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 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.
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Filmography (Movies)
Bowie: The Final Act
Character:Self
Release Date:26/12/2025
The Making of Do They Know It's Christmas?
Character:Self
Release Date:25/11/2024
Beyond The Alps
Character:Gary
Release Date:17/09/2024
The Kemps: All Gold
Character:Self
Release Date:29/12/2023
Blitzed: The 80's Blitz Kids Story
Character:Self
Release Date:11/11/2022
The Kemps: All True
Character:Self
Release Date:05/07/2020
Nick Mason's Saucerful of Secrets - Live At The Roundhouse
Character:Self - Guitar, vocals
Release Date:10/03/2020
Molly Moon and the Incredible Book of Hypnotism
Character:Cregg
Release Date:11/04/2015
Assassin
Character:John Alberts
Release Date:09/03/2015
Spandau Ballet - LIVE at Wiltern Theatre
Character:Self
Release Date:24/01/2015
Spandau Ballet: True Gold
Character:Self
Release Date:14/10/2014
Soul Boys of the Western World
Character:Self - Guitar, Spandau Ballet
Release Date:30/09/2014
Art Is...
Character:Collector
Release Date:01/04/2013
David Bowie & The Story of Ziggy Stardust
Character:Self
Release Date:22/06/2012
The Rapture
Character:Professor Anderson
Release Date:01/06/2010
Spandau Ballet: The Reformation Tour 2009 - Live at the O2
Character:Self
Release Date:23/04/2010
O Melhor do Flash Back - 92 Clipes Para Recordar
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:01/01/2009
Spandau Ballet - Gold: The Best Video of
Character:Self
Release Date:17/08/2008
African Megaflyover
Character:Narrator
Release Date:01/01/2005
Dog Eat Dog
Character:Jesus
Release Date:07/12/2001
The New Romantics: A Fine Romance
Character:Self
Release Date:08/05/2001
Take Out the Beast
Character:Fox
Release Date:01/01/1995
Magic Hunter
Character:Max
Release Date:23/10/1994
Killing Zoe
Character:Oliver
Release Date:01/10/1993
The Bodyguard
Character:Sy Spector
Release Date:25/11/1992
Paper Marriage
Character:Aiden Carey
Release Date:10/03/1992
Ice Pawn
Character:Misha Orlov
Release Date:05/03/1992
Spandau Ballet: Live from the N.E.C.
Character:Self
Release Date:01/11/1990
The Krays
Character:Ronald Kray
Release Date:27/04/1990
Spandau Ballet - Live from the N.E.C.
Character:Self
Release Date:01/12/1986
Live Aid
Character:Self
Release Date:13/07/1985
Hide and Seek
Character:Chris
Release Date:07/10/1972
Never Go with Strangers
Character:Pete
Release Date:01/01/1971
Television Appearances
Live Aid at 40: When Rock ’n’ Roll Took on the World
Character:Self
TV Story Superstar
Character:Self (archive footage)
Perspectives
Character:
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
Character:Self
The One Show
Character:Self
Girls and Boys - Sex and British Pop
Character:Self
Murder Investigation Team
Character:Dennis McKay
Murder in Mind
Character:Jamie Holt
Where Are They Now?
Character:Self
Later... with Jools Holland
Character:Self
The Larry Sanders Show
Character:Jake Woodward
Casualty
Character:Matthew Merriman
Casualty
Character:Michael Warwick
Friday People
Character:
Wogan
Character:Self
Champs-Elysées
Character:Self - Spandau Ballet
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