湯鎮宗

简介

Tong Chun Chung is a Hong Kong actor, born on October 30, 1956. He grew up in Hong Kong, residing in the Sai Ying Pun and Lamma Island areas during his childhood. His father was a buyer at a dried seafood shop, and he had eight siblings, being the fourth in line. He grew up in a poor family and was influenced by his younger brother to pursue acting. He enrolled in the eighth TVB artist training course in 1980, then worked with Shaw Brothers film company in the 1980s, before signing with ATV to act in dramas. In the 1990s, he moved to mainland China to film, becoming one of the first Hong Kong actors to develop their career there. He gained wide fame in mainland China in 1990 through the drama "Wai Lai Mei". His younger brother is Tong Chun Yip, one of TVB's "Five Tigers", his eldest daughter Tong Lok Man is currently a TVB contracted artist, his second daughter is Tong Lok Yiu, and his eldest daughter's husband is Ma Kwok Ming.