom Menace, 1999.

Voice of Jar Jar Binks, Star Wars: Episode I—Jedi Power Battles, LucasArts Entertainment, 2000.

Voice of Jar Jar Binks, Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds, LucasArts Entertainment, 2001.

Voice of Jar Jar Binks, Star Wars: Super Bombad Racing, Lucas Learning/LucasArts Entertainment, 2001.

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

People Weekly, June 14, 1999, p. 60.

Rolling Stone, June 24, 1999, pp. 41-46.