Kent Tong

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Template:Infobox Chinese-language singer and actor 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
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

  1. ^ a b c Ken Tong says he feels no guilt about ex-girlfriend Barbara Yung's death
  2. ^ a b Kent Tong Won’t Attend Barbara Yung’s Memorial Services
  3. ^ Kent Tong promoted as a Member of the CPPCC Committee for Guangdong Province

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