Martin Kemp

Birthday: 10 October 1961, Islington, London, England, UK

Birth Name: Martin John Kemp

Height: 183 cm

Martin Kemp was born on October 10, 1961 in Islington, London, England as Martin John Kemp. He is an actor, known for EastEnders (1985), Embrace of the Vampire (1995) and The Krays (1990). He has been married to Shirlie Kemp since November 14, 1988. They have two children.

[on EastEnders (1985)] The part I'm taking on here is definitely not just a hard man. He's a very cl...Show more »

[on EastEnders (1985)] The part I'm taking on here is definitely not just a hard man. He's a very clever character, he's intellectual, he's multi-layered, he's a great chance for me to take on a great part. Show less «

Everything was larger than life: the clothes we wore, the shoulder pads, the hairspray. It was all a...Show more »

Everything was larger than life: the clothes we wore, the shoulder pads, the hairspray. It was all about excess, which is why I think bands from the Eighties never kind of transposed and found their way into the Nineties very well, because the Nineties became very street. Show less «

We knew it was the biggest gig that was happening. It's very rare that when you're in the moment you...Show more »

We knew it was the biggest gig that was happening. It's very rare that when you're in the moment you realise how big that moment is but Live Aid (1985) was just an exception to the rule. You knew and you understood how many people were watching it, you knew what it meant to others. Also, you have to remember this was the first time that a festival had happened that was outside of the heavy rock arena because before that it was just the arena for heavy metal. So it was everything, it changed politics, it changed everything and we knew that at the time. Show less «

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