Johnny Depp is an American actor, producer, musician and painter. He is the recipient of multiple accolades, including a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award, in addition to nominations for three Academy Awards and two BAFTAs.
In the 2000s, Johnny Depp became one of the most commercially successful film stars by playing Captain Jack Sparrow in the Walt Disney swashbuckler film series Pirates of the Caribbean (2003–2017).
In 2012, Depp was one of the world’s biggest film stars, and was listed by the Guinness World Records as the world’s highest-paid actor, with earnings of US$75 million.
From 2015 to 2017, Depp was married to actress Amber Heard. Their divorce drew media attention as H
eard alleged that Depp had been abusive throughout their relationship. In 2018, Depp claimed that Heard had abused him before he unsuccessfully sued the publishers of the British tabloid The Sun for defamation under English law. Depp later sued Heard for defamation in Virginia after she wrote an op-ed saying she was a public victim of domestic violence. The trial Depp v. Heard began in 2022. Depp describes himself as a victim of cancel culture. He is the father of French-American actress and model Lily-Rose Depp.
Johnny Depp Biography & Wiki
| Johnny Depp Full Name | John Christopher “Johnny” Depp II |
| Nick Name | Johnny, Mr. Stench, Colonel |
| Profession | American Actor, Producer, and Musician |
| Famous For | |
| Debut | Film Debut – Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)Television Debut – 21 Jump Street (1987) |
| Physical Stat | |
| Johnny Depp Height | In Centimeter- 178 cm In Meter- 1.78 m In Feet- 5’10” |
| Johnny Depp Weight | In Kilogram- 78 kg In Pound- 172 lbs |
| Body Measurement | Chest- 40 Inches Waist- 32 Inches Biceps- 12 Inches |
| Eye Color | Black |
| Hair Color | Black |
| Personal Life | |
| Date Of Birth | 9 June 1963 (Sunday) |
| Johnny Depp Age (2022) | 59 Years |
| Birthplace | Owensboro, Kentucky |
| Zodiac Sign/Sun Sign | Gemini |
| Nationality | American |
| Home town | Miramar, Florida |
| School | Miramar High School, Miramar, Florida, USA |
| College/University | N/A |
| Educational Qualification | High School (Drop Out) |
| Religion | Atheist |
| Family member(s) | |
| Marital Status | Divorced |
| Affairs/Girlfriend(s) | Lori Anne Allison, Make-up Artist (1983-1985) Sherilyn Fenn, Actress (1986-1988) Jennifer Grey, Actress (1989) Winona Ryder, Actress (1989-1993) Juliette Lewis, Actress (1993) Peggy Trentini, Actress (1993) Tatjana Patitz, Model and Actress (1993) Kate Moss, Model (1994-1998) Vanessa Paradis, French Singer (1998-2011) Kiley Evans (2011) Amber Heard, Actress (2012-2016) |
| Johnny Depp Wife | Lori Anne Allison (Married 1983-1986) Amber Heard (Married 2015-2016) |
| Johnny Depp Children | Son-John Christopher Depp III Daughter– Lily-Rose Melody Depp (Actress) |
| Johnny Depp Parents | Father– John Christopher Depp (Civil Engineer) Mother– Betty Sue Palmer (Waitress) |
| Sibling | Brother– Daniel Depp Sister– Christi Dembrowski (Film Producer), Debbie Depp |
| Favorite Things | |
| Johnny Depp Hobbies | Playing Guitar, Watching Cartoons, Collecting dolls and guns |
| Food | Mexican Food, Blueberry and Ginger Bourbon Sour, Chateau Petrus, Chateau Calon-Segur |
| Color | Black |
| Book | Ulysses by James Joyce, The Rum Diary by Hunter S. Thompson |
| Income | |
| Johnny Depp Net Worth (2022) | 650 Million USD |
Family, Early Life and Education
John Christopher Depp II was born on June 9, 1963, in Owensboro, Kentucky, the youngest of four children of waitress Betty Sue Palmer and civil engineer John Christopher Depp. Depp’s family moved frequently during his childhood, eventually settling in Miramar, Florida, in 1970.
He dropped out of Miramar High School at 16 in 1979 to become a rock musician. In 1980, Depp began playing in a band called The Kids. After modest local success in Florida, the band moved to Los Angeles in pursuit of a record deal, changing its name to Six Gun Method. In addition to the band, Depp worked a variety of odd jobs, such as in telemarketing.
Career
- Depp moved to Los Angeles with his band when he was 20. After the band split up, Depp’s then-wife Lori Ann Allison introduced him to actor Nicolas Cage. After they became drinking buddies, Cage advised him to pursue acting. Depp had been interested in acting since reading a biography of James Dean and watching Rebel Without a Cause.
- Cage helped Depp get an audition with Wes Craven for A Nightmare on Elm Street.
- After a starring role in the 1985 comedy Private Resort, Depp was cast in the lead role of the 1986 skating drama Thrashin’ by the film’s director, but its producer overrode the decision.
- In 2003, Depp starred in the Walt Disney Pictures adventure film Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, which was a major box office success. He earned widespread acclaim for his comic performance as pirate Captain Jack Sparrow, and received Academy Award, Golden Globe and BAFTA nominations and won a Screen Actor’s Guild Award for Best Actor as well as an MTV Movie Award.
- In his other film release in 2003, Robert Rodriguez’ action film Once Upon a Time in Mexico, Depp played a corrupt CIA agent.
- In 2007, Depp collaborated with Burton for their sixth film together, this time playing murderous barber Sweeney Todd in the musical Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007). Depp cited Peter Lorre’s performance in Mad Love (1935), in which Lorre played a “creepy but sympathetic” surgeon, as his main influence for the role.
- In 2009, Depp portrayed real-life gangster John Dillinger in Michael Mann’s 1930s crime film Public Enemies. It was commercially successful and gained moderately positive reviews.
- Depp’s first 2011 film release was the animated film Rango, in which he voiced the title character, a lizard. It was a major critical and commercial success.
- By 2012, Depp was one of the world’s biggest film stars, and was listed by the Guinness World Records as the world’s highest-paid actor, with earnings of US$75 million. That year, he and his 21 Jump Street co-stars Peter DeLuise and Holly Robinson reprized their roles in cameo appearances in the series’ feature film adaptation. Depp also starred in and co-produced his eighth film with Tim Burton, Dark Shadows (2012), alongside Helena Bonham Carter, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Eva Green.
- In 2017, Depp appeared alongside other actors and filmmakers in The Black Ghiandola, a short film made by a terminally ill teenager through the non-profit Make a Film Foundation. He also reprized his role as Captain Jack Sparrow in the fifth installment of the Pirates series, Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017).
- In March 2021, City of Lies, which was originally scheduled for 2018, was released in theaters and streaming services.
- In May 2022 Johnny Depp stated that since Hollywood has boycotted him, he chose to make a big screen return overseas as King Louis XV, a.k.a. Louis the Beloved. The French-language movie directed by French actor-director Maïwenn, titled Jeanne Du Barry will mark Depp’s first feature since 2020’s Minamata. Film shooting will take place primarily at the Versailles Palace and is set to begin in the summer of 2022.
Personal Life
- Depp and makeup artist Lori Anne Allison were married from 1983 until 1985. In the late 1980s, he was engaged to actresses Jennifer Gray and Sherilyn Fenn before proposing in 1990 to his Edward Scissorhands co-star Winona Ryder, for whom he tattooed “Winona Forever ” on his right arm which he later changed to “wino forever”.
- Between 1994 and 1997, he was in a relationship with English model Kate Moss. Following his breakup from Moss, Depp began a relationship with French actress and singer Vanessa Paradis, whom he met while filming The Ninth Gate in France in 1998. They have two children, daughter Lily-Rose Melody Depp (born 1999) and son John Christopher “Jack” Depp III (born 2002).
- Following the end of his relationship with Vanessa Paradis, Depp began dating actress Amber Heard, with whom he had co-starred in The Rum Diary (2011). Depp and Heard were married in a civil ceremony in February 2015. Heard filed for divorce in May 2016 and obtained a temporary restraining order against Depp.
