JOHNNY DEPP - CAPTAIN JACK SPARROW Et al.
JOHNNY DEPP - CAPTAIN JACK SPARROW Et al.
Johnny Depp, in full John Christopher Depp II, (born June 9, 1963, Owensboro, Kentucky, U.S.), American actor, musician, writer, and film producer who was known for his eclectic and unconventional film choices. He achieved perhaps his greatest success as Capt. Jack Sparrow in the Pirates of the Caribbean series.
The Pirates of the Caribbean film series was successful at the box office, with each film grossing over $650 million, and all but Dead Men Tell No Tales at some point ranking among the fifty highest-grossing films of all time.
Some of the Best Johnny Depp movies are Edward Scissorhands, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, Finding Neverland, and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
He is the recipient of multiple accolades, including a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award, and has been nominated for three Academy Awards and two BAFTA awards.
Pirates of the Caribbean is a Disney media franchise encompassing numerous theme park rides, a series of films, and spin-off novels, as well as several related video games and other media publications.
Johnny Depp at Cannes Film Festival
MINI BIO:
John Christopher "Johnny" Depp II was born on June 9, 1963, in Owensboro, Kentucky, to Betty Sue Palmer (née Wells), a waitress, and John Christopher Depp, a civil engineer. He 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'. When he married Lori A. Depp, he took a job as 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 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 F.ear 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 Widow(2004); as the kind-hearted novelist James Barrie in the factually-based Finding Neverland (2004), where he co-starred with Kate Winslet; and as 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 his former long-time partner, French singer/actress Vanessa Paradis: Lily-Rose Melody, born in 1999, and John Christopher "Jack" III, born in 2002. He married actress/producer Amber Heard in 2015, divorcing a few years later.
Johnny Depp had dark, intense eyes and highly defined cheekbones. It was observed that Johnny Depp frequently works with Director Tim Burton. Also, it was noticed that he often stars alongside Helena Bonham Carter.
Johnny Depp is known for wearing outlandish clothing and numerous tattoos.
Johnny Depp has a deep whispering voice.
TRIVIA :
Donated $2 million to the Great Ormond Street Hospital in London. He gave the gift as thanks for the treatment his daughter Lily-Rose received at the facility in March 2007 after contracting an E. Coli infection that caused Kidney failure.
Named beaches on his own after his once-girlfriend Vanessa Paradis, his children, and public figures like Hunter S. Thompson and Marlon Brando. There is also a patch of water named "Heath's Place" after Heath Ledger.
Pirates of the Caribbean Movie Series :
1) The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
2) Dead Man's Chest (2006)
3) At World's End (2007)
4) On Stranger Tides (2011)
5) Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017)
6) Tales of the Code - Wedlocked
Depp made it unmistakably clear that he had no intentions of returning to Disney to film the sixth swashbuckling addition to the Pirates franchise, going so far as to say on April 20, 2022, that even an offer of “$300 million and one million alpacas” couldn't make him go back to work for Walt Disney Studios.
I gathered from the media that Dwayne Johnson is being considered to play Jack Sparrow in the sixth Pirates of the Caribbean movie.
In August 2022, Depp is set to direct Modigliani, a film about Amedeo Modigliani, which he will co-produce alongside Al Pacino and Barry Navidi. The film is based on a play by Dennis McIntyre, which was previously adapted for the 2004 film of the same name, from a screenplay by Jerzy and Mary Kromolowski. Principal photography will commence in 2023. He made a surprise cameo appearance at the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards.
After a three-year absence from the world of film, Johnny Depp is back in a leading role in the upcoming French film, 'Jeanne du Barry', set to open the 2023 Cannes Film Festival next month.
Depp had initially bought a £13 million estate in Somerset in 2014, and currently lives in London.
Famous Quotes by Johnny Depp :
"The only creatures that are evolved enough to convey pure love are dogs and infants." - Johnny Depp
"Sure, I find it touching, honestly, but awards are not as important to me as when I meet a ten-year-old kid who says, "I love Captain Jack Sparrow" . . . that's real magic for me." -
- Johnny Depp
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