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quick facts
- John Christopher Depp II (Johnny Depp) was born on June 9, 1963 in
Owensboro, Kentucky
- He has two sisters (Christy & Debbie) and a brother (Danny)
- His parents: Betty Sue Palmer (mother) and John Depp (father)
- He's not married but, his heart belongs to Vanessa Paradis in which he had
two children with, Lily-Rose Melody (7, born May 27, 1999) and Jack (4, born
April 9, 2002)
- Tatoos: Right arm: Wino Forever, Indian head, Jack (a bird flying towards
his heart)
Left arm: Betty Sue (a heart with his mom's name, Betty Sue, in it), inverted
triangle
3 (The number) on his left hand, the Brave symbol on his right forearm,
Lily-Rose over his heart, 3 rectangles on right index finger, skull & cross
bones &'Death is Certain' on right ankle
- Left school as a teenager to pursue music, and went on to play in many
bands (including one that opened for Iggy Pop).
- Got his start in acting after his ex-wife introduced him to her former
boyfriend, Nicolas Cage, which ultimately landed Depp a role in 1984's A
Nightmare on Elm Street.
- Owner of the Viper Room, an L.A. club on the Sunset Strip that was the
site of River Phoenix's drug-related 1993 death.
- Has received numerous awards and nominations for his talent and good
looks, including People magazine's Sexiest Man Alive in 2003 and a spot on
GQ's Top 10 Greatest Actors of Our Generation in 2005.
Biography
A Kentucky-born, Florida-bred, teen-aged Johnny Depp and his
band, The Flame, were popular in local nightclubs. And after renaming themselves
The Kids, they toured with and opened for Iggy Pop. Sparse gigs and odd jobs in
Los Angeles led to acting ? Depp's now ex-wife Lori Anne Allison (1983-85), a
makeup artist, introduced her husband to actor Nicholas Cage, who, in turn,
shared his agent.
It wasn't long before Depp landed his first major acting job in Nightmare on Elm
Street. He went on to earn roles in several other films including Slow Burn and
the Academy Award-winning Platoon. Depp then won the role that would prove to be
his breakthrough, as undercover detective Tom Hanson on the popular Fox
television show 21 Jump Street. He starred on the series for four seasons before
segueing to the big screen in the lead role of John Waters' affectionate homage
to the 1950's, Cry Baby.
After starring as Hunter S. Thompson's alter ego in Terry Gilliam's trippy
adaptation of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998), Depp tried his hand at
sci-fi horror with The Astronaut's Wife in 1999. The same year, he again
collaborated with Burton on Sleepy Hollow, starring as Ichabod Crane in the
remake of Washington Irving's classic tale. Appearing the following year in the
romantic drama Chocolat, Depp jumped back into the big time with his role as
real-life cocaine kingpin George Jung in Blow, before gearing up for roles in
the thriller From Hell & Once Upon a Time in Mexico. He's set to play Willy
Wonka in Tim Burton's remake of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory due for
release in July 2005.
He has had romantic involvements with several female celebrities including
Winona Ryder, Sherilyn Fenn, Jennifer Grey and Kate Moss. In 1999 he fathered a
daughter, Lily -Rose Melody with French singer/actress Vanessa Paradis. And in
2002 he had a son, Jack, also with Vanessa. They have been dating since June
1998, and they are currently living together in France.
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Biography (2)
When this pretty boy leapt to
stardom in the '80s, no one could have predicted that he would become one of the
most revered thespians of his generation. A former rock-and-roll wannabe, Depp
segued into acting with a handful of big-screen supporting roles. With his
stunning cheekbones and pouty lips, he became an instant sex symbol on the TV
series 21 Jump Street. After graduating from the small screen, Depp
shrewdly eschewed the traditional leading-man route, playing offbeat characters
in films helmed by edgy directors ? John Waters, Terry Gilliam, and his most
frequent collaborator, Tim Burton. Off screen he cultivated a bad-boy image with
a string of high-profile romances (Winona Ryder, Sherilyn Fenn, Kate Moss) and
trashed hotel rooms. But Depp matured both personally and professionally in the
'00s, earning Oscar nods and making a stable home with his girlfriend Vanessa
Paradis and their children.
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