Ke Huy Quan

It's up for 11 Academy Awards, the most of any film this year, including nominations for best picture, best director for the Daniels, and best supporting ...

“Everything Everywhere” was filmed in early 2020, but its theatrical release was delayed by two years due to the pandemic. “Thank you so much for welcoming me back.” “Thank you,” he said. He’s been the toast of awards season, winning statues at the Golden Globe, Critics’ Choice and SAG Awards, in addition to landing his first Oscar nod. He didn’t return to acting until 2021 in “Everything Everywhere” as Waymond Wang, the goofy husband to Michelle Yeoh’s multiverse-straddling laundromat owner. He rose to fame before his teenage years, playing Harrison Ford’s sidekick in 1984’s “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom” and appearing in 1985’s “The Goonies.” But Quan quit acting shortly after because he found there weren’t many substantial film roles for Asian people.

Ke Huy Quan has won the Academy Award for best actor in a supporting role.

Although Quan was able to book “Everything Everywhere,” he still had difficulties finding work after production wrapped, he said on “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” last month. His career began with the 1984 blockbuster hit “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom,” in which he played Indiana Jones’ kid sidekick, Short Round. [“Actors Roundtable”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJH2EyvvEBA) on Tuesday. The distinction makes Quan, who is Chinese Vietnamese, the second actor of Asian descent to win in his category. Before that, he took home the best supporting actor award at the Golden Globes, the Critics Choice Movie Awards and the Gotham Awards, among others. He previously won outstanding performance by a male actor in a supporting role at the Screen Actors Guild Awards, becoming the first Asian to win in the category.

The former child star is only the second Asian American actor to win this category in Academy history.

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Ke Huy Quan won the award for supporting actor, his first, for his role in 'Everything Everywhere All at Once.'

Thank you to my mom for the sacrifices she made to get me here. To all of you out there: please keep your dreams alive. Brendan Gleeson (“The Banshees of Inisherin”), Brian Tyree Henry (“Causeway”), Judd Hirsch (“The Fablemans”) and Barry Keoghan (“The Banshees of Inisherin”) were also nominated for the award. Dreams are something you have to believe in. Thank you so much to the Academy for this honor of a lifetime. Ngor](https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-02-28-me-41133-story.html), for “ [The Killing Fields](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/moviesnow/la-et-mn-killing-fields-20140130-story.html),” in 1985.

My journey started on a boat. I spent a year in a refugee camp. And somehow, I ended up here on Hollywood's biggest stage,” he said in his acceptance ...

Thank you thank you thank you. Thank you to my mom for the sacrifices you made to get me here. Thank you. Thank you so much to the Academy for this honor of a lifetime. “Hollywood didn’t write roles for Asian actors.” But he continued to pay his Screen Actors Guild dues every month, as if biding his time for a return to acting. “I had to step away because the phone stopped ringing,”

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ke Huy Quan had mostly disappeared from Hollywood for over two decades, dispirited by the lack of on-camera work for Asian Americans.

He won a Golden Globe and became the “To see Ariana open that envelope and say Ke Huy Quan, it was so emotional.” Ngor for “The Killing Fields” in 1984. To all of you out there, please keep your dreams alive.” He returned in a big way, winning the supporting actor [Oscar](/hub/academy-awards) to cap an inspiring comeback story. This is the American dream.”

He was a child star in the 1980s, but gave up on acting when Hollywood gave up on him.

"Spielberg was the first person to put an Asian face in a Hollywood blockbuster," he said. "If you were to take 100 scripts, there was a high probability that none of them would feature any meaningful Asian characters. On paper, the film is a tough sell. Three weeks later, Quan was on his way to Sri Lanka to start shooting the film. But as the 90s wore on, the offers began to dwindle. I wanted to be up there along with my fellow Asian actors. Quan didn't intend to audition, but the casting director suggested "My journey started on a boat. They would make fun of us when we were in school. An agent friend agreed to represent him - and two weeks later Quan received a call about Everything Everywhere All at Once. Ma, I just won an Oscar!" Now he has made a remarkable comeback by winning an Oscar.

Quan accepted the trophy Sunday night for his role in “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” becoming just the second Asian winner ever in the supporting actor ...

Inspired by the success of the 2018 movie “Crazy Rich Asians,” Quan returned to acting and landed an audition for “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” which earned a leading 11 Oscar nominations. He won a Golden Globe and became the first Asian man to win an individual category at the SAG Awards. “To see Ariana open that envelope and say Ke Huy Quan, it was so emotional.” Ngor for “The Killing Fields” in 1984. This is the American dream.” He returned in a big way, winning the supporting actor Oscar to cap an inspiring comeback story.

LOS ANGELES, March 12 (Reuters) - Ke Huy Quan, the Vietnamese-born actor who as a child appeared in "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom," received the Academy ...

And they gave me an opportunity to try again.” "I was raised to never forget where I came from, to always remember who gave me my first opportunity," Quan said. They remembered that kid.

Ke Huy Quan has won the supporting actor Oscar to complete an inspiring Hollywood comeback story. The Vietnam-born actor was honored for his role in ...

Justice for Short Round: Ke Huy Quan wins the 2023 supporting actor Oscar for his work in "Everything Everywhere All at Once."

“For many years, I just had to be realistic. He got a new agent and soon after landed “Everything Everywhere.” To all of you out there, please keep your dreams alive.” “I think that’s why, when I got older and the road became rugged, I felt like I didn’t pay my dues. “Now we have shows on prime-time television with an entire Asian cast, and there’s ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once.’ I started questioning myself when the phone stopped ringing and the opportunities dried up.” I recently was told that if I were to win tonight, I would become the very first Asian actor to win in this category. He had to fit into multiple genres, including absurd action comedy, family drama and something like a [Wong Kar-Wai](https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2008-apr-06-ca-westerns6-story.html) romance. “I didn’t go looking to be an actor; acting found me. Acting roles dried up for him in the mid-’90s. … There was nowhere to go but downhill,” “Mom, I just won an Oscar!”

Hearing his name announced at the 95th Academy Awards on Sunday was “a really special moment” for newly minted Oscar winner Ke Huy Quan — who was advised ...

“My younger self would not know all the struggles that I went through to be here because he was just having the time of his life being a kid, being on a set ... “I love all of them so much, and every single one of them was so happy. who is the reason why I am in America, was the reason why I have a better life. I would try a different name — not the name that was given to me — but it can only show you how desperate I was to try and try and try to make things different.” “Wow, wow, wow!” he exclaimed. Now he’s back in ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once.’ “When I decided to get back into acting ... [winning the Oscar for best supporting actor](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/awards/story/2023-03-12/ke-huy-quan-full-acceptance-speech-oscars-2023), a triumphant Quan stopped by the press room adjacent to the Dolby Theatre and recalled his manager once encouraging him to adopt a stage name. “You are the most beautiful-looking group of people I have ever seen. “I was so desperate for a job that I would do anything. Throughout the 2023 awards season, Quan [has been vocal about](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/awards/story/2022-11-07/ke-huy-quan-can-again-embrace-his-dream-of-acting) getting shunned by Hollywood after breaking into the entertainment industry as a child actor. I was so emotional.

The "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom" actors reunited on the Oscars stage and shared an emotional hug.

“Everything Everywhere All at Once” won a total of seven Oscars, including best director. “As I get closer, he turns and points his finger at me, and he has that classic, famous, grumpy Harrison Ford look,” Quan said. I’m so happy for him. [Ke Huy Quan](https://variety.com/t/ke-huy-quan/) ended an emotional [Oscars](https://variety.com/t/oscars/) night by reuniting with his “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom” co-star [Harrison Ford](https://variety.com/t/harrison-ford/) on stage. Ford was at the event to promote “Indiana Jones 5,” while Quan was in attendance as a cast member of “Loki” Season 2. I’m very happy for him.”

Ke Huy Quan won more than Best Supporting Actor at the Oscars last night as he also won the hearts of everyone who watched his acceptance speech.

[In our 10/10 review of the film](/articles/everything-everywhere-all-at-once-review), IGN said: "Everything Everywhere All at Once changes the game for what cinematic multiverses can be, with thrilling action, excellent performances, and a world of possibilities." So ride along as we go through all of the biggest video game releases you’ll be able to play on PlayStation, Xbox, and PC in March 2023.Also, you can browse the IGN Playlist of all the biggest titles launching in March. [Everything Everywhere All At Once took home a total of seven Oscars over the course of the night](/articles/oscar-winners-2023-the-full-list-of-winners), also winning Best Picture, Writing (Original Screenplay), Editing, and Music for its original song This is a Life. [The Biggest Game Releases of March 2023The mad dash of February games is finally behind us, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t some great games still on the horizon for March. It was also a night of reunions for Quan, who spoke with Temple of Doom director Steven Spielberg and star Harrison Ford. This is the American dream."

Quan, 51, got his start as a child actor. His debut was in a little film called Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom in 1984, where he played Short Round, and a ...

The embrace mirrored a cinematic moment from Quan’s debut in Indiana Jones and was almost instantly posted with side-by-side comparisons online. They hugged and Quan kissed Ford on the cheek, jumping in excitement. He told the crowd, “dreams are something you have to believe in. His debut was in a little film called Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom in 1984, where he played Short Round, and a year later, he was Data in The Goonies. Fraser won for his starring role in The Whale. “Thirty-one years ago in 1992, Brendan Fraser and Ke Huy Quan were in Encino Man together,” Kimmel said. Quan regularly thanked Spielberg, who was nominated for Ford was presenting the winner for best picture, which went to Everything Everywhere All at Once. He’s Quan’s lawyer and handled his contract for Everything Everywhere All at Once. He shifted to stuntwork, studied film in college, and suppressed his acting dreams. Here are our top five moments from his emotional speech and win. Quan’s role as Waymond in best picture winner Everything Everywhere All at Once marked his big comeback.

Harrison Ford, 80, and his "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom" co-star Ke Huy Quan, 51, sent the internet into a meltdown on Sunday after they were ...

I’m so happy for him. I’m very happy for him.” However, as he grew older, Quan found it harder to secure silver screen roles and eventually transitioned into film production. And I’m so glad to see him and what he has become. I’m glad. [at the 2023 Academy Awards.](https://nypost.com/2023/03/12/oscars-2023-live-updates-full-list-of-winners-and-nominees/)

The 51-year-old actor played Data in 1985 adventure film "The Goonies."

Just a year later, he played Data in "The Goonies." NOT JUST 4 A FANTASTIC PERFORMANCE IN EEAAO BUT 4 THE PERSEVERANCE OF FOLLOWING HIS DREAM & NEVER GIVING UP!" Goonies never say die!" He then posted a photo of Quan in the 1992 film "Encino Man," with the caption reading, "Never a doubt..." "We are always bonded. [Ke Huy Quan's best supporting actor win](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/oscars-2023-ke-huy-quan-best-supporting-actor-speech-everything-everywhere-all-at-once/) at the [Academy Awards](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/oscars-2023-winners-list-nominees/) for his role as Waymond Wang in the [best picture-winning](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/oscars-2023-everything-everywhere-all-at-once-most-awards/) "Everything Everywhere All at Once," Quan went to the press room and [gushed](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRwB__lGbd0) about his "'Goonies' brothers," who called him before his big night to wish him luck.

The 'Indiana Jones' co-stars reunited after sharing the screen 40 years ago.

Oscars host Jimmy Kimmel delivered a fun fact during the awards show. [Ke Huy Quan](https://www.nj.com/entertainment/2023/03/watch-michelle-yeoh-make-history-at-the-oscars-this-is-a-beacon-of-hope.html), Academy Award nominee for “ [Everything Everywhere All at Once](https://www.nj.com/entertainment/2023/03/watch-michelle-yeoh-make-history-at-the-oscars-this-is-a-beacon-of-hope.html),” and [Brendan Fraser](https://www.nj.com/entertainment/2022/10/the-whale-star-brendan-fraser-gets-another-standing-ovation-this-time-in-nj.html), nominee for “ [The Whale](https://www.nj.com/entertainment/2022/10/the-whale-star-brendan-fraser-gets-another-standing-ovation-this-time-in-nj.html),” were co-stars in the 1992 movie “ [Encino Man](https://go.skimresources.com/?id=126006X1587338&xs=1&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.disneyplus.com%2Fmovies%2Fencino-man%2F7TS7CLRARS97).”

The former child star capped off a successful awards season with an unsurprising win. Quan is only the second Asian performer to receive this award after ...

Ngor for The Killing Fields in 1985. As a young adult, however, The win hardly comes as a surprise.

Ke Huy Quan made history after becoming the first Vietnam-born actor to win an Oscar, and his family in Houston couldn't be more proud.

"We're very, very proud of him. We always watched his old movies, and we just waited basically for his time to shine," Melody Quan said. "Oh, I teared up!

LOS ANGELES — (AP) — Ke Huy Quan says his fellow "Goonies" readily congratulated him on his Oscar win for best supporting actor.

Every single one of them was so happy ... “I love all of them so much. Jeff Cohen, who played Chunk in the film, represented him during his contract negotiations for “Everything Everywhere All at Once.”

Coming off his Oscar win for Everything Everywhere All at Once, Ke Huy Quan is next set to take the MCU by storm in Loki Season 2.

will need to be outfitted with the very best to take on [Jonathan Majors'](https://thedirect.com/tags/jonathan-majors/) Marvel big bad. [The main crux of the streaming series' sophomore season](https://thedirect.com/article/loki-season-2-kang-ant-man-3-role) has been described as a "search of... That seems to be where someone like Quan's Ouroboros would come in. [Loki (Character)](/tags/loki-character/)/ [Loki (Series)](/tags/loki-series/)/ [Disney+](/tags/disney-plus/)/ The space was lined with all sorts of Multiversal artifacts and trinkets from across time and space, with Quan's character smiling at the duo from Season 1 in a friendly manner. In those films Q serves as the head of the fictional Q Branch at the British Secret Service, providing all sorts of wild tech and gadgets for the bureau's agents.

Along the awards show trail, the enormously likeable Quan compiled a photo album for the ages as he posed for selfies with everyone from Tom Cruise to directors ...

He went on to roles in the TV show "Head of the Class" and the movie "Encino Man" (starring He won a Golden Globe and became the To all of you out there, please keep your dreams alive.” He returned in a big way, winning the supporting actor [Oscar](https://apnews.com/hub/academy-awards) to cap an inspiring comeback story. “To see Ariana open that envelope and say Ke Huy Quan, it was so emotional.” Dreams are something you have to believe in. He used his position to encourage other struggling actors that one day they also will find success. This is the American dream.” Ngor for "The Killing Fields" in 1984. It seemed anyone famous was happy to smile or make funny faces alongside Quan. As his name was announced, Quan rose and hugged co-stars Michelle Yeoh and Jamie Lee Curtis, who won supporting actress honors after him. I can’t believe this is happening to me.

Ke Huy Quan talked to W Magazine about how nervous he was reuniting with "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom" co-star after 38 years.

Ford announced “Everything Everywhere All at Once” as the best picture winner, sending the cast to the stage, where he and Quan [exchanged a hug](https://www.today.com/popculture/awards/harrison-ford-ke-huy-quan-onstage-reunion-2023-oscars-rcna74621). And I said, ‘Yes, Indy.’ And he says, ‘Come here.’ Pulled me close to him and gave me the biggest hug.” “And the entire time I’m thinking, ‘Is he going to recognize me?’ because the last time he saw me, I was a little kid.” “And he lifts up his finger and he points at me and he stares at me like this. The “Everything Everywhere All at Once” star was 12 when he made “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom,” which was his first movie. Of course I want to say hi!' I haven’t seen the man in 38 years!”

Ke Huy Quan talked to W Magazine about how nervous he was reuniting with "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom" co-star after 38 years.

Ke Huy Quan surprised the audience during Monday's 'Jimmy Kimmel Live' with an appearance in which he joked he had not yet slept since winning at Sunday's ...

"Tonight, to see Ariana open that envelope and say Ke Huy Quan, that was a really, really special moment for me," he added. "But it can only show you how desperate I was to try to make things different." "When I started as a kid, it was my birth name, Ke Huy Quan. "I will never go to sleep, Jimmy. the late-night host asked, to which Quan replied, "Aren't you?" "And it's insane that I at one point that I would, you know, try a different name, not the name that was given to me," Quan added.

Harrison Ford presented the Oscar for best picture to his 'Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom' co-star Ke Huy Quan in a nostalgic moment.

To all of you out there: Please keep your dreams alive.” ... Dreams are something you have to believe in. “I cannot believe it’s happening to me. [received the award for supporting actor](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/awards/story/2023-03-12/ke-huy-quan-full-acceptance-speech-oscars-2023) for his work in “Everything Everywhere All at Once.” Director Steven Spielberg — who was nominated this year for “The Fabelmans” and cast Quan in the actor’s first movie — was also there Sunday when Quan accepted his first Oscar. [ecstatic Quan](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/awards/story/2023-03-13/oscars-2023-ke-huy-quan-everything-everywhere-all-at-once) — who made his big-screen debut [as a child](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/awards/story/2022-11-07/ke-huy-quan-can-again-embrace-his-dream-of-acting) in 1984’s “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom” — excitedly hugged and kissed Ford on the cheek after the 80-year-old actor presented the award for best picture to his movie “Everything Everywhere All at Once.” [tweeted @alynn422](https://twitter.com/alynn422/status/1635122941485809664?s=20) [.](https://twitter.com/alynn422)

People are still obsessed with the moment when Harrison Ford & Ke Huy Quan hugged at the Oscars. Indiana Jones & Short Round, reunited!

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Pauley Shore, Ke Huy Quan and Brendan Fraser all stared together in the 1992 comedy 'Encino Man.' Now two of them are Oscar-winning actors.

“Mom, I just won an Oscar!” he shouted when he first took the stage. “I don’t know if you guys saw the the Academy Awards last night, but Jimmy Kimmel poked fun at me in the monologue,” Shore wrote. Quan had a supporting role in the film as a high school student named Kim. “I spent a year in a refugee camp. Fraser took home the Oscar for best actor thanks to his acclaimed performance in “The Whale,” while Ke Huy Quan won best supporting actor for “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” which also took home the best picture trophy along with six other Oscars. “What an incredible night it must be for the two of you, and what a very difficult night for Pauly Shore.

Pauley Shore took to Twitter to comment on Jimmy Kimmel's joke about him and congratulated his 'Encino Man' co-stars Ke Huy Quan and Brendan Fraser on their ...

The actor is never going to sleep after the best day of his life, he tells Kimmel. By Jessica Wang March 14, 2023 at 12:39 PM EDT.

[made a cameo alongside director](https://ew.com/awards/oscars/oscars-2023-cocaine-bear-presents-elizabeth-banks-visual-effects/) [Elizabeth Banks](https://ew.com/person/elizabeth-banks/) during the ceremony to present the Oscar for Best Visual Effects. [stepped away from acting due to lack of opportunities](https://ew.com/movies/short-round-everything-everywhere-all-at-once-ke-huy-quan/) for Asian actors, [won his first Oscar for his role as Waymond Wang](https://ew.com/awards/oscars/ke-huy-quan-wins-best-supporting-actor-oscars-2023/) in EEAAO, capping off a triumphant Hollywood comeback. "Not for me, Jimmy," Quan replied. This is the American dream." "I'm looking for my car," Quan explained of his presence. I can't let the best day of my life end!"