Kent Tong
Kent Tong | |
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Chinese name | 湯鎮業 (traditional) |
Chinese name | 汤镇业 (simplified) |
Pinyin | Tāng zhèn yè (Mandarin) |
Born |
Hong Kong | 29 September 1958
Other names |
Ken Tong Kenneth Tong |
Occupation |
actor Former member of the national committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference |
Associated acts | Five Tiger Generals |
Spouse(s) |
Kun Jiang (m. 1993–2001) Wen Jing (m. 2008) |
Partner(s) | Barbara Yung (1983–1985) |
Children | 3 sons and 3 daughters |
Relatives |
Tong Chun Chung (brother) Roxanne Tong (niece) Cassandre Tong (niece) |
Kent Tong Chun-yip, also known as Ken Tong, Kenneth Tong (simplified Chinese: 汤镇业; traditional Chinese: 湯鎮業; pinyin: Tāng zhèn yè), was born on 29 September 1958 in Hong Kong. He was a popular Television Broadcast TVB actor during the 1980s in Hong Kong, named as "Prince" among Five Tiger Generals of TVB.
Early life
Kent Tong was born and grew up in a poor family in Hong Kong. His father was a fisherman who always caught seafood to keep his family. All 12 members of his family lived in a small-sized room with only 30 square meters. After graduated high school, he worked on a salary of around 500 Hong Kong dollars per month.[1]
Career
In 1979, Kent Tong received actor training from the TVB Artist Training Class, and proceeded to act for TVB. Although he has appeared in over a dozen movies, he is mostly known for his work in TVB television series, such as Duen Yu in Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils (1982) and Yin Ching in The Unyielding Master Lim(1986). Tong often undertook roles as princes and villains in TVB dramas.
During the 1980s, Kent Tong, along with Tony Leung Chiu-Wai, Andy Lau, Michael Miu and Felix Wong became known as the Five Tiger Generals of TVB. They were widely considered the most popular leading men actors of TVB at the time. Everyone called him a nickname "Prince" - the most handsome man in the group.[1]
In 1985, Tong was blamed by the public for the suicide of his girlfriend, actress Barbara Yung, suffering a nervous breakdown as a result. At the end of 1985, he left TVB to avoid more negativity.[1][2]
From between 1990s and now, Tong has been switched to have food business and shoot films in China. Tong is appointed as a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference representing Guangdong Province since December 2007.[3]
In 2015, Tong made a comeback to TVB after 30 years with big success of the blockbuster Lord of Shanghai. Besides, he was nominated as Best actor in the year.[2]
Filmography
Television
Year | Title | Network | Role |
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1979 | Chor Lau-heung | TVB | |
Yesterday's Glitter | TVB | ||
1980 | The Bund | TVB | Chan Hon-lam |
1981 | Seekers | TVB | |
Double Fantasies | TVB | ||
The Adventurer's | TVB | ||
Come Rain, Come Shine | TVB | ||
1982 | Soldier of Fortune | TVB | Ying Ji Fai |
The Wild Bunch | TVB | Hong Gwan-lei | |
Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils I & II | TVB | Duen Yu | |
The Legend of the Unknowns | TVB | ||
The Bold Ones | TVB | ||
1983 | Summer Kisses Winter Tears | TVB | |
The Return of The Condor Heroes | TVB | Fok-do | |
Love Me Love Me Not | TVB | ||
1984 | The Brave Squad | TVB | |
The Foundation | TVB | Lei Yuen Gat | |
The Rise And Fall of a Stand-in | TVB | ||
The Smiling Proud Wanderer | TVB | ||
The Return of Wong Fei Hung | TVB | Nalan Masanori | |
1985 | The Yang's Saga | TVB | Prince Bat-yin |
A Tough Fight | TVB | ||
The Unyielding Master Lim | TVB | Yin Ching | |
The Return of Wong Fei Hung | TVB | ||
Kings of Ideas | TVB | ||
1987 | Beauty of the Han's Dynasty | Taiwan | Emperor Yuan of Han |
1988 | General Wu San Kwei | Taiwan | Wu San Kwei |
1991 | Noble Conflict | ATV | |
1992 | The Rise and Fall of Qing Dynasty IV | ATV | Guangxu Emperor |
1993 | Secret Battle of The Majesty | ATV | |
Who is The Winner III | ATV | ||
1996 | Mission Against Corruption | China | |
1997 | InterPol | ATV | |
1999 | A Fuk | China | |
2002 | The Prisoner | China | |
2003 | Dong Fang Mu Qin | China | |
2005 | The Royal Swordsmen | China | Wan Sanqian |
2006 | Xiang Fen Chuan Qi | China | Zhu Yuanzhang |
2009 | Pretty Maid | China | |
2011 | Palace | HBS | Kangxi Emperor |
2012 | Palace 2 | HBS | Ah Ling Ah |
2012 | Heros in Sui & Tang Dynasties | Emperor Wen of Sui | |
2015 | Lord of Shanghai | TVB | Chak Kam Tong |
2017 | OCTB |
Films
- Once Upon a Rainbow (1982)
- Hell Has No Boundary (1982)
- Nomad (1982)
- Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils (1982)
- Red Spell Spells Red (1983)
- Maybe It's Love (1984)
- The Surgeon (1984)
- Police Story (1985)
- The Story of Dr. Sun Yat Sen (1986)
- Eastern Condors (1987)
- You OK, I'm OK (1987)
- Call Girl '88 (1988)
- The Dragon Family (1988)
- Bitter Taste of Blood (1988)
- City Cops (1989)
- The Tigers (1991) – Best Supporting Actor Nomination for The Tigers (11th Hong Kong Film Awards)
- Pretty Woman (1991)
- Take Me (1991)
- Fox Legend (1991)
- The Days of Being Dumb (1992)
- The Pearl of Oriental (1992)
- Royal Tramp II (1992)
- Sex And Curse (1992)
- Sisters in Law (1992)
- A Matter of Life or Death (1992)
- Hero of Hong Kong 1949 (1993)
- Lord of the East China Sea (1993)
- Hero – Beyond The Boundary of Time (1993)
- The Tale of a Heroine (1993)
- Bogus Cops (1993)
- Hot Desire (1993)
- Dancing Boy in Underworld Street (1993)
- Pink Panther (1993)
- Battle of No Truce (1993)
- A Man and a Woman (1993)
- Naked Rose (1994)
- Bloody Beast (1994)
- Possessed (1994)
- Reunion (2002)
- Eternal Flame of Fatal Attraction (2003)
- My Jail Story (2003)
- Moving Targets (2004)
- Love is a Many Stupid Thing (2004)
- Dragon Squad (2005)
- My Mother is a Belly Dancer (2006)
- Brothers (2007)
- The Scroll of Wing Chun White Crane (2014)
- Silently Love (2015)
- Doomed Disaster (2015)
- Out of Ordinary (2016)
- Xuan Zang (2016)
- Chasing the Dragon (2017)
References
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kent Tong. |
- Kent Tong on IMDb
- http://www.kenttong.com/ (in Chinese)