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Born · October 16, 1959 (65 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: 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.
Self
0.0
2024
Gary
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2024
Self
0.0
2023
Self
6.8
2021
Self
9.0
2020
Self - Guitar, vocals
7.6
2020
Self (archive footage) · (1 episode)
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2020
Cregg
5.3
2015
John Alberts
4.8
2015
Self
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2015
Self
4.8
2014
Self - Guitar, Spandau Ballet
6.0
2014
Collector
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2013
Self
7.2
2012
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2011
Professor Anderson
4.0
2010
Self
5.5
2010
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2009
Self
10.0
2008
Self · (1 episode)
3.7
2007
Self · (2 episodes)
4.6
2006
Self · (4 episodes)
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2005
Narrator
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2005
Dennis McKay · (1 episode)
5.5
2003
Jesus
4.9
2001
Self
6.0
2001
Jamie Holt · (1 episode)
8.4
2001
Self · (1 episode)
7.5
1999
Fox
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1995
Max
5.1
1994
Oliver
6.3
1993
Sy Spector
6.7
1992
Jake Woodward · (1 episode)
7.7
1992
Aiden Carey
4.0
1992
Misha Orlov
0.0
1992
Self
6.5
1990
Ronald Kray
6.0
1990
Self
7.8
1986
Matthew Merriman · (1 episode)
6.0
1986
Michael Warwick · (1 episode)
6.0
1986
Self
7.9
1985
Self · (1 episode)
4.5
1982
Self - Spandau Ballet · (1 episode)
6.2
1982
Chris
4.9
1972
Pete
6.0
1971