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{{Infobox actor
| name = Johnny Depp
| image = Johnny Depp.jpg
| imagesize = 146pxx216px
| birthdate = {{birth date and age|1963|6|9}}
| location = ]
| birthname = John Christopher Depp II
| spouse = Lori Anne Allison (1983-1986)
| partner = ] (1985-1989) <br> ] (1998-)
| children = Lily-Rose Depp (b.1999) <br> Jack Depp (b.2002)
| yearsactive = ] - present
| occupation = actor, screenwriter, director, producer, musician
| cesarawards = ''']'''<br>1999 Lifetime Achievement
| sagawards = ''']'''<br>2003 '']''
}}
John Christopher Depp II<ref name=zone></ref> (born ] ]) is an ] ], best known for his frequent portrayals of offbeat and eccentric characters such as ] in the '']'' trilogy and the titular character of ]'s ''].

==Biography==
===Early life===
Depp was born in ], ], the son of Betty Sue (] Wells), a ], and John Christopher Depp Sr., a city ].<ref name="ancestry">{{cite web | title=Ancestry.com | work=Johnny Depp family tree | url=http://landing.ancestry.com/famoustree/tree.aspx?name=depp&sourceCode=7603 | accessmonthday=July 10 | accessyear=2006}}</ref> He has one brother, Danny, and two sisters, Christie (who was formerly Johnny's personal manager) and Debbie. Depp has ], ] (from a great-grandmother), and ] ancestry.<ref name="heritage">{{cite web | title=Johnny Depp Zone | work=Johnny's Cherokee heritage | url=http://www.johnnydepp-zone.com/deppster/ | accessmonthday=June 22 | accessyear=2006}}</ref> The book ''Johnny Depp: A Kind of Illusion'' (ISBN 1-905287-04-6) states that the Depp family originated with a ] ] Pierre Deppe or Dieppe who settled in ] around 1700. Depp has said he doesn't know the origin of his surname, but jokes that the name translates to "idiot" in ] (it is actually a minor insult meaning fool or hungry).<ref>{{cite web | title=Inside the Actors Studio, Bravo TV, ], ]
| work=Inside the Actors Studio transcript by Heather
| url=http://www.johnnydeppfan.com/interviews/ias.htm
| accessmonthday=December 7 | accessyear=2006}}</ref><!-- a better ref is needed, I would think--><ref>{{cite web
| title=LEO.org Deutsch-Englisch
| url=http://dict.leo.org/ende?lp=ende&p=/oHL..&search=Depp
| accessmonthday=January 7 | accessyear=2007}}</ref> The family moved frequently during Depp's childhood, and he and his siblings lived in more than twenty different locations, settling in ], in 1970, when he was 7. In 1978, when Depp was 15, his parents were divorced. He engaged in ] as a child, due to the stress of dealing with family problems and his own insecurity. He has seven or eight scars from practicing self-harm. In a 1993 interview, he explained his self-injury by saying, "My body is a journal in a way. It's like what sailors used to do, where every tattoo meant something, a specific time in your life when you make a mark on yourself, whether you do it yourself with a knife or with a professional tattoo artist".<ref name="injury">{{cite web | title=Self Injury: A Struggle | work=Famous Self-Injurers | url=http://self-injury.net/doyousi/famous/ | accessmonthday=July 3 | accessyear=2006}}</ref>

Depp married Lori Anne Allison, his makeup artist and sister of his band's drummer, on ] ]. During Depp's marriage his wife worked as a makeup artist while he worked a variety of odd jobs, including a telemarketer for ink pens. Later, his wife introduced him to actor ], who advised Depp to pursue an acting career. In 1985, Depp and Allison divorced.

===Rock band===
Depp's mother bought her son a guitar when he was twelve, and Depp began playing in various ]s. His first band was in honor of his girlfriend Meredith. A year after his parents' divorce, Depp dropped out of high school to become a rock musician. As he once explained on ], he attempted to go back to school two weeks later, but the principal told him to follow his dream of being a musician. Depp called the remark "really sweet." {{Fact|date=November 2007}} He played with The Kids, a band that enjoyed modest local success. The Kids set out together for ] in pursuit of a record deal, changing their name to "Six Gun Method." As Depp's marriage caused friction between the band members {{Fact|date=November 2007}}, the group split before signing a record deal. Depp subsequently collaborated with the band ]<ref name="sleaze">{{cite web | title=Sleaze Roxx| work=ROCK CITY ANGELS | url=http://www.sleazeroxx.com/bands/rockcityangels/rockcityangels.shtml | accessmonthday=July 3 | accessyear=2006}}</ref> and co-wrote their song "Mary," which appeared on Rock City Angels' debut for ] titled "Young Man's Blues."

===Television===
Depp starred in a lead role on the ] ], '']'', which premiered in 1987. Depp accepted this role because he wasn't getting much work in the business and wanted to work with actor ], who inspired him. Later in the season, Depp's long time friend Sal Jenco joined the cast as a semi-co-star as the janitor named Blowfish. The series' success turned Depp into a popular ] during the late 1980s. He found the teen-idol status an irritant, noting that he felt "forced into the role of product"<ref name="reuters">{{cite web | title=Reuters | work=FEATURE-It's a pirates life for actor Johnny Depp | url=http://today.reuters.com/stocks/QuoteCompanyNewsArticle.aspx?view=CN&symbol=&storyID=2006-07-03T120022Z_01_N29233755_RTRIDST_0_LEISURE-PIRATES-DEPP-GENERAL-FEATURE-PICTURE.XML&pageNumber=1&WTModLoc=InvArt-C1-ArticlePage1&sz=13 | accessmonthday=July 3 | accessyear=2006}}</ref> and that it was "a very uncomfortable situation and I didn't get a handle on it and it wasn't on my terms at all."<ref name="calgarysun">{{cite web | title=The Calgary Sun | work=A pirate’s life for Depp | url=http://www.calgarysun.com/cgi-bin/publish.cgi?p=144830&x=articles&s=showbiz | accessmonthday=July 3 | accessyear=2006}}</ref> Depp promised himself that after his contract on the series expired, he would only appear in films that he felt were right for him.<ref name="reuters" />

===Film roles===
Johnny Depp's first major role was in the 1984 horror film '']'', playing the heroine's boyfriend and one of Freddy's victims. In 1986, he also appeared in a secondary role as a Vietnamese speaking private in ] '']''. Depp has since stated that he felt Platoon was the first 'proper' film in which he appeared. Depp then left his teen idol image in 1990, playing the quirky title role in the ] film, '']''. The film's success began a long association with Burton, as Depp starred in several of his films, including '']'' (1994), '']'' (1999), '']'' (2005) and '']'' (2005). Depp, an avid fan and long-time friend of writer ], played a version of Thompson (named ]) in 1998's '']'', based on the writer's pseudobiographical novel of the same name. Depp also accompanied Thompson as his road manager on one of the author's last book tours.<ref name="contactmusic">{{cite web | title=ContactMusic | work=DEPP WAS RAY FOR THOMPSON BOOK TOUR | url=http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/article/depp%20was%20ray%20for%20thompson%20book%20tour_1001455 | accessmonthday=July 3 | accessyear=2006}}</ref> In 2006, Depp contributed a personal foreword to ''Gonzo'' by Hunter S. Thompson, a posthumous visual biography of the writer's legacy published by ammobooks.com. A close friend of Thompson's, Depp paid for most of Thompson's memorial event, complete with fireworks and the shooting of Thompson's ashes by a cannon, in ], where Thompson lived.<ref name="BBC News">{{cite web | title=BBC News Entertainment | work=Thompson's ashes fired into sky| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4168266.stm|accessmonthday=June 22 | accessyear=2007}}</ref>

Depp's film characters have been described by the press as "iconic loners,"<ref name="moviesonline">{{cite web | title=MoviesOnline | work=Interview: Johnny Depp | url=http://www.moviesonline.ca/movienews_9211.html | accessmonthday=July 3 | accessyear=2006}}</ref> and Depp has noted that this period of his career was full of "studio defined failures" and films that were "box office poison,"<ref name="metromatrix">{{cite web | title=MetroMatrix.com | work=Johnny Depp Moving Away From Pirate Role | url=http://metromix.chicagotribune.com/news/celebrity/sns-ap-film-johnny-depp,0,899512.story?coll=mmx-celebrity_heds | accessmonthday=July 3 | accessyear=2006}}</ref> stating that he believes film studios never "understood" the films he appeared in and did not know how to market them properly.<ref name="moviesonline" /> Depp has also said that he specifically chose to appear in films that he found personally interesting, rather than those he thought would succeed at the box office.<ref name="moviesonline" />

Depp's status as a major star was solidified with the success of the 2003 ] film '']'',<ref name="moviesonline" /> for which his lead performance as the suave pirate Captain ] was highly praised. The performance was initially received negatively by the studio bosses who saw the film, but the character became popular with the movie-going public;<ref name="moviesonline" /> in 2006, Depp's co-star from the sequel to ''Pirates of the Caribbean'', ], described the role as probably being "one of the most popular performances of recent times."<ref name="metromatrix" /> According to a survey taken by ], Depp was also considered to be one of the main reasons why audiences want to see the movie.<ref>http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2006-07-10-depp-main_x.htm</ref> The film's director, ], has said that Depp's Jack Sparrow character closely resembles Depp's own personality, although Depp himself said that he modelled the character after ] guitarist ].<ref name="torontostar">{{cite web | title=The Toronto Star | work=Depp thoughts | url=http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1151013012251&call_pageid=968867495754&col=969483191630 | accessmonthday=June 23 | accessyear=2006}}</ref> Depp, who has noted that he was "surprised" and "touched" at the positive reception given to the film,<ref name="moviesonline" /> was nominated for an ] for the role. In 2004, he was again nominated for a Best Actor Oscar, this time for playing ] author ] in the film '']''. Depp next starred as ] in the 2005 film '']'', which was a major success at the box office.<ref name="torontostar" />

Depp returned to the character of Jack Sparrow for the sequel '']'', which opened on ] ] and grossed $135.5 million in the first three days of its U.S. release, breaking a box office record in reaching the highest weekend tally ever.<ref name="abcnews">{{cite web | title=ABC News | work=Depp's Pirates Plunders Record $132M | url=http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory?id=2170743 | accessmonthday=July 12 | accessyear=2006}}</ref> The next sequel to ''Pirates of the Caribbean'' named '']'' was released May 24, 2007; Depp has mentioned his attachment to his Captain Jack Sparrow character, specifying that Sparrow is "definitely a big part of me," and expressing his desire to portray the character in further sequels.<ref name="abc">{{cite web | title=ABC12.com | work=Johnny Depp Finds Himself, And Success, As Captain Jack Sparrow | url=http://abclocal.go.com/wjrt/story?section=entertainment&id=4319945 | accessmonthday=June 29 | accessyear=2006}}</ref> Depp voiced Sparrow in the video game, '']''.<ref name="gamasutra">{{cite web | title=Gamasutra | work=Round Up: PAX, Depp In Pirates Game, Kuma\War | url=http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=9842 | accessmonthday=June 23 | accessyear=2006}}</ref>

Depp and ] are executive producers of the album "Rogues Gallery, Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs and Chanteys".

As a child, Depp was obsessed with ]. ] pitched the idea of making another film to Johnny, and he accepted. In July 2007 a rights deal was closed with the estate of ] , the producer/director who created the soap that aired weekdays on ABC, from 1966 to 1971. Depp and ] will produce with David Kennedy, who ran Dan Curtis Productions inc. until Curtis died in 2006 of a brain tumor. Infinitum-Nihil's Christi Dembrowski served as the point person on the deal.
It has been confirmed that he will portray Paul Kemp, the main character in ] of writer ]'s book, '']''.<ref name="contactmusic" /> Depp will next play the title role of ] in Tim Burton's film adaptation of the musical '']''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=16051
|title=Sweeney Todd to Start Filming Early 2007 |work=ComingSoon.net | accessmonthday=December 7 | accessyear=2006}}</ref> Depp's production company has picked up the rights to the story of poisoned former Russian spy ].<ref></ref>

===Controversy===
In 2003, Depp was quoted as criticizing the United States in Germany's ], commenting that "America is dumb, is something like a dumb puppy that has big teeth — that can bite and hurt you, aggressive."<ref name="Hindu" /> Although he later asserted that the magazine misquoted him and the quotation was taken out of context, Stern stood by its story, as did CNN.com in its coverage of the interview. CNN added his remark that he would like his children "to see America as a toy, a broken toy. Investigate it a little, check it out, get this feeling and then get out."{{Fact|date=November 2007}} The ] ] edition of ''Newsweek'' reprinted the "dumb puppy" quotation, verbatim, within the context of a Letter to the Magazine. Depp has also disagreed with subsequent media reports that he says paint him as a "European wannabe" who enjoys the "simpler" life and anonymity that living in France provides.<ref name="Hindu" />

Depp has been arrested several times, with his first arrest in ] B.C. for a late-night altercation in a hotel lobby.{{Fact|date=November 2007}} He was accused of allowing the sale of illegal drugs in his club ] after actor ] died of a ] ] in front of the club in 1993, despite the fact that the owners were not held responsible for the death.{{Fact|date=November 2007}} In 1994, Depp was arrested and questioned by police for allegedly causing serious damage to a ] hotel suite<ref>] outside a restaurant while dining in ] with his girlfriend, ].<ref> 31 January 1999.</ref>

===Personal life===
After his first marriage with Lori Anne Allison ended, Depp dated and was engaged to ] (whom he met on the set of the 1985 short film ''Dummies''). He has also dated ], ], and ]. Since 1998, Depp has been involved with ], a French actress and singer whom he met while filming '']''.<ref name="sofeminine">{{cite web | title=SoFeminine.co.uk | work=Johnny Depp Not the Marrying Kind | url=http://www.sofeminine.co.uk/w/star/n143175/news/Johnny-Depp-Not-the-the-Marrying-Kind.html | accessmonthday=July 6 | accessyear=2006}}</ref> The couple have two children. Daughter Lily-Rose Melody Depp was born May 27, 1999. In 2007, she recovered from a very serious illness, an E. coli bacteria infection that began to cause her kidneys to shut down and resulted in an extended hospital stay.<ref>.</ref> However, earlier sources reported that she had blood poisoning due to stepping on a rusty tack.<ref>http://vipglamour.net/2007/03/09/johnnys-daughter-lily-rose-doing-much-better/</ref> Son John "Jack" Christopher Depp III was born April 9, 2002. Although Depp has to date not remarried since his early divorce, he notes that having children has given him "real foundation, a real strong place to stand in life, in work, in everything."<ref name="abc" /> "You can't plan the kind of deep love that results in children. Fatherhood was not a conscious decision. It was part of the wonderful ride I was on. It was destiny; kismet. All the math finally worked." The family divides its time between ] and a villa in ].<ref name="Hindu">{{cite web | title=The Hindu | work=Media perception is exaggerated: Johnny Depp | url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/009200606190921.htm | accessmonthday=June 22 | accessyear=2006}}</ref>

Depp owns a 45-acre island in the ], where he spends some of his time. He said on ''The Late Show with ]'' that ] advised him on how to evaluate and successfully purchase the island. Depp co-starred with Brando in the film '']'', one of Brando's last films.

One of Depp's closest friends is director ], with whom he has worked six times to date. He has referred to working with Burton as "coming home," and he wrote the introduction to ''Burton on Burton'', a book of interviews with the director:
<blockquote>
"What more can I say about him? He is a brother, a friend, my godson's father. He is a unique and brave soul, someone that I would go to the ends of the earth for, and I know, full and well, he would do the same for me."<ref>Burton, Tim. ''Burton on Burton.'' Faber and Faber. 2001. ISBN 0571205070.</ref>
</blockquote>

In May 2006, ] published its list of 10 Best & 10 Worst Hollywood Signers, with Depp topping the list of Best Signers.<ref name="msnbc">{{cite web | title=MSNBC | work=Depp, Clooney best at signing fan autographs | url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12760428/ | accessmonthday=July 6 | accessyear=2006}}</ref>

Along with ], ] and ], Depp co-owns the Parisian restaurant-bar ].

He has thirteen ]s, including an American Indian in profile and a ribbon reading "Wino Forever" (originally "Winona Forever", but altered after his breakup with Winona Ryder) on his right bicep, "Lily-Rose" (the name of his first-born child) over his heart, "Betty Sue" (his mother's name) on his left bicep, and a sparrow flying over water with the word "Jack" (his son's name; the sparrow is flying towards him rather than away from him as it is in ''Pirates of the Caribbean'') on his right forearm.

Fans have noted that the actor ] bears a resemblance to Depp. At the 1999 ], ] jokingly introduced Depp as "the rich man's Skeet Ulrich."

==Music==
Depp, a musician, is a guitar player. He is a fan of ] and the ] musical group ] with whom he is friends. Another friend is singer, songwriter, and guitarist ], whom Depp encouraged to record his first solo album after leaving the ]. He produced a mini-documentary called ] about Frusciante's life. He is friends with ]. Known to be a fan of the band ], Depp can be seen wearing a wristband with the band's logo in a segment on the ''Fear and Loathing'' DVD. He played ] on the ] song "Fade In-Out" (from '']'', 1997), as well on "Fade Away (Warchild Version)" (b-side of the "]" single). He played acoustic guitar in the movie '']'' and on the soundtrack to '']'' (he wrote "Sands' Theme", although the track is credited to "Tonto's Giant"). He performed on his long time friend ]'s (]) first solo album and was a member of ], a group featuring ] singer ] and ] bassist ]. Additionally, he has appeared in the music videos of several artists, most notably ]' "]".

== Awards and nominations ==
{{main|List of Johnny Depp's awards and nominations}}
== Filmography ==
'''Actor'''
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! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
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| ] || '']'' || Glen Lantz ||
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|rowspan="2"| ] || '']'' || Jack ||
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| ''Dummies'' || || Short film
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| ] || '']'' || Private Gator Lerner ||
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|rowspan="2"| ] || '']'' || Edward Scissorhands ||
|-
| '']'' || ] ||
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| ] || '']'' || Teen on TV ||
|-
|rowspan="3"| ] || '']'' || Gilbert Grape ||
|-
| '']'' || Sam ||
|-
| '']'' || Axel ||
|-
| ] || '']'' || ] ||
|-
|rowspan="3"| ] || '']'' || Gene Watson ||
|-
| '']'' || William Blake ||
|-
| '']'' || Don Juan ||
|-
|rowspan="2"| ] || '']'' || Donnie Brasco/] ||
|-
| '']'' || Raphael || Also Director
|-
| ] || '']'' || ] ||
|-
|rowspan="3"| ] || '']'' || Constable ] ||
|-
| '']'' || Commander Spencer Armacost ||
|-
| '']'' || Dean Corso ||
|-
|rowspan="2"|] || '']'' || Roux ||
|-
| '']'' || Lt. Victor + Bon Bon ||
|-
|rowspan="3"| ] || '']'' || Inspector ] ||
|-
| '']'' || Cesar || (Limited release)
|-
| '']'' || ] ||
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|rowspan="1"|] || '']'' || Himself (Johnny Depp) ||
|-
|rowspan="2"| ] || '']'' || ] ||
|-
| '']'' || ] ||
|-
|rowspan="3"| ] || '']'' || L'inconnu ||
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|'']'' || ] ||
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| '']'' || Mort Rainey
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|rowspan="3"| ] || '']'' || ]
|-
| '']'' || ] ||
|-
| '']'' || ] ||
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|] || '']'' || ] ||
|-
|rowspan="2"| ] || '']'' || ] ||
|-
| '']'' || ] ||
|-
|rowspan="2"| ] || '']'' || Lindsay || Also ''Co-Producer''
|-
| '']'' || Paul Kemp || Also ''Executive Producer''
|-
|}

==References==
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