{
  "id": 8790153,
  "title": "Ke Huy Quan Says His $100,000 ‘Indiana Jones’ Residual Check Was ‘Life-Changing’ As a Child Actor: It ‘Didn’t Make Any Sense’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/ke-huy-quan-says-his-100-000-indiana-jones-residual-check-was-life",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-20T22:52:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/news/ke-huy-quan-indiana-jones-temple-of-doom-memoir-1236870595/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Ke Huy Quan shared in his new memoir, “Never Say Die,” the feeling of receiving his first residual check of $100,000 for “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom” as a child actor. Because Quan was just 12 years old when he booked the role of Short Round in the 1984 film (his first major […]",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Hollywood Reporter",
        "title": "Ke Huy Quan on Receiving “Generous” $100K Residuals Check for ‘Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/ke-huy-quan-on-receiving-generous-100k-residuals-check-for-indiana",
        "published": "2026-09-20T21:44:45.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}