Jonathan Ke Quan (born Ke Huy Quan; August 20, 1971) is an American actor and stunt coordinator.
Quan was born in Saigon, South Vietnam, and was forced to leave his country when the Army of the Republic of Vietnam was defeated during the Fall of Saigon. His family was selected for political asylum and emigrated to the United States. He became a child actor and at age 12, starred as Harrison Ford's sidekick, Short Round, in Indiana Jones and the T...
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Jonathan Ke Quan (born Ke Huy Quan; August 20, 1971) is an American actor and stunt coordinator.
Quan was born in Saigon, South Vietnam, and was forced to leave his country when the Army of the Republic of Vietnam was defeated during the Fall of Saigon. His family was selected for political asylum and emigrated to the United States. He became a child actor and at age 12, starred as Harrison Ford's sidekick, Short Round, in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. Another notable role was as "Data" in the 1985 movie The Goonies.
He attended Alhambra High School in Alhambra, California. After high school, he graduated from the University of Southern California, School of Cinematic Arts. He is fluent in Vietnamese, Cantonese, Mandarin, and English.
In 1986, he played Sam on the short-lived TV series Together We Stand (1986–1987) and played Jasper Kwong in the sitcom Head of the Class from 1989 to 1991. He also starred in the movie Breathing Fire (1991) and had a cameo in Encino Man (1992)....
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