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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

45

Gender

Male

Birthday

1959-10-16 (66 years old)

Place of Birth

Islington, London, England, UK

Also Known As

Spandau Ballet

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Gary Kemp

Biography

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.

Known For

Acting

Killing Zoe

1993

Killing Zoe

as

Oliver

The Bodyguard

1992

The Bodyguard

as

Sy Spector

The Krays

1990

The Krays

as

Ronald Kray

Dog Eat Dog

2001

Dog Eat Dog

as

Jesus

Magic Hunter

1994

Magic Hunter

as

Max

The Rapture

2010

The Rapture

as

Professor Anderson

Hide and Seek

1972

Hide and Seek

as

Chris

Soul Boys of the Western World

2014

Soul Boys of the Western World

as

Self - Guitar, Spandau Ballet

Assassin

2015

Assassin

as

John Alberts

African Megaflyover

2005

African Megaflyover

as

Narrator

Live Aid

1985

Live Aid

as

Self

Art Is...

2013

Art Is...

as

Collector

Paper Marriage

1992

Paper Marriage

as

Aiden Carey

Ice Pawn

1992

Ice Pawn

as

Misha Orlov

Beyond The Alps

2024

Beyond The Alps

as

Gary

The Larry Sanders Show

The Larry Sanders Show

as

Jake Woodward

Casualty

Casualty

as

Matthew Merriman

Casualty

Casualty

as

Michael Warwick

Wogan

Wogan

as

Self

Murder in Mind

Murder in Mind

as

Jamie Holt

TV Story Superstar

TV Story Superstar

as

Self (archive footage)

Champs-Elysées

Champs-Elysées

as

Self - Spandau Ballet

Production

Crew

Directing