'It's fate.' 40 years later, Ke Huy Quan is a star, again | “I cry a lot,” he says. Quan was once one of the most indelible faces — and voices — of the 1980s. He was 12 when he was cast as Harrison Ford’s Yankee-hat-wearing sidekick in “Temple of Doom.”

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Every since “Everything Everywhere All at Once” opened in theaters earlier this year, 51-year-old Quan — who a lifetime ago was the iconic child star of “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom,” as Short Round, and Data in “Goonies” — has been, he says, “overwhelmed by emotions every day.” “I didn’t think this day would come.The Year of the Slap: Pop culture moments in 2022 'Top Gun' named best film by National Board of Review Celine Dion cancels shows because of stiff person syndrome PHOTOS: The highs and lows of entertainment's 2022 comeback Quan gave up acting.Two weeks later, he landed his role in “Everything Everywhere All at Once.” Now, Quan is not just a working actor again, with a string of upcoming roles, he’s being celebrated for one of the best performances of the year.After spending much of his adult life as an actor just looking for a second chance, Quan may be the favorite to win an Academy Award, for best supporting actor.This movie, ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once,’ has given me so much beyond anything I could have ever asked for.” While speaking by Zoom during his day off shooting Anthony and Joe Russo’s “Electric State” in Atlanta,” Quan’s wife was nearby off-camera urging him: “Don’t cry!"

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