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Ahmed Best (born August 19, 1973) is an American actor, voice actor, and musician. He rose to infamy in the 2000s for providing motion capture and voice of the highly unpopular character of Jar Jar Binks in the Star Wars franchise. He also created, wrote, directed and produced his own TV show, which he titled This Can't Be My Life.
Best likewise collaborated with director George Lucas in three films and five episodes of the cartoon show, Star Wars: The Clone Wars. He won the Annie Award for Voice Acting in an Animated Television Production for lampooning Jar Jar Binks in Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II.
Ahmed Best was born on August 19, 1973 in New York City. He lived the majority of his formative years in the Soundview section of the Bronx. He moved to Maplewood, New Jersey in 1984. He attended Columbia High School. He then studied percussion at the Manhattan School of Music.
In 1994, Ahmed joined the acid jazz group The Jazzhole. He contributed to the success of the group for two years. He co-wrote and co-produced three albums for the group including The Jazzhole, And the Feeling Goes Around and The Beat is the Bomb. In 1995, he co-wrote and co-produced Escape by Bill Evans.
Jar Jar Binks is a fictional character from the Star Wars saga created by George Lucas. A major character in Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, he also has a smaller role in Episode II: Attack of the Clones, and a one-line cameo in Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, and the television series Star Wars: The Clone Wars. The first lead computer generated character of the franchise, he was portrayed by Ahmed Best in most of his appearances.
Jar Jar's primary role in Episode I was to provide comic relief for the audience. Upon the movie's release, he was met with an overwhelmingly negative reception from both critics and audiences.
George Lucas was inspired to develop Jar Jar based on the Disney character of Goofy. Singer Michael Jackson was originally considered for the role, but he wanted to portray the character using prosthetics while Lucas wanted him to be all CGI. Ahmed Best, who would end up playing the character, would later hypothesize that Lucas might have felt uncomfortable with the thought of the singer's casting overshadowing the actual movie; Best was chosen based on his work in the production of Stomp as Lucas wanted someone athletic for the role. During his auditions he performed several Martial Arts moves and flips, which was a contrast to how Lucas pictured the character, which according to Best was more in line with comedic silent actors such as Buster Keaton. Best would later remark that after Lucas walked out of the audition he felt he had failed it.
Star Wars is an American epic space opera franchise, centered on a film series created by George Lucas. It depicts the adventures of various characters "a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away".
The first film in the series, Star Wars (later subtitled Episode IV: A New Hope), was released on May 25, 1977 by 20th Century Fox and became a worldwide pop culture phenomenon. It was followed by the similarly successful sequels The Empire Strikes Back (1980) and Return of the Jedi (1983); these three films constitute the original Star Wars trilogy. A prequel trilogy was later released between 1999 and 2005, which received a more mixed reaction from critics and fans, compared to the original trilogy. All seven films were nominated for or won Academy Awards, and were commercial successes, with a combined box office revenue of $4.38 billion, making Star Wars the fourth highest-grossing film series. The series has spawned an extensive media franchise—the Star Wars expanded universe—including books, television series, computer and video games, and comic books, resulting in significant development of the series's fictional universe. Star Wars also holds a Guinness World Records title for the "Most successful film merchandising franchise." In 2012, the total value of the Star Wars franchise was estimated at USD $30.7 billion, including box-office receipts as well as profits from their video games and DVD sales.
Star Wars Weekends was a festival held annually at the Disney's Hollywood Studios theme park of the Walt Disney World Resort. Included with park admission, the event typically occurred on Friday, Saturday and Sunday for four consecutive weekends in May and June and featured appearances by cast and crew members from Disney's Star Wars franchise created by George Lucas. Many original Disney characters also appeared dressed as Star Wars characters, such as Jedi Mickey, Minnie as Leia, Donald as a stormtrooper, Goofy as Darth Vader and R2-MK (Mickey Mouse stylized astromech droid). The festival began in 1997 and has been held in 2000, 2001, and annually from 2003 until 2015. In November 2015, Disney discontinued the event due to construction of a Star Wars themed-land and the larger daily presence Star Wars will have in the park onwards.
Ahmad, Ahmed or Ahmet are the principal transliterations of an Arabic given name, أحمد.
Ahmad comes from the Arabic triconsonantal root of Ḥ-M-D, meaning "highly praised", which in turn implies "one who constantly thanks God." Several Arabic names are derived from this root word.
The name Ahmad has its origins in a prophecy attributed to Jesus, in the Quran in Surah 61: As-Saff (The Ranks). Some Muslim scholars see the names parallel in the word 'Paraclete' in the biblical text. This view is not universal considering translations, meanings and etymology.
Regarding Ibn Ishaq's biography of Muhammad, the Sirat Asul Allah, Islamic scholar Alfred Guillaume wrote:
Other Arabic names from the same root include Mahmud, Ahmed, Hamed, Muhammad and Hamid. The name has one of the highest number of spelling variations in the world.
Here are three translations of the passage in question in Surat 61 verse 6:
- Sahih International
In Episode III of These Are The Actors You're Looking For'; Ahmed Best AKA Jar Jar Binks talks Michael Jackson, the backlash and why he would never return to the Star Wars franchise. He also performs his former co-star Liam Neeson's famous 'Taken' monologue, in the style of Jar Jar! This is the story of one nerds quest to find the forgotten stars of Star Wars! I'm Jamie Stangroom, and as excited as I was when I saw the first cast photo for Star Wars Episode VIII: The Force Awakens, I couldn't help but think that there was something missing. Lots of something. Someones. I felt nostalgic joy seeing Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, and Princess Leia, but what about Logrey the Ewok? Greedo? What about the Gonk droid?! So I decided to go and find them. I was prepared to go to the ends of the earth a...
Visit http://www.InsideTheMagic.net for more from Star Wars Weekends! Jar Jar Binks actor Ahmed Best made a rare appearance during Star Wars Weekends 2014 as a guest in the Stars of the Saga talk show hosted by James Arnold Taylor.
This is part two of my latest interview with Jar Jar Binks actor Ahmed Best. In this final installment Ahmed takes on some fan questions and addresses the Darth Jar Jar theory for the first time ever in interview. It's a world exclusive! Ahmed also imagines what Jar Jar would sound like as a sith lord by producing a truly evil vocal performance…you won’t dare to hate on him ever again after seeing this! Watch Part 1 here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QclwPGCzBpM Watch my original interview Ahmed here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XuoLcN_fK74 Twitter: @jamiestangroom www.facebook.com/thesearetheactors This is the story of one nerds quest to find the forgotten stars of Star Wars! I'm Jamie Stangroom, and as excited as I was when I saw the first cast photo for Star Wars Episode VIII...
Note: NO COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT INTENDED THIS VIDEO BELONGS TO DESIRINGHAYDEN.NET Ahmed Best, who is the actor for Jar Jar Binks, interviews Hayden Christensen about Attack Of The Clones.
Jamie Stangroom posted an interview with the character actor behind Jar Jar Binks. Unlike Andy Serkis (Gollum of LOTR), Ahmed's career was somewhat short circuited by the vitriol fans showed toward Jar Jar Binks. A shame, because Best has become an overlooked talent. A recent theory circulated that Lucas initially planned to make Jar Jar an under cover Sith Lord, but backed away after fan reaction to the character. Best alludes to a scene cut from the script of Episode 3 in which Palpatine shares his plans for the future with a fallen Jar Jar Binks that lends some credibility to the theory. I cut a short clip from the interview where Best gives voice to Darth Jar and played back with fan artwork. 2 The original interview with Jamie Stangroom https://youtu.be/ZgJF5hT3Lrg
Before landing the role of Jar Jar Binks in the Star Wars prequels, Ahmed Best contributed to the success of acid jazz group Jazzhole, co-writing and co-producing three albums for the band. In 1995 he joined the cast of the Obie Award winning Stomp, which helped him land the role of everyone’s favourite Gungan. Casting director Robin Gurland admired his flexible and athletic movements in the aforementioned production, and so cast Ahmed as Jar Jar Binks. Despite Best’s best efforts, excuse the horrible pun, fans quickly turned on his performance, and many to this day still claim Binks is the worst Star Wars character ever. Although Ahmed’s portrayal of Binks continued after the prequel trilogy, even making fun of the character in episodes of Robot Chicken, he has dipped his toes into many o...
http://www.blacksci-fi.com/ Black Sci-Fi.com interviews Ahmed Best, who portrayed Jar Jar Binks in "Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace," "Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones" and "Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith." Best made a rare appearance at the Big Apple Comic Con in NY and gave us insight into playing the popular character, his career and offered advice for "inspiring the imagination." Black Sci-Fi.com offers the latest news on Sci-Fi, Sci-Fact and Fantasy entertainment and its impact on the Black community. Website: http://www.BlackSci-Fi.com Twitter: http://twitter.com/iamblackscifi Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/IAmBlackSciFi
Jar Jar Binks actor Ahmed Best tells me how spending time with George Lucas on The Phantom Menace was like being at film school. The actor, producer and musician also talks about the Star Wars 'army' behind bringing the infamous Gun Gun to life. Subscribe to my channel for more Star Wars videos www.youtube.com/jamiestangroom Follow me on twitter @jamiestangroom Facebook.com/thesearetheactors
Jar Jar Binks actor Ahmed Best imagines what Jar Jar would sound like as a sith lord by producing a truly evil vocal performance…you won’t dare to hate on him ever again after seeing this! The full Darth Jar Jar Theory interview is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgJF5hT3Lrg Watch Ahmed perform Liam Neeson's famous'Taken' monologue in the style of Jar Jar here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0MiUP... Watch Part 1 here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QclwP... Watch my original interview Ahmed here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XuoLc... Twitter: @jamiestangroom www.facebook.com/thesearetheactors This is the story of one nerds quest to find the forgotten stars of Star Wars! I'm Jamie Stangroom, and as excited as I was when I saw the first cast photo for Star Wars Episode VIII:...
Watch the Stars of the Saga Talk shows as Host James Arnold Taylor Interviews Star Wars Actors Ahmed Best (Jar Jar Binks) and Peter Mayhew (Chewbacca) with a special messages from Episode VII director JJ Abrams at Disney's Star Wars Weekends 2014 week 1
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The ForceCast's Jimmy Mac interviews Ahmed Best, who played Jar Jar Binks, at the premiere party for The Clone Wars Season 4, at the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach, California, on September 10th, 2011. Camerawork and video production by J.C. Reifenberg / www.hughestheforce.com.
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