The former child actor is back in the spotlight nearly 40 years after he shot to fame as Short Round in 1984's "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom" and Richard "Data" Wang in 1985's "The Goonies."
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Ke Huy Quan, also known as Jonathan Ke Quan, is a Vietnam-born American actor and stunt choreographer.
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Ke Huy Quan 51, picked up a best supporting actor trophy for his performance at Wednesday's New York Film Critics Circle Awards.
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Now, he's an Oscar contender for his endearing turn in "Everything Everywhere All at Once," playing a devoted, fanny pack-wielding laundromat owner named Waymond.
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After appearing in ABC sitcom "Head of the Class" in the early '90s, Quan says he struggled to get work.
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That all changed when he auditioned for genre-bending adventure "Everything Everywhere," which co-stars Michelle Yeoh and Jamie Lee Curtis.
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He went on to thank the film's writer-director duo, Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, for reminding him why he loves acting.
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Nearly 40 years after “Temple of Doom” and “Goonies” Ke Huy Quan is once again a Hollywood star with an acclaimed performance in “Everything Everywhere All At Once’ and three new projects coming up.
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