<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/oscars">Oscar</a> winner <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/celebrities">Ke Huy Quan</a> said winning the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor is a great example of the American Dream being fully realized.
“My mom is 84 years old and she’s at home watching,” Quan began tearfully from the stage Sunday night. “Mom, I just won an Oscar!”
“My journey started on a boat,” the Vietnam-born <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/hollywood">actor</a> continued. “I spent a year in a refugee camp, and somehow, I ended up here, on Hollywood’s biggest stage. They say stories like this only happen in the movies. I cannot believe it’s happening to me. This … this is the American Dream!”
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true">
&quot;Mom, I just won an Oscar!&quot; 
Ke Huy Quan&#39;s acceptance speech for Best Supporting Actor hit us right in the feels. 🥹 <a href="https://t.co/CzHuHU45Ip">pic.twitter.com/CzHuHU45Ip</a>
&mdash; The Academy (@TheAcademy) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheAcademy/status/1635082661814235137?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 13, 2023</a></blockquote>
Quan took home the golden statue for his work in the indie sci-fi comedy “Everything Everywhere All At Once,” the biggest winner of the night with seven Oscars, including Best Picture. 
The actor’s Hollywood career began as a child star playing Short Round in “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom” (1984) and Data in “Goonies” (1985). Quan is also known for his roles in the 1991 sitcom “Head of the Class” and the comedy &#8220;Encino Man&#8221; (1992) opposite Brendan Fraser.
Then Quan took a decades-long break from Hollywood before coming back to take the part in “Everything Everywhere,” which resulted in his big Oscar win. In a buzzed-about reunion moment, actor Harrison Ford, Quan’s co-star from “Indiana Jones,” presented him with the award.
“I didn’t think this day would come. It was a day I wanted for so long, for decades. And it’s finally here,” the actor said in an <a href="https://apnews.com/article/ke-huy-quan-interview-everything-everywhere-spielberg-ab2601e87b405370853ce1ab12bf5dc2">interview</a> with AP ahead of the ceremony. “When you have a dream and you kind of bury it because you think it won’t come true, to see it finally come true is incredible.”
“For the longest time, all I wanted was just a job,” the actor said. “Just an opportunity to act, to show people what I can do. This movie, ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once,’ has given me so much beyond anything I could have ever asked for.”
“There are so many people out there who doubt themselves, who have dreams they’ve given up or didn’t think would ever come true,” Quan told the publication. “To those people, I hope my story inspires them.”
Michelle Yeoh also made history with her Best Actress Oscar win for “Everything Everywhere” by becoming the first Asian to win the Academy Award. The 60-year-old made a subtle dig at CNN anchor Don Lemon during her speech, saying, &#8220;And ladies, don&#8217;t let anybody ever tell you you are <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/don-lemons-sexist-slam-of-nikki-haley-draws-sharp-rebuke-from-cnn-co-host">past your prime</a>.&#8221;
RELATED: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/don-lemons-sexist-slam-of-nikki-haley-draws-sharp-rebuke-from-cnn-co-host">Don Lemon&#8217;s Sexist Slam Of Nikki Haley Draws Sharp Rebuke From CNN Co-Host</a>

<script async src="https://www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script>
<script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<script async src="https://www.tiktok.com/embed.js"></script><div data-widget-host="revcontent" data-pub-id="165152" data-widget-id="290588"></div><script src="https://delivery.revcontent.com/165152/290588/widget.js"></script>

Oscar Winner Ke Huy Quan Gets Emotional About ‘The American Dream’

CONTINUE READING

Legendary Hollywood Director Dragged For Partnering With AI Company

The Left’s New Rule About Human Suffering

‘This City Has Collapsed’: ‘Entourage’ Creator Endorses Spencer Pratt For Mayor

Target Picks A Different Flag This June

Two Indie Horror Flicks Take Unconventional Path To Topple ‘Star Wars’ At The Box Office

Agency Yanks ‘Dreamgirls’ Over School’s Mostly White Cast

Entertainment

Celebrities

Hollywood

Oscars

U.S.

A video goes viral showing a baby being refused his mother by two gay "dads". This is just the tip of the iceberg, which is why we will have an important discussion today about surrogacy. 

Hour 1

The Matt Walsh Show

Ep. 1765 - This Video Is One Of The Worst Things I've Seen In A Long Time 

The Strait of Hormuz officially opens for business (kind of), the Pope makes “shocking” comments on immigration, and President Trump promises UFO disclosure at TPUSA. 


The Michael Knowles Show

Ep. 1956 -  Pope Leo's "SHOCKING" Immigration Comments EXPLAINED

A false miscreed has corrupted our leadership class.


The Andrew Klavan Show

Ep. 1275 - Dumb, Dumber and Progressive

President Trump announces a 10-day ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel, a murder-suicide involving former Democratic Lieutenant Governor Justin Fairfax shakes Virginia, and France and Britain hold a conference to secure the Strait of Hormuz – after the Iranian conflict ends. Get the facts first with Morning Wire.

- - -

Ep. 2738

- - -

Wake up with new Morning Wire merch: https://bit.ly/4lIubt3

- - -

Today's Sponsors:

Alliance Defending Freedom - Visit https://JoinADF.com/WIRE or text 'WIRE' to 83848 to learn more.

Pocket Hose - Text MORNING to 64000 to get a FREE pocket pivot and their 10-pattern sprayer with the purchase of ANY size Copper Head hose. Message and data rates may apply.

Morning Wire

U.S. Expands Hormuz Blockade & VA Fairfax Deaths Investigated | 4.17.26

U.S. Expands Hormuz Blockade & VA Fairfax Deaths Investigated | 4.17.26 [Member Exclusive]

A ceasefire goes into effect between Israel and Lebanon, a tragic murder-suicide rocks Virginia, and Dairy Queen deploys AI in the drive-thru. Get the facts first with Evening Wire.
- - -
Ep. 2737
- - -
Wake up with new Morning Wire merch: https://bit.ly/4lIubt3 
- - -
Today’s Sponsor:

Alliance Defending Freedom - Visit https://JoinADF.com/WIRE or text “WIRE” to 83848 to learn more.


Evening Wire: Lebanon Ceasefire Begins & Murder-Suicide Rocks VA | 4.16.26

The Pendragon Cycle

Menu

— Entertainment —

Oscar Winner Ke Huy Quan Gets Emotional About ‘The American Dream’