About Martin Kemp
Martin John Kemp 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. Kemp learned to play bass in three months and performed for the first time with the Gentry at a college party. He founded his own production company and in March 2008 directed a low-budget 20-minute short film entitled Karma Magnet, which starred his brother Gary and featured Martin's wife and son, Shirlie and Roman. In his last year with Anna Scher, he won a role in an episode of the BBC television series The Glittering Prizes, appearing alongside Tom Conti and Nigel Havers in 1976. True also gave the band their first UK number-one album and, with the album's title track, single.
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