“My mom is 84. She’s at home watching TV. Mom, I just won an Oscar.” The tears of Ke Hui Kuan, who was crowned Best Actor in a Supporting Role for the night’s big favorite, “Everything Everywhere at Once,” sparked the first big emotion of this 95th Academy Awards ceremony.
In front of a standing ovation from across Hollywood, including Steven Spielberg, who identified him with Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom and the Goonies, the Vietnamese-born comedian becomes the second Asian actor to win the Golden Statue, thirty-eight years after Hein S. Ngori was crowned in 1985 for The Tear.
As the challenge of boat people arriving at a refugee camp and his journey to the Oscars stage, Ke Hui Kuan celebrated the American dream. He did not fail to salute his wife, his blood family, but also his spiritual family, namely Jeff Cohen nicknamed “Choco” “Brother heart for life”.
Ke Hui Quan disappeared from the screens since the 90s, a stunt and fight choreographer, mainly because he couldn’t find interesting roles because of his background, as he mentioned on stage at the SAG Awards a few days ago. in front
So this comeback is a major moment for him, but more broadly for diversity and representation on screen. “You have to believe in your dreams. I almost gave up on mine. To all the people who have dreams, keep those dreams, never give up on them. Thank you for coming back to me. I love you!”
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