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William Kempe. William Kempe ( c. 1560 – c. 1603), commonly referred to as Will Kemp, was an English actor and dancer who specialised in comic roles. He was best known as one of the original stage actors in early dramas by William Shakespeare, and roles associated with his name may have included the comic creation Falstaff.
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 and then at Wellington College in Berkshire. A stint at the University of Western Ontario followed arriving in New York in 1986 to become an actor where he was fortunate enough to audition for Whit Stillman's "Metropolitan" originally...
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William Kempe (born c. 1560—died c. 1603) was one of the most famous clowns of the Elizabethan era. Much of his reputation as a clown grew from his work as a member of the Chamberlain’s Men ( c. 1594–99), of which he was part of the original company. Kempe was also renowned as a dancer of jigs. The first record of Kempe as a performer is ...
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William Kempe. William Kempe was one of the most beloved clowns in the Elizabethan theatre. Records tell us that Kempe was an actor with Leicester's Men on a tour of the Netherlands and Denmark in 1585-86. By 1593 Kempe was a member of Strange's Men, and theatre-goers and fellow actors were beginning to recognize his comedic talent.
Life and career. Kemp was born in Hertfordshire, England. Trained at the Royal Ballet School, at age 17 he was accepted at dance company Adventures in Motion Pictures (AMP). He won the lead role of The Swan in Matthew Bourne 's Swan Lake from 1997 to 2000 in both London and Broadway. [1] In 2002 he could be seen dancing to "Stuff Like That" in ...
YearTitleRoleNotes2024Paging Mr. DarcySamuel LeeTelevision film (Hallmark Channel)2023A Not So Royal ChristmasAdamTelevision film2023The Dancing Detective: A Deadly TangoSebastian MooreTelevision film ( Hallmark Movies & ...2022Jolly Good ChristmasDavid BurnsideTelevision film (Hallmark Channel)So, where is Will Kempe now? After his stint on “One Life To Live,” Will turned up in Primetime, in series such as “Law & Order” and “Charmed,” and had a role as Pine Valley’s Dr. Donovan Hillard on “All My Children” in 2007. The actor is married to Julia Kempe and still revisits his roots in Bermuda from time to time.
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Mar 10, 2023 · DFree/Shutterstock. Hallmark actor Will Kemp has had a fascinating career. The star of shows and films such as "Reign," "Royal Matchmaker," "Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce," "Spinning Out," "The Christmas Waltz," and "The Princess Switch 3" is also a talented dancer who has been dubbed the "James Dean of Ballet" (per the Los Angeles Times ).
