Johnny Depp

Johnny Depp

Johnny Depp (John Christopher Depp II) was born June 9, 1963. JoHnny is a American actor who is known for his portrayal of offbeat, eccentric characters such as The Demon Barber of Fleet Street in Sweeney Todd, Jack Sparrow in the Pirates of the Caribbean films, and who could forget Charlie in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory or Edward Scissorhands. Depp has also garnered acclaim for his portrayals of real life figures such as Edward Wood Jr., Joseph Pistone and George Jung. Depp has been nominated for three Academy Awards and he has won Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Awards. He currently lives with his partner, French singer and actress Vanessa Paradis, in France.

Johnny Depp got his first guitar from his mother when he was 12. His first band was in honor of his girlfriend Meredith. Depp dropped out of high school to become a rock musician a year after his parents' got divorced. As he once explained on Inside the Actors Studio, he attempted to go back to school two weeks later, but the principal told him to follow his dream of being a musician. He played with The Kids, a band that enjoyed modest local success. The Kids set out together for Los Angeles in pursuit of a record deal and changed their name to Six Gun Method but the group split before signing a record deal. Depp subsequently collaborated with the band Rock City Angels and co-wrote their song "Mary", which appeared on Rock City Angels' debut for Geffen Records titled Young Man's Blues.

On December 24, 1983, Depp married Lori Anne Allison, a makeup artist and sister of his band's bass player and singer. During Depp's marriage, his wife worked as a makeup artist while he worked a variety of odd jobs, including a telemarketer for ink pens. Later, his wife introduced him to actor Nicolas Cage, who advised Depp to pursue an acting career. In 1985, Depp and Allison divorced. After his marriage ended, Depp dated and was engaged to Sherilyn Fenn (whom he met on the set of the 1985 short film Dummies). He also dated Winona Ryder, Jennifer Grey, and model Kate Moss.

Depp has 13 tattoos, many of them signifying important persons or events in his life, including an American Indian in profile and a ribbon reading "Wino Forever" (originally "Winona Forever", altered after his breakup with Winona Ryder) on his right bicep, "Lily-Rose" (his daughter's name) over his heart, "Betty Sue" (his mother's name) on his left biceps, and a sparrow flying over water with the word "Jack" (his son's name; the sparrow is flying towards him rather than away from him as it is in Pirates of the Caribbean) on his right forearm.


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