Ahmed Best

Ahmed Best: Biography in Details

Who is Ahmed Best?

Ahmed Best is an American actor, comedian and musician. He is best known for voicing to the character of  Jar Jar Binks in the Star Wars franchise. He has also worked with director George Lucas in three films and seven episodes of the cartoon show, Star Wars: The Clone Wars.

Similarly, he also received the Annie Award for Voice Acting in an Animated Television Production for portraying Jar Jar Binks in Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II.

Ahmed Best: Bio, Age, Nationality, Education

Ahmed Best was born on August 19, 1973, in New York City, U.S. As of 2024, he is 51 years old. He holds American nationality but his ethnicity is unknown. Similarly, his birth sign is Leo.

He was born to Ahmondylla Best and Adrian Best. As for siblings, he has an elder brother named Dunia Best Sinnreich, lead singer and co-founder of Brave New Girl, Dubistry and Agent 99 and formerly with The Slackers.

Speaking about his educational background, he attended Columbia High School, graduating in 1991. After completing high school, he joined the Manhattan School of Music and studied percussion.

Ahmed Best: Net Worth and Salary

Talking about his earnings, Ahmed has worked on various television series and films. No doubt, the actor has earned a considerable amount of money from his career.

As of 2024, his estimated net worth is around $3 million. The yearly salary that he earns is under the rug. Most of his earnings are from his acting career, movies, television series, and other business ventures.

Career and Professional Life

Talking about his career, Best joined the acid jazz group the Jazzhole in 1994. His work helped the band to gain success. He was also the co-writer and co-producer for three albums for the group including The Jazzhole, And the Feeling Goes Around, and The Beat is the Bomb.

Similarly, he also co-wrote and co-produced Escape by Bill Evans in 1995. That year, he became part of the award-winning show Stomp. He travelled across the US and Europe with the Stomp cast.

His flexible, athletic movements in Stomp led him to gain the role of Jar Jar Binks in the Star Wars prequel trilogy (1999–2005).  He Played the role again 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. Similarly, he also worked as a writer, director, and producer in the pilot for a television show called This Can’t Be My Life.

His other television credits include:

• Law & Order: LA as Dell Gregory
• Zeke and Luther as Sal Sackelson
• In the Flow with Affion Crockett as Black Jock
• Lego Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Out as Jar Jar Binks (voice)
• Star Wars: Jedi Temple Challenge as Jedi Master Kelleran Beq
• The George Lucas Talk Show Himself
• The Mandalorian as Kelleran Beq
• Lego Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy as Jar Jar Binks (voice)

Controversy and Rumours

Ahmed has never been part of any controversial matter or rumours till now. The star has been preoccupied with his professional and private life.

It seems that he prefers enjoying his personal life and does not want to merge it with his professional life.

Body Measurements: Height and Weight

Ahmed has maintained a good body shape and has a decent height. He stands at a height of 6 feet 1 inch tall and has an average weight. He has a black hair and has brown colour eyes. The info about his other body measurements such as biceps size, chest size, dress size and shoe size is under review.

Social Media: Instagram and Twitter

The actor is quite active on Instagram and holds more than 106k followers on Instagram. He has posted around 1083 posts on Instagram under the username “@bestahmed”. However, he is not active on TikTok, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube.

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