Gary Kemp was born in Smithfield, London, England in October 1959.Gary attended the Anna Scher Children’s Theatre drama club with his brother Martin. As an actor he first appeared in the film Hide and Seek in 1972. He also starred in the films Ice Pawn, The Krays, The Bodyguard, Killing Zoe, Magic Hunter, Dog Eat Dog, American Daylight, Poppies, Voice from Afar, The Rapture, and Art Is… . Kemp formed the band The Gentry which was renamed to Spandau Ballet. The band’s debut single “To Cut a Long Story Short” hit #5 in the UK in 1980 and they would go on to reach the top 10 of the UK Singles Chart a total of 10 times. Their 1983 single “True” reached #1 in the UK and the band also had four albums make the UK albums chart top 10 from 1980 to 1990. The band split up in 1990 but reunited in 2009. Kemp was awarded an Ivor Novello Award for Outstanding Song Collection in 2012. He released the solo album Little Bruises in 1995 and the book I Know This Much: From Soho to Spandau in 2009.