Gary Kemp

Known for ActingBorn 1959-10-16 (age 66)Islington, London, England, UK

Gary Kemp was born in Islington, London in October 1959. On his 10th birthday, he got his first guitar from his parents. In the 70s, he and his younger brother, Martin Kemp, went to learn drama at Anna Scher's acting school. Then, in 1978, Gary Kemp formed "The Makers". After Richard Miller left, his brother replaced him on bass. That's when Gary changed the name to Spandau Ballet. Spandau's break came in March 1980 when they were filmed for a documentary on ITV. When the documentary was broadcast, the record companies were bursting out of their ears. They chose to sign to Chrysalis, as they were offered the most money. For 10 years, they had hits like "To Cut a Long Story Short" (1980), "Chant No. 1 (I don't need this pressure on)" (1981), "True" (1983), "Gold" (1983), "Only When You Leave" (1984) and "Through the Barricades" (1986). After Spandau Ballet completed a tour in 1987, Gary and Martin decided to go into acting once again. They auditioned for the part in The Krays (1990) and, in 1989, they played "Ronald" and "Reggie". Soon afterwards this, Spandau Ballet would split. During the '90s, Gary continued to act, most notably playing a part in The Bodyguard (1992). In 1999, Gary was involved in a court battle over £1,000,000 royalties against John Keeble, Steve Norman and Tony Hadley, his 3 other bandmates. Gary won the case. However, in March 2009, all 5 members of Spandau Ballet called a truce, and they announced on the HMS Belfast in London that they would be reuniting for a world tour later in the year.Read more

Movies & web series

Spandau Ballet - Gold: The Best Video of

The BRIT Awards

Take Out the Beast

Murder in Mind

Bowie: The Final Act

The Making of Do They Know It's Christmas?

The Kemps: All True

Spandau Ballet - LIVE at Wiltern Theatre

Ice Pawn

Nick Mason's Saucerful of Secrets - Live At The Roundhouse

Live Aid

Spandau Ballet - Live from the N.E.C.

The Larry Sanders Show

Where Are They Now?

David Bowie & The Story of Ziggy Stardust

Blitzed: The 80's Blitz Kids Story

Live Aid at 40: When Rock ’n’ Roll Took on the World

Murder Investigation Team

The Bodyguard

Champs-Elysées

Spandau Ballet: Live from the N.E.C.

Killing Zoe

Casualty

The New Romantics: A Fine Romance

The Krays

Soul Boys of the Western World

Never Go with Strangers

Spandau Ballet: The Reformation Tour 2009 - Live at the O2

Later... with Jools Holland

Molly Moon and the Incredible Book of Hypnotism

Dog Eat Dog

Hide and Seek

Wogan

Assassin

Spandau Ballet: True Gold

The Alan Titchmarsh Show

Magic Hunter

The One Show

Paper Marriage

The Rapture

I Was a Teenage Sex Pistol

Beyond The Alps

The Kemps: All Gold

TV Story Superstar

Art Is...

Perspectives

O Melhor do Flash Back - 92 Clipes Para Recordar

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