Felix Wong’s daughter Adrian first of the ‘Five Tiger’ offspring to join entertainment industry; Kent Tong’s 17-year-old twin sons to follow suit

This is an AWESOME article that one of the veteran reporters at Mingpao wrote and seeing that I'm an 80s girl and Five Tigers fan, I of course would not pass up the opportunity to share this with fellow Five Tigers fans.  Though there is mention of the Four Heavenly Kings in this article, it's really mostly about the Five Tigers and their children -- just wanted to make that clear in case any one reading this was expecting the article to talk about the Heavenly Kings (to be honest, I'm not 100% sure why the reporter even mentioned the Heavenly Kings -- maybe because of the Andy Lau connection?).

At any rate, I'm pretty much excited to see any article about the Five Tigers because it brings back those feelings of nostalgia for me.  It's nice that this article mentioned more about Kent Tong, since most audiences probably are not as familiar with him nowadays due to him no longer being part of the HK entertainment industry anymore.  Though Five Tigers fans like me have continued to keep up with news related to them, I'm sure not everyone has, so it's nice to see updates like this every once in awhile. In the case of Kent Tong, I'm glad this article talked more about his relationship with his children, since in the past, most of the articles that mention Kent usually focus on his prior relationship with Barbara Yung.

Anyway, great article and great 'step back into time' for me (though it was very brief...LOL)!

Enjoy!  :-)

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Felix Wong’s daughter Adrian first of the ‘Five Tiger’ offspring to join entertainment industry; Kent Tong’s 17-year-old twin sons to follow suit

Source:  Mingpao

Translation:  llwy12

Kent and his twin sons Bruce (left) and Chris (right)

Isabella Tong (right) and her mother Jiang Kun



Isabella (middle), Bruce (right), Chris (left)



Kent Tong's  twin daughters Tian Tian and Yuan Yuan

Felix Wong and daughter Adrian

Michael Miu and daughter Phoebe

Michael Miu and son Murphy

The HK entertainment industry’s ‘golden era’ of the 80s and 90s brought us TVB’s ‘Five Tigers’ [Tony Leung (梁朝偉), Andy Lau (劉德華), Michael Miu (苗僑偉), Felix Wong (黃日華), Kent Tong (湯鎮業)] as well as the music industry’s ‘Four Heavenly Kings’ [Jacky Cheung (張學友), Andy Lau (劉德華), Leon Lai (黎明), Aaron Kwok (郭富城)]. Today, almost 30 years later, the Five Tiger and Heavenly King titles may be considered a part of ‘history’ now, but the artists themselves are still very much a part of the HK entertainment world. These ‘Tigers’ and ‘Kings’ have all reached (or exceeded) the half century (50 year old) age milestone and all except for one (Aaron Kwok) have married and started families of their own.

Michael Miu’s children sent far away from industry

Back in the day, each of the ‘Five Tigers’ and ‘Heavenly Kings’ possessed their own charm and charisma that endeared them to fans and audiences around the world – therefore, it is not surprising that their offspring would possess a similar charm and interest toward the entertainment industry.

Recently, Felix Wong’s daughter Adrian Wong (黃芷晴) signed with fledgling [soon to be] TV station CTI and has already started filming a TV series for them, thereby becoming the first of the Tiger and King offspring to follow in her father’s footsteps and join the entertainment industry. As the saying goes, ‘all children are the best in the eyes of their parents’-- so when their children decide they want to pursue a career in the industry, it is natural for celebrity parents to try and help them out any way they can. Even though Adrian may not necessarily stand out in terms of looks, she does have a sweet smile and friendly personality, so hopefully, with ‘special training’ from her dad Felix, she will be able to gain the audience’s favor in her new acting career.

Actor Michael Miu and actress Jamie Chik (戚美珍)’s children – 20 year old daughter Phoebe (苗彤) and 18 year old son Murphy (苗俊) – inherited their parents’ good looks and definitely possess future ‘star’ potential. However Michael and Jamie decided to send them overseas to pursue their studies – far away from the ‘colorful’ HK entertainment industry.

With Felix’s daughter already starting in the industry and Michael’s children continuing with their educations, the next Tiger offspring likely to join the industry will undoubtedly be Kent Tong’s 17-year old twin boys Bruce (湯君慈) and Chris (湯君耀). The twins will be graduating this year and both are interested in pursuing a career in the entertainment industry – of course, Kent’s fellow ‘Tiger’ brothers have already voiced their support and encouragement.

Kent Tong’s eldest daughter has ‘star potential'

Back in the day, Kent Tong was considered the most handsome of the Five Tigers. Though that may no longer be the case now (as his mid-life weight gain and hair loss will tell you), one thing that hasn’t changed much is Kent’s affinity with females. After his well-known relationship with 80s TVB actress Barbara Yung (翁美玲) ended with her death in 1985, Kent has been in several subsequent relationships, two of which turned into marriages. His first wife was actress Jiang Kun (姜坤), who was a known beauty with looks resembling a younger version of veteran actress Brigitte Lin (林青霞). Not long after she joined the industry, Jiang Kun married Kent and together they had 3 children – eldest daughter Isabella (湯愛嘉) as well as the twins Chris and Bruce. Isabella is very much a beauty, as she inherited many of her parents’ handsome features -- in terms of looks, she resembles a ‘hybrid’ of Gigi Lai (黎姿) and Cecilia Cheung (張栢芝). It’s rumored that many of Kent’s friends in the industry hope to persuade 19 year old Isabella to join the HK entertainment industry, since it’s rare nowadays to find her type of young, fresh beauty in the industry.

Despite the invitations to join the entertainment industry, Isabella has expressed that she enjoys going to school more – therefore, she plans to finish college first, then decide at that time whether to join the industry. Instead, her brothers Bruce (the older twin) and Chris (younger twin) have actually expressed an interest in joining the industry. Earlier this year, the twins got the chance to introduce themselves on the Mainland variety program Tian Tian Xiang Shang《天天向上》—fortunately, the audience’s reaction was quite positive, so it looks like they may not have a problem gaining audience affinity. However, when the hosts asked the twins why they wanted to join the entertainment industry, they candidly replied: “To earn more money!” Perhaps the boys understand their father’s burden in taking care of their large family, so they hope to start working early to help him out.

During the program, Kent shared with his sons his personal experience being part of the entertainment industry and gave them some sound advice: next year, they will turn 18 and with the ‘official’ transition to adulthood, they will have the freedom to do things on their own, such as learn to drive, date girls, go to bars, etc. – though Kent encouraged them to be independent, he also reminded them to work hard, set goals for their futures, maintain a healthy lifestyle, and be responsible to their family, their friends, and to society in general . Even though his sons don’t live with him, Kent’s relationship with his sons is still very deep.

Two marriages, six children

Kent and his first wife divorced many years ago and he has since married second wife Alice, who is 20 years his junior – together, they have a pair of 3 ½ year old twin daughters, Tian Tian (甜甜) and Yuan Yuan (圓圓). Prior to his second marriage, he and his girlfriend at the time were together for a few years and they had a son – therefore, Kent has a total of 6 children to take care of. Towards his family responsibilities, Kent once said: “Even though I’m nowhere near as popular as Andy Lau or Tony Leung [in terms of career], I feel lucky to have my kids – seeing them grow up happy and healthy, that is my greatest happiness!” Kent may have had a lot of relationships in the past, but at the end of the day, he is a responsible man.

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Chinese version:

大姐大手記﹕多仔公湯鎮業 17歲孖仔攻娛圈

「五虎」下一代 黃芷晴接第一棒


【明報專訊】「四大天王」與「無綫五虎」都是80年代演藝界的黃金代號，30年後的今天，這些封號已變「古董」，無論天王與五虎都已是5字頭的熟男，人生走到半百之齡，都各自有自己家庭與仔女，只有郭天王郭富城依然充滿活力，未肯成家立室延續下一代。


苗僑偉仔女遠離娛樂圈

當年的「五虎」與「天王」，個個都是萬人迷，大家期待他們的下一代都是靚得出色。最近黃日華的女兒黃芷晴，就成為五虎與天王的下一代之中，第一個繼承「父業」，加入娛樂圈做藝人。老實講，「父母眼裏的仔女都是最棒的」，更出於愛仔女之心，一定出盡力為仔女鋪路。雖然在大姐大眼中這個世侄女樣子未算突出，不過她勝在笑容甜，所以希望在父親的特訓下，可以在演技上取得觀眾緣。苗僑偉的一對仔女苗俊與苗彤亦都好有做明星條件，但父母早已將兩人送到外國，希望兩個仔女遠離娛樂圈，不會心郁郁想入行。

大家又估一估，下一個加入娛樂圈的五虎、天王第二代又會是誰？大姐大知道應是五虎中的多仔公湯鎮業一對17歲孖仔，二人名叫湯君慈與湯君耀，他們今年預科畢業，已積極部署進軍娛圈，相信一班叔伯又要為世侄發功了。


大女湯愛嘉靚女有星味

當年有型有款的湯鎮業，雖然中年發福，濃密頭髮都一去不返，不過他卻好有女人緣，與已故的無綫花旦翁美玲的感情故事之外，他的第一任老婆亦是出名美人姜坤。當年姜坤加入娛樂圈被形容為縮水林青霞，不過出道不久已被阿湯追求成功而結婚，然後就生了一女兩子；女兒湯愛嘉兼備了父母優點，非常靚女，樣子有如黎姿與清純版的張栢芝混合體。聽聞不少娛圈世叔伯都游說19歲的愛嘉入行，因香港娛樂圈已很少找到這類清純女星。

不過愛嘉喜歡讀書，所以準備完成大學，再考慮是否加入娛樂圈。反而阿湯一對孖仔卻好想以Twins姿態入行，17歲的孖仔、大寶叫君慈（Bruce）、小寶叫君耀（Chris），以後者性格較活潑。兩人今年一起上過內地節目《天天向上》初露頭角，原來內地觀眾對他們反應不錯，故應有觀眾緣。不過主持人問他們為何要加入娛樂圈？兩人坦率說﹕「想掙多啲錢！」可能孖仔了解到老竇擔子不輕，所以早點出身可幫輕家計。

大姐大看到在節目裏阿湯給一對孖仔的一番話，大致是說兒子明年就18歲成人，可以學揸車、交女朋友、去酒吧、睇成人電影，不再是兒童，也不能再依賴父母；要學會獨立，也不應互相依賴，要為自己將來定一個目標，努力奮鬥，不單要身體健康，還要有健康人生，對家庭、對朋友、對社會負責。父子雖不是一起生活，不過父子情卻濃。


兩段婚姻共6個仔女

阿湯雖已另有家室，展開了第二段婚姻，娶了個年輕他20多年的老婆，再生了一對孖女叫甜甜、圓圓，已經3歲半；在第二段婚姻之前，亦有一名紅顏知己為他生了一個兒子，所以他一個人要養6個仔女。阿湯說過﹕「雖然我沒有劉德華、梁朝偉般紅，不過我有一班仔女，見到他們健康成長就開心。」大姐大認為的阿湯雖然情多，但起碼也是個負責任的男人。