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'I played Jar Jar Binks in Star Wars and what happened after was horrifying'
Ahmed Best played Jar Jar Binks in Star Wars Episode I - The Phantom Menace, and was so relentlessly bullied for the role ...
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'Most hated' Star Wars actor's very different life after devastating reaction
The character of Jar Jar Binks in Star Wars Episode I - The Phantom Menace was met with such intense hatred that the actor ...
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'I played the most hated Star Wars character and it almost killed me'
Ahmed Best was just 24 when he was cast as the first ever CGI character in Star Wars - but the hatred for Jar Jar Binks ...
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'Most hated' Star Wars character Jar Jar Binks actor now after role nearly ended in his death
He was once the actor behind the most hated character in movies - but today's he's the man who rescued the beloved Baby Yoda ...
'I played 'most hated' Star Wars character and my life is very different now'
When Star Wars Episode I - The Phantom Menace was released in 1999, it was met with a critical backlash - and one character ...
'I was Star Wars actor so hated I almost killed myself but then I made triumphant return'
Ahmed Best was a ground-breaking motion capture actor when he was cast in the first of the Star Wars prequels - but the ...
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Ahmed Best on the Darth Jar Jar Theory
At Star Wars Celebration Japan 2025, actor Ahmed Best sounds off on the weirdest merchandise from 'Episode I - The Phantom Menace' and what he thinks of the Darth Jar Jar Binks fan theory. He reveals ...
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10 Things I Learned From This 19-Year-Old Interview With George Lucas
George Lucas has provided insight into his decision-making and the criticisms he's received for Star Wars, revealing a ...