Ahmed Best was born on the 19th August 1973 in New York City, USA and is a voice actor, actor, and musician, perhaps best known for providing the voice of the Star Wars franchise character Jar Jar Binks since 1999. Best’s career started in 1989.
Have you ever wondered how rich Ahmed Best is, as of mid- 2017? According to authoritative sources, it has been estimated that Best’s net worth is as high as $3 million, an amount earned thanks to his successful acting career. In addition to lending his voice to Jar Jar Binks, Best has also appeared in numerous movies and TV series, further improving his wealth.
Ahmed Best Net Worth $3 Million
Ahmed Best grew up in The Bronx, and Maplewood, New Jersey, with his twin brother named Khalid, and went to Columbia High School, from where he matriculated in 1991. In the meantime, he worked as an extra in the drama called “Lean on Me” (1989) starring Morgan Freeman, Beverly Todd and Robert Guillaume, but then enrolled at the Manhattan School of Music to study percussions.
In 1994, Best linked-up with the acid jazz group The Jazzhole, while in 1995 and 1997 he starred in the plays “Stomp” and “The Tempest”. Ahmed got an opportunity to give his voice to the character of Jar Jar Binks, and become a part of the George Lucas’ Oscar Award-nominated movie “Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace”, starring Ewan McGregor, Liam Neeson and Natalie Portman; the film made over $1 billion worldwide, and Best’s net worth significantly increased as a result. He continued with the Oscar Award-nominated “Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones” (2002) alongside Hayden Christensen, Natalie Portman and Ewan McGregor, which grossed around $650 million at the box office. Ahmed appeared in an episode of the Golden Globe Award-winning series “Alias” in 2003, and then again played Jar Jar Binks in the Oscar Award-nominated “Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith” (2005). The sixth part of the franchise earned around $850 million worldwide and improved Best’s wealth as well.
In 2009, Best played in Rodrigo García’s romantic drama “Mother and Child” starring Naomi Watts, Annette Bening and Kerry Washington, and also appeared in an episode of the Golden Globe Award-nominated series “Cougar Town”. A year later, Ahmed gave his voice to Jar Jar and other characters in the Primetime Emmy Award-nominated animated movie called “Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III”. From 2009 to 2012, Best played three times in the comedy-musical show “Big Time Rush” and had a role in the movie “Some Guy Who Kills People” (2011). Most recently, Best appeared in various series including “Send Me: An Original Web Series” (2016), and “Sidetracked” (2016), while he currently works on the “Star Wars: Underworld”, which will be released in 2018.
Regarding his personal life, Ahmed Best’s most intimate details such as marital status and the number of children are unknown, as he successfully manages to keep them out of the public eye.
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