Career
He is best known for his 1980 play Duet for One, which was a major success in London and New York and which has been much revived since. Kempinski also wrote the screenplay for the movie version of Duet for One. In addition, he made minor appearances on numerous British television shows including Dixon of Dock Green and Z-Cars.
He is a frequent caller to the British Broadcasting Corporation London 94.9 phone-in hosted by Vanessa Feltz.