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Name- John Christopher Depp II Nickname – Johnny, Mr Stench, Dipp, Deppity Dawg
Age- 41 Nationality – American
Zodiac Sign – Gemini
Chinese Astrology Sign - Rabbit
Place Of Birth – Kentucky, Owensboro
Currently Lives – South of France
Siblings – 2 Older sisters (Christi and Debbi) and 1 Older brother (Danny)
Birth date- June 9th 1963 Hair colour- Brown (Usually uncombed)
Eyes- Dark Brown Height- 5’10’’
Weight - 155 Hobbies – Collecting Bugs, Music,
Johnny lost his virginity at the age of 13 Johnny is stalked by a transvestite ho claims that HE (!) is Johnny's wife! The man has sent him gifts and Johnny has reported the feak to the police!
Owns a club called The Viper Room
Dropped out of school at 16
He has at least 11 tattoos. These are:
1. "Wino Forever" (right bicep) 2. Native American Head (right bicep) 3. "The Brave" Symbol (right inside forearm) 4. Inverted Triangle (left bicep) 5. Heart with "Betty Sue" (left bicep) 6. Three Small Rectangles (right index finger) 7. the number "3" (left hand between thumb and index finger) 8. Scull and Crossbones with lettering "death is certain" (outside lower left leg) 9. small unknown symbol (inside right ankle) 10. "Lily-Rose" (over heart) 11. "Jack" and bird in flight (right forearm) |
| Biography |
It's been a bizarre and bumpy road for Johnny Depp. He tried to be a rock star, only to see his band split. He moved into serious acting, only to have his credibility destroyed by accidentally becoming a teen pin-up. Then, defying his idol-status, he threw himself into the cinematic underground and slowly, slowly proved himself to be one of the most adventurous and genuinely bohemian actors of his generation.
He was born John Christopher Depp II on June 9th, 1963, in Owensboro, Kentucky. His father, John Christopher Depp I, was a city engineer, and his mother, Betty Sue, a waitress. He was always very close to his mother, but perhaps even closer to his grandfather, who he knew as Pawpaw (Depp himself was known as Dipp or Deppity Dawg). He'd visit Pawpaw often, and happily recalls sunny days picking tobacco together. It was a terrible shock to the seven-year-old boy when Pawpaw died.
Also traumatic was the family's move to Florida soon afterwards. John Christopher Depp I did eventually find secure work as director of public works at Miramar, but the family spent a long time living in motels and were constantly shifting from place to place, well over a dozen in total. It was bad for the older kids sisters Debbie and Christie (now Johnny's personal manager), and brother Danny (known as DP, now a screenwriter), but Johnny took it especially hard. Though an inquisitive child (at 8 he was hugely interested in Evel Knievel and World War 2) he did not take to school and went off the rails, once being suspended for mooning the gym teacher. By 12, he was smoking, very soon came drinking, and drugs. There was petty theft and vandalism, he lost his virginity at 13. Small wonder he got into rock and roll.
Johnny first discovered a love of music back in Owensboro, when attending the church of his uncle, a fundamentalist minister. His uncle would preach, the people would clutch his feet and be redeemed, but Johnny was more taken by the gospel music. In Florida, as this troubled adolescent became a surly teenager, he received a guitar from his mother and, like millions before him, retired to his room and taught himself to play.
On emerging, he was a competent garage rocker. After trying out with various outfits, he joined punksters The Flame and found himself making $25 a night at Florida's nightclubs. There were drawbacks. Still underage, he had to enter clubs through the back-door and leave after the first set. But it was good, and got better. Changing their name to The Kids, the band started to take off, supporting such luminaries as Talking Heads, B-52's and Iggy Pop (Depp remembers his first self-consciously punky words to Iggy being "Fuck you! Fuck you! Fuck you!". Iggy called him "a little turd" and ignored him). Depp had dropped out of High School at 16 to concentrate on music (his parents were divorced the year before). Now, in search of the big time, the band relocated to Los Angeles. |
| Filmography |
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1984 |
A Nightmare On Elm Street |
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1985 |
Private Resort |
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1986 |
Platoon |
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1990 |
Cry-Baby |
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Edward Scissorhands |
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1993 |
Arizona Dream |
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Ben & Joon |
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What’s Eating Gilbert’s Grape |
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1994 |
Ed Wood |
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1995 |
Don Juan deMarco |
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Nick Of Time |
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1996 |
Dead Man |
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1997 |
Cannes Man |
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Donnie Brasco |
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The Brave |
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1998 |
The Fear & Loathing In Las Vegas |
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1999 |
LA Without A Map |
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The Astronaut’s Wife |
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The Source |
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The Ninth Gate |
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Sleepy Hollow |
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2000 |
The Man Who Cried |
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Before Night Falls |
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Choclat |
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2001 |
Blow |
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From Hell |
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2002 |
Lost In La Mancha |
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2003 |
Pirates Of The Caribbean |
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Once Upon A Time In Mexico | |
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