Ke Huy Quan

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!”

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.

Ke Huy Quan stylist Chloe Takayanagi has worked with the best supporting actor nominee since the Everything Everywhere All at Once press tour in 2022.

“As I’ve continued to work with him, he’s become more open to ideas and has trusted me more to put him in things I know are going to look good and play a little more with colors and fabrics. [Shohreh Aghdashloo](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/t/shohreh-aghdashloo/) [Oscars: Shohreh Aghdashloo, Designer Break Down Dress Honoring Iranian Women Fighting for Freedom (Exclusive)](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/style/shohreh-aghdashloo-iranian-women-oscars-dress-1235349158/) [Oscars 2023](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/t/oscars-2023/) [Oscars: How Actor Adam Shapiro’s Shappy Pretzel Co. At that event, Quan wore a custom design by Montreal-based Vargas Goteo, an “Everything Bagel” pin that was an homage to a plot point in the film. “It really was love at first sight, and looks perfect on Ke’s tuxedo.” But for this one, ultra-classic was the definite choice, and I know Ke agrees: The suit arrived on Monday, and when he tried it on for the first time [on Wednesday], he said, ‘It’s the most beautiful tux I’ve ever worn.” Little did the actor and his stylist, Chloe Takayanagi, know that it would all culminate at the [2023 Oscars](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/2023-oscars-winners-list-1235349224/) when they first worked together when the film’s press tour kicked off. And while she is too smart to play favorites, it’s clear that Quan’s experience with Everything Everywhere All at Once has left an impression. “When I started working with him last year, early on he said, ‘I want a black suit,’ because he was nervous and it was his first premiere in a while,” Takayanagi says. “From the moment I started looking at Fred Leighton’s vintage pieces, this was the one that really stood out,” Takayanagi says. “So yes, it was a little difficult to get clothes for those early premieres, though I remember Thom Browne and It’s been incredible to watch him go on this journey, and he really deserves it. “Now to be able to watch Ke have this experience, hear his speeches, it’s been so touching.

In his acceptance speech, the emotional winner gave a summary of his life story, saying “My journey started on a boat. I spent a year in a refugee camp. And ...

Lastly, Quan reunited with “Everything Everywhere All at Once” executive producers Anthony and Joe Russo in their next film “The Electric State,” which will be released by Netflix. “They would cry in the middle of the conversation about how much our movie has impacted them, impacted their life, and how it’s changed their life. “We have all groups of people, all colors of people, all walks of life come up, and when they talk about our movie, I mean, it really resonated with them,” said the actor. “I haven’t spoken written dialogue in a long time,” said the actor. “Everything Everywhere All at Once” also won the SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble. In his acceptance speech, the emotional winner gave a summary of his life story, saying “My journey started on a boat.

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 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.

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 consiguió el Oscar a mejor actor de reparto por su papel en "Todo en todas partes al mismo tiempo".

"Estaba tan preocupado de cumplir 60 años y mirar hacia atrás y decir: 'Vaya, ¿cómo es que no tuve el coraje de volver a la actuación?'. "Lo que resonó en la gente fue el mensaje de la película. Le dije que quería volver a actuar", recordó. Pensé que no era lo suficientemente guapo, no era lo suficientemente alto, simplemente no había muchas oportunidades para los actores asiáticos", pensó. "En cambio, veía un callejón sin salida. "¡Mamá, acabo de ganar un Oscar!

La espera llegó a su fin. Después de muchos meses de espera, llegó la 95ª edición de los Premios Oscar. Una fiesta del cine en Estados Unidos que ha traído ...

Me pasé un año en un campo de refugiados, y hoy estoy aquí. Una gala donde no solo se premian a las propias películas y sus protagonistas, sino también a aquellos actores que han tenido un buen papel en las películas sin la necesidad de estar continuamente en primer plano. La espera llegó a su fin. Mamá, acabo de ganar un Oscar. Ke Huy Quan se ha llevado el Oscar a Mejor Actor de Reparto por su interpretación en ‘Todo a la vez en todas partes’. Ke Huy Quan: Oscar a Mejor Actor de Reparto 2023 por ‘Todo a la vez en todas partes’

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 ÁNGELES (AP) — Ke Huy Quan prácticamente desapareció de Hollywood durante más de dos décadas, desalentado por la falta de trabajo ante la cámara para ...

Continuó con papeles en el programa de televisión “Head of the Class” y en la película “Encino Man” (protagonizada por el también nominado al Oscar, Brendan Fraser) a principios de la década de 1990 antes de entrar en su larga pausa actoral. Ngor, quien obtuvo el Oscar por “The Killing Fields” ("Los gritos del silencio") en 1984. Pero el domingo regresó a lo grande y se llevó el Oscar de mejor actor de reparto.

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.

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 ...