Phil LaMarr is an American actor, voice actor, comedian and writer, who has worked on several different projects, including Pulp Fiction and as a cast member of Mad TV, as well as several voiceover roles in the DC Comics Animated Universe, most notably providing the voice of Green Lantern John Stewart in Justice League and Justice League Unlimited, the voice of Jack and various characters in Samurai Jack, the voice of Hermes Conrad and various characters in Futurama, the voice of Vamp in Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty and Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, and the voice of Black Vulcan in Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law.
His Star Wars roles include Gadon Thek and additional voices in Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, Riiken and additional voices in Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords, and Jedi Master Kit Fisto, Amit Noloff, Senators Bail Organa, Orn Free Taa, Philo, and the tactical droids in the Star Wars: The Clone Wars television series. More recently, he did various voice work for the video game Star Wars: The Old Republic and reprised his role as Senator Organa in Star Wars: Rebels and Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi.
His short stand-in voice work for Jar Jar Binks in the Star Wars: The Clone Wars TV series was unknown until 2020. For a long time only a person named BJ Hughes was credited as having voiced Jar Jar in three episodes of the series, where Ahmed Best didn't return to voice him. Until BJ Hughes was confirmed to have been an alias for LaMarr, the person behind the name remained an unsolved mystery.
Biography
- "Who is B.J. Hughes?"
- ―Jimmy Mac
In 2009, when asked by The ForceCast, Lucasfilm was unable to find out who BJ Hughes was.[1] In the following episode, when The ForceCast asked Dave Filoni who exactly BJ Hughes was, Filoni simply said that he replaced Ahmed Best as the voice of Jar Jar in the series and that that was about as far as he could go.[2] Best later stated in an interview that he had decided to move on to other projects midway through The Clone Wars, necessitating that the role be recast.[3]
In 2020, through a tweet Best referred to actor and comedian Phil LaMarr as the person who replaced him briefly as Jar Jar on The Clone Wars implying that Hughes is actually LaMarr.[4] In an Avatar: The Last Airbender rewatch panel on Twitch hosted by actor Dante Basco and Honor Society, LaMarr confirmed that he voiced Binks before Best returned to the role.[5][6][7][8]
Works
Filmography
| Year | Title | Series | Contribution(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | "Lair of Grievous" | Star Wars: The Clone Wars | Kit Fisto | |
| 2009 | "The Gungan General" | Star Wars: The Clone Wars | Jar Jar Binks | Credited as BJ Hughes |
| 2009 | "Blue Shadow Virus" | Star Wars: The Clone Wars | Jar Jar Binks, Tactical droid | Credited as BJ Hughes for Jar Jar Binks |
| 2009 | "Mystery of a Thousand Moons" | Star Wars: The Clone Wars | Jar Jar Binks, Amit Noloff | Credited as BJ Hughes for Jar Jar Binks |
| 2009 | "Liberty on Ryloth" | Star Wars: The Clone Wars | Orn Free Taa | |
| 2009 | "Hostage Crisis" | Star Wars: The Clone Wars | Bail Organa, Orn Free Taa, Philo | |
| 2009 | "Brain Invaders" | Star Wars: The Clone Wars | Kit Fisto | |
| 2010 | "Voyage of Temptation" | Star Wars: The Clone Wars | Orn Free Taa | |
| 2010 | "Senate Murders" | Star Wars: The Clone Wars | Bail Organa, Senate Guard | |
| 2010 | "Cat and Mouse" | Star Wars: The Clone Wars | Bail Organa, TI-99 | |
| 2010 | "Supply Lines" | Star Wars: The Clone Wars | Bail Organa, Orn Free Taa, TX-20 | |
| 2010 | "Assassin" | Star Wars: The Clone Wars | Bail Organa, Senate Guard #2 | |
| 2010 | "Heroes on Both Sides" | Star Wars: The Clone Wars | Bail Organa, Gume Saam, Orn Free Taa | |
| 2010 | "Pursuit of Peace" | Star Wars: The Clone Wars | Bail Organa, Orn Free Taa, Alderaan Guard | |
| 2011 | "Water War" | Star Wars: The Clone Wars | Kit Fisto, Brother Lemcke, Quarren Guard #1 | |
| 2011 | "Gungan Attack" | Star Wars: The Clone Wars | Kit Fisto | |
| 2011 | "Prisoners" | Star Wars: The Clone Wars | Kit Fisto, Lemcke | |
| 2012 | "A Friend in Need" | Star Wars: The Clone Wars | Chieftain Pieter, Death Watch Soldier #1 | |
| 2014 | "An Old Friend" | Star Wars: The Clone Wars | Clu Lesser | |
| 2014 | "The Rise of Clovis" | Star Wars: The Clone Wars | Bail Organa, Clu Lesser, Zinn Paulness | |
| 2014 | "Crisis at the Heart" | Star Wars: The Clone Wars | Zinn Paulness, Muun Judge | |
| 2014 | "Droids in Distress" | Star Wars Rebels | Bail Organa | |
| 2015 | "Fire Across the Galaxy" | Star Wars Rebels | Bail Organa, Bridge Official, Official | |
| 2017 | "Ghosts of Geonosis" | Star Wars Rebels | Bail Organa | |
| 2017 | "Secret Cargo" | Star Wars Rebels | Gold Three | |
| 2017 | "In the Name of the Rebellion" | Star Wars Rebels | Bail Organa, Stormtrooper | |
| 2017 | "Crawler Commandeers" | Star Wars Rebels | Bail Organa | |
| 2018 | "Secrets and Holograms" | Star Wars Resistance | Antiques Vendor | |
| 2019 | "The First Order Occupation" | Star Wars Resistance | Stormtrooper Commander | |
| 2021 | "Devil's Deal" | Star Wars: The Bad Batch | Orn Free Taa | |
| 2022 | "Chapter 3: The Streets of Mos Espa" | The Book of Boba Fett | Pyke boss | |
| 2022 | "Chapter 4: The Gathering Storm" | The Book of Boba Fett | Klatooinian boss | |
| 2022 | "Chapter 7: In the Name of Honor" | The Book of Boba Fett | Pyke boss, Klatooinian boss | |
| 2022 | "Resolve" | Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi | Bail Organa | |
| 2022 | "The Clone Conspiracy" | Star Wars: The Bad Batch | Bail Organa | |
| 2022 | "Truth and Consequences" | Star Wars: The Bad Batch | Bail Organa |
Gameography
| Year | Title | Contribution(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga | Bail Organa, Jar Jar Binks, Kit Fisto |
Sources
Phil LaMarr: The Voice of Kit Fisto on StarWars.com (original site is defunct)
"Launchpad" — Star Wars Insider 165
The Star Wars Show: The Star Wars Show LIVE! Announced and Darth Revan in Galaxy of Heroes on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link)- Star Wars: The Lightsaber Collection
D23 2024: New Official Trailer for LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy Revealed on StarWars.com (backup link)- Behind the Bricks: Our Favorite Easter Eggs from LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy on StarWars.com (backup link)
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Force-Cast: January 17, 2009 on TheForce.net (January 17, 2009) (backup link archived on April 14, 2016)
- ↑ Force-Cast: In The Cantina with Dave Filoni on TheForce.net (January 21, 2009) (backup link archived on May 8, 2017)
- ↑ Star Wars Insider 109
- ↑
Ahmed Best (@ahmedbest) on Twitter (post): "I appreciate your comment. This was at a time where doing Jar jar was very painful for me. Thankfully my good brother @phillamarr held down the role until I was able to return. Love you @phillamarr. Thanks for being a great friend." (backup link)
- ↑
@HonorSociety's channel on Twitch: #AvatarParty!!! Were ewatching the finale today! Join now! @honor_society_: "Although the weird thing is, there was a third one, that I... piece I picked up, that was not actually known until last year. I played Jar Jar in two episodes." (backup link)
- ↑
Honorsociety | Lets Watch Avatar Party 29 Twitch Stream Sozin's Comet W/ Zach Tyler Eisen (Aang) on the ATLA WONDER 2 YouTube channel (backup link not available)
- ↑ Jar Jar Binks lore on Twitch (February 6, 2021) (backup link)
- ↑ HonorSociety on neatclip.com (February 6, 2021) (backup link archived on February 7, 2021)
