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Gary Kemp
Actor, ComposerBorn October 16, 1959 (66 years)
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.
Gary Kemp Filmography
| 2015 | Assassin · as John Alberts |
| 2015 | |
| 2010 | The Rapture · as Professor Anderson |
| 2006 | Lewis (TV Series) · as Tom Garland |
| 2006 | Poppies · as John Brady |
| 2004 | American Daylight · as Cast |
| 2003 | Murder Investigation Team (TV Series) · as Dennis Mckay |
| 2001 | Dog Eat Dog · as Jesus |
| 2001 | Murder in Mind (TV Series) · as Jamie Holt |
| 1994 | Magic Hunter · as Max |
| 1993 | Killing Zoe · as Oliver |
| 1992 | The Bodyguard · as Sy Spector |
| 1992 | The Larry Sanders Show (TV Series) · as Jake Woodward |
| 1992 | Papierowe malzenstwo · as Aiden Carey |
| 1991 | Ice Pawn · as Misha Orlov |
| 1990 | The Krays · as Ronald Kray |
| 1986 | Casualty (TV Series) · as Matthew Merriman |
| 1974 | You Must Be Joking! (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1972 | Hide and Seek · as Chris |
| 1971 | Never Go with Strangers · as Pete |
| 2025 | Live Aid: When Rock ’n’ Roll Took On the World (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2025 | I Was a Teenage Sex Pistol · as Self |
| 2024 | |
| 2023 | The Kemps: All Gold · as Gary Kemp |
| 2021 | The 80s - Music's Greatest Decade? (TV Series) · as Self - Spandau Ballet |
| 2020 | Blitzed! · as Self |
| 2020 | Love Your Weekend with Alan Titchmarsh (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2020 | The Kemps: All True · as Self |
| 2020 | Nick Mason's Saucerful of Secrets: Live at the Roundhouse · as Self - Guitar, Vocals |
| 2018 | Jeremy Vine (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2017 | James Martin's Saturday Morning (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2016 | The Great Songwriters (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2014 | Spandau Ballet: True Gold · as Self |
| 2014 | Soul Boys of the Western World · as Self - Guitar, Spandau Ballet |
| 2014 | Good Morning Britain (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2013 | Portrait Artist of the Year (TV Series) · as Self - Sitter |
| 2013 | Gangs of Britain (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2012 | |
| 2012 | Sunday Brunch (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2011 | The Jonathan Ross Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2010 | Daybreak (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2009 | Video Killed The Radio Star (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2009 | The Project (2009) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2009 | Alan Carr: Chatty Man (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2009 | Kate Garraway’s Life Stories (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2009 | O Melhor do Flash Back - 92 Clipes Para Recordar · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2008 | Celebrity Eggheads (TV Series) · as Self - Contestant |
| 2008 | Spandau Ballet - Gold: The Best Video of · as Self |
| 2007 | The Alan Titchmarsh Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2006 | Something for the Weekend (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2006 | The ONE Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2005 | Live Aid Remembered · as Self |
| 2005 | Brothers in Arms · as Self |
| 2005 | Brit Awards 2005 · as Self - Congratulating Bob Geldof |
| 2004 | The Paul O'Grady Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2004 | Strictly Come Dancing (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2002 | Today with Des and Mel (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2002 | Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway (TV Series) · as Self - Performer |
| 2001 | Friday Night with Jonathan Ross (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2001 | The New Romantics: A Fine Romance · as Self |
| 2001 | Saturday Kitchen (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2001 | I Love the '80s (UK) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2000 | BBC Breakfast (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1999 | Loose Women (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1999 | Where Are They Now? (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1998 | Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (TV Series) · as Self - Contestant |
| 1993 | GMTV (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1992 | Later... with Jools Holland (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1990 | Spandau Ballet: Live from the N.E.C. · as Self |
| 1988 | This Morning (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1986 | Spandau Ballet - Live from the N.E.C. · as Self |
| 1985 | Live Aid · as Self |
| 1983 | Tocata (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1983 | La edad de oro (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1982 | Wogan (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1982 | Champs-Elysees (TV Series) · as Self - Spandau Ballet |
| 1982 | No 73 (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1964 | Top of the Pops (TV Series) · as Self - Spandau Ballet |
| 1955 | This is Your Life (UK) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2023 | The Kemps: All Gold · as Composer |
| 1998 | Crossmaheart · as Composer |