Red Sternberg

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Red Sternberg
Born
Rodwick Carlin Fong Sternberg

(1974-05-30)May 30, 1974
Philippines
DiedMay 27, 2025(2025-05-27) (aged 50)
United States
OccupationActor
Years active1990–2004
Children3

Rodwick Carlin "Red" Fong Sternberg (May 30, 1974 – May 27, 2025) was a Filipino–German actor in film and television shows in the Philippines.

Education

Sternberg took up computer science at Adamson University in Manila.[1]

Career

Sternberg began his career a model in 1990, appearing in television commercials and print ads. He entered showbiz in 1995 when he was cast in the popular youth-oriented show of GMA-7 entitled T.G.I.S..[1] He portrayed the role of Francisco Martin "Kiko" Arboleda de Dios in over 200 episodes and in the 1997 spin-off film T.G.I.S.: The Movie.[2] His success in that role led to him starring in his own film It's Cool Bulol.[3] That same year, he appeared in the thriller Silaw.[4] In 1999, he starred in My Pledge Of Love, which performed below expectations in the box office.[5]

Sternberg then retired from acting in the early 2000s, with his final television series appearance being in 2002 in the drama series Sana ay Ikaw na Nga.[1][6] He took up various jobs before moving to the United States, where he became a hotel manager.[1] In 2004, he briefly returned to the Philippines to run for councilor of Pasay's second district.[7] He was endorsed by presidential candidate Fernando Poe Jr. while running under the same political party of Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino (LDP).[8] He lost the elections.[9]

Personal life and death

Sternberg was in a brief relationship with T.G.I.S. co-actor Rica Peralejo, then with T.G.I.S. co-actor Kim delos Santos.[1][10] He later married Sandy in December 2005 and had three children.[6] Sternberg died of a heart attack in the United States, on May 27, 2025, three days before his 51st birthday.[1][2][11]

Filmography

Film

  • The Jessica Alfaro Story (1995)
  • Where 'D' Girls 'R' (1996)
  • Are You Afraid of the Dark? (1996)
  • T.G.I.S.: The Movie (1997)
  • Laging Naroon Ka (1997)
  • Silaw (1998)
  • It's Cool Bulol (1998)
  • Sumigaw Ka Hanggang Gusto Mo (1999)
  • My Pledge Of Love (1999)

Television

References

  1. "Remembering Red Sternberg and his short showbiz journey". PEP.ph. May 30, 2025. Retrieved May 30, 2025.
  2. "Red Sternberg died of a heart attack, says wife Sandy Sternberg". GMA News. June 6, 2025. Retrieved June 6, 2025.
  3. Anarcon, James Patrick (August 22, 2018). "WHERE ARE THEY NOW: TGIS Batch 1 stars". PEP.ph. Retrieved September 17, 2025.
  4. "'T.G.I.S.' actor Red Sternberg dies at 50". Rappler. May 30, 2025. Retrieved May 30, 2025.
  5. "Sex in Tagalog movies". Manila Standard. March 14, 1999. Retrieved September 17, 2025.
  6. Noguera, Al Kendrick (October 12, 2017). "IN PHOTOS: Former 'T.G.I.S.' star Red Sternberg then and now". www.gmanetwork.com. Retrieved September 17, 2025.
  7. Bautista, Emy Abuan (February 22, 2004). "Red Stenberg,umuwi from Bangkok para mag-pulitika". Philstar.com. Retrieved September 17, 2025.
  8. Santos, Rhea Manila (May 31, 2025). "'We will miss you, Kiko!' Remembering '90s heartthrob Red Sternberg". ABS-CBN. Retrieved September 17, 2025.
  9. "Stars bright, stars dim". Philippine Daily Inquirer. May 11, 2004. Retrieved September 17, 2025.
  10. Gabinete, Jojo (May 31, 2025). "Kim delos Santos shocked by death of "first love" Red Sternberg". PEP.ph. Retrieved September 17, 2025.
  11. "Former TGIS star Red Sternberg passes away at 50". ABS-CBN News. May 30, 2025. Retrieved May 30, 2025.