Indiana Jones child star Ke Huy Quan waited nearly 40 years for Everything Everywhere role to put him back in spotlight
- As a child in the 1980s, Quan played Short Round in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, and Richard ‘Data’ Wang in The Goonies
- Worked dried up in the ’90s, but Quan is back on screen in Everything Everywhere All at Once, a role that is already picking up awards
The greatest comeback story of this awards season belongs to Ke Huy Quan.
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.
Now he’s an Oscars contender for his endearing turn in Everything Everywhere All at Once, playing a devoted, fanny-pack-wielding laundromat owner named Waymond.
Quan, 51, picked up a best supporting actor trophy for his performance at last week’s New York Film Critics Circle Awards.
“I promised my wife I’m not going to cry tonight,” Quan said in his acceptance speech on Wednesday. “But I remember the day I got the call from my agent and he said that I got the role of Waymond. I remember screaming so loud and was overwhelmed with emotions.
