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Full text: John Christopher Depp II (more)
Married to: Amber Heard (2015–2017) Lori A. Depp (1983–1986) (more)
Musical Act: P Kids (more)
Movies/TV Shows (starring): Minamata (2020) Waiting for the Barbarians (2019) City of Lies (2018) Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2018) The Professor (2018) ) “Sherlock Gnomes” (2018) “Murder on the Orient Express” (2017) “Pirates of the Caribbean” (2017) “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” (2016) “Through the Looking Glass” (2016) “Yoga Hosers” (2016) “Black Mass” (2015) ) “Molto Decai” (2015) “Into the Woods” (2014) “Tusk” (2014) “Transcendence” (2014) “Lucky Them” (2013) “The Lone Ranger” (2013) “Family Guy” (2012) “Dark Shadows” (2012) “Life is Too Short” (2011) “The Rum Diary” (2011) ) “Pirates”・Of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides” (2011) “Rango” (2011) “The Tourist” (2010) “Alice in Wonderland” (2010) “Public Enemies” (2009) “The Imagination of Doctor Parnassus” (2009) “SpongeBob SquarePants” (2009) “Sweeney Todd: The Evil Barber” Fleet・Street” (2007) “Pirates of the Caribbean: At World End” (2007) Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest (2006) Corpse Bride (2005) Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) The Libertine (2004) Finding Neverland (2004) Ils King of the Hill (2004) “Secret Window” (2004) “Once Upon a Time in Mexico” (2003) “Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl” (2003) “From Hell” (2001) “Blow” (2001) “The Fast Show” (2000) “Chocolat” (2000) “Before Night Falls” (2000) “The Man Who Wept” (2000) “Sleepy Hollow” (1999) “The Astronaut’s Wife” (1999) “The Ninth Gate” (1999) “The Vicar of Dibley” (1999) “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas” (1998) ) “The Brave” (1997) “Donnie Brasco” (1997) “The Nick of Time” (1995) “Deadman” (1995) “Don Juan DeMarco” (1994) “Ed Wood” (1994) “Eating Gilbert Grape” (1993) “Benny & June” (1993) “Arizona Dream” (1993) “Freddy’s Dead: The Last Nightmare” (1991) “Edward Scissorhands” (1990) “21 Jump Street” (1987-1990) “Cry Baby” (1990) “Hotel” (1987) “Platoon” (1986) “Lady Blue” (1985) “Private Resort” (1985) ) “A Nightmare on Elm Street” (1984) (more)
Movies/TV Shows (Director): “Untitled Keith Richards Documentary” (2016) “Unlovable” (2009) “The Brave” (1997) (See more)
Movies/TV Shows (Written/Creator): “Unloveable” (2009) “The Brave” (1997) (more)
Album: “Sweeney Todd: The Devil’s Barber of Fleet Street (Soundtrack)” (2007) (more)
Johnny Depp (born June 9, 1963 in Owensboro, Kentucky, USA) is an American actor and musician known for his eclectic and unconventional film choices. He probably achieved his greatest success as Captain Jack Sparrow in the Pirates of the Caribbean series.
Early life and career
At the age of 16, Depp dropped out of high school to pursue a career in music. His band, The Kids, relocated to Los Angeles from Florida, where he spent much of his childhood. In 1983, Depp married Lorie Ann Allison, who worked as a make-up artist while struggling as a musician. Allison arranged for Depp to audition for director Wes Craven with his actor friend Nicolas Cage, and Depp made his film debut as a teenager in the role of Eaten in His Bed. A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) He divorced Alison the following year.
21 Jump Street, Tim Burton Movie, Hunter S. Thompson
Depp’s professional break came in 1987 with the premiere of the television police series 21 Jump Street. Depp played Tom Hanson, a young police officer who frequently infiltrates high schools and colleges to catch troubled youths. Although the show was a hit, Depp resented the publicity he received as a teenager. In 1990 he left the series, John Waters Crybaby and Tim Burton’s “Edward Scissorhands,” two films by maverick directors that showed off Depp’s range. Scissorhands began a long relationship between actor and director, with Depp appearing in other Burton films, including Ed Wood (1994) and Sleepy Hollow (1999). Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005). In the latter film, Depp played the reclusive candy king Willy Wonka. In addition, Depp provided the voice of the hapless groom in director Burton’s spooky animated tale. Corpse Bride (2005).
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Depp continued to demonstrate his versatility, playing a 19th century accountant in Jim Jarmusch’s “The Dead Man” (1995) and an FBI agent infiltrating the Mafia in “Donnie Brasco” (1997). In 1998, Depp, a longtime friend and fan of the gonzo journalist, Hunter S. Thompson stars in Terry Gilliam movie Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, a film based on Thompson’s pseudo-autobiographical novel of the same name. Depp later received the highest salary for another of Thompson’s films, The Rum Diary (2011). In his documentary For No Good Reason (2012), he interviewed gonzo artist Ralph Steadman, who painted many of Thompson’s works. Other notable films include works by Roman Polanski. The Ninth Gate (1999) and Ted Demme’s work Blow (2001).
Pirates of the Caribbean and Academy Award Nominations
In 2003, Depp appeared in the film as Captain Jack Sparrow. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003); the film also starred Orlando Bloom and Keira Knightley. His performance was modeled on Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones gave Depp his first Academy Award nomination. He was nominated again the following year for his role as Peter Pan author James M. Barrie. Finding Neverland (2004). Depp later reprized the role of Sparrow in the Pirates of the Caribbean series. Dead Man’s Chest (2006), In World’s End (2007), On Stranger Tides (2011), and Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017) was one of the highest-grossing films of all time. During this time, Depp teamed up with Burton again. Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007), a film adaptation of the Stephen Sondheim musical. Depp, who played the serial killer Sweeney, received praise for both his acting and singing, and was nominated for an Oscar again.
John Dillinger, Mad Hatter, Tonto
in Public Enemies (2009) Depp played John Dillinger, a legendary criminal who repeatedly robbed American banks during the Great Depression. Depp later contributed another portrayal of Heath Ledger’s character, along with Colin Farrell and Jude Law. The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009) is a conceit designed to salvage Ledger’s flawed final performance, made plausible by the film’s fanciful premise.
In 2010, Depp played the Mad Hatter in the film. Alice in Wonderland, Burton’s adaptation of Lewis Carroll’s classic novel Alice in Wonderland (1865). Later that year, he starred opposite Angelina Jolie in the thriller film The Tourist. in animated westerns In Rango (2011), Depp provided the voice of the title character, a chameleon who becomes the sheriff of a colorful desert town. He then played an 18th century vampire who awakens in the 1970s. Dark Shadows (2012), Burton’s comedy adaptation of the cult melodrama of the same name. in In The Lone Ranger (2013), Depp donned a headdress and warpaint as Tonto, the titular lawyer’s laconic Native American sidekick.
subsequent movies
In 2014, Depp accepted the role of an artificial intelligence researcher in the thriller film Transcendence is the detective in the horror film Tusk and the werewolf in the film adaptation of Stephen Sondheim’s musical fairy tale Into the Woods. In 2015, Depp proved his flair for farce as the title character in the spy comic Molto Decai exudes menace as gangster Whitey Bulger In Black Mass, he reprized his hilariously insane performance as the Mad Hatter. After “Through the Looking Glass” (2016), she appeared as part of an all-star cast in “Murder on the Orient Express” (2017), based on Agatha Christie’s 1933 novel. In 2018, Depp provided the voice of the title character in the animated film sherlock gnome. Later that year, he took over the role of the eponymous dark wizard. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, the second in a series of films based on J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter universe. in Minamata (2020) Depp played W. Eugene Smith, a photojournalist who documented the effects of industrial pollution on the residents of a Japanese village in the early 1970s.
music and personal life
Depp maintained his early interest in music and played acoustic guitar in the film. Included on the soundtrack of Chocolat (2000) Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003) His work as a guitarist has also appeared on albums by The Pogues and Oasis. While working on The Ninth Gate, he met the French actress and singer. He had a long-term relationship (1998-2012) with Vanessa Paradis and had two children.
Depp married the actress in 2015 Amber Heard and their turbulent marriage became tabloid fodder. Heard specifically accused him of physically assaulting her and claimed that he had a substance abuse problem. The pair divorced in 2016, but two years later, Ms. Heard wrote an op-ed in the Washington Post claiming that she was a “public figure representing domestic violence.” In 2018, British newspaper The Sun called Depp a “wife beater.” He sued the paper for defamation, and the case concluded in 2020, with the judge ruling against Mr. Depp, stating, “I accept that Mr. Depp posed a risk to (Heard’s) life.” did. During this time, Depp also sued Heard for libel over an article in the Post. She in turn countersued, claiming that Depp defamed her when one of his lawyers claimed his abuse of her was a hoax. The televised trial began in April 2022 and became something of a media circus. The trial was particularly popular on social media. After six weeks of testimony (which included both sides accusing each other of domestic violence), the jury found that Heard acted with “actual malice” and ruled in Depp’s favor in Depp’s case. I put it down. Depp was awarded $15 million in compensatory and punitive damages, but the judge reduced the amount to $10.35 million. The jury also found that Heard had been defamed by Depp’s lawyers, but she did not prevail on the other two charges. She was awarded $2 million in damages.
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