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Ke Huy Quan's incredible journey from Indiana Jones child star to Oscar winner

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Ke Huy Quan left the Oscars audience and viewers at home in floods of tears with his winners speech on Sunday night, as he made Hollywood history by becoming the first ever Asian man to take home the Best Supporting Actor Award.

The 51 year old star triumphed in a star studded category, for his role as Waymond Wang, the metaverse travelling husband of Joy Wang, played by Michelle Yeoh, in this year’s runaway success Everything Everywhere All At Once.

As he made his way to the stage, the actor was in floods of tears and it wasn’t long before fans tuning in at home were too. “Thank you, thank you,” he told the audience. “My mum is 84 years old and she’s at home watching.

Mum, I just won an Oscar! Quan continued: “My journey started on a boat, 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 is the American dream.” Quan then thanked the academy for “this honour of a lifetime” before turning his attention back to his family and adding: “Thank you to my mum for the sacrifices she made [and] thank you to my brother who calls me everyday to remind me to take care of myself.” “I owe everything to the love of my life, my wife Echo, who month after month, year after year for 20 years told me that one day my time will come,” he added, through tears. “Dreams are something you have to believe in.

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