Martin Kemp Biography (1961-)

Full name, Martin John Kemp; born October 10, 1961, in Islington, London, England; son of Frank (a printer) and Eileen Kemp; brother of Gary Kemp (an actor, musician, and songwriter); married Shirlie Holliman (a singer), November 14, 1988; children: Harley Moon (daughter), Roman (son).

Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor, musician
Birth Details: October 10, 1961; London, United Kingdom

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
Reginald Kray, The Krays (also known as The Kray Brothers and The Kray Twins), Sony Pictures Entertainment, 1990
Digby Olsen, The Girl Who Came Late (also known as Daydream Believer), 1991
Baron Von Frankenstein, Waxwork II: Lost in Time (also known as Lost in Time and Space Shift: Waxwork II), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1992
Salt on Our Skin (also known as Desire and Salz auf unserer Haut), 1992
Franz Hauser, Aspen Extreme, Buena Vista, 1993
Gordon Lewis, Desire (also known as Ultimate Desire), Westwind Productions, c. 1993
Matthew Greco, Fleshtone, Prism Entertainment, 1994
Jack Morris, Cyber Bandits, IRS Media, 1995
Vampire, Embrace of the Vampire (also known as The Nosferatu Diaries: Embrace of the Vampire), New Line Cinema, 1995
David Allenby, Monk Dawson (also known as Passion of the Priest), Winstone Film Distributors, 1998
Jonesy, Sugar Town, October Films, 1999
Red Light Runners, Design Concepts, 2004
Himself, George Michael: A Different Story (documentary), GorillaEntertainment, 2005
Will Spencer, Back in Business, New Light Films, 2006
With Spandau Ballet, performer of songs that have appeared in films, television productions, and videos.
Television Appearances
Series
Driver, Growing Rich, Independent Television, beginning 1992
Eddie McEwan, Supply & Demand (also known as Supply & Demand II), Independent Television, c. 1997-98
Steve Owen, EastEnders, BBC, 1998-2002
Detective constable Jack Finn, Serious and Organised, IndependentTelevision, 2003
Joey Cutler, Family, London Weekend Television, 2003
Miniseries
Graham Black, The Glittering Prizes, BBC-2, 1976
Movies
Bill Fontanille, Murder between Friends, NBC, 1994
Reb, Boca, Showtime, 1994
Chris Cooper, Daddy's Girl, Independent Television, 2002
George Smith, The Brides in the Bath, Independent Television, 2003
Alan Harris, Can't Buy Me Love, Independent Television, 2004
Specials
(With Spandau Ballet) Live Aid, various channels, 1985
(With Spandau Ballet) Especial nochevieja 1989, 1990
Spandau Ballet: Live, 1990
Mark, Accentuate the Positive, Channel 4 (England), 1992
When Shoulderpads Ruled the World, BBC, 2002
25 Years of Smash Hits, Channel 4, 2003
The Band Aid Story, BBC, 2004
ITV 50 Greatest Shows, Independent Television, 2005
Whatever Happened to the Gender Benders?, Channel 4, 2005
Appeared in other programs.
Awards Presentations
Presenter, Brit Awards 2002, Independent Television, 2002
Presenter, The Mirror's "Pride of Britain Awards," Independent Television, 2002
The British Comedy Awards 2003, Independent Television, 2003
Episodic
Sports fan, Jackanory, BBC, 1970
(With Spandau Ballet) Guest, Top of the Pops (also known as AllNew Top of the Pops and TOTP), BBC, multiple appearances between1981 and 1984
(With Spandau Ballet) Superstar, 1984
(With Spandau Ballet) Tocata, 1986
Guest, Wogan, BBC, 1990
Alfred Cahill, "Avenging Angel," Highlander (also known as Highlander: The Series), syndicated, 1993
Michael Deighton, "Blood Brothers," The Outer Limits, Showtime, Sci-Fi Channel, and syndicated, 1995
"Escape," Tales from the Crypt (also known as HBO's "Tales fromthe Crypt"), HBO, 1996
Himself, "Radio Silence," Operation Good Guys, BBC, 1998
Tom Marsh, "The Bus Driver's Prayer," The Bill, Independent Television, 1998
Himself, "Martin Kemp," This Is Your Life, 1999
Guest, Clive Anderson All Talk, BBC, 1999
Guest, The Frank Skinner Show, BBC, 1999
Guest, Parkinson, BBC, 2000
Himself, Lamarr's Attacks, BBC, 2000
Guest, So Graham Norton, Channel 4 (England), 2001
(In archive footage) Top of the Pops 2, BBC, 2001
(Uncredited) Vampire and himself, "Alyssa Milano," Revealed with JulesAsner, E! Entertainment Television, 2002
Himself, The Kumars at No. 42, BBC-2 and BBC America, 2002
Guest, The Richard & Judy Show, Channel 4, 2003
Guest, Today with Des and Mel, Independent Television, 2003
Guest panelist, Loose Women, Independent Television, 2003
Himself, Kelly, UTV (Ulster Television), 2003
Himself, Top Gear, BBC, 2003
Ian Thorpe, "Skin Deep," Where the Heart Is, Independent Television, 2004

Himself, Derren Brown: Trick of the Mind, 2004
Guest, The Paul O'Grady Show, Independent Television, 2004, 2005
Member of musical troupe, "Sleeping Murder," Marple (also known asAgatha Christie's "Marple" and Marple: Sleeping Murder), Independent Television, 2005
Guest panelist, The Wright Stuff, Channel 5, 2005
(In archive footage; with Spandau Ballet) 80s, Television de Catalunya (Spain), 2005
Appeared in Rumpole of the Bailey, Thames Television.
Pilots
Driver, Growing Rich, Independent Television, 1992
RECORDINGS
Albums with Spandau Ballet
Journey to Glory, Reformation, 1981
Diamond, Reformation, 1982
True, Reformation, 1983
Parade, Reformation, 1984
The Singles Collection, Chrysalis, 1985
Through the Barricades, Reformation, 1986
Heart Like a Sky, CBS, 1989
Best of Spandau Ballet, Chrysalis, 1995
Musclebound, Disky, 2000
Gold, EMI, 2001
Spandau Ballet Anthology, 2002
Live at N.E.C., BMG, 2005
Also released several compilations of greatest hits and other collections.
Singles with Spandau Ballet
"To Cut a Long Story Short," 1980
"Chant No. 1 (I Don't Need This Pressure On)," 1981
"The Freeze," 1981
"Musclebound," 1981
"Paint Me Down," 1981
"Instinction," 1982
"Lifeline," 1982
"She Loved Like Diamond," 1982
"Communication," 1983
"Gold," 1983
"True," 1983
"Highly Strung," 1984
"I'll Fly for You," 1984
"Only When You Leave," 1984
"Round and Round," 1984
"Fight for Ourselves," 1986
"Through the Barricades," 1986
"How Many Lies?," 1987
"Raw," 1988
"Be Free with Your Love," 1989
"Empty Spaces," 1989
"Crashed into Love," 1990
Music Videos with Spandau Ballet
"To Cut a Long Story Short," 1980
"Chant No. 1 (I Don't Need This Pressure on)," 1981
"The Freeze," 1981
"Musclebound," 1981
"Paint Me Down," 1981
"Instinction," 1982
"Lifeline," 1982
"She Loved Like Diamond," 1982
"Communication," 1983
"Gold," 1983
"True," 1983
"Highly Strung," 1984
"I'll Fly for You," 1984
"Only When You Leave," 1984
"Fight for Ourselves," 1986
"Through the Barricades," 1986
"How Many Lies?," 1987
"Raw," 1988
"Be Free with Your Love," 1989
"Crashed into Love," 1990
Other singles have been released as music videos.
WRITINGS
Albums with Spandau Ballet
Journey to Glory, Reformation, 1981
Diamond, Reformation, 1982
True, Reformation, 1983
Parade, Reformation, 1984
The Singles Collection, Chrysalis, 1985
Through the Barricades, Reformation, 1986
Heart Like a Sky, CBS, 1989
Best of Spandau Ballet, Chrysalis, 1995
Musclebound, Disky, 2000
Gold, EMI, 2001
Spandau Ballet Anthology, 2002
Live at N.E.C., BMG, 2005
Also released several compilations of greatest hits and other collections.
Singles with Spandau Ballet
"To Cut a Long Story Short," 1980
"Chant No. 1 (I Don't Need This Pressure on)," 1981
"The Freeze," 1981
"Musclebound," 1981
"Paint Me Down," 1981
"Instinction," 1982
"Lifeline," 1982
"She Loved Like Diamond," 1982
"Communication," 1983
"Gold," 1983
"True," 1983
"Highly Strung," 1984
"I'll Fly for You," 1984
"Only When You Leave," 1984
"Round and Round," 1984
"Fight for Ourselves," 1986
"Through the Barricades," 1986
"How Many Lies?," 1987
"Raw," 1988
"Be Free with Your Love," 1989
"Empty Spaces," 1989
"Crashed into Love," 1990
Spandau Ballet's songs have been featured in films, television productions, videos, and the albums of others.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

Marie Claire, September, 2002, pp. 130-32, 134
People Weekly, December 10, 1990, p. 111
Playboy, November, 1990, p. 24

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