Martin Kemp

British musician and actor, the bass player for Spandau Ballet, an 80s era British band, best known for their ballad, "True". He and his brother Gary, who had also been a member of Spandau Ballet, starred together in the movie "The Krays", in which they portrayed the notorious British gangster twins of the 1960s. He is also known for his recurring role on the popular TV soap opera, "EastEnders". Kemp married Shirlie Holliman, a former backup singer for Wham!, in 1988. The couple have a daughter, Harley Moon (born 1989) and a son, Roman (born 1993). Both his parents died in January 2009. He is a patron of the British/Irish charity, the Encephalitis Society. At the time he became a patron, he confirmed that he had controlled epilepsy since the 1990s, as a result of two brain tumours. Following surgery to remove the tumours, Kemp had a protective metal plate implanted over his brain under the scalp. Link to Wikipedia biography Read less