Ke Huy Quan has scored big this awards season. The Vietnamese-born actor earned a Golden Globe and Critics Choice Award for his role in Everything Everywhere All At Once and is nominated for an Academy Award in the Best Supporting Actor category. Ke Huy Quan, now 51 years old, became a child actor in the 1980s, first appearing in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom as Short Round when he was only 12.
Harrison Ford, his costar in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, recently spoke about Quan’s Oscar nomination. In a conversation with ET during the premiere of his Apple TV+ series Shrinking, Ford said, “I’m so happy for him. He’s a great guy. He’s a wonderful actor. He was when he was a little kid, and he still is. I’m glad. I’m very happy for him.” Ford added that it would “be great” to see Quan make a comeback to the Indiana Jones franchise.
Following his 1984 film debut, Quan appeared in the cult classic The Goonies the following year as Richard “Data” Wang, the inventor of the group. Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, he appeared in other films, including Breathing Fire and Encino Man and series like Head of the Class. Quan then stepped away from the limelight, and his appearance in Everything Everywhere All At Once marked a major comeback. Following his Critics Choice Award win, Quan spoke about how the film has surpassed his expectations: “I am so, so, so grateful. I just wanted a job. I cannot believe what this movie has given me. I’m so lucky," he told ET.
Late last year, it was announced that Quan was joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe and would appear in Loki’s second season on Disney+.
Everything Everywhere All At Once Brings the Multiverse to Awards Season
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Everything Everywhere All At Once, written and directed by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert (known collectively as the Daniels), has earned praise from critics and audiences alike. The film follows Chinese-American immigrant Evelyn Wang (Michelle Yeoh) as she travels through a parallel universe to defeat a malicious entity set out to destroy the multiverse. Quan portrays Waymond Wang, Evelyn’s husband.
The film earned 11 Oscar nominations, including a history-making nomination for Yeoh (the first Asian nominee in the Best Actress category) and Jamie Lee Curtis’ first-ever nomination.
The 95th Academy Awards ceremony, hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, takes place on Sunday, Mar. 12, at the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood and will be broadcast by ABC.
