“My mom is 84 years old.
She’s at home watching.
Mom, I just won an Oscar!”
Ke Huy Quan wins Best Supporting Actor at the 2023 Oscars.ABC
Quan began, holding up his trophy, his eyes full of tears.
They say stories like this only happen in the movies.
I cannot believe it is happening to me.
This is the American dream!"
Quan thanked Jeff Cohen, “my Goonies brother for life,” in his speech.
Cohen played Chunk inThe Goonies, but like Quan eventually he left acting behind for other adjacent work.
In Cohen’s case, he became an entertainment lawyerand handled Quan’s contract forEEAO.
the Daniels) for their dimension-hopping, action-packed family film.
All that hard work has finally paid off.
Quan also thanked his wife Echo in his speech, saying he owes “everything” to her.
“Dreams are something you have to believe in.
I almost gave up on mine.
To everyone out there, just keep your dreams alive!”
Even withEEAAOnow in the rearview mirror, Quan’s acting career is fully revived.
“For the last 38 years, people would always say, ‘You’re the kid fromIndiana Jones!’
‘You’re the kid fromThe Goonies!’
I’m grateful for those movies,” Quanpreviously told EW.
With the exception of Hirsch, all of them are first-time nominees.
The 95th Academy Awards are airing live Sunday night from the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood in Los Angeles.
Check out thefull list of winners.
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