“America is dumb. It's like a dumb puppy that has big teeth that can bite and hurt you, aggressive. My daughter is four, my boy is one. I'd like them to see America as a toy, a broken toy. Investigate it a little, check it out, get this feeling and then get out.”
― Johnny Depp

Born John Christopher Depp in Owensboro, Kentucky, on June 9, 1963, Johnny Depp was raised in Florida. He dropped out of school at age 15 in the hopes of becoming a rock musician. He fronted a series of garage bands including The Kids, which once opened for Iggy Pop. Depp got into acting after a visit to Los Angeles, California, with his former wife, Lori Anne Allison (Lori A. Depp), who introduced him to actor Nicolas Cage. He made his film debut in A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984). 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. Now Depp is collaborating again with Burton in a screen adaptation of Roald Dahl's novel, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005).

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 they 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.

- IMDb Mini Biography By: mikedavies86

Johnny Depp is perhaps one of the most versatile actors of his day and age in Hollywood, who has recuperated his image greatly since his portrayal of Captain Jack Sparrow in the acclaimed Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003), with a supporting cast of Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley, and Geoffrey Rush.

Though highly successful now, Depp's early life, strangely, was as a rebel, and he took to vandalism and narcotics. He dropped out of school when he was 15, and he 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. Three years later, Depp achieved fame as police cop Tom Hanson in the series 21 Jump Street (1987) (1987-90), and in 1990, he was firmly established as a leading Hollywood actor with the Tim Burton movie Edward Scissorhands (1990), where he played a sad-faced, tragic hero who has scissors for hands.

From then on, Depp was selective of his choice of roles in movies, and he more often than not played dark, sinister characters on-screen. He played an undercover FBI agent in Donnie Brasco (1997), in which he co-starred with Al Pacino; a druggie in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998); and in two more Tim Burton ventures, Ed Wood (1994) and Sleepy Hollow (1999), with Christina Ricci and Casper Van Dien. He filmed a fifth Tim Burton film, Corpse Bride (2005), as well as being committed for another Tim Burton production, where he plays Willy Wonka in the upcoming Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005), based on the classic children's novel by Roald Dahl.

During his career, Depp has, unfortunately, gotten himself under bad public scrutiny. He was accused of selling drugs at his own club, The Viper Room, in regard to the legendary celebrity, River Phoenix, who died outside the club due to drug overdose in 1993. The following year, Depp was arrested for smashing and trashing a New York suite. And, in 1999, he was arrested in London for being in a fight with paparazzi outside a restaurant.

Although he gained popularity since the success of Edward Scissorhands (1990), Depp wasn't hugely famous for many years until his portrayal of the suave, charming Captain Jack Sparrow in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) in 2003. With the film's enormous success, it has opened several doors for his career and even 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 most recently as Rochester in the British film, The Libertine (2004).

- IMDb Mini Biography By: Sidhartha Shankar

FILMOGRAPHY

Alice in Wonderland (2010) .... Mad Hatter

Public Enemies (2009) .... John Dillinger

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009) .... Imaginarium Tony #1

"SpongeBob SquarePants" .... Jack Kahuna Laguna (1 episode, 2009)

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007) .... Sweeney Todd

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007) .... Jack Sparrow

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006) .... Jack Sparrow

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Legend of Jack Sparrow (2006) (VG) (voice) .... Jack Sparrow

Corpse Bride (2005) (voice) .... Victor Van Dort

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) .... Willy Wonka

The Libertine (2004) .... Rochester

Finding Neverland (2004) .... Sir James Matthew Barrie

Ils se marièrent et eurent beaucoup d'enfants (2004) .... L'inconnu

"King of the Hill" .... Yogi Victor (1 episode, 2004)

Secret Window (2004) .... Mort Rainey

Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003) .... Sands

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) .... Jack Sparrow

From Hell (2001) .... Inspector Frederick Abberline

Blow (2001) .... George Jung

"The Fast Show" .... Customer in suit store (1 episode, 2000)

Chocolat (2000) .... Roux

Before Night Falls (2000) .... Bon Bon / Lieutenant Victor

The Man Who Cried (2000) .... Cesar

Sleepy Hollow (1999) .... Ichabod Crane

The Astronaut's Wife (1999) .... Commander Spencer Armacost

The Ninth Gate (1999) .... Dean Corso

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998) .... Raoul Duke

The Brave (1997) .... Raphael

Donnie Brasco (1997) .... Donnie Brasco / Joseph D. 'Joe' Pistone

Nick of Time (1995) .... Gene Watson

Dead Man (1995) .... William Blake

Don Juan DeMarco (1994) .... Don Juan

Ed Wood (1994) .... Ed Wood

What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993) .... Gilbert Grape

Benny & Joon (1993) .... Sam

Arizona Dream (1993) .... Axel Blackmar

Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991) (as Oprah Noodlemantra) .... Guy on TV

Edward Scissorhands (1990) .... Edward Scissorhands

"21 Jump Street" .... Officer Tom Hanson (71 episodes, 1987-1990)

Cry-Baby (1990) .... Cry-Baby

"Hotel" .... Rob Cameron (1 episode, 1987)

Platoon (1986) .... Lerner

Slow Burn (1986) (TV) .... Donnie Fleischer

"Lady Blue" .... Lionel Viland (1 episode, 1985)

Private Resort (1985) .... Jack

A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) .... Glen Lantz

links

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Depp
• http://genealogy.wikia.com/wiki/John_Christopher_Depp_Jr._(1963-_)
• https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Depp-6

“America is dumb. It's like a dumb puppy that has big teeth that can bite and hurt you, aggressive. My daughter is four, my boy is one. I'd like them to see America as a toy, a broken toy. Investigate it a little, check it out, get this feeling and then get out.”

― Johnny Depp

Born John Christopher Depp in Owensboro, Kentucky, on June 9, 1963, Johnny Depp was raised in Florida. He dropped out of school at age 15 in the hopes of becoming a rock musician. He fronted a series of garage bands including The Kids, which once opened for Iggy Pop. Depp got into acting after a visit to Los Angeles, California, with his former wife, Lori Anne Allison (Lori A. Depp), who introduced him to actor Nicolas Cage. He made his film debut in A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984). 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. Now Depp is collaborating again with Burton in a screen adaptation of Roald Dahl's novel, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005).

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 they 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.

- IMDb Mini Biography By: mikedavies86

Johnny Depp is perhaps one of the most versatile actors of his day and age in Hollywood, who has recuperated his image greatly since his portrayal of Captain Jack Sparrow in the acclaimed Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003), with a supporting cast of Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley, and Geoffrey Rush.

Though highly successful now, Depp's early life, strangely, was as a rebel, and he took to vandalism and narcotics. He dropped out of school when he was 15, and he 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. Three years later, Depp achieved fame as police cop Tom Hanson in the series 21 Jump Street (1987) (1987-90), and in 1990, he was firmly established as a leading Hollywood actor with the Tim Burton movie Edward Scissorhands (1990), where he played a sad-faced, tragic hero who has scissors for hands.

From then on, Depp was selective of his choice of roles in movies, and he more often than not played dark, sinister characters on-screen. He played an undercover FBI agent in Donnie Brasco (1997), in which he co-starred with Al Pacino; a druggie in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998); and in two more Tim Burton ventures, Ed Wood (1994) and Sleepy Hollow (1999), with Christina Ricci and Casper Van Dien. He filmed a fifth Tim Burton film, Corpse Bride (2005), as well as being committed for another Tim Burton production, where he plays Willy Wonka in the upcoming Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005), based on the classic children's novel by Roald Dahl.

During his career, Depp has, unfortunately, gotten himself under bad public scrutiny. He was accused of selling drugs at his own club, The Viper Room, in regard to the legendary celebrity, River Phoenix, who died outside the club due to drug overdose in 1993. The following year, Depp was arrested for smashing and trashing a New York suite. And, in 1999, he was arrested in London for being in a fight with paparazzi outside a restaurant.

Although he gained popularity since the success of Edward Scissorhands (1990), Depp wasn't hugely famous for many years until his portrayal of the suave, charming Captain Jack Sparrow in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) in 2003. With the film's enormous success, it has opened several doors for his career and even 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 most recently as Rochester in the British film, The Libertine (2004).

- IMDb Mini Biography By: Sidhartha Shankar

FILMOGRAPHY

Alice in Wonderland (2010) .... Mad Hatter

Public Enemies (2009) .... John Dillinger

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009) .... Imaginarium Tony #1

"SpongeBob SquarePants" .... Jack Kahuna Laguna (1 episode, 2009)

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007) .... Sweeney Todd

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007) .... Jack Sparrow

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006) .... Jack Sparrow

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Legend of Jack Sparrow (2006) (VG) (voice) .... Jack Sparrow

Corpse Bride (2005) (voice) .... Victor Van Dort

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) .... Willy Wonka

The Libertine (2004) .... Rochester

Finding Neverland (2004) .... Sir James Matthew Barrie

Ils se marièrent et eurent beaucoup d'enfants (2004) .... L'inconnu

"King of the Hill" .... Yogi Victor (1 episode, 2004)

Secret Window (2004) .... Mort Rainey

Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003) .... Sands

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) .... Jack Sparrow

From Hell (2001) .... Inspector Frederick Abberline

Blow (2001) .... George Jung

"The Fast Show" .... Customer in suit store (1 episode, 2000)

Chocolat (2000) .... Roux

Before Night Falls (2000) .... Bon Bon / Lieutenant Victor

The Man Who Cried (2000) .... Cesar

Sleepy Hollow (1999) .... Ichabod Crane

The Astronaut's Wife (1999) .... Commander Spencer Armacost

The Ninth Gate (1999) .... Dean Corso

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998) .... Raoul Duke

The Brave (1997) .... Raphael

Donnie Brasco (1997) .... Donnie Brasco / Joseph D. 'Joe' Pistone

Nick of Time (1995) .... Gene Watson

Dead Man (1995) .... William Blake

Don Juan DeMarco (1994) .... Don Juan

Ed Wood (1994) .... Ed Wood

What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993) .... Gilbert Grape

Benny & Joon (1993) .... Sam

Arizona Dream (1993) .... Axel Blackmar

Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991) (as Oprah Noodlemantra) .... Guy on TV

Edward Scissorhands (1990) .... Edward Scissorhands

"21 Jump Street" .... Officer Tom Hanson (71 episodes, 1987-1990)

Cry-Baby (1990) .... Cry-Baby

"Hotel" .... Rob Cameron (1 episode, 1987)

Platoon (1986) .... Lerner

Slow Burn (1986) (TV) .... Donnie Fleischer

"Lady Blue" .... Lionel Viland (1 episode, 1985)

Private Resort (1985) .... Jack

A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) .... Glen Lantz

links

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Depp
• http://genealogy.wikia.com/wiki/John_Christopher_Depp_Jr._(1963-_)

Johnny Depp Biographical Summaries of Notable People Födelse: 9 jun 1963 - Owensboro Föräldrar: Betty Sue Palmer, John Christopher Depp Syskon: Debbie Depp, Daniel Depp, Christi Dembrowski Maka: Lori Anne Allison, Vanessa Paradis, Sherilyn Fenn, Winona Ryder, Kate Moss, Amber Heard Barn: Lily-Rose Melody Depp, John "Jack" Christopher Depp Bostäder: Owensboro, Meudon, Och 4 fler adresser

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John Christopher (Johnny) Depp MyHeritage släktträd Johnson Family Site (23andMe), administrerad av TH Johnson (Kontakt) Födelse: 9 jun 1963 - Owensboro, Daviess, Kentucky, United States Föräldrar: John Christopher Depp, Elizabeth "betty" Sue Depp (born Wells)

John Christopher"johnny" Depp MyHeritage släktträd Connie's Family Genealogy, administrerad av Connie Taylor (Kontakt) Födelse: 9 jun 1963 - Owensboro, Daviess, Kentucky, USA Föräldrar: John Christopher'jack' Depp, Betty Sue Wells

Johnny Depp MyHeritage släktträd Depoix Web Site, administrerad av C.D. (Kontakt) Födelse: 9 jun 1963 - Owensboro Maka: Amber Depp (geboren Heard) Ex-partner: <Privat> Depp (geboren Paradis) Barn: <Privat> Depp, <Privat> Depp

Johnny Depp MyHeritage släktträd Depp Web Site, administrerad av Nathalia Hathaway Depp (Kontakt) Födelse: 9 jun 1963 Föräldrar: <Privat> Depp, <Privat> Depp Syskon: <Privat> Hatake, <Privat> Namikaze Partner: <Privat> Depp (Sol. Hathaway) Partner: <Privat> Depp (Sol. Paradis) Barn: <Privat> Depp, <Privat> Depp, <Privat> Depp

Johnny C. Depp WikiTree Födelse: Mellan 1960 och 1970 Föräldrar: John C. Depp, Betty S. Wells