Who is Ke Huy Quan and what films has he been in?
GOONIES fans will well remember the hilarious pint-sized inventor Data from the 1985 movie.
Now nearly 40 years on, actor Ke Huy Quan is all grown up and has returned to the spotlight and bagged himself an Oscar.
Who is Ke Huy Quan?
Ke Huy Quan, also known as Jonathan Ke Quan, was born in Saigon in 1971 in the midst of the Vietnam War.
In 1978, when he was aged just seven, his parents decided to flee, eventually settling in America.
Ke Huy was then plucked from obscurity at the age of 12 by director Steven Spielberg to star alongside Harrison Ford in 1984 film Indiana Jones And The Temple of Doom - and he became a child star overnight.
This led to him being cast in the ultimate 80s teen movie The Goonies, as the young inventor Data.
But in Ke Huy's early 20s the roles dried up and he quit acting to go behind the camera.
However, after making a tentative return to acting in 2021, he got his big break again when he was cast in Everything Everywhere All At Once.
In March 2023, Ke Huy won the Oscar for Best Supporting actor for his role in the movie.
During his acceptance speech he said: "Dreams are something you have to believe in. I almost gave up on mine.
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"To all of you out there, please keep your dreams alive.”
What movies has Ke Huy Quan been in?
Despite taking a break from movies for 20 years, Key Huy has still starred in 10 movies, with another one set to be released in 2024
Here is the FULL list of the actor's film roles:
- 1985 Indiana Jones And The Temple of Doom
- 1985 The Goonies
- 1986 It Takes A Thief
- 1987 Passenger
- 1991 Breathing Fire
- 1992 Encino Man
- 1996 Red Pirate
- 2002 Second Time Around
- 2021 Finding 'Ohana
- 2022 Everything Everywhere All At Once
- 2024 The Electric State
Is Ke Huy Quan married and does he have children?
Ke Huy is very private about his personal life, but we do know he is married to wife Echo Quan.
The pair life together in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles.
As far as it is known, the couple don't have children.