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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.
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.
William Kempe - Shakespeare's Favourite Clown. 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.
William Kemp (born 29 June 1977) is an English actor and dancer. His stage names are Will and James Dean of Ballet.
English actor William Kempe 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 Lord Chamberlain’s Men , the theatrical company for which William Shakespeare was the main dramatist.
William Kempe (c. 1560 – c. 1603), commonly referred to as Will Kemp, was an English actor and dancer specialising in comic roles and best known for having been one of the original stage actors in early dramas by William Shakespeare.
William Kempe (died 1603), commonly referred to as Will Kemp, was an English actor and dancer specialising in comic roles and best known for having been one of the original players in early dramas by William Shakespeare.
May 3, 2020 · Will Kempe, was a comedic actor who was not only beloved by his public but was also held in the highest esteem by his peers. Kempe was acclaimed as the worthy successor to Richard Tarleton, some say the greatest clown of the era and instrumental in turning the theatre into a form of mass entertainment.
William Kempe* was one of the principal actors of Shakespeare's earlier plays, and one of the original shareholders in the Globe theatre. He left the company in 1599, possibly because of a dispute with Shakespeare*.
a comic actor and dancer, who acted in plays by Shakespeare and Jonson. He danced a morris‐dance from London to Norwich, recorded in his Kemps Nine Daies Wonder (1600). From: Kemp, William in The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature » Subjects: Literature — Shakespeare studies and criticism. Reference entries. Kemp, William ( 1600)
