Ke Huy Quan alias Jonathan Ke Quan, a Vietnamese-American actor and stunt choreographer bares striking resemblance with famous actor Jackie Chan and it has led to internet users searching to know whether the actors are related.
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Quan is best known for playing Short Round in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) and Data in The Goonies (1985).
Is Ke Huy Quan Related To Jackie Chan?
Jackie Chan and Ke Huy Quan are not related.
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Chan was born in British Hong Kong as Chan Kong-sang to Charles and Lee-Lee Chan and his parents were so poor they had to borrow money from friends to pay the doctor who saw to his birth.
His parents worked for the French ambassador in Hong Kong.
On the other hand, Quan’s parents, whose names he has not yet disclosed, are of Vietnamese and of Chinese descent.
In 1978, Quan, his father, and five siblings fled Vietnam and arrived in a refugee camp in Hong Kong, while his mother and three other siblings fled to Malaysia.
In 1979, a year after fleeing Vietman, Quan and his entire family emigrated to the United States.
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