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Johnny Depp #13: He's so popular, even his head makes guest appearances....
Welcome to the
12th
Johnny Depp
Appreciation Thread
Biography:
Johnny Depp is perhaps one of the most versatile actors of his day and age in Hollywood.
He was born John Christopher Depp II in Owensboro, Kentucky, on June 9, 1963, to Betty Sue (Wells), who worked as a waitress, and John Christopher Depp, a civil engineer.
Depp was raised in Florida. He dropped out of school when he was 15, and fronted a series of music-garage bands, including one named 'The Kids'. However, it was when he married Lori Anne Allison (Lori A. Depp) that he took up the job of being a ballpoint-pen salesman to support himself and his wife. A visit to Los Angeles, California, with his wife, however, happened to be a blessing in disguise, when he met up with actor Nicolas Cage, who advised him to turn to acting, which culminated in Depp's film debut in the low-budget horror film, A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984), where he played a teenager who falls prey to dream-stalking demon Freddy Krueger.
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 (1987).
In 1990, after numerous roles in teen-oriented films, his first of a handful of great collaborations with director Tim Burton came about when Depp played the title role in Edward Scissorhands (1990). Following the film's success, Depp carved a niche for himself as a serious, somewhat dark, idiosyncratic performer, consistently selecting roles that surprised critics and audiences alike. He continued to gain critical acclaim and increasing popularity by appearing in many features before re-joining with Burton in the lead role of Ed Wood (1994). In 1997 he played an undercover FBI agent in the fact-based film Donnie Brasco (1997), opposite Al Pacino; in 1998 he appeared in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998), directed by Terry Gilliam; and then, in 1999, he appeared in the sci-fi/horror film The Astronaut's Wife (1999). The same year he teamed up again with Burton in Sleepy Hollow (1999), brilliantly portraying Ichabod Crane.
Depp has played many characters in his career, including another fact-based one, Insp. Fred Abberline in From Hell (2001). He stole the show from screen greats such as Antonio Banderas in the finale to Robert Rodriguez's "mariachi" trilogy, Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003). In that same year he starred in the marvelous family blockbuster Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003), playing a character that only the likes of Depp could pull off: the charming, conniving and roguish Capt. Jack Sparrow. The film's enormous success has opened several doors for his career and included an Oscar nomination. He appeared as the central character in the Stephen King-based movie, Secret Window (2004); as the kind-hearted novelist James Barrie in the factually-based Finding Neverland (2004), where he co-starred with Kate Winslet; and Rochester in the British film, The Libertine (2004). Depp collaborated again with Burton in a screen adaptation of Roald Dahl's novel, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005), and later in Alice in Wonderland (2010) and Dark Shadows (2012).
Off-screen, Depp has dated several female celebrities, and has been engaged to Sherilyn Fenn, Jennifer Grey, Winona Ryder and Kate Moss. He was married to Lori Anne Allison in 1983, but divorced her in 1985. Depp has two children with French singer/actress Vanessa Paradis: Lily-Rose Melody, born in 1999 and Jack, born in 2002. He married actress/producer Amber Heard in 2015.
- IMDb Mini Biography By: mikedavies86 and Sidhartha Shankar
Filmography:
The Invisible Man (announced) as Claude Rains (2018)
Gnomeo & Juliet: Sherlock Gnomes (pre-production) (2017)
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (post-production) as Captain Jack Sparrow (2016)
Alice Through the Looking Glass (completed) as Mad Hatter (2016)
London Fields (completed) as Chick Purchase (uncredited) (2016)
Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The Movie (TV Movie) as Donald J. Trump (2016)
Yoga Hosers as Guy Lapointe (2015)
Black Mass as James 'Whitey' Bulger (2015)
Mortdecai as Mortdecai (2014)
Into the Woods as Wolf (2014)
Tusk as Guy Lapointe (as Guy Lapointe) (2014)
Transcendence as Will Caster (2013)
Lucky Them as Matthew Smith (2013)
The Lone Ranger as Tonto
2012 Family Guy (TV Series) as Edward Scissorhands
- Lois Comes Out of Her Shell (2012)
Dark Shadows as Barnabas Collins (2012)
21 Jump Street as Officer Tom Hanson (uncredited) (2011)
Life's Too Short (TV Series) as Johnny Depp
- Episode #1.2 (2011)
Jack and Jill as Johnny Depp (uncredited)(2011)
The Rum Diary as Kemp (2011)
Lego Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game (Video Game) as Jack Sparrow (voice) (2011)
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides as Jack Sparrow (2011)
Range as Rango / Lars (voice) (2010)
The Tourist as Frank Tupelo (2010)
Alice in Wonderland as Mad Hatter (2009)
Public Enemies as John Dillinger (2009)
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus as Imaginarium Tony 1 (2009)
SpongeBob SquarePants (TV Series) as Jack Kahuna Laguna
- SpongeBob SquarePants vs. The Big One (2009)
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street as Sweeney Todd (2007)
Bloopers of the Caribbean (Video short) as Jack Sparrow (uncredited) (2007)
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End as Jack Sparrow (2006)
Bloopers of the Caribbean (Video short) as Jack Sparrow (uncredited) (2006)
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest as Jack Sparrow (2006)
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Legend of Jack Sparrow (Video Game) as Jack Sparrow (voice) (2005)
Corpse Bride as Victor Van Dort (voice) (2005)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory as Willy Wonka (2004)
The Libertine as Rochester (2004)
Finding Neverland as Sir James Matthew Barrie (2004)
...And They Lived Happily Ever After as L'inconnu (2004)
King of the Hill (TV Series) as Yogi Victor
- Hank's Back (2004)
Secret Window as Mort Rainey (2004)
Blooper Reel (Video short) as Jack Sparrow (uncredited) (2003)
Once Upon a Time in Mexico as Sands (2003)
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl as Jack Sparrow (2001)
From Hell as Inspector Frederick Aubergine (2001)
Blow as George Jung (2000)
The Fast Show (TV Series) as Customer in suit store
- The Last Ever Fast Show (2000)
Chocolat as Roux (2000)
Before Night Falls as Bon Bon / Lieutenant Victor (2000)
The Man Who Cried as Cesar (1999)
Sleepy Hollow as Ichabod Crane (1999)
The Astronaut's Wife as Commander Spencer Armacost (1999)
The Ninth Gate as Dean Corso (1999)
The Vicar of Dibley (TV Series) as Johnny Depp
- Red Nose Day Special (1999)
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas as Raoul Duke (1997)
The Brave as Raphael (1997)
Donnie Branco as Donnie (1995)
Nick of Time as Gene Watson (1995)
Dead Man as William Blake (1994)
Don Juan DeMarco as Don Juan DeMarco (1994)
Ed Wood as Ed Wood (1993)
What's Eating Gilbert Grape as Gilbert Grape (1993)
Benny & Joon as Sam (1992)
Arizona Dream as Axel Blackmar (1991)
Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare as Guy on TV (as Oprah Noodlemantra) (1990)
Edward Scissorhands as Edward Scissorhands (1990)
21 Jump Street (TV Series) as Officer Tom Hanson (1987-1990)
Cry-Baby as Cry-Baby (1988)
R.P.G. II (Short) as Vince Dooler (1987)
Hotel (TV Series) as Rob Cameron
- Unfinished Business (1987)
Platoon as Lerner (1986)
Slow Burn (TV Movie) as Donnie Fletcher (1986)
R.P.G. (Short) as Vinnie Dooler (1985)
Lady Blue (TV Series) as Lionel Viland
- Beasts of Prey (1985)
Private Resort as Jack (1985)
Dummies (Short) as Pete (1984)
A Nightmare on Elm Street as Glen Lantz (1984)
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