Ke Huy Quan

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.

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 has just made history, becoming the first ever Asian actor to take home the big three (the Golden Globe, Screen Actors Guild and Academy Award) ...

I love you!” This—this is the American dream!” They say, stories like this only happen in the movies.

The Goonies star wins an Academy award after quitting acting three decades ago over lack of opportunity.

He then dedicated the awards to “the love of my life” – his wife, Echo, who “month after month, year after year for 20 years told me one day my time will come. Quan has previously won multiple awards for the role, including best supporting actor prizes at the Golden Globes, Critics’ Choice and Screen Actors Guild awards. His Oscar win cements his place as one of Hollywood’s great comebacks: having appeared in 80s hits Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (as Short Round) and The Goonies (as Data), he was forced to quit acting for lack of opportunity in the 90s, and became a stunt choreographer and assistant director, before returning to acting in the 2020s.

"Dreams are something you have to believe in," an emotional Quan said. Read his full speech here.

[Emily Burack](https://www.emilyburack.com/) (she/her) is the news writer for Town & Country, where she covers entertainment, culture, the royals, and a range of other subjects. Thank you, thank you, thank you! This—this is the American dream! "Stories like this only happen in the movies," Quan said, while crying. [Ke Huy Quan](https://www.townandcountrymag.com/style/fashion-trends/a43030181/ke-huy-quan-brooch-oscars-2023-suit-photos/) took home the Oscar tonight for Best Supporting Actor. Quan won for his role as Weymond Wang in [Everything Everywhere All at Once](https://www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/arts-and-culture/a41429058/how-to-watch-stream-everything-everywhere-all-at-once/), the husband of [Michelle Yeoh's](https://www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/arts-and-culture/g42419556/michelle-yeoh-best-red-carpet-outfits-photos/) Evelyn.

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.

Los Angeles | Malaysia's Michelle Yeoh won the Academy Award on Sunday (Monday AEDT) for best lead actress for her role as a Chinese American laundromat ...

“Maybe give the assailant a hug.” A German remake of World War I epic All Quiet on the Western Front won best international feature. As a boy, Quan starred in a 1984 Indiana Jones movie and The Goonies in 1985. A crisis response team was on hand in case of an unexpected twist. The role marked his return to the big screen as a leading man after a nine-year absence from major roles. “For all the little boys and girls who look like me watching tonight, this is a beacon of hope and possibilities,” the 60-year-old Malaysian actress said on stage. The 95th Academy Awards ceremony was broadcast live on Walt Disney’s ABC network. “I spent a year in a refugee camp. This is the American dream.” Somehow I ended up here on Hollywood’s biggest stage.” Somehow I ended up here on Hollywood’s biggest stage. The movie claimed three of the four acting Oscars for stars Michelle Yeoh, Ke Huy Quan and Jamie Lee Curtis.

The actor wins his first Academy award after quitting acting three decades ago over a lack of opportunities for Asian performers.

The 95th Academy Awards ceremony was broadcast live on Walt Disney Co's ABC network. A crisis response team was on hand in case of an unexpected twist. To all of you out there, please keep your dreams alive." I spent a year in a refugee camp. "For all the little boys and girls who look like me watching a tonight, this is a beacon of hope and possibilities. "My mum is 84 years old and she's at home watching.

In case you had your head buried in a sandpit for the past year, yes, that is the kid from Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom and The Goonies who just won ...

Polley said in her speech, “First of all I want to thank the Academy for not being mortally offended by the words women and talking put so close together like that. The last line of our film is delivered by a young woman to a new baby and she says, ‘Your story will be different from ours’. “For so many years, I was afraid I had nothing more to offer. Thank you so much to the Academy for this honour of a lifetime. “I owe everything to the love of my life. Thank you to my mum for the sacrifices she made to get me here. I had no choice but to do something else, so I went to film school, graduated, and started working behind the camera.” But it’s her work as a filmmaker that has earnt her the most acclaim, starting with her 2006 movie Away From Her starring Julie Christie. When he won at the Golden Globes in January, he even thanked Spielberg who was in the audience. The year after Indiana Jones, he starred in The Goonies. Ke Huy Quan just claimed victory for Best Supporting Actor for his versatile, emotional and powerful performance in Everything Everywhere All At Once. “They say stories like this only happens in the movies.

Ke Huy Quan was overcome with emotion on Sunday night when he won the Academy Award for best supporting actor for his performance in "Everything Everywhere ...

On stage, he thanked his wife, “who month after month, year after year for 20 years told me that one day my time will come.” “To all of your out there, please keep your dreams alive.” “Dreams are something you have to believe in. Quan thanked his mother for the “sacrifices” she made to get him to this point. This is the American dream.” “Somehow, I ended up here on Hollywood’s biggest stage,” he said.

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.

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.

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,”

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.

Newly crowned Oscar winner Ke Huy Quan had a joyous 'Indiana Jones' reunion when his old pal Harrison Ford presented the Best Picture award to 'Everything ...

[producing an adorable Instagram photo](https://ew.com/movies/harrison-ford-ke-huy-quan-indiana-jones-reunion-d23/). Ford wasn't the only Oscars attendee who's had a front-row seat to Quan's whole career. As it happens, when the film went on to win Best Picture as well at the end of the night, the award was presented by none other than Indiana Jones himself, [Harrison Ford](http://www.ew.com/people/harrison-ford). I mean, wow." But as soon as Quan approached Ford, he recalled, "He looks and points at me and says, 'Are you Short Round?' Immediately, I was transported back to 1984, when I was a little kid, and I said, 'Yes, Indy.' And he said, 'Come here,' and gave me a big hug." He brought with him EEAO co-director Daniel Kwan, who excitedly shook Ford's hand.

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."

When Ke Huy Quan and Harrison Ford reunited at the Oscars 2023, there was a seal of approval in the form of a rare Harrison Ford smile.

[Best Picture](https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/culture/article/everything-everywhere-all-at-once-oscars-2023-frontrunner-weird-winner), which was never really going to go to anything but [Everything Everywhere All At Once](https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/culture/article/everything-everywhere-all-at-once-box-office-success). After a year of picking up praise, celebrity selfies and sweeping awards culminated in his much-deserved and all-but-secured Best Supporting Actor [Oscar](https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/fashion/article/oscars-2023-best-dressed-men), putting a cherry on top of one of the biggest feel-good stories of the season. [Ke Huy Quan](https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/culture/article/golden-globes-2023-career-redemption). Also, Steven [Spielberg](https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/culture/article/steven-spielberg-stanley-kubrick-napoleon) was [watching](https://twitter.com/queensofbravo/status/1635122705933672449?s=20) along too, just in case the whole thing wasn't already enough of a ‘stars aligning’ moment. [originates](https://twitter.com/GeekZoneGZ/status/1635125852160790528) from. [originates](https://twitter.com/gifdsports/status/1635122281914716160) from.