«DI know that stories like this are just stories from movies for the cinema. No, they are real stories. This is the true American dream.” To affirm it loudly is Ke Huy Quan, winner of the 2023 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor with Everything everywhere all at oncein which he plays Waymond Wang. To announce the victory from the stage of the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles were Ariana DeBose and Troy Kotsur, both awarded last year.
Ke Huy Quan Oscar 2023: «I owe everything to my wife Echo»
Born in 1971 in Saigon, Ke Huy Quan has been waiting for this moment for a lifetime. He admitted this himself during hookups on the red carpet that preceded the ceremony. And she reiterated it when she took the statuette and kissed it, before giving her acceptance speech. “My mom is 84 and she’s watching television”, he began. “Mom, I just won an Oscar!”.
He immediately reminded the public of his story as a Vietnamese naturalized American. “My journey began on a boat. I spent a year in a refugee camp and somehow ended up here on the biggest stage in Hollywood.”, He says. “A thousand thanks. Thank you very much to the Academy for this honor of my life. Thanks to my mom for all the sacrifices she made to bring me here ».
Ke Huy Quan wins the 2023 Oscar for best supporting actor with “Everything Everywhere All at Once”. (Getty Images)
After that a dedication to his wife Echo, who never stopped believing in him. Not even in the dark times, in which he had said enough to the cinema and he was certain that his career would no longer experience anything amazing. “I owe it all to the love of my life: my wife Echo,” he underlines.
“Month after month, year after year, for 22 years he always told me that someday, someday, my time would come. You have to believe in dreams, I had almost given up. To all of you, remember keep your dreams alive. Thank you, thank you very much for welcoming me back. I love you, thank you.”
From Indiana Jones to return to the scene after 19 years
Even before he was crowned victor, Ke Huy Quan he was greeted with loud applause from the audience as host Jimmy Kimmel called his name.
His is truly a film story, full of ups and downs, which now lead to an undisputed consecration. He meets success as a kid. He is 13 when in the 1984 plays Short Round in the very famous Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doomnext to Harrison Ford.
The following year he is in the cast of The Goonies, in which he plays Richard Wang – Date. In 1992 she starred in it My friend defrosted – in which another protagonist of the Oscars 2023Brendan Fraser –, followed by Red pirate And Second time around. The latter film of 2002, which marks his withdrawal from the scene. He returns in 2021 with Discovering ‘Ohanabut it is with Everything everywhere all at once which two years later definitely conquers Hollywood.
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