![]() He got to see the movie collect seven Oscars, including a historic best actress win for Yeoh. Shortly after, “Everything Everywhere All at Once” and the overwhelming response propelled the actor into every major awards event. A year ago he finally received his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The last year for him has been a wild ride. Looking at Hong now, you will see perhaps the busiest nonagenarian in show biz. ![]() “But look at Michelle (Yeoh) and all these colleagues now coming forward to be recognized … You can’t help but say ‘Look at us now.’” “It just came out of me that after all these years of working with producers and directors, and they were always saying, ‘Oh the Asian, the Chinese, are not good enough to play the leading role,’” Hong told The Associated Press recently. But for the 94-year-old, the mostly Asian cast of “Everything Everywhere All at Once” winning best cast seemed like an opportunity for a stark reminder that Hollywood wasn’t always so open. ![]() ![]() Greeted with a standing ovation at the Screen Actors Guild Awards, James Hong could easily have just basked in the applause and moved on. Actor James Hong gestures at a ceremony honoring him with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on May 10, 2022, in Hollywood section of Los Angeles. ![]()
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