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