Will Kemp comes from an English family, including one brother and one sister. His father is a graphic designer and his mother is a former model. At age 9, Will's mother suggested that he take up a new hobby and attend dance classes. Dancing turned out to be his God-given talent! Eventually, hard work with Elizabeth Harrison FISTD earned Will a place into the Royal Ballet Seniors and later the Royal Ballet Upper Class. Finally, at age 17, Will auditioned for 'Matthew Bourne' (qv)'s impressive dance company, Adventures in Motion Pictures (AMP), and was accepted. Will then was cast for the original showing of Swan Lake, working his way up to the lead role of the Swan. During a performance as the Swan, Will was spotted by Paramount Studio head, 'Sherry Lansing' (qv) - immediately, she "was so smitten by his performance" that she dubbed him the "James Dean of Ballet". 'Matthew Bourne' (qv) continued to involve Will in his works, including Cinderella, Spitfire, The Car Man, and Play Without Words. In fact, as the lead role of the Pilot in Cinderella, he was nominated for a Los Angeles Critics Drama Award for Outstanding Featured Performer. In 2002, Will became a sensational hit when shakin' his booty in a GAP campaign for loose-fitted jeans "For Every Generation". In 2004, Will made his big screen debut in 'Stephen Sommer''s monster thriller, _Van Helsing (2004)_ (qv), as the Werewolf. Up next is 'Renny Harlin' (qv)'s _Mindhunters (2004)_ (qv), where Will plays an FBI trainee trying to solve a mock crime. As we look forward to seeing Will on the silver screen, he still pursues his dancing career onstage in England, managing both dancing and acting.
Will Kempe was born and raised on the island of Bermuda, shipped off to boarding school at age 9, educated in England at the Dragon School in Oxford (a wonderful experience) and then at Wellington College in Berkshire (a less than wonderful experience). A stint at the University of Western Ontario followed (a wonderful experience) arriving in New York in 1986 to become an actor. Moving to Los Angeles in 1993. Will's late father is William "Bill" Kempe founding partner of the law firm Appleby, Spurling and Kempe in Bermuda a well known firm globally. Will is married to Julia who has two children Joshua and Hannah Rose from a previous marriage. He is now forced to work out of New York and commutes to Bermuda to spend time with his family who are unable to join him due at this time as an unfortunate consequence of the provincial Bermudian Judicial System...
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Position | Power forward |
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Height ft | 6 |height_in 10 |
Weight lbs | 230 |
Number | 4, 40 |
Birth date | November 26, 1969 |
Birth place | Elkhart, Indiana |
Career start | 1989 |
Career end | 2003 |
Draft year | 1989 |
Draft round | 1 |
Draft pick | 17 |
Draft team | Seattle SuperSonics |
College | Trinity Valley Community College |
Teams | |
years1 | – |team1Seattle SuperSonics |
years2 | – |team2Cleveland Cavaliers |
years3 | – |team3Portland Trail Blazers |
years4 | |team4Orlando Magic |
Stat1label | Points |
Stat1value | 15,347 |
Stat2label | Rebounds |
Stat2value | 8,834 |
Stat3label | Blocks |
Stat3value | 1,279 |
Highlights | |
Letter | k |
Bbr | kempsh01 }} |
Shawn T. Kemp (born November 26, 1969) is a former American professional basketball player, who played in the National Basketball Association for 14 seasons. He was a six-time NBA All-Star and a three-time All-NBA Second Team member.
He played for the US national team in the 1994 FIBA World Championship in Toronto, winning the gold medal. He also appeared in MTV's Rock 'N' Jock annual celebrity basketball game, where he dunked upon a young Leonardo DiCaprio.
Kemp's career peaked in 1995–96, when he and Payton led the Sonics to a franchise-record 64 wins and their first NBA Finals appearance since 1979. They faced Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls, who were coming off an NBA record 72 wins. The Sonics managed to push the heavily favored Bulls to six games before losing. In the finals, Kemp posted per game averages of 23.3 points on 55% shooting from the field, 10.0 rebounds and 2 blocks.
Kemp, having signed a long-term contract before the rapid increase in NBA salaries, was earning substantially less than most players of his repute. He was outraged when Sonics management denied Kemp's request for a raise, while offering Jim McIlvaine, a five-year, $35 million contract. Kemp threatened to refuse to play in the upcoming season, and the resulting tension with management eventually led to a blockbuster three-team trade following the 1996–1997 season that sent Kemp to the Cleveland Cavaliers, Milwaukee Bucks forward Vin Baker to the Sonics, and Terrell Brandon and Tyrone Hill from the Cavaliers to the Bucks.
During the lockout shortened 1998–1999 NBA season, Kemp reportedly showed up to training camp weighing 275 pounds. Though unable to shed the weight, Kemp still managed to average 20.5 points and 9.2 rebounds. But again, he was not in the same explosive form that he was known for.
After two seasons with the Blazers, Kemp was waived prior to the 2002–03 season .
In June 2006, 3 months after a drug arrest, the Denver Post reported that Kemp had slimmed down to the playing weight of his all-star days and was determined to join an NBA team, possibly the Denver Nuggets, and finish his career "the right way." The Nuggets ultimately turned their attention away from Kemp, signing power forward Reggie Evans. Kemp drew some interest from the Chicago Bulls in September 2006, but missed his scheduled workout to visit an ailing relative instead.
During halftime of a November 5, 2006 Sonics game, Kemp was announced as one of the 16 members of the Seattle SuperSonics' 40-year anniversary team. After having the longest ovation of all the players, Kemp said after the celebration that he would play with a team in Rome and was still considering a comeback to the NBA. Kemp, however, did not secure a position on an NBA roster during the 2006–07 season.
His oldest son, Shawn Kemp Jr., committed to play basketball for Auburn University on November 11, 2009. Shawn Jr, a graduate of Cherokee High School in Canton, Georgia is a 6'9" 220 pound center. He was named as an alternate in the 2009 McDonald's High School All-American Classic. Shawn Jr was heavily recruited by Florida, Alabama, Indiana, and Arkansas. Kemp Jr., did not qualify academically and did not play for Auburn during the 2010-11 season. In 2011, Kemp Jr. signed with the University of Washington.
Shawn Kemp Sr. appeared on the 2009 season premiere of ''Pros vs. Joes''.
SEASON !! TEAM !! GP !! GS !! MPG !! FG% !! FT% !! BPG !! RPG !! APG !! PPG | ||||||||||
'89–90 | Seattle | 81| | 1 | 13.8 | .479 | .736 | 0.9 | 4.3 | 0.3 | 6.5 |
'90–91 | Seattle| | 81 | 66 | 30.1 | .508 | .661 | 1.5 | 8.4 | 1.8 | 15.0 |
'91–92 | Seattle| | 64 | 23 | 28.3 | .504 | .748 | 1.9 | 10.4 | 1.3 | 15.5 |
'92–93 | Seattle| | 78 | 68 | 33.1 | .492 | .712 | 1.9 | 10.7 | 2.0 | 17.8 |
'93–94 | Seattle| | 79 | 73 | 32.9 | .538 | .741 | 2.1 | 10.8 | 2.6 | 18.1 |
'94–95 | Seattle| | 82 | 79 | 32.7 | .547 | .749 | 1.5 | 10.9 | 1.8 | 18.7 |
'95–96 | Seattle| | 79 | 76 | 33.3 | .561 | .742 | 1.6 | 11.4 | 2.2 | 19.6 |
'96–97 | Seattle| | 81 | 75 | 34.0 | .510 | .742 | 1.0 | 10.0 | 1.9 | 18.7 |
'97–98 | Cleveland| | 80 | 80 | 34.6 | .445 | .727 | 1.1 | 9.3 | 2.5 | 18.0 |
'98–99 | Cleveland| | 42 | 42 | 35.1 | .482 | .789 | 1.1 | 9.2 | 2.4 | 20.5 |
'99–00 | Cleveland| | 82 | 82 | 30.4 | .417 | .776 | 1.2 | 8.8 | 1.7 | 17.8 |
'00–01 | Portland| | 68 | 3 | 15.9 | .407 | .771 | 0.3 | 3.8 | 1.0 | 6.5 |
'01–02 | Portland| | 75 | 5 | 16.4 | .430 | .794 | 0.4 | 3.8 | 0.7 | 6.1 |
'02–03 | Orlando| | 79 | 55 | 20.7 | .418 | .742 | 0.4 | 5.7 | 0.7 | 6.8 |
Career Totals | –| | 1051 | 727 | 27.9 | .488 | .741 | 1.2 | 8.4 | 1.6 | 14.6 |
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Johnny appeared on the 2007 DVD release by Keith Sweat entitled ''Sweat Hotel Live''. This DVD featured live performances by Sweat in a sort of 'reunion' with other R&B;/New Jack Swing era pioneers of the late 1980s, including Teddy Riley. Johnny appeared on the final track, an 'all-star finale' rendition of "Just Got Paid," originally recorded at a February 2006 concert in Atlanta, Georgia. Incidentally, Sweat had initially passed on the instrumental track that would eventually become "Just Got Paid," when it was first offered to him in the mid-1980s. Johnny listened to it, added his own lyrics to the melody, and "Just Got Paid" was born.
Johnny appeared as the featured performer (singing "Just Got Paid") at the NJS4E event in New York on September 8, 2007. As the name implied, the show celebrated and commemorated twenty years of New Jack Swing, and took place at Ashford & Simpson's Sugar Bar.
He is married and the father of two sons.
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name | Alton Lister |
---|---|
position | Power forward / center |
height ft | 7 |
height in | 0 |
weight lbs | 240 |
nationality | American |
birth date | October 01, 1958 |
birth place | Dallas, Texas |
highschool | Woodrow Wilson (Dallas, Texas) |
college | San Jacinto JC (1976–1978)Arizona State (1978–1981) |
draft year | 1981 |
draft round | 1 |
draft pick | 21 |
draft team | Milwaukee Bucks |
career start | 1981 |
career end | 1998 |
years1 | – |
team1 | Milwaukee Bucks |
years2 | – |
team2 | Seattle SuperSonics |
years3 | – |
team3 | Golden State Warriors |
years4 | – |
team4 | Milwaukee Bucks |
years5 | – |
team5 | Boston Celtics |
years6 | |
team6 | Portland Trail Blazers |
stats league | NBA |
stat1label | Points |
stat1value | 6,298 (6.6 ppg) |
stat2label | Rebounds |
stat2value | 5,996 (6.3 rpg) |
stat3label | Blocks |
stat3value | 1,473 (1.5 bpg) |
letter | l |
bbr | listeal01 }} |
The 7' 0" Lister played at San Jacinto Junior College, where he was a teammate of future NBA journeyman shooting guard Oliver Mack. He later transferred and graduated from Arizona State University, and was selected by the Milwaukee Bucks in the first round (21st overall) of the 1981 NBA Draft, going on to appear in 16 NBA seasons for 5 different teams: Bucks, Seattle SuperSonics, Golden State Warriors and Boston Celtics, finishing his career with 7 games for the Portland Trail Blazers. He wore jersey #53 his entire career, and was best known as a solid rebounder and shot blocker.
In his NBA career, Lister played in 953 games (incidentally, the second most games ever for a player with jersey #53, behind Artis Gilmore) and scored a total of 6,298 points. His best year as a professional came during the 1986-87 season as a member of the Supersonics, appearing in 75 games and averaging 11.6 ppg.
Prior to Arizona State, Lister graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School (Dallas, Texas) (in the Lakewood section of Dallas) in 1976, where he led the Wildcats to many victories and was an All-American and All-State team member. He was inducted into Woodrow's Hall of Fame in 1990.
In 2000, Lister became head coach of at Mesa Community College. From a 9-21 season before his arrival, Lister had five consecutive seasons of 20 or more wins. In the seven years Lister served as coach, 30 players went on to play for NCAA Division I schools. While coaching at Mesa, Lister spent six summers at Pete Newell's Big Man's Camp. The Atlanta Hawks were impressed with Lister’s work at the Newell's camps, thus paving the way for Billy Knight's recruitment of Lister as assistant coach to Mike Woodson in 2007.
In November 2008, upon the recommendation of Paul Howard, he was hired as skills coach to the San Miguel Beermen of the Philippine Basketball Association.
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name | Ross Kemp |
---|---|
birth date | July 21, 1964 |
birth place | Barking, England |
spouse | Rebekah Wade(2002–2009, divorced) |
children | Son |
occupation | Broadcaster, actor, author, journalist |
years active | 1986–present }} |
Kemp announced his departure from the show in April 1999, his last appearance being aired in October 1999 when his character moved to Brazil. Kemp refused to rule out an eventual return to ''EastEnders'', and various media reports over the next few years speculated that he would be returning to the series. In early 2005, the BBC confirmed that Kemp would be returning to ''EastEnders'' later that year after six years away. Kemp joked that he originally auditioned to play the part of Wellard the dog. It was co-star Barbara Windsor who convinced him to go back for a brief period. His first comeback lasted just a few weeks in 2005, but he returned for a period of three months in 2006, before departing once again in June that year. BBC bosses have left Kemp's role open for a possible future return. Kemp has won various awards for his portrayal of Grant.
In December 2008, Barbara Windsor, Kemp's onscreen mother Peggy publicly called for Kemp to return to the role of Grant. In September 2009, Steve McFadden (Phil) and Danniella Westbrook (Sam), Kemp's onscreen siblings, also expressed their desire to have him back on the show. Kemp has not ruled out returning to the soap again, but he said a return would not be any time soon.
He also starred as the lead in ITV's Christmas edition of ''A Christmas Carol''. He took the lead roles in the television series, ''Without Motive'' and ''In Defence'' in 2000, and in 2002's ''Ultimate Force'', where he took the role of Army Staff sergeant Henry Garvie from the British Special Air Service. He continued to appear in this role until 2006. He also gained the role of "Cirra" in the 2004 TV film, ''Spartacus''.
In 2005, Kemp appeared in an episode of BBC's ''Extras'' and in a two-part adaptation of the Gerald Seymour novel ''A Line In The Sand'' for ITV, and he has also presented, on ''The Friday Night Project'' and as a stand in host on ''The Paul O'Grady Show'' (2007; 2008).
Ross appeared in the 4th episode of the 14th series of BBC's motoring show Top Gear. He was the "Man in Boot" of a Renault Twingo Sport being tested by Jeremy Clarkson. The test ended with Clarkson driving the car off the quayside of Belfast Harbour, after which Clarkson joked that Kemp was killed.
The award-winning TV series ''Ross Kemp on Gangs'', in which Kemp interviewed gang members around the world, was first broadcast in 2006. The first series featured gangs and police corruption in Brazil, Māori gangs in New Zealand, neo-Nazi skinheads in California, gangsters in London, and teenagers from Blaenau Gwent. The second series featured "MS13" from El Salvador, neo-Nazis in Russia, football hooligans in Poland, American "Bloods" and "Crips" gangs in St. Louis, and the Numbers gang in South Africa. In May 2007, ''Ross Kemp on Gangs'' was awarded a BAFTA award for factual programming. .
The show returned in September 2008 for four more episodes, starting in the Los Angeles district of Compton. A famously hazardous scene was filmed in Compton when gangland junior Matt 'Malicious' Ward misfired his gun in a rival gang's neighbourhood.
The show has also been released on DVD.
In early 2007 Kemp published his experiences from the TV programme in book form, in 'Ross Kemp. Gangs'.
In early 2009, ''Ross Kemp on Gangs'' began airing in the United States on the Investigation Discovery channel under the title "Gang Nation."
Ross signed a new 2 year contract with Sky to produce and present 12 hour-long factual programmes for the channel, split over the July 2009 to July 2011 period.
In November 2005 Wade was arrested following an alleged assault on her husband. Kemp refused medical attention for a swollen lip and no action was taken. It coincidentally happened the same-time his on-screen brother was assualted by his real-life wife. In March 2009 Kemp and Wade divorced, after he admitted to adultery.
In 2010, Kemp came out in support of the Labour Party, calling on voters to back the party "which cares for everyone in society, not just the privileged few."
In October 2010, Kemp became a father to a baby boy with ex-partner Nicola Coleman.
! Year !! Group !! Award !! Won !! Film/television series | ||||
National Television Awards | Most Popular Actor | |||
National Television Awards | Most Popular Actor | |||
British Soap Awards | Best Actor | |||
British Soap Awards | Villain of the Year | |||
British Soap Awards | Best Storyline (for Tiffany discovers Grants affair with her mum) | |||
Inside Soap Awards | Best Actor | |||
Inside Soap Awards | Villain of the Year | |||
TV Quick and Choice Awards | Best Soap Actor | |||
National Television Awards | Most Popular Actor | |||
British Soap Awards | Best Actor | |||
British Soap Awards | Best Storyline (for The Mitchells' Return) | |||
British Soap Awards | Spectacular Scene of the year (for Phil's Close Shave) | |||
Inside Soap Awards | Best Actor | |||
Inside Soap Awards | Sexiest Male | |||
Inside Soap Awards | Best Storyline (for The Mitchells' Return) | |||
TV Quick and Choice Awards | Best Soap Actor | |||
TV Quick and Choice Awards | Best Soap Storyline (for The Mitchells' Return) | |||
National Television Awards | Most Popular Actor | |||
BAFTA Awards | Best Factual Series | |||
AIB Media Excellence Awards | International TV Personality | |||
BAFTA Awards | Best Factual Series | |||
BAFTA Awards | Current Affairs |
! Year | ! Show | ! Role | ! Notes |
''Emmerdale'' | Graham Lodsworth | Series regular | |
''London's Burning'' | Liver Salts | 1 episode: ''1.3'' | |
''Birds of a Feather'' | Detective Inspector Monk | 1 episode: ''Shift'' | |
PC Dennis Scovell | 3 episodes: ''1.2'', ''1.3'' & ''1.5'' | ||
''EastEnders'' | Series regular | ||
''Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time'' | |||
''City Central'' | Dilly Dally | 1 episode: ''Nothing Like a Dame'' | |
Spin-off video | |||
''Hero of the Hour'' | Richie Liddle | ||
''Without Motive'' | DC Jack Mowbray | 4 part series | |
Eddie Scrooge | |||
''In Defence'' | Sam Lucas | Series regular | |
''A Line In the Sand'' | Gavin Hughes/Frank Perry | Screened on ITV1 in 2004 | |
''The Paper Round'' | Accused Man | ||
''Ultimate Force'' | SSgt. Henry 'Henno' Garvie | Series regular | |
''The Crooked Man'' | Harry Fielding | ||
Cinna | |||
''Extras'' | Himself | 1 episode: ''1.2'' | |
''EastEnders'' | Series regular | ||
''Robbie the Reindeer in Close Encounters of the Herd Kind'' | Trooper #2 | Voice role | |
''10 Minute Tales'' | Liam | 1 episode: ''The Running of the Deer'' | |
! Year | ! Film | ! Role | ! Notes |
''Playing Away'' | Sonny | ||
''Quick Slip Me a Bride'' | Trevor | Pre-production | |
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