Jonathan Ke who's full name is Jonathan Luke Ke Huy Quan was born in Vietnam on 20 august 1971. His country was in a political turmoil at the time of his birth and so his parents left the country and moved to America. This was however not a normal move to another country, they took political asylum as they had to escape from the country. This was very tough for Ke as well as for his family. On arrival, he had many problems mixing in with the new culture and new people.
He was very much interested in acting and dancing since his childhood days and this led to him getting enrolled to an acting class. He was a gifted actor from the beginning and this fact was then confirmed when he got the chance to work in Steven Spielberg's movie Indian Jones and the Temple of Doom. This was a very big movie and to get a big role in that movie was a very big achievement for him. His role was the sidekick of the main actor Harrison Ford. This eased off the past pains that he and his family had to endure while in Vietnam. This movie was a big hit and he went on to win many awards for it. He is named as Ke Huy in the movie and later his family decided to change is actual name to Ke Huy as well. He was just 12 years old at that time. He started in the movie The Goonies in 1985. His talent so well known that he got offers from countries other than the USA as well. In 1986 he did a Taiwanese movie It Takes a Thief in which he played the role of a thief. This movie was loved by everyone for his dialogue delivery and acting skills.
A year later he did a Japanese movie called Passengers with some of the most famous Japanese actors at the time. He also won the prestigious Young artist award for the movie Indian Jones in the year 1984. In 1991 he appeared in the movie Breathing Fire. He has also made 40 episodes of a TV show called The Big Eunuch and the Little Carpenter which came out in 1993. In the later stages, he started to move away from the acting career slowing down on the way and making fewer movies in the process. He appeared for the last time onscreen in 2002 in the Chinese movie Second Time Round.
His wife’s name is Corinna although the date that they got married is not known. He likes to keep his life personal and away from the media speculation. His net worth is estimated to be around $2 million. His biography can be read on Wikipedia and IMDB pages. His fans can contact and follow him through social media like Facebook and Twitter. He lives in California with his wife and a number of pet dogs as he likes dogs and cats as well.
| Net Worth 2021: | 1 million |
