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AHMED BEST

Name: Ahmed Best                                                               
Born: 19 August 1973                                                           
                                                                               
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.