Actor Kenny Bee
With his honest charm, singer-actor Kenny Bee Chung is one of Hong Kong's favorite celebrities. He seemed to live a charmed life in the 1970s and 80s, flying high as part of the Wynners rock band and starring in a series of hit romantic comedies such as "Let's Make Laugh" and "Shanghai Blues." Then came his disastrous marriage to socialite Teresa Cheung in 1988, a series of duff investments, a messy divorce and bankruptcy with debts of about $250 million. Now he's making a movie comeback in such local hits as "Initial D."
After my parents divorced I went to live with different relatives, moving every couple of years. I have learned to adapt to different environments since I was eight.
My nanny was the closest person to me during my childhood.
My mum arranged for me go to college in San Francisco. But by then I had already joined Wynners. When you have all that fame in your early 20s, how can you give that up?
I used to believe in love 100 percent, which led to my biggest disaster - my marriage.
In Hollywood once you get a big star in a film, the box office is guaranteed. In Hong Kong, a big star doesn't necessarily sell. Actors have got to be smart in choosing scripts.
Soon after I filed for divorce and bankruptcy I met [80s starlet and singer] Paula Tsui. She said, "Life is a piece of paper. It's always better to have some sketches on it than to be blank."