Ke Huy Quan; Harrison Ford.Photo:Kevin Winter/Getty; Michael Buckner/Variety via Getty
Kevin Winter/Getty; Michael Buckner/Variety via Getty
Ke Huy Quanis one ofHarrison Ford’s biggest cheerleaders — even at theCritics Choice Awards.
TheLokiactor, 52, who presented the award for best actress in a drama series right after Fordreceived the Career Achievement Award, couldn’t help but give hisIndiana Jones and the Temple of Doomcostar a shoutout before listing the nominees.
“First of all, I gotta say, Harrison, congratulations! So happy— I’m so happy to be in the room when you won the award,” he said.
The pair, who initially starred together in 1984’sIndiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, have shared several sweet moments together since Quan burst back on the acting scene withEverything Everywhere All At Once.
In March, when Quan’s film won best picture at the2023 Oscars, theStar Warsactor embraced him when he went onstage. An excited Quan jumped up and down before appearing to happily give Ford a kiss on the cheek.
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Then, at the Los Angeles premiere of Ford’s filmIndiana Jones and the Dial of Destinyin June, the pair posed for a fun photo together. TheEverything Everywhere All at Onceactorwrapped both his arms around Ford, who beamed as he held his arm around Quan’s shoulder on the red carpet.
Quan also crashed Ford’s interview withExtra, gleefully greeting the star as Ford quipped: “You’re all grown up!”
“I don’t need to be proud of this guy,” Ford told the outlet when asked how he feels about Quan’s success. “He’s done all of this himself. It has nothing to do with me. I have great love and admiration for this guy, but his pride is his own.”
“You’re making me get very emotional Harrison. I love you so much,” Quan said during the exchange. “Of course, the reason why I love acting so much is because of him, because I had such a wonderful, wonderful experience onTemple of Doom.”
Ford added ofThe Gooniesstar, “I’m so happy for him, I can’t tell ya. He’s a wonderful person and an incredibly talented actor.”
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source: people.com
