Everyone loved 'Encino Man' stars Ke Huy Quan, Brendan Fraser winning Oscars
If you had gone back in time and told me that not one, but TWO actors from Encino Man — the 1992 comedy that included Pauly Shore — would be Oscars winners, I might have been shocked.
But here we are. The 2023 Oscars are over, and both Ke Huy Quan — for Everything Everywhere All At Once — and Brendan Fraser (for The Whale) took home acting Academy Awards.
And everyone — including Sean Astin, who starred in Encino Man — had to tweet about those two winning on Sunday night. As you’ll also see below, this fun fact was pointed out before the Academy Awards were handed out:
Academy Award nominees Brendan Fraser and Ke Huy Quan appeared together in Encino Man in 1992. #FallonTonight pic.twitter.com/FOKxcqxzTX
— The Tonight Show (@FallonTonight) March 3, 2023
"We're still here" – #Oscars winners and #EncinoMan co-stars Brendan Fraser and Ke Huy Quan on the #THRRoundtable pic.twitter.com/NxRg5GDBFy
— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) March 13, 2023
these two guys from ENCINO MAN got oscars on the same night pic.twitter.com/FuOMQD9rrI
— Mike Toole (@MichaelToole) March 13, 2023
How It Started vs. How It's Going #Oscars95 #EncinoMan pic.twitter.com/HBt7VPFnJa
— Entertainment Tonight (@etnow) March 13, 2023
ENCINO MAN SWEEP pic.twitter.com/jOjzFKUYz9
— sincerely, ivy marie. (@sincerelyivy) March 13, 2023
Never a doubt… pic.twitter.com/kySvZcp2ZV
— Sean Astin (@SeanAstin) March 13, 2023