<Tr> <Th> Years active </Th> <Td> 1984--present </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Spouse (s) </Th> <Td> Corinna </Td> </Tr> <P> Jonathan Luke Ke Huy Quan (Vietnamese: Quan Kế Huy; Chinese: 關 繼 威; Cantonese: Gwāan Gaiwāi, Mandarin: Guān Jìwēi; born: August 20, 1971) is a Vietnamese - born American actor and stunt choreographer of Chinese descent . He is best known for his appearances in the 1980s Steven Spielberg productions of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom and The Goonies . </P> <P> Quan was born in Saigon, South Vietnam (present - day Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam). He 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 at age 12, starring as Harrison Ford's sidekick Short Round in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom . After being cast, his family changed his name to Ke Huy, the name by which he is credited in the film . </P>

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