Supported by By Carlos Aguilar Reporting from Los Angeles Ahmed Best is a futurist, an educator, a martial artist, a writer-director and the actor behind Jar Jar Binks, the most hated character in ...

Jar Jar Binks was supposed to be the role of a lifetime for actor Ahmed Best, plucked from a percussive dance troupe and given serious screen time in George Lucas’ “Star Wars: Episode I ...

The actor said it was hard to heed the ... Best has since reprized the role of Jar Jar Binks 17 times following the character's debut, voicing the iconic Gungan in films, animated TV, video ...

The actor behind Jar Jar Binks suffered from severe depression and contemplated taking his own life as a result of backlash to the controversial “Star Wars” character. A self-described “enor ...

We love to see it. Best wrote on Instagram, "Gratitude! Good to be back. There is so much to say and share. It’s going to take a couple of days. But, for now, I’ll just say thank you to all ...

The actor who played Jar Jar Binks has revealed the devastating personal toll of fans’ hatred of his Star Wars character. Ahmed Best thought all his dreams had come true when he was plucked from ...

The actor made history in the role in 1999. By Christy Piña Associate Editor Jar Jar Binks was the first character in a live-action film to be created through motion-capture technology ...

The 49-year-old actor controversially played Jar Jar Binks in the franchise's prequel trilogy. Best was featured in a brief flashback to Order 66, when clone troopers double crossed and mass ...

In a surprise cameo that nobody in a galaxy far, far away saw coming, Jar Jar Binks actor Ahmed Best returned to the “Star Wars” universe in Wednesday’s episode of “The Mandalorian.” ...

But if you were thinking that Best would make a return as Jar-Jar Binks, the character he immortalized in “Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace,” think again. To explain: while the main ...

the actor known for portraying Jar Jar Binks in the three Star Wars prequel movies, has returned to the franchise after nearly two decades. The scene shows Kelleran Beq escaping an attack from the ...