Kemp or Kempe may refer to:

People[link]

• Kemp Hannon, American politician
• Albert Edward Kemp (1858–1929), Canadian businessman and politician
• Alfred Kempe (1849–1922), English mathematician
• Anthony Fenn Kemp (1773–1868), Australian soldier and merchant
• Arthur Kemp (born 1962), South African/British politician and writer
• Bolivar E. Kemp (1871–1933), Louisiana congressman
• Bolivar Edwards Kemp, Jr. (1904–1965), Louisiana Attorney General, 1948-1952
• Carl Kempe (1884–1967), Swedish paper producer
• Charles Eamer Kempe (1837–1907), English stained glass designer
• Dan Kemp (1927–2000), American actor
• David Kemp (politician) (born 1941), Australian politician
• David Kemp (footballer) (born 1953), English footballer
• David Kemp (professor) (fl. 1978), British hearing researcher
• Earl Kemp (born 1929), American science fiction editor, critic and fan
• Edward Kemp (1817–1891), English garden designer and author
• Elise Kemp (1881–1917), New Zealand born nurse and nursing sister
• Frieder Kempe (fl. since 2001), German scientist and inventor
• Gary Kemp (born 1959), English pop musician
• Gene Kemp (born 1926), British author
• George Meikle Kemp (1795–1844), Scottish carpenter /joiner, draughtsman and architect
• Hal Kemp (1904–1940), American jazz alto saxophonist, clarinetist, bandleader, composer, and arranger
• Harry Kemp (1883–1960), American poet and prose writer
• C. Henry Kempe (1922–1984), American pediatrician who identified the Battered child syndrome.
• Jack Kemp (1935–2009), American politician and football quarterback
• Jacques Kemp (born 1949), Dutch businessman
• Jan Kemp (1949–2008), American academic who exposed the bias in passing college football players
• Jan Kemp (South African), (1872–1946), South African Boer leader, rebel general and politician
• Jennifer Kemp (born 1955), American swimmer
• Jeremy Kemp (born 1935), English actor
• John Kemp (c. 1380 – 1454), Archbishop of Canterbury
• Joseph Kemp (1872–1933), English-born New Zealand Baptist minister and preacher
• Kempe Gowda I (1513–69), Yelahanka chieftain, founded the city of Bangalore
• Kepa Te Rangihiwinui (c. 1820–98), also known as Major Kemp, Māori military leader
• Kirsten Kemp (born 1970), American actress and television presenter
• Lindsay Kemp (born 1938), British dancer, actor, teacher, mime artist and choreographer
• Margery Kempe (c. 1373–after 1438), English autobiographer, religious pilgrim
• Martin Kemp (entertainer) (born 1961), English actor and musician
• Martin Kemp (art historian) (fl. since 1970), British art historian and professor
• Matthew Kemp (born 1980), Australian footballer
• Mathew Kemp (politician) (died 1682), Virginia colonial politician, Speaker of the Virginia House of Burgesses
• Matt Kemp (born 1984), American baseball outfielder
• Peter Kemp (rower) (1853–1951), Australian sculler
• Peter Kemp (swimmer) (born 1878), British swimmer
• Richard Kemp (born 1955, Lubbock, Texas), American, Producer, Screenwriter
• Rick Kemp (born 1941), English musician
• Rod Kemp (born 1944), Australian politician
• Rose Kemp (born 1984), English singer and guitarist
• Ross Kemp (born 1964), English actor and journalist
• Rudolf Kempe (1910–76), German conductor
• Shawn Kemp (born 1969), American basketball player
• Stacey Kemp (born 1988), English pair skater
• Steve Kemp (born 1954), American baseball player
• Steve Kemp (musician) (born 1978), English rock drummer
• Tara Kemp (born 1964), American singer
• Thomas Read Kemp (1783–1844), English property developer and politician
• Troy Kemp (born 1966), Bahamas former high jumper
• Ursula Kemp (c. 1525 – 1582), English cunning woman and midwife
• Will Kempe (actor) (born 1963), Bermudan actor
• William Kempe (died c. 1603), English actor and morris dancer
• Willie Kemp (1888–1965), Scottish singer and writer
• Willy Kemp (born 1925), Luxembourgian professional road bicycle racer

Places[link]

United States

• Kemp, Illinois
• Kemp, Oklahoma
• Kemp, Texas

Things[link]

• Kemp (wool), a type of sheep's hair
• Kempe chain, part of the four-colour theorem
• The Ghost of Thomas Kempe, a novel by Penelope Lively
• Kemps, a card game
• "Kemp" (song), a song appearing on Home From Home by Millencolin
• KEMP Technologies, a networking appliances company

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Matt Kemp
Kemp with the Dodgers
Los Angeles Dodgers – No. 27
Center fielder
Born: (1984-09-23) September 23, 1984 (age 27) Midwest City, Oklahoma
Bats: Right	Throws: Right
MLB debut
May 28, 2006 for the Los Angeles Dodgers
Career statistics (through May 21, 2012)
Batting average	.296
Hits	882
Home runs	140
Runs batted in	485
Stolen bases	146
Teams
Los Angeles Dodgers (2006–present)
Career highlights and awards
NL All-Star (2011) NL RBI Champion (2011) NL Home Run Champion (2011) 2x Gold Glove Award (2009, 2011) 2x Silver Slugger Award (2009, 2011) Hank Aaron Award (2011) Baseball America Player of the Year (2011) 30–30 club (2011)

Matthew Ryan "Matt" Kemp (born September 23, 1984, in Midwest City, Oklahoma)^[1] is a Major League Baseball outfielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers.^[2]

Kemp was drafted by the Dodgers in the 6th round of the 2003 draft and made his major league debut in 2006. In 2011, Kemp led the National League in runs scored (115), total bases (353), OPS+ (171), WAR (10.0), home runs (39), and runs batted in (115). Additionally, he became the first player to finish in the top two in both home runs and steals since Hank Aaron in 1963.

High school[link]

Kemp attended Midwest City High School, where he was a standout in basketball and baseball.^[2] He was teammates with Shelden Williams on the varsity basketball team that won the state title their junior year.

Kemp, along with Williams and three other teammates, was accused of raping a 19-year-old woman at the time of a high school all-star basketball tournament on January 20, 2002, at the Columbus, Ohio Hyatt hotel.^[3][4][5] The players were suspended from the team during the investigation.^[6] The woman did not press charges, and the district attorney opted to not pursue the matter due to a lack of evidence.^[7]

Kemp was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 6th round of the 2003 draft, and signed with the team on June 5, 2003.

Minor leagues[link]

He started his professional career for the Gulf Coast Dodgers in 2003 and followed that up with stints with the Columbus Catfish in 2004 and the Vero Beach Dodgers in 2004–05. He was selected to the Florida State League All-Star team in 2005, and set Vero Beach franchise records for home runs (27) and slugging percentage (.569).

Major leagues[link]

Los Angeles Dodgers (2006–present)[link]

2006[link]

He began 2006 with the AA Jacksonville Suns, where he hit .327 with 7 homers, 34 RBIs and 11 steals, prompting a promotion to the major league squad. His promotion was spurred by an effort to provide regular rest for center fielder Kenny Lofton and oft injured right field All-Star J.D. Drew.

Kemp made his major league debut with the Los Angeles Dodgers on April 5, 2006, against the Pittsburgh Pirates.^[8] He hit his first Major League homer on June 1 in his second Dodger Stadium at-bat off the Philadelphia Phillies' Gavin Floyd. He homered in three straight games from June 1–3 against the Phillies and homered twice on June 11 off Colorado Rockies starter Aaron Cook. He also became the first Dodger and 5th major league player to hit four homers in his first 10 days with the team.^[2]

In mid-July, he was re-assigned to the AAA Las Vegas 51s but was recalled to the Dodgers on September 1.

2007[link]

Kemp at the plate in 2008

Kemp started the 2007 season on the major league roster but lost his place after suffering an injury while running into the outfield fence at Dodger Stadium. Upon his return from the injury, he was optioned back to Las Vegas and didn't return to the Dodgers until mid-June. Once recalled, he enjoyed an outstanding sophomore campaign with the bat batting .342, clubbing 10 home runs, and driving in 42 runs while splitting time with Andre Ethier. However, he made the fourth most outs in the base paths in the National League in 2007.

2008[link]

Going into the season, Kemp was expected to battle for one of the corner outfield positions, though his spot in right field was essentially guaranteed. After driving in 11 runs and stealing 6 bases. he was named "NL Player of the Week" for the week of April 28 – May 4.^[9]

After a knee injury to Andruw Jones, Kemp became the Dodgers' regular center fielder. He finished the season with a .297 average, 18 homers and 76 RBI. He was also second on the team in stolen bases with 35.^[10] In addition, he set a Dodgers record with 153 strikeouts in a season.

2009[link]

Kemp had his first career walk-off hit on June 16 against the Oakland A's.^[11] On September 24, he became the first player in Dodger history to hit at least .295, with 25 home runs, 100 RBIs, and 30 steals in one season. He finished the year with .297, 26 home runs, 101 RBI, and 34 steals (3rd in the NL).

He hit his first career post-season home run on October 7 in his first at-bat of the NLDS against the St. Louis Cardinals. After the season, Kemp was selected as a recipient of both the Gold Glove Award and the Silver Slugger Award. He also tied for second with three others in the majors with 3 grand slams.

2010[link]

Kemp returns to the dugout after hitting a home run on May 22, 2010

Kemp began the 2010 season in excellent fashion, hitting 7 home runs in the month of April, including 4 in four days from April 13–16. However, he slumped badly in the second half of the season and finished with a .249 batting average, 28 home runs, 89 RBIs, and 19 steals while playing in all 162 games for the first time in his career. He also broke his own single-season Dodger record for strikeouts, with 170.

Kemp was the subject of some criticism in 2010 from General Manager Ned Colletti who called him out publicly early in the season for poor baserunning.^[12] Kemp had several embarrassing gaffes on the base paths during the season and was caught stealing 15 times.^[13]

He hit home runs in five straight games to end the season, the first major league player to ever accomplish that feat and the first Dodger since Shawn Green in 2001 to hit homers in five consecutive games.

2011[link]

After his much publicized problems on the base paths the previous season, Kemp arrived at spring training early to work with new Dodger coach Davey Lopes on his base running. Kemp announced his intention to steal 40 bases this season and Lopes hoped they would be high percentage steals.^[14] At the end of the season, Kemp had the 40 steals and was only caught 11 times, a significant improvement in percentage from the previous year, and his work with Lopes was credited for much of the improvement.^[15]

After being one of the league leaders in home runs, stolen bases, RBIs, and batting average during the first half of the season, Kemp was voted as a starter for the National League squad in the 2011 Major League Baseball All-Star Game in Arizona. He also accepted an invitation to participate in the Home Run Derby at the All-Star Game.^[16]

The day before the All-Star Game, Giants' manager and 2011 NL All-Star Manager, Bruce Bochy, announced his decision to bat Kemp 3rd in the line up. Explaining his decision, Bochy said about Kemp, "He's a guy with speed, power, a guy that can beat you with a base hit or a long ball. He's what you call a complete player – tremendous defender, but more so in the 3-hole, he can do so many things for you. He's so dangerous."^[17] Kemp, with a single and a walk, became the first Dodger to reach base twice in an All-Star Game since Mike Piazza in 1996.

Kemp hit his 30th home run of the season on August 26, and in the process became the second Dodger player of all time to hit at least 30 homers and steal at least 30 bases in the same season (30–30 club). The only other one was Raúl Mondesí in 1997 and 1999. He picked up his 40th stolen base on September 17, becoming the 18th Major Leaguer and first Dodger in history to hit at least 30 homers and steal at least 40 bases. Kemp also scored his 100th run of the season, making him just the 10th L.A. Dodger to score 100 runs and have 100 RBIs in a season, and the first since Jeff Kent in 2005. He hit his 35th home run on September 21, making him the 14th Major Leaguer (and first since Alfonso Soriano in 2006) to hit at least 35 home runs and steal at least 35 bases in a season.

On September 20, the Dodgers announced Kemp was selected by his teammates as the recipient of the 2011 Roy Campanella Award, which is given annually to the Dodger player who best exemplifies the spirit and leadership of the late Roy Campanella.^[18] He also won the NL Player of the Week Award for the week of September 19–25, 2011 after he hit .423 (11 for 26) with 9 runs scored and 3 home runs during that week.^[19]

Kemp wound up hitting 39 home runs in 2011 with 126 RBIs, leading the league in both categories, the first Dodger to do so since Dolph Camilli in 1941. He also led the league in runs scored (115), total bases (353), OPS+ (171), and WAR (10.0). He finished second in slugging percentage (.586), OPS (.986), extra base hits (76), and stolen bases (40, tied), and third in batting average (.324) and outfield assists (11).^[20] Kemp also extended his games played streak to 364 games, as he played in every game of the season. He was the first player to finish in the top two in both home runs and steals since Hank Aaron in 1963.

Kemp was selected for a number of post-season awards, including the Baseball America Major League Player of the Year,^[21] the Hank Aaron Award for the top hitter in the National League (the first Dodger player to ever win the award)^[22] the Golden Glove Award and the Silver Slugger Award. On October 27, he was named to the 2011 Sporting News National League All-Star team.^[23] On November 22, he came in second to Ryan Braun in the voting for the National League Most Valuable Player Award.^[24]

After the season, Kemp signed a franchise record 8-year, $160 million contract extension.^[25]

2012[link]

Kemp started the 2012 season off by winning the National League Player of the Week award for the opening weekend. He hit two home runs and drove in eight RBI during the opening series against the San Diego Padres. He was also the first Dodger to record three consecutive multi-hit games to start the season since Adrian Beltre did it in 2000. This was the third time he had won the award, and second consecutive as he had won it the final week of 2011 as well. ^[26] On April 10, Kemp became the first LA Dodger to have an RBI in the first five games of the season since J. D. Drew in 2006 and, counting the end of the previous season, he had nine straight games with an RBI, tying Roy Campanella (1955) and Augie Galan (1944) for the Dodgers franchise record.^[27] Kemp also won the Player of the Week award for the second week of the season, which, combined with winning the award in the last week of 2011, makes him the first and only player to ever win three consecutive awards. He is also only the second player to win the award twice to begin the season, the other being Tony Armas in 1981. Kemp hit 12-22 with 4 HR and a 1.182 slugging percentage, leading the club to its best 10-game start since 1981.^[28] Kemp hit his 10th home run of the season on April 25, tying Gary Sheffield's club record for homers in April set in 2000.^[29] He broke Sheffield's record with a walk-off homer against the Washington Nationals on April 28.^[30] Kemp was also named National League player of the month for April.^[31] Kemp was placed on the disabled list on May 14 because of a hamstring injury, ending his streak of 399 consecutive games played, which was the longest in the majors at the time.^[32] After his DL stint, he promptly re-injured his hamstring two days later while running the bases and returned to the DL.^[33]

Nickname[link]

Kemp's nickname is "The Bison."^[34] During the second major league game of Kemp's career, on May 29, 2006, he stole second base in the fourth inning, after which Atlanta Braves television announcer Don Sutton said he looked "like a big buffalo running around the bases." The observation was appropriate due to Kemp's imposing size – the Dodgers' roster lists him at 6' 3" tall and 225 pounds – and surprisingly fast foot-speed. The word "buffalo" was modified to "bison," by the commenter D4P^[35] on Jon Weisman's popular Dodgers blog, Dodger Thoughts,^[36] as it is a more proper term for the North American mammal to which the moniker refers. It wasn't until the next day when the starting lineup did not include Kemp that baseball writer Eric Enders, also commenting in Dodger Thoughts added the capitalized article in front of the animal, completing the nickname, writing "So much for looking forward to watching The Bison tonight."^[37]

The nickname is also a play on Kemp's Oklahoma roots. A bison is the state of Oklahoma's official animal.

Personal life[link]

	Biography portal
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Kemp resides in Los Angeles during the off season and is a Los Angeles Lakers fan. Kemp is also a San Francisco 49ers fan.^[38][39]

Kemp dated pop singer Rihanna from December 2009 to November 2010.^[40][41][42]

Kemp is actively involved in charities for children, even creating a community initiative called Kemp's Kids in 2008 and 2009 that hosted children from the Los Angeles area during several games at Dodger Stadium. Some of these children were from the Challenger Boys & Girls Club.^[43]

He is friends with Shelden Williams and Dexter Fowler.

References[link]

External links[link]

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Ross James Belshaw Kemp (born 21 July 1964) is a BAFTA award-winning English actor, author^[2][3] and journalist, who rose to prominence in the role of Grant Mitchell in the BBC soap opera, EastEnders. Since 2006, Kemp has received international recognition as an investigative journalist for his critically acclaimed and award-winning documentary series Ross Kemp on Gangs.

Acting career[link]

Early career[link]

Before becoming publicly known, Kemp made a TV commercial for Kellogg's Fruit 'n Fibre breakfast cereal. His first credited television appearance was in 1986, playing Graham Lodsworth in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale Farm (now Emmerdale). He was infamously thrown off set of Emmerdale after reportedly stubbing his toe on a prop and proceeding to violently attack the prop and claim that all props should be 'burnt alive' . He then ironically made guest appearances in episodes of London's Burning where he was seen throwing numerous props into the on-set fire, and Birds of a Feather. He was in a film called Playing Away in 1986 in a minor role alongside Neil Morrissey.^[4]

[edit] EastEnders

His most famous role to date is that of hardman Grant Mitchell in the BBC soap opera EastEnders. Kemp made his debut in February 1990. On-screen, Kemp, as Grant, was often at the centre of EastEnders' plots, amongst them abusive marriages to Sharon Watts (Letitia Dean) and Tiffany Mitchell (Martine McCutcheon), and the "Sharongate" storyline, that saw Grant's brother Phil Mitchell (Steve McFadden) conduct an affair with his wife.

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.^[5] 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.^[6]

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.^[7] Kemp has not ruled out returning to the soap again, but he said a return would not be any time soon.

Other roles[link]

Following his initial departure from EastEnders, Kemp moved from the BBC to ITV for a reported £1.2 million. Kemp's first role for ITV was in Hero of the Hour. During its filming, on 27 October 1999, Kemp required treatment in the hospital after being shot in the face when a stunt went wrong. He suffered cuts to his chest and face after safety glass shattered, and was also hit in the face by the discharge from a blank round. He was treated at the scene by paramedics before being taken to Barnet Hospital in north London, but made a full recovery. although he was facing 2–5 months of recovery after the incident

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).

Kemp appeared in the 4th episode of Series 14 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.^[8]

Investigative journalism[link]

[edit] Ross Kemp on Gangs

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."

[edit] Ross Kemp in Afghanistan

The Pilot which was initially accepted by Sky was a home video of Ross Kemp and his own gang filming a music video for the then named Channel U On 21 January 2008, Sky broadcast the first episode of a five-part series Ross Kemp in Afghanistan, which entails Kemp following the 1st Battalion of the British Army's Royal Anglian Regiment during their deployment to Afghanistan's Helmand Province from March to August 2007. In preparation for the assignment, Kemp had to participate in military training for personal defence, including use of the SA80 assault rifle. Kemp has a personal interest in the Royal Anglians, as he is from their recruiting area, and his father served with one of the predecessor regiments of the 1st Battalion, the Royal Norfolk Regiment, in Cyprus. He has since returned to Afghanistan to film a second series of Ross Kemp in Afghanistan, which began its broadcast on Sky One on February 1, 2009, titled Ross Kemp Return to Afghanistan.

[edit] Ross Kemp: Middle East

In January and February 2010, Sky broadcast a 2-part documentary on the situation in Gaza and Israel. Ross Kemp follows Hamas to try and get a glimpse at what is sparking the violence between the two nations in some of the most politically fraught places in the world. He also examines the black market importation from Egypt into Gaza.^[9]

[edit] Ross Kemp: Battle For The Amazon

In April 2010 Kemp's documentary, Battle For The Amazon, was shown on Sky 1, Kemp travelled to areas of the Amazon basin in Brazil and Ecuador, filming the practices of cattle farming, soya bean farming and oil exploration that are causing rapid de-forestation in the region.^[10]

[edit] Ross Kemp: Extreme World

In February 2011 his new series Ross Kemp: Extreme World debuted on Sky 1.

[edit] Ross Kemp: Back On The Frontline

Kemp returned to Afghanistan 10 years after the War in Afghanistan started. The show aired on Sky1 during Winter 2011.

Other documentaries[link]

Sky and Kemp have collaborated on various other documentaries. These include Ross Kemp: A Kenya Special, Ross Kemp Meets the Glue Kids and Ross Kemp in Search of Pirates.

Kemp 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.

Writing[link]

Kemp has authored several books. Initially focusing on tie-ins to his various TV documentaries, 2011 saw the publication of his first fictional story, 'Devil to Pay'. A new novel, 'Moving Target', is due for release in summer 2012.

Personal life[link]

His mother Jean was a hairdresser and his father John was a Detective Chief Inspector in the police force. He has one brother, Darren, who is a filmmaker for the BBC. He attended Shenfield High School and the Webber Douglas Academy.^[11]

On 11 June 2002 Kemp married Rebekah Wade, the then editor of The Sun. In November 2005 Wade was arrested following an alleged assault on her husband.^[12] Kemp refused medical attention for a swollen lip and no action was taken.^[13] In March 2009 Kemp and Wade divorced, after he admitted to adultery.^[14] In October 2010, Kemp became a father to a baby boy with ex-partner Nicola Coleman.^[15]

Kemp is a longtime supporter of the Labour Party. In the 2010 General Election he called on voters to back the party "which cares for everyone in society, not just the privileged few."^[16]

Glasgow University association[link]

In 1999 he was elected as Rector of the University of Glasgow as the candidate of the Glasgow University Labour Club, but resigned in 2001 after the Glasgow University Students' Representative Council passed a motion requesting him to do so.^[17] Kemp was succeeded by Greg Hemphill.^[18]

Awards[link]

Filmography[link]

TV[link]

Films[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Ross Kemp at the Internet Movie Database

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María Teresa Campos

María Teresa Campos Luque (born 18 June 1941) is a Spanish journalist and television presenter.

She was born in Tetuan, Spanish Morocco, the third of the six children of an upper middle class family. She moved to Málaga in 1942 and later to Madrid. She studied philosophy at the University of Málaga and has taken part in several radio and television programs. She is a widow and has two daughters and three grandchildren.

Books[link]

• “Como librarse de los hijos antes de que sea demasiado tarde” (Humor - Ed. Temas de hoy – 1993)
• “Qué hombres” (Humor - Ed. Temas de hoy – 1994)
• “Agobios nos da la vida” (Humor - Ed. Temas de hoy – 1997)
• "Mis dos vidas” (Memorias - Ed. Planeta – 2004)

Awards[link]

• Premio Ondas 1980^{[citation needed]}
• Antena de Oro 1994^{[citation needed]}
• Premio Ondas 2003^{[citation needed]}
• TP de Oro 2004^{[citation needed]}
• Medalla de Oro de la Junta de Andalucía^{[citation needed]}
• Premio Clara Campoamor 2007^{[citation needed]}

Television[link]

• Buenas noches (TVE)
• Estudio directo (TVE)
• Viva la tarde (TVE)
• Diario de sesiones (TVE)
• Por la mañana (TVE)
• A mi manera (TVE)
• Ésta es su casa (TVE)
• Pasa la vida (TVE)
• Telepasión (TVE)
• Perdóname (TVE)
• Tardes con Teresa (TVE)
• Día a día (Tele 5)
• Cruce de caminos (Tele 5)
• Buenas Tardes (Tele 5)
• Tú dirás (Tele 5)
• Cada día (Antena 3)
• Lo que inTeresa (Antena 3)
• Especial Rocío Jurado (Antena 3)
• El laberinto de la memoria (Telecinco)
• La mirada crítica (Telecinco)
• Paquirri: 25 años de leyenda (Telecinco)
• Rocío Dúrcal: más bonita todavía (Telecinco)
• ¡Qué tiempo tan feliz! (Telecinco)

External links[link]

• María Teresa Campos at the Internet Movie Database

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Mayra Gómez Kemp (Mayra Cristina Gómez Martínez Kemp) (born 14 February 1948 in Cuba) spent most of her teens in Miami, Florida where she learned to speak fluent English. There, while on University, she had her debut on screen, on the B-Series movie The Death Curse of Tartu (1966), as Mayra Cristine. A few years later, in the 1970s, she moved to Spain and resumed her career in show business.

When appearing in the Spanish version of the musical comedy The Rocky Horror Show as Magenta, Mayra met her costar and future husband, Argentina-born actor Alberto Berco. In 1976, when the successful TVE contest Un, dos, tres... responda otra vez (1972) returned to the small screen to be broadcast in colour for the first time, Mayra auditioned as one of the hostesses of the program. Although she wasn't selected as a hostess, she was offered a steady job as a comic actress in the show and Mayra quickly became a household name.

One year later, after leaving the show, Mayra teamed up with two of the show's former hostesses, María Durán and Beatriz Escudero to form a pop vocal trio named Acuario ("Aquarius", since that was the zodiac sign of all three women). With Mayra as lead vocalist, they enjoyed a brief but intense popularity thanks to their vocal skills and their charmingly sexy image, scoring a summer hit with Rema, Rema, Marinero ("Row, Row, Sailor"). Mayra left the group soon afterwards to continue her career as TV presenter in programs such as 625 Líneas (her debut as presenter and first TP Award out of four as best presenter) and Ding Dong. Mayra also recorded an album called Una Dama ("One Lady"), which included her cover of Julio Ramos's anti-abortion pop hit No Te Dejan Nacer ("They Won't Let You Be Born").

Mayra made her second movie after 12 years in 1978 in a film called Donde Hay Patrón... starring Manolo Escobar. Later becoming a Spanish citizen, Mayra turned her activity to the radio as one of the original announcers on the new station Antena 3 (now defunct). Her peak of popularity came when she was called to substitute for Kiko Ledgard, the famous presenter of Un, Dos, Tres..., who had suffered a near-fatal accident. Mayra won the audience over and remained with the program.

After a lengthy stay of six years on Un, Dos, Tres... (more than any other presenter in the history of this show), Mayra took a break from the media to look after her husband, who was suffering from depression, focussing only on her work on the radio. She returned to television after his full recovery.

Since the cancellation of Un Dos Tres, Mayra went on to host the chat show Tres mas Una on regional station Canal Sur TV. She later hosted the successful gameshow Luna de Miel which aired on many of the FORTA regional networks.

With the launch of commercial television in Spain in 1989, Mayra returned to TV and hosted Spain's first attempt at The Wheel of Fortune on Antena 3TV. On the same channel she fronted the talkshow Simplemente Mayra and also presented the cookery based gameshow Tomates y Pimientos.

For the latter part of the 90s and into the new century, Mayra has failed to secure her own TV show in the very competitive Spanish TV market. She has though been called a few times to carry out the role of a "contertuliana" (collaborator) on many of Spain's TV magazine shows, which have celebrity gossip and Tabloid journalism as the main ingredient. In this respect, she has made contributions to Menta y Chocolate and A3Bandas (Antena 3TV) and Salsa Rosa, Dolce Vita, A Tu Lado and TNT (Tele5).

In October 2009 she revealed that in January 2009 she was diagnosed with a cancer of the tongue which required an operation. It was feared that she might lose all ability to speak but with therapy she is recovering her speech and on 2009-10-31 appeared in Telecinco in a program in her tribute. However, in 2012 she revealed that cancer had returned to her, this time on the throat, and that she was receaving again radiotherapy and chemotherapy.^[1]

External links[link]

• Mayra Gómez Kemp at the Internet Movie Database
• 123Mayra.com (In Spanish/en español)

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