After leaving acting behind when the roles dried up, he has made his comeback in spectacular style almost 40 years later
"Hang on lady, we going for a ride!" Almost 40 years on from delivering this understatement of a line on a rope bridge in one of the most famous films of the 1980s, actor Ke Huy Quan is now on a wild ride of his own.
Now, he has made not just a comeback, but an award-winning comeback, having picked up a slew of prizes - including a Golden Globe and Critics' Choice and SAG awards - for his performance as Waymond Wang alongside Michelle Yeoh in Everything Everywhere. On Sunday, he may well be adding an Oscar to that list.
Like Richard E Grant's unashamed delight when he was nominated for an Oscar in 2019, Quan has become one of the stars of this year's awards season, sharing numerous selfies and videos on social media from the ceremonies he has attended and of the stars he has met along the way.Ke Huy Quan: Film star, award winner, and master of the finger point. Pic: Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP
"When I read the script, I knew it was special," he told Sky News."I loved it. It was a script that I wanted to read for a long time, and we had the most fun making it. But, we didn't expect all of this. I mean, all these award nominations and the audience embracing the movie the way they did is beyond anything we ever imagined.
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