Known For
Acting
Born
Oct 16, 1959
Place of Birth
Islington, London, England, UK
Credits
53 titles
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
Filmography
I Was a Teenage Sex Pistol
Self
Bowie: The Final Act
Self
Live Aid at 40: When Rock ’n’ Roll Took on the World
Self
The Making of Do They Know It's Christmas?
Self
Beyond The Alps
Gary
The Kemps: All Gold
Self
Blitzed: The 80's Blitz Kids Story
Self
The Kemps: All True
Self
Nick Mason's Saucerful of Secrets - Live At The Roundhouse
Self - Guitar, vocals
TV Story Superstar
Self (archive footage)
Molly Moon and the Incredible Book of Hypnotism
Cregg
Assassin
John Alberts
Spandau Ballet - LIVE at Wiltern Theatre
Self
Spandau Ballet: True Gold
Self
Soul Boys of the Western World
Self - Guitar, Spandau Ballet
Art Is...
Collector
David Bowie & The Story of Ziggy Stardust
Self
Perspectives
The Rapture
Professor Anderson
Spandau Ballet: The Reformation Tour 2009 - Live at the O2
Self
O Melhor do Flash Back - 92 Clipes Para Recordar
Self (archive footage)
Spandau Ballet - Gold: The Best Video of
Self
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
Self
Lewis
Tom Garland
The One Show
Self
Girls and Boys - Sex and British Pop
Self
African Megaflyover
Narrator
Murder Investigation Team
Dennis McKay
Dog Eat Dog
Jesus
The New Romantics: A Fine Romance
Self
Murder in Mind
Jamie Holt
Where Are They Now?
Self
Take Out the Beast
Fox
Magic Hunter
Max
Killing Zoe
Oliver
The Big Story
Self - Ronnie Kray (archive footage)
The Bodyguard
Sy Spector
Later... with Jools Holland
Self
The Larry Sanders Show
Jake Woodward
Paper Marriage
Aiden Carey
Ice Pawn
Misha Orlov
Spandau Ballet: Live from the N.E.C.
Self
The Krays
Ronald Kray
Spandau Ballet - Live from the N.E.C.
Self
Casualty
Matthew Merriman
Live Aid
Self
Friday People
Wogan
Self
Champs-Elysées
Self - Spandau Ballet
The BRIT Awards
Self