Johnny Depp

Johnny Depp is a multi-talented personality. He is an American actor, producer and musician. Johnny was born as John Christopher Depp II on June 9,1963 in Owensboro, Kentucky US. He is an American by nationality belonging to the white- American ethnicity. He is the youngest of four children born to Betty Sue Palmer and John Christopher Depp. Johnny Depp’s father is a Civil Engineer where as his mother is a waitress. He is of English ancestry mostly with some ancestors from elsewhere in Europe. He is descended from a French Huguenot Immigrant, Pierre Deppe OR Dieppe. Who settled in Virginia around 1700.

Depp frequently moved to different places during his childhood. He siblings lived in more than 20 different places during that time. His parents divorced in 1978. Later his mother married Robert Palmer who became an inspiration to him. He has the persona of a superstar since his early childhood. He started dreaming of becoming a musician after his mother gifted him a guitar. His mother gifted him a guitar when he was 12.  

Career:

                 Johnny Depp dropped out of high school to pursue a music career at age of 16. His band ‘The Kids’ relocated from Florida. Where he spent the majority of his childhood to Los Angeles, In 1983 Depp married Lori Anne Allison, who worked as a makeup artist while he struggled as a musician. Allison had her friend the actor Wicolas Cage arrange for Depp to audition with director Wes Craven and Depp made his film debut as a teenager eaten by his own bed in “A Nightmare on Elm Street” (1984). He divorced Allison the following years.

                        In 1985 Johnny Depp released another super hit movie “Private Resort”.  He also appeared in the 1986 film “Platoon” with Charlie Sheen, Tom Berenger and Willem Dafoe. In 1987 he shot to stardom when he replaced Jeff Yagher in the role of undercover cop Tommy Hanson in the popular TV series “21 Jump Street”. In the 1990s the starred as the title characters in the films “Cry-Baby” (1990), “Edward Scissorhands” (1990), “Arizona Dream” (1993), “What’s Eating Gilbest Grape” (1993). Benny and joon 1993 romantic drama “Ed Wood” (1994), “Don Juan DeMarco” (1995), and “Donnie Brasco” (1997), he also starred in “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas” (1998) as Raoul Duke, “The Ninth Gate” as Dean Corso in (1999). In the last of 1999 he appeared in the sci-fi/horror film “The Astronaut’s Wife”. The same year he teamed up again with Burton in “Sleepy Hollow”, brilliantly portraying Ichabod Crane.

                         In the 2000s he was in the films “Chocolate” (2000), “Blow” (2001), “From Hell” (2001) and “Once Upon a Time in Mexico” (2003), but the middle of 2003 Johnny Depp starred and the first of the “Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl”. He play role in pirate captain Jack Sparrow. He was nominated for the Best Actor Oscar for his role which became hugely popular among the cinema going public. Moreover Johnny Depp other box office hit movies “Finding Neverland” (2004), “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” (2005). Johnny Depp’s going on to reprise the role in “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest” which was released in (2006) and “Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End” which was released in (2007) and reprised role in the horror film “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street” (2007) and 2009 Depp released full action and fighting movie “Public Enemies”. For his roles in “Finding Neverland” and “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street” Johnny Depp was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor.

                        In 2010, Depp was cast as the Mad Hatter in the live action film “Alice in Wonderland”, the same year he went on to star in “The Tourist” with Angelina Jolie and was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a motion picture comedy. He has starred in “The Rum Diary” with Amber Heard (2011), “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides” (2011), “Rango” (2011) and “Hugo (2011). Johnny Depp is very famous and people like their acting. In 2012-2014 Johnny released other action and horror films “Dark Shadows” with Michelle Pfeiffer, “The Lone Ranger” with Armie Hammer, and “Transcendence” with Morgan Freeman.   

                              In 2015 Johnny has released fabulous film “Black Mass”, “Mortdecai” and “London Fields” this films box office successful films and Johnny nominated Critics Choice movie Award for Best Actor and screen Actor Guild Award for outstanding performance by Male Actor in a leading role. People love their acting and this reason Johnny Depp make a NO: 1 Hollywood Actor.

                              In 2016 Depp played businessman and United States Presidential Candidate Donald Trump in a Funny or Die satire film entitled “Donald Trump’s The Art of the Deal: The Movie”. He earned praise for the role with a headline from the A.V club declaring ‘Who Knew Donald Trump was the comeback role Johnny Depp Needed’. The same year Depp reprised the role of the Mad Hatter “Alice Through the Looking Glass”. In October 2016 Johnny was cast in the film “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” and rumors immediately began to circulate who he would play. Later that month it was revealed that he had been cast to play Gellert Grindelwald and will play a major role in the sequels Depp made a cameo in the first film marking his first on screen appearance as Grindelwald

                                   Johnny Depp reprised his role as captain Jack Sparrow in the 2017 sequel “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell no Tales” the fifth film in the series directed by Joachim Ronning and Espen Sandberg and co-starring  Javier Bardem, Geoffrey Rush, Brenton Thwaites, Kaya Scodelario and Orlando Bloom.  Johnny Depp other movies in 2017 is “Labyrinth” OR “Murder on the Orient Express”.

Upcoming Movies:

                                         Johnny Depp upcoming movies in 2017 including “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales”, “Murder on the Orient Express” “Labyrinth” and upcoming movies in 2018 including “The Invisible Man”, “Gnomeo & Juliet: Sherlock Gnomes”, “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2”.

Major Work:

                              Johnny Depp emerged as a star worth paying attention to with his performance in “Edward Scissorhands”. The dark romantic fantasy cast a spell on audiences due to tragic love story plot. Released on December 7, 1990 in the United States the movie went on to bring in nearly $90 million at the box office.

                          Donnie Brasco once again shows his ability to reflect characteristics and mannerisms of his character. What’s unique about his performance in this movie is that he comes across as entirely believable further displaying his versatility as an actor, as an FBI agent working undercover to capture dangerous mobsters. The movie was both a critical and financial success raking is nearly $125million at the box office.

                                    “The Pirates of the Caribbean” film series has proven to be one of the most significant works from Depp. It’s considered among the star’s major career achievements due to the universal appeal of the film series and his charismatic interpretation of Captain Jack Sparrow character.

Awards & Achievements

.      Johnny Depp’s first major award was the London film Critics Circle Award for actor of the year. Which he received in 1995 for his roles in “Don Juan DeMarco” and “Ed Wood”

.      The versatile actor was awarded an honorary Cesar France’s National film Award in 1999.

.        In 2008 Depp was won a Golden Globe Award for Best actor motion picture for his role in ““Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street”

.        From 2011-2014 the talented actor has won the people Choice Award for favorite movie actor on three Occasions

.         He has also received numerous teen Choice and Kids Choice Award throughout his career

.          He received the MTV Generation Award in 2012 and some year that ‘Guinness World Records’ listed Depp as the highest paid actor

Johnny Depp Favorite Things:

Hobbies & Interests:

                                      Collecting Dolls and Guns, Watching Cartoon, Listening Music, Playing Guitar

Color:

                   Black

Food:

             Mexican Food

Drinks:

                  Blueberry & Ginger Bourbon Sour, Chateau Calon-Segur, Chateau Petrus

Book:

               ‘The Rum Diary’ by Hunter S. Thompson, ‘Ulysses’ by James Joyce

Music:

                     The Rolling Stones, Taraf de Haidouks

TV Programme:

                                 The Fast Show, Doctor Who, Midsomer Murders

Film Role:

                     Captain Jack Sparrow “Pirates of the Caribbean” and Edward Scissorhands “Edward Scissorhands”

Pets:

                  Bugs, Dog

Johnny Depp Interesting Facts:

.     He is scared of spiders and clowns

.      Johnny Depp was allergic to chocolate in childhood

.      Depp started smoking at the age of 12. While lost his virginity at 13

.   To pursue his career a musician he dropped out of high school at the age of 16

 

Net Worth:

                          Depp’s net worth is estimated at $400 million as of 2015. He average salary per year is approximately $50 million and his salary per film average $20 million. While a portion of his annual income comes from investments such as his Winery Production Company and various real estate holding the bulk of his earning come from his movie. 

Personal Life:

                             Johnny formed a bond with his mother’s second husband singer Robert Palmer whom he cited as an inspirational person in his life, In December of 1983 he married the sister of one of the band member of ‘Roch City Angels’ Lori Anne Allison. He supported himself financially by working as a Telemarketer while his wife worked as a makeup artist. But the marriage culminated in a divorce two years later. In 1986 he became engaged to but never married a spring actress named Sherilyn Fenn the relationship ended in the later 80s. After that the actor had along off and on relationship with French singer Vanessa Paradis from 1988 through 2012.

                           Paradis is also the mother of Depp’s two children. Their daughter Lily Rose Melody Depp was born in 1999 and their son John Christopher Depp III came along three years later. Throughout the late 80s and into the early 90s he had also relationships with Dirty Dancing Star Jennifer Grey his Edward Scissorhands co-star Winona Ryder and supermodel Kate Moss. In 2015 he married his second wife actress Amber Heard. The actor’s charity work include involvement with the actor’s funds of American and extensive efforts to raise funds for the children’s Hospice and Pallative Care Coalition.

Trivia:

               When arrested for trashing a New York City hotel, this famous personality claimed that an armadillo that was hidden in his closet was the actual culprit having jumped out of the window to evade capture.

Johnny Depp Filmography

Film Name	Year
A Nightmare on Elm Street	1984
Private Resort	1985
Slow Burn	1986
Platoon	1986
Edward Scissorhands	1990
Cry-Baby	1990
Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare	1991
Arizona Dream	1992
Stuff	1992
Benny & Joon	1993
What’s Eating Gilbert Grape	1993
Ed Wood	1994
Don Juan DeMarco	1994
Nick of Time	1995
Dead Man	1995
The Brave	1997
Donnie Brasco	1997
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas	1998
Sleepy Hollow	1999
The Astronaut’s Wife	1999
The Ninth Gate	1999
The Source	1999
Before Night Falls	2000
The Man Who Cried	2000
Chocolate	2000
The Devil, the Sinner and his Journey	2000
Blow	2001
From Hell	2001
Once Upon a Time in Mexico	2003
Breakfast with Hunter	2003
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl	2003
Finding Neverland	2004
Secret Window	2004
The Libertine	2004
Happily Ever After	2004
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory	2005
Corpse Bride	2005
Deep Sea 3D	2006
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest	2006
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End	2007
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street	2007
Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson	2008
Public Enemies	2009
The Doors: When You’re Strange	2009
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus	2009
The Tourist	2010
Alice in Wonderland	2010
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides	2011
The Rum Diary	2011
Rango	2011
Hugo	2011
Dark Shadows	2012
For No Good Reason	2012
The Lone Ranger	2013
Transcendence	2014
Into the Woods	2014
Black Mass	2015
Mortdecai	2015
Alice Through the Looking Glass	2016
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them	2016
Yoga Hosers	2016
Donald Trump’s The Art of the Deal: The Movie	2016
Murder on the Orient Express	2017
Labyrinth	2017
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales	2017
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2	2018
Gnomeo & Juliet: Sherlock Gnomes	2018
The Invisible Man	2018