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My Take
Martin Kemp is a genuine two-lives talent, and that is what keeps me interested. He first stamped the 1980s as the bassist of Spandau Ballet alongside his brother Gary, then reinvented himself entirely as an actor, most memorably as the menacing Steve Owen in EastEnders. Moving credibly from arena pop to soap villainy to DJ booths is a range very few entertainers can pull off without looking like a dilettante. The database oddly lists his birthplace as the Roman Empire, but he is a London boy through and through. His real achievement is longevity, and longevity is the hardest trick of all.
Overview
Martin John Kemp (born 10 October 1961) is an English musician and actor, best known as the bassist in the new wave band Spandau Ballet and for his role as Steve Owen in EastEnders. He is the younger brother of Gary Kemp, who is also a member of Spandau Ballet and an actor. In 2012, Kemp finished third in the tenth series of Celebrity Big Brother, and in 2017 he appeared as a judge on the BBC series Let It Shine.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Martin Kemp
- Name (Japanese)
- マーティン・ケンプ
- Reading
- まーてぃん・けんぷ
- Born
- October 10, 1961 (age 64)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Ox
- Origin
- London, United Kingdom
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / musician / television presenter / film actor / television actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttps://www.martinkempdj.com/
- Xhttps://x.com/realmartinkemp
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin%20Kemp
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.