Kenny Bee

Kenny Bee
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Chinese name	鍾鎮濤 (traditional)
Chinese name	锺镇涛 (simplified)
Pinyin	Zhōng Zhèntāo (Mandarin)
Jyutping	Zung1 Zan3 Tou4 (Cantonese)
Birth name	Chung Chun-to
Born	(1953-02-23) 23 February 1953 British Hong Kong
Occupation	Singer-songwriter actor
Genre(s)	Cantopop Mandopop Hong Kong English pop
Instrument(s)	Vocals guitar saxophone keyboards
Voice type(s)	Baritone
Years active	1973-present
Associated acts	The Wynners
Spouse(s)	Teresa Cheung (m. 1988; div. 1999) Fan-jiang Su-zhen (m. 2014)
Children	4
Ancestry	Xinhui, Guangdong

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Chung.

Chung Chun-to (simplified Chinese: 钟镇涛; traditional Chinese: 鍾鎮濤; pinyin: Zhong Zhēntāo, born 23 February 1953), known by his stage name Kenny Bee, is a Hong Kong singer, songwriter, and actor. He is well known as a member of the pop band the Wynners, and as a solo artist who has been active in the Hong Kong entertainment industry for nearly three decades.

Career

Bee made his break into the Hong Kong entertainment industry in 1973 as a member of the popular 1970s band, the Wynners, sharing vocal duties with Alan Tam. Before joining the Wynners, he was a vocalist and saxophonist on the Hong Kong nightclub circuit, and briefly fronted a band called the Sergeant Majors.

Acting

As members of the Wynners went separate ways in 1978, Bee embarked on a solo career as an actor in Taiwan, playing lead roles in a number of romantic movies, amongst which were The Story of a Small Town, (directed by Li Hsing, 1979), Good Morning, Taipei (directed by Li Hsing, 1979), both of which won the Golden Horse Award, and The Green, Green Grass of Home (directed by Hou Hsiao-hsien, 1983).

In the eighties Bee moved his base back to Hong Kong, and has since amassed a large number of movie credits, mainly in the genre of romantic comedies. Career highlights include "Let's Make Laugh" (directed by Alfred Cheung, 1983), "Shanghai Blues" (directed by Tsui Hark, 1984), "Fist of Fury 1991" (with Stephen Chow, 1991), "the Chinese Feast" (directed by Tsui Hark, 1995) and "Initial D" (directed by Andrew Lau and Alan Mak, 2005). In addition, he was credited as the director for "100 Ways to Murder Your Wife" (starring himself, Chow Yun-fat and Anita Mui, 1986).

Musicianship

Alongside acting, Bee develops his career as a solo singer-songwriter and has released over fifty studio and compilation albums, in Cantonese, Mandarin and English, to date. The 1980s marked the peak of Bee's popularity with the Hong Kong audience so far, during which four of his studio albums went gold and two went platinum. Notable hits from this period include "Let Everything Be Gone With the Wind" (讓一切隨風), "If We Were Meant To Be" (要是有緣) and "A Romance" (一段情).

Known for a distinct, husky voice, the singer penned most of his own hits and plays multiple instruments. In the early days he was often seen on stage with keyboards or a saxophone. In recent performances he usually accompanies himself with a guitar.

Bee released his latest Cantonese solo album, "Escape (濤出新天)," in December 2006, backed by his new band, Black Tea.

Recently, Bee partnered with violin luthier Scott Cao to design their own line of classical guitars, "Bonstar." In 2008, Bee performed a series of solo concerts at the Hong Kong Coliseum, as well as in Singapore and Macau. Aside from working solo, the Wynners continue their world tour. Their next stop will be in Shanghai in April, 2009.

Personal life

Bee has a blood brother and six half brothers and sisters, with his father a former real estate agent. He married socialite-turned-actress Teresa Cheung (章小蕙) in 1988, with whom he has a son, Nicholas Bee, and a daughter, Chloe Bee. The marriage ended in a high-profile divorce in 1999, feeding tabloids with stories on extramarital affairs, expensive spending habits and financial troubles for many months to come. Bee filed for personal bankruptcy in 2002, which expired on 17 October 2006. He is currently living with his second wife Fan Jiang, with whom he has two daughters.

In December 2007, Bee released an autobiography, "MacDonnell Road," titled after a street in Hong Kong he grew up on.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1975	Let's Rock
1976	Gonna Get You
1977	Rainbow in My Heart
	Chelsia, My Love
1978	Making It
1979	The Story of a Small Town
	Good Morning, Taipei
	All's Well that Does Well
1980	Sai Fung Dik Ku Heung
	The Spooky Bunch
	Cute Girl		aka Lovable You
	Don't Forget the Promise
	Spring in Autumn
	Burning Love
	Love Comes from the Sea
1981	Errant Love
	My Cape of Many Dreams
	Another Spring		aka Once Again with Love
	Bang Bang Yat Chun Sam
	The Funniest Movie
	Undated Wedding
	Fung Kwong Sai Kai
	The Land of the Brave
	Special Treatment
	Cheerful Wind
	Lucky By Chance
1982	Crimson Street
	Six is Company
	The Green, Green Grass of Home
	Ye Sing Dik Ching Chun
1983	Let's Make Laugh
1984	Prince Charming
	And Now What's Your Name
	The Funny General
	Shanghai Blues
1985	The Flying Mr. B
1986	Strange Bedfellow
	100 Ways to Murder Your Wife
	Millionaire's Express	Fook Loi
1987	To Err is Humane
	Armour of God	Band member
	Reincarnation
	My Cousin, the Ghost
	My Heart is that Eternal Rose
	Project A Part II
	The Happy Bigamist
1988	Mr. Possessed
	One Husband Too Many
	18 Times
	Spy Games
1989	Happy Together
	A Fishy Story
	Burning Sensation
	City Squeeze
	Bachelor's Swan Song
	Hearts No Flowers
	Miracles		cameo
	My Heart Is That Eternal Rose
1990	BB30
1991	Sisters of the World Unite
	Mainland Dundee
	Top Bet
	Today's Hero
	Fist of Fury 1991	Smart
1992	Fist of Fury 1991 II
	Mary from Beijing		aka Awakening
	Once a Black Sheep
	Saviour of the Soul	Siu-Chuen
	The Ape which Turned into a Man
1993	The Eagle Shooting Heroes	Wong Chung-Yeung
	The Tigers: the Legend of Canton
	Rose, Rose I Love You
	The Moon Warriors	Emperor Yen Ling
1995	Ten Brothers
	The Chinese Feast	Kit
1996	What a Wonderful Life
	Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Star
1998	Ninth Happiness
2000	Healing Hearts
2002	Happy Family	Mr Han
	Troublesome Night 16	Sung Kong
2004	Super Model
	Elixir of Love
	Leave Me Alone
2005	Initial D	Yuichi Tachibana
	A Chinese Tall Story
2006	Shanghai Red
	The Return of the Condor Heroes	Gongsun Zhi
2007	It's a Wonderful Life
2010	Just Another Pandora's Box
	Shanghai Blue
2011	Mr. Zhai
	A Land without Boundaries
	East Meets West 2011
2012	100% Kiss
	Together
2013	The Rooftop
	Traversal 101
	Star of Bethlehem
2016	The Bombing

Discography

Cantonese albums

• 閃閃星辰 - 1980
• 不可以不想你 - 1981
• 說愛就愛 - 1983
• 要是有緣 - 1983
• 我行我素 - 1984.07
• 鍾鎮濤精選 (Collection) - 1984
• 痴心的一句 - 1985.01
• 鍾鎮濤(淚之旅) - 1985.09
• 鍾鎮濤(Trip Mix): 淚之旅/太多考驗 (12" Single Mix) - 1985
• 情變 - 1986.05
• 鍾鎮濤(Trip Mix II): 香腸、蚊帳、機關槍/原諒我 (12" Single Mix) - 1986
• 最佳鍾鎮濤 (New Song + Collection) - 1986
• 寂寞 - 1987.03
• 聽濤 - 1987.10
• 晴 - 1988.05
• 情有獨鍾 (New Songs + Collection) - 1988.10
• 人潮內... 我像獨行 - 1989.03
• 看星的日子 - 1989
• B歌 (Collection, distributed in Singapore) - 1989
• 鍾鎮濤 (3" CD, Collection) - 1990
• 不死鳥 - 1990
• 仍是真心 - 1992.08
• 全部為你 - 1993
• 鍾鎮濤金曲精選 (2 Discs, Collection) - 1993.12
• 88極品音色系列: 鍾鎮濤 Kenny Bee (Collection) - 1997.07
• B計劃 (2 Discs, New Songs + Collection) - 1998.03
• B歌集 (2 Discs, Collection) - 1998.07
• 鍾鎮濤dCS聲選輯 (Collection) - 2000.02
• 俠骨仁心原聲專輯 - 2001.04.20
• 真經典鍾鎮濤 (Collection) - 2001.07.27
• 還有你 (2 Discs, Collection) - 2002.08.22
• 濤出新天 - 2006.12.29
• 佛誕吉祥 - 2009

Mandarin albums

• 我的伙伴 - 1979.05.09
• 早安台北 - 1979.08.20
• 白衣少女 - 1980
• 鍾鎮濤專輯 (Collection) - 1981
• 鍾鎮濤(阿B) (Mandarin/Cantonese) - 1982
• 表錯七日情(國) (Mandarin/Cantonese) - 1983
• 哦！寶貝‧為甚麼 - 1983
• 詩人與情人 - 1989.02
• 捨不得•這樣的日子 - 1989
• 捨不得 - 1990
• 飄 - 1990.09
• 活出自己 - 1991.06
• 我的世界只有你最懂 - 1992.06
• 祝你健康快樂 - 1993.09
• 情人的眼睛 (Collection) - 1994.02
• 簡簡單單的生活 - 1994
• 《煙鎖重樓》 - 1994.11.22
• 情歌對唱集(寂寞) (with Teresa Cheung, Mandarin/Cantonese) - 1995.05
• 痴心愛你 - 1995.06
• 男人 - 2004.02.16

English albums

• Why Worry - 1997

External links

• Official website
• Facebook page
• Kenny Bee at the Internet Movie Database
• Kenny Bee music database