Ke Huy Quan, born in Saigon in 1971, is a Vietnamese-American actor who rose to fame in the 1980s as a child actor. He portrayed the iconic roles of Short Round in *Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom* (1984) and Data in *The Goonies* (1985). After struggling to find significant roles, he stepped away from acting for nearly two decades, working behind the scenes as an assistant director and stunt coordinator. His triumphant return to the big screen came with the film *Everything Everywhere All at Once* (2022). His acclaimed performance as the character Waymond Wang earned him unanimous critical acclaim and major industry awards, including the Academy Award, Golden Globe Award, and Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Supporting Actor, cementing his extraordinary artistic comeback.