Ke Huy Quan is a Vietnamese-American actor born in August 1971. In one of his earliest roles, he played Short Round in multiple Indiana Jones movies. When he played this role in the movie, he was a little kid, and after the franchise finished its movies, he went on to be a stunt coordinator and an assistant director. Recently, Ke Huy Quan received the first Oscar nomination of his career for the movie Everything Everywhere All at Once under the category of supporting actor. And Harrison Ford, the Indiana Jones actor has congratulated him on his success.
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Harrison Ford reacts to Ke Huy Quan’s Oscar Nomination
Harrison Ford is quite happy after Huy Quan received his first Oscar nomination after all those tears of hard work, as he was cast alongside Ford in the Indiana Jones franchise at a very young age and has only grown since. After all the movies were finished, he decided to attend USC’s School of Cinematics and later worked as a stunt coordinator and an assistant director in the industry.
In his recent film Everything Everywhere All at Once he starred alongside Michelle Yeoh and at 51 years of age he has also been nominated for best supporting actor for the first time in his career. Moreover, he also won the Golden Globe and the Critics Choice Award for best-supporting actor for being a doting husband and laundromat owner. Harrison Ford went out of his way to congratulate him on his newfound success and 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”
Ke Huy Quan shared that he had a very heartwarming reunion with Harrison Ford as they were going to meet after 38 years. Upon arrival, Ford recognized him as “Short Round” and gave him a big hug.
“I remember very well what it was like being an Asian actor in the late ’80s, early ’90s. So, I just want doors to be open. For all those activists like me, who just want nothing, but just a steady job. And I just want all the dreams to come true. That’s what I really hope.”
Ke Huy Quan further added that he was grateful for the opportunities that he was provided with and for the progress he has made in the industry. He was also grateful to the industry for opening up new doors for him.
Ke Huy Quan in Everything Everywhere All at Once
Ke Huy Quan landed a role in the movie after 20 years of being a stunt coordinator and working as an assistant director. He shared that in the movie he had to portray three versions of himself, and he could perfectly play these roles because he thought that the roles given to him were his real-life situations. He thought that the script was written for him exclusively.
“When I read the script I thought it was written for me because they are me. I understood every single one of them. I don’t think I could have played Waymond had you given me the role 10, 15 years ago. Looking back upon my life, all the highs and lows, I reached deep within me to pour my entire life into these three different characters”
The movie has seen good reviews from people and critic reviewers as it also had a good run at the box office. With a production cost of only $15 – $25 million, it gathered more than $104 million at the box office. The movie has also been rated in the top ten movies of 2022 as it was nominated for a total of 11 academy awards, 6 Golden Globe Awards out of which they won 2, and a whopping 14 Critics’ Choice Awards from which the movie bagged 5 and the Oscars are yet to come.
Everything Everywhere All at Once is available for streaming on Prime Video
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