Holy smokes! Ke Huy Quan and the Golden Globes of joy

Back in 1983, a young Ke Huy Quan entered the global cinematic stage as the young sidekick in one of the biggest hits of 1984, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, followed swiftly in 1985 by the iconic Goonies, films directed and executive produced by Steven Spielberg. As history shows, his career failed to ignite as it should have, and Ke left the acting world. Not entirely; roles on TV show Head of the Class and a career as an Assistant fight choreographer and translator on Bryan Singers X-Men kept him in the world, as did various assistant director gigs, but 2021 saw Ke return to acting, first in family adventure Finding ʻOhana and then his Golden Globe winning performance in Everything Everywhere All at Once.

If proof were ever needd not to give up on your dreams, here’s a look at Ke’s recent, and very glorious, history. First, a clip of Ke working as an Assistant fight choreographer on X-Men.

23 years ago Ke Huy Quan was a fight coordinator on X-Men. pic.twitter.com/TgdIYuIHI0

— Will McCrabb (@mccrabb_will) January 14, 2023

The return saw him scoop up numerous award wins for his role in Everything Everywhere All at Once.

Ke Huy Quan is the most awarded actor this awards season so far with 18+ wins for his performance in ‘EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE.’ pic.twitter.com/IuQ8ozcoIi

— Film Updates (@FilmUpdates) December 22, 2022

Speaking on the Happy Sad Confused podcast, he discussed this dream resurgence.

Your Golden Globe winner for Best Supporting Actor, Ke Huy Quan. Could an Academy Awards be on the horizon?

A night to remember for Ke Huy Quan! 🌟 Congratulations on your win! #GoldenGlobes

📸 @RAVIEB pic.twitter.com/Axk5RIZ6Wd

— Golden Globe Awards (@goldenglobes) January 11, 2023

Reuniting with Steven Spielberg, the man he thanks for giving him his big break.

Reunited at #AFIAwards! pic.twitter.com/dx8XkgWePa

— AFI (@AmericanFilm) January 13, 2023

Ke Huy Quan and Steven Spielberg reunite after almost 40 years at the #GoldenGlobes

See the full winners list: https://t.co/L8GduNQTOi pic.twitter.com/jCbqABDf32

— DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm) January 11, 2023

how it started vs how it's going 🥺 #goldenglobes pic.twitter.com/9QGM6DA5Lz

— Nora Dominick (@noradominick) January 11, 2023

Back on the scene, Ke is making the most of catchng up with old friends and making new ones.

ke huy quan seems to be having the time of his life at every event this awards season, it's the absolute best pic.twitter.com/YWMhccCvwS

— matt rorabeck (@mattrorabeck) January 14, 2023

Next up, a series for Disney Plus co-starring his Everything Everywhere All at Once leading lady Michelle Yeoh, American Born Chinese.

First look at Michelle Yeoh and Ke Huy Quan in ‘AMERICAN BORN CHINESE’ for Disney+ pic.twitter.com/WnWgPF1323

— DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm) January 13, 2023

Everything Everywhere All At Once [DVD]

• Directed by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, collectively known as Daniels, the film is a hilarious and big-hearted sci-fi action adventure about an exhausted Chinese American woman (Michelle Yeoh) who can't seem to finish her taxes.
• Michelle Yeoh, Stephanie Hsu, Ke Huy Quan (Actors)
• Dan Kwan (Director) - Anthony Russo (Producer)
• Spanish (Subtitle)
• Audience Rating: R (Restricted)

$8.86

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