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Johnny Depp

ACTOR · BORN 1963

Johnny Depp

Born
9 June 1963, Owensboro, Kentucky, USA
Known for
Titanic (1997), Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003), Jurassic Park (1993), Doctor Strange (2016)

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Johnny Depp (born 9 June 1963) is an actor best known for Titanic, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl and Jurassic Park.

Johnny Depp over the years

Johnny Depp in 2006 (age 43)
2006 · age 43John Griffiths from London, United Kingdom, CC BY-SA 2.0
Johnny Depp in 2023 (age 60)
2023 · age 60JJ Skander, CC BY-SA 4.0

139 Interesting Facts About Johnny Depp

Interesting Facts (43)

  1. #001

    Two Ken dolls have been made based on his likeness, the first being Ken as the Mad Hatter from Alice in Wonderland (2010) and the second being Ken as Jack Sparrow from the Pirates of the Caribbean films. In real life, Depp collects Barbie dolls with his daughter.

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  2. #002

    While dining at Chicago's famous Gibsons Bar and Steakhouse with a group of friends, including Public Enemies (2009) co-star Marion Cotillard and director Michael Mann, Depp dropped a mammoth tip of $4,000 on a bill for $4,400, in effect leaving an incredible 90% gratuity. The party of 15 were celebrating a red carpet screening of Depp's then latest release Public Enemies (2009).

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  3. #003

    He was good friends with Hunter S. Thompson until his death. Depp helped to fulfill Thompson's last wish after the writer died. Thompson wanted his remains to be shot out of a 150 foot long canon.

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  4. #004

    Is a fan of the popular British series Midsomer Murders (1997). He also stated that he would like to make a guest appearance in this long-running show.

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  5. #005

    A movie buff with a somewhat encyclopedic knowledge of older films, he admits he watches few movies anymore, other than the children's films that his "kiddies" prefer. He also enjoys most of them.

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  6. #006

    A big fan of Buster Keaton, having a large collection of his films.

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  7. #007

    He and Vanessa Paradis grew grapes and had wine making facilities in their vineyard in Plan-de-la-Tour north of Saint-Tropez.

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  8. #008

    Is a fan of Doctor Who (1963) and Downton Abbey (2010).

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  9. #009

    In 2015 Johnny Depp, Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry and Alice Cooper formed the band Hollywood Vampires. The name of the band was derived from "The Hollywood Vampires", a celebrity drinking club that was formed in the 1970s by Alice Cooper and included members such as Ringo Starr of The Beatles and Keith Moon of The Who.

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  10. #010

    Gave Noel Gallagher a white guitar with the letter "P" on it, which he regularly plays during Oasis' gigs. "P" is the name of a band that Depp was in.

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  11. #011

    Johnny's two children with Vanessa Paradis have the same names of the two main characters in Legend (1985): Lily (b. 1999) and Jack (b.2002).

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  12. #012

    He was considered for Val Kilmer's roles in Batman Forever (1995), Heat (1995) and The Saint (1997).

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  13. #013

    Apparently conceived his portrayal of Edward D. Wood Jr. as a cross between Ronald Reagan (the wobbly-headed thing), the Tin Man from The Wizard of Oz (1939), and the voice of Casey Kasem.

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  14. #014

    Co-wrote the song "Mary" by the hard rock band Rock City Angels.

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  15. #015

    He also played slide for an acoustic recording of Fade Away, recorded in 1995 for the War Child: Help album.

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  16. #016

    Along with Sean Penn, John Malkovich and Mick Hucknall, he co-owned the French restaurant-bar Man Ray, located near the Champs-Élysées in Paris.

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  17. #017

    He was considered for Zaphod Beeblebrox in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005).

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  18. #018

    Johnny Depp was interested in playing "Arturo Bandini" in the movie, Ask the Dust (2006), back in 1993 but they couldn't get financing on it. It was later made and released in 2006 with Colin Farrell playing "Arturo".

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  19. #019

    Was originally set to play the lead character Jean-Dominique Bauby in Julian Schnabel's movie The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007). However, he dropped from the project due to scheduling conflicts.

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  20. #020

    He was arrested in Vancouver in 1989 for assaulting a security guard after the police were called to end a loud party at his hotel room.

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  21. #021

    Started work on a film starring Faye Dunaway, Jerry Lewis and Lili Taylor directed by Yugoslavian Emir Kusturica but filming was shut down months into production.

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  22. #022

    Played guitar on an album prepared by his girlfriend Vanessa Paradis which featured songs written by both of them.

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  23. #023

    In 2012, disabled UC Irvine medical professor Robin Eckert sued Depp and three security firms, claiming to have been attacked by his bodyguards at a concert in Los Angeles in 2011. During the incident, she was allegedly hand-cuffed and dragged 40 feet across the floor, resulting in injuries including a dislocated elbow. She argued in court that, as the security guards' direct manager, Depp failed to intervene, even though he did not actively take part in the battery. In October 2012, it was decided that Eckert could seek compensation and punitive damages from Depp, with a trial date set for August 12, 2013. Depp ultimately settled with Eckert for an undisclosed sum.

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  24. #024

    Depp has said he wears two silver skull rings to remind himself that life is short and that every moment should be lived to the fullest.

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  25. #025

    Arrested for trashing a hotel room in New York, Depp claimed an armadillo was responsible, saying he had found the animal hiding in a closet and that it went berserk and wrecked the hotel room before jumping out the window.

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  26. #026

    Johnny Depp is a huge fan of Buster Keaton and owns a large collection of his films.

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  27. #027

    Johnny Depp considers renting a silent movie theater for a date with Vanessa Paradis the most romantic gesture he has made for a date.

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  28. #028

    In Platoon (1986), Sherilyn Fenn's name is scrawled on Johnny Depp's helmet.

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  29. #029

    He gave Noel Gallagher a white guitar bearing the letter "P," which Gallagher regularly plays during Oasis gigs.

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  30. #030

    According to the liner notes of the soundtrack CD for Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003), he wrote his own theme music for Sands (Track 9 on the CD).

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  31. #031

    He also played slide guitar on the acoustic recording of Fade Away, recorded in 1995 for the War Child: Help album.

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  32. #032

    Johnny Depp was so ashamed of Private Resort (1985) that he and Rob Morrow made a pact to destroy every copy.

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  33. #033

    Johnny Depp was originally set to star alongside British comedian Sally Phillips in The Man Who Killed Don Quixote (2018), which Terry Gilliam was to direct, but the film was cancelled.

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  34. #034

    He is a big fan of Tom Baker and a good friend of his.

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  35. #035

    Wesley Willis, Chicago's famous schizophrenic street artist, wrote a song about him.

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  36. #036

    Johnny Depp turned down the role of Sam Wheat in Ghost (1990) in favour of Edward Scissorhands (1990).

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  37. #037

    Johnny Depp persuaded the actor Rey-Phillip Santos to try his hand at acting.

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  38. #038

    Johnny Depp met with Francis Ford Coppola to play Jonathan Harker in Dracula (1992), but the role went to Keanu Reeves instead.

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  39. #039

    Johnny Depp was considered for the role of Artemus Gordon in Wild Wild West (1999).

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  40. #040

    In 1993, Johnny Depp was interested in playing "Arturo Bandini" in Ask the Dust (2006), but they could not find financing for it. It was later made and released in 2006 with Colin Farrell playing "Arturo."

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  41. #041

    Johnny Depp reportedly paid $350,000 with Chuck E. Weiss for the Central nightclub in Los Angeles, California, and turned it into the Viper Room at 8852 Sunset Blvd. Other stars who vied to buy the club in 1993 included Arnold Schwarzenegger and Frank Stallone.

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  42. #042

    Johnny Depp met with Richard Attenborough to talk about the Chaplin film, but the role went to Robert Downey Jr.

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  43. #043

    In July 2018, Johnny Depp was sued over allegations that he punched a crew member in the ribs twice during a profanity-laced tirade on the set of City of Lies (2018). Court documents stated that the actor "reeked of alcohol" and used drugs on set.

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Production Story (12)

  1. #044

    He turned down the role of Sam Wheat in Ghost (1990) in favour of Edward Scissorhands (1990).

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  2. #045

    According to Bob Gale, he auditioned for Marty McFly in Back to the Future (1985). "I looked through the notes, and I said, 'Geez, I don't even remember that we read Johnny Depp!' So whatever he did, it wasn't all that memorable, I guess!"

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  3. #046

    He was Mario Van Peebles' first choice for the role of Detective Nick Peretti in New Jack City (1991), but was considered too expensive at the time due to the film's limited budget of $8.5 million.

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  4. #047

    He was considered for the role of Florentino Ariza in Love in the Time of Cholera (2007), but director Mike Newell refused to work with big-name Hollywood stars. Javier Bardem got the role instead.

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  5. #048

    He was originally cast as John Smith in Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005), but turned it down after being overworked with other movies he was shooting.

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  6. #049

    He turned down the lead role in Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986). He has no regrets about missing out on this one.

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  7. #050

    According to the liner notes for the soundtrack CD of Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003), he wrote his own theme music, the music for Sands (Track 9 on the CD).

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  8. #051

    Oliver Stone seriously considered casting him in Charlie Sheen's role in Platoon (1986), but the studio thought Depp was "too young." Sheen is actually two years younger than Depp!

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  9. #052

    Nicolas Cage got him his first acting job.

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  10. #053

    He turned down the lead role in Oz the Great and Powerful (2013) in favour of The Lone Ranger (2013).

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  11. #054

    Has two Ken dolls made based on his likeness, the first one being Ken as the Mad Hatter from Alice in Wonderland (2010), and the second one being Ken as Jack Sparrow from the Pirates of the Caribbean films. Depp in real life collects Barbie dolls with his daughter.

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  12. #055

    He was considered for the role of Charles Chaplin in Chaplin (1992) before Robert Downey Jr. was cast.

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Behind the Scenes (34)

  1. #056

    He adopted Goldeneye, the one-eyed Andalusian horse who played Gunpowder, Ichabod Crane's steed in Sleepy Hollow (1999), thereby saving him from the glue factory.

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  2. #057

    He wanted some of his teeth to be gold-capped for Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) but thought the producers would never agree. He found a dentist and had many more capped than he wanted. Disney boss Michael Eisner liked them but thought there were far too many and told Depp to remove all but a few.

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  3. #058

    In July 2018, he was sued for allegedly punching a crew member twice in the ribs during a foul-mouthed tirade on the set of City of Lies (2018). Court documents stated that the actor "reeked of alcohol" and took drugs on set.

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  4. #059

    He shot all of his scenes in nine days for Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003), but after his filming was done he didn't want to leave. So he suggested to Robert Rodriguez that he play a small part, the priest that Antonio Banderas talks to in the church, and use his Marlon Brando impression.

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  5. #060

    Was present during the filming of then-girlfriend Sherilyn Fenn's movie The Wraith (1986) and was living in the film crew's hotel with Fenn.

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  6. #061

    For Edward Scissorhands, Johnny Depp studied many Charlie Chaplin films to learn how to create sympathy without dialogue, and the role brought him his first Golden Globe nomination; an extinct arthropod species with prominent claws was later named Kootenichela deppi after him.

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  7. #062

    He named beaches on his own island in the Bahamas after his then-girlfriend Vanessa Paradis, his children, and well-known figures such as Hunter S. Thompson and Marlon Brando. There is also a body of water named "Heath's Place" after Heath Ledger.

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  8. #063

    He donated $2 million to Great Ormond Street Hospital in London. He gave the gift as thanks for the treatment his daughter Lily-Rose received at the facility after she contracted an E. Coli infection that caused kidney failure in March 2007.

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  9. #064

    He recorded a voice message for a 17-year-old British girl who had been in a coma for five months. The girl's parents asked him to record a voice message because he was their daughter's favorite actor, and they planned to play it for her every day in the hope that she would wake up. Depp was deeply moved by the letter and said he would do everything he could to help.

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  10. #065

    He donated his salary from The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009) to the daughter of the late Heath Ledger, who died during filming. After Depp came up with the idea, Jude Law and Colin Farrell did the same.

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  11. #066

    He was a close friend of Hunter S. Thompson until Thompson's death. After the writer died, Depp helped fulfill Thompson's last wish. Thompson wanted his remains to be fired from a 150-foot cannon.

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  12. #067

    After River Phoenix died there, he closed the "Viper Room" for two weeks, and he also closed it every October 31 until 2004 (the year he sold his share in the club), the date of Phoenix's death.

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  13. #068

    He adopted Goldeneye, the one-eyed Andalusian horse that played Ichabod Crane's horse Gunpowder in Sleepy Hollow (1999), thereby saving it from the glue factory.

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  14. #069

    He shot all of his scenes for Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003) in nine days, but did not want to leave after filming ended. So he suggested to Robert Rodriguez that he play a small role as the priest Antonio Banderas speaks to in the church and use his Marlon Brando impression.

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  15. #070

    Arrested for trashing a New York hotel room, Depp claimed an armadillo was responsible, saying he found the animal hiding in a closet and that it went berserk and wrecked the hotel room before jumping out the window.

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  16. #071

    He wrote the foreword to Mark Salisbury's biography of Tim Burton, "Burton on Burton." He credits Burton's belief in him with saving him from being "a loser, an outcast, just another piece of expendable Hollywood meat."

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  17. #072

    While dining with a group of friends at Chicago's famous Gibsons Bar and Steakhouse, among them Public Enemies (2009) co-star Marion Cotillard and director Michael Mann, Depp left a huge $4,000 tip on a $4,400 bill, leaving an incredible 90% tip. The party of 15 was celebrating the red-carpet premiere of Depp's then newly released film Public Enemies (2009).

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  18. #073

    He recorded twice with the British band Oasis. Most notably, he plays lead slide guitar on the track "Fade In-Out" from their 1997 album Be Here Now. Oasis's lead guitarist Noel Gallagher was allegedly too drunk to play the song on his own, so his famous friend Depp stepped in and took the lead in a single take.

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  19. #074

    For Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003), he wanted some of his teeth to be gold-capped but thought the producers would never agree. He found a dentist and had far more caps made than he wanted. Disney boss Michael Eisner liked them but thought there were too many and told Depp to remove all but a few.

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  20. #075

    There are two Ken dolls made in his likeness; the first is Ken in the role of the Mad Hatter from Alice in Wonderland (2010), and the second is Ken in the role of Jack Sparrow from the Pirates of the Caribbean films. In real life, Depp collects Barbie dolls with his daughter.

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  21. #076

    He considers renting a silent movie theater for his date with Vanessa Paradis the most romantic gesture he has made for a date.

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  22. #077

    When he was engaged to Winona Ryder, he had "Winona forever" tattooed on his arm. After they broke up, he had the "na" surgically removed so it would just say "Wino forever!".

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  23. #078

    In the film Platoon (1986), Sherilyn Fenn's name is scrawled on his helmet.

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  24. #079

    Oliver Stone seriously considered giving him Charlie Sheen's role in the film Platoon (1986), but the studio thought Depp was "too young." Sheen is actually two years younger than Depp!

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  25. #080

    He gave Noel Gallagher a white guitar bearing the letter "P", the name of the band Depp is also part of, "on it, which he regularly plays during Oasis' gigs."

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  26. #081

    Johnny's two children with Vanessa Paradis have the same names as the two main characters in the film Legend (1985): Lily (b. 1999) and Jack (b. 2002).

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  27. #082

    According to the liner notes of the soundtrack CD of the film Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003), he wrote his own theme music for Sands (Track 9 on the CD).

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  28. #083

    Apparently he conceived of Edward D. Wood Jr. as a blend of Ronald Reagan (the head-shaking thing), the Tin Man from The Wizard of Oz (1939) and Casey Kasem's voice.

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  29. #084

    He was so ashamed of Private Resort (1985) that he and Rob Morrow made a pact to destroy every copy.

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  30. #085

    He is a close friend of Marilyn Manson, owns the prosthetic breasts Manson wore on the cover of his 1998 album Mechanical Animals, and also played guitar on Marilyn Manson's 2012 cover of Carly Simon's "You're So Vain".

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  31. #086

    He lists the British comedy The Fast Show (1994) (renamed "Brilliant" for American television) as his favorite television program of all time. He would take tapes of the series with him when he went on tour to entertain himself. He appeared as a guest star in the final sketch of its last episode.

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  32. #087

    He has appeared in six films whose titles carry the name of the character he played: Edward Scissorhands (1990), Cry-Baby (1990), What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993), Ed Wood (1994), Don Juan DeMarco (1994) and Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007).

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  33. #088

    Johnny wrote the foreword to Katie Vandrilla's children's book "Thumper's London Adventure." Make a Wish, which inspired her to give the royalties from her books back to Make-A-Wish.

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  34. #089

    In 1992 he was a guest at the Belgrade Film Festival FEST with Jim Jarmusch. He performed in concert with Jarmusch, Emir Kusturica and the Serbian rock'n'roll band Partybreakers (Partibrejkersi).

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Characters & Cast (16)

  1. #090

    He reportedly based his portrayal of Ichabod Crane in Sleepy Hollow (1999) on Withnail from Withnail and I (1987), as played by Richard E. Grant.

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  2. #091

    He based the character of Captain Jack Sparrow on rock legend Keith Richards and the Looney Tunes character Pepe Le Pew.

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  3. #092

    He apparently conceived his portrayal of Edward D. Wood Jr. as a cross between Ronald Reagan (the wobbly-headed thing), the Tin Man from The Wizard of Oz (1939), and the voice of Casey Kasem.

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  4. #093

    He was considered for Andy Dufrene in The Shawshank Redemption (1994).

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  5. #094

    Reportedly based his portrayal of "Ichabod Crane" in Sleepy Hollow (1999) on "Withnail" from Withnail and I (1987), as played by Richard E. Grant.

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  6. #095

    He was considered for the role of Detective Nick Peretti in New Jack City (1991) but was considered too expensive for the film.

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  7. #096

    He was going to star in American Psycho (2000) with Stuart Gordon directing a script by Bret Easton Ellis.

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  8. #097

    He was considered for several roles in Pulp Fiction (1994): Butch Coolidge (which went to Bruce Willis), Pumpkin/Ringo (which went to Tim Roth) and Lance (which went to Eric Stoltz).

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  9. #098

    When he was cast as "Willy Wonka" in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005), many newspapers ran headlines about "Depp's Willy" and "Deppy's Willy is a Bit Wonkier".

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  10. #099

    He was set to star in American Psycho (2000), directed by Stuart Gordon from a screenplay by Bret Easton Ellis.

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  11. #100

    According to Bob Gale, Johnny Depp auditioned for the role of Marty McFly in Back to the Future (1985). "I looked at the notes and said, 'My God, I don't even remember reading Johnny Depp!' So whatever he did, I guess it wasn't that memorable!"

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  12. #101

    Johnny Depp was Mario Van Peebles's first choice for the role of Detective Nick Peretti in New Jack City (1991), but he was considered too expensive at the time given the film's limited $8.5 million budget.

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  13. #102

    Johnny Depp was cast as the lead in the 1986 skating drama Thrashin' by its director, but the film's producer overrode that decision; he instead took a minor supporting part as a Vietnamese-speaking private in Oliver Stone's 1986 Vietnam War drama Platoon.

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  14. #103

    Johnny Depp accepted the 21 Jump Street role to work with actor Frederic Forrest, who inspired him, and despite the show's success he felt it forced him into the role of product.

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  15. #104

    Johnny Depp said the role in Ed Wood gave him a chance to stretch out and have fun, and that working with Martin Landau, who played Bela Lugosi, rejuvenated his love for acting.

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  16. #105

    In 1997, Johnny Depp starred alongside Al Pacino in the crime drama Donnie Brasco, directed by Mike Newell, playing undercover FBI agent Joseph D. Pistone. To prepare for the role, Depp spent time with the real Pistone, whose memoirs inspired the film.

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Easter Eggs & References (1)

  1. #106

    Sherilyn Fenn's name is scrawled across his helmet in Platoon (1986).

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Career & Awards (7)

  1. #107

    He has recorded twice with the British band Oasis. Most notably, he plays lead slide guitar on the track "Fade In-Out" from the 1997 album Be Here Now. Noel Gallagher, Oasis's lead guitarist, was allegedly too drunk to perform it himself, so his celebrity friend Depp stepped in and nailed the lead in one take.

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  2. #108

    He wrote the foreword to Mark Salisbury's biography of Tim Burton, Burton on Burton. He credits Burton's belief in him for rescuing him from being "a loser, an outcast, just another piece of expendable Hollywood meat."

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  3. #109

    He was so ashamed of Private Resort (1985) that he and Rob Morrow swore a pact to destroy every copy.

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  4. #110

    He has appeared in three films that have been nominated for the Best Picture Oscar: Platoon (1986), Chocolate (2000) and Finding Neverland (2004). Platoon won in the category.

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    Guest with Jim Jarmusch of Belgrade Film Festival FEST in 1992. With Jarmusch, Emir Kusturica and Serbian rock 'n' roll band Partybreakers (Partibrejkersi) he held a concert.

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  6. #112

    Disillusioned by his time as a teen idol on 21 Jump Street, Johnny Depp started choosing roles he found more interesting instead of ones he expected to succeed at the box office.

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  7. #113

    Johnny Depp said he was depressed about films and filmmaking at the time, but committed to Ed Wood within 10 minutes of hearing about the project.

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  1. #114

    Johnny's two children with Vanessa Paradis share the names of the two main characters in Legend (1985): Lily (born 1999) and Jack (born 2002).

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  2. #115

    He sports his son's nickname, Jack, tattooed on his arm and a beaded bracelet made by his daughter Lily Rose.

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  3. #116

    When engaged to Winona Ryder, he had "Winona forever" tattooed on his arm. After they broke up, he had the "na" surgically removed to simply say "Wino forever!".

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  4. #117

    He is good friends with Marilyn Manson, owns the prosthetic breasts Manson wore on the cover of his 1998 album Mechanical Animals, and also played guitar on Marilyn Manson's 2012 cover of Carly Simon's "You're So Vain".

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  5. #118

    His ownership of the Viper Room ended in 2004 when he signed it over to Amanda Fox, the daughter of his missing partner in the club, Anthony Fox.

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  6. #119

    He named beaches on his own island in the Bahamas after his former 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.

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  7. #120

    He donated his salary for The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009) to the daughter of the late Heath Ledger, who passed away in the middle of filming. Jude Law and Colin Farrell did the same after Depp gave them the idea.

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  8. #121

    He was arrested in 1999 for brawling with paparazzi outside a restaurant while dining in London with Vanessa Paradis.

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  9. #122

    Depp has said that he wears two silver skull rings to remind him that life is short and every moment needs to be lived to the fullest.

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  10. #123

    Arrested for trashing a New York hotel room, Depp claimed that an armadillo was responsible, saying that he had found the animal hidden in a closet and it had gone crazy, wrecking the hotel room before leaping out the window.

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  11. #124

    Considers renting a silent movie theater for a date with Vanessa Paradis as the most romantic gesture he's ever done for a date.

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  12. #125

    He made a voice message for a seventeen-year-old British girl who had been in a coma for five months. The girl's parents asked him to record a voice message because he is their daughter's favorite actor, and they planned to play it to her every day in the hope that she would wake up. Depp was touched by the letter and said he would do whatever he could to help.

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  13. #126

    He played guitar on an album prepared by his girlfriend Vanessa Paradis, which featured songs written by both of them.

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  14. #127

    He once painted over a billboard featuring his 21 Jump Street (1987) character because he didn't like his picture or the message the billboard conveyed. A security guard stopped him but let him finish when he realized it was Johnny's own face.

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  15. #128

    He has suffered from near-sightedness since birth and is nearly blind in his left eye. He claims that the condition cannot be corrected by surgery.

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  16. #129

    With Chuck E. Weiss, Depp reportedly paid US $350,000 for the Central Nightclub in Los Angeles, California, and turned it into the Viper Room at 8852 Sunset Blvd. Other stars in contention to buy the club in 1993 included Arnold Schwarzenegger and, separately, Frank Stallone.

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  17. #130

    He closed down the Viper Room for two weeks after River Phoenix died there, and he also closed it every 31 October until 2004 (when he sold his share of the club), which was the date of Phoenix's death.

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  18. #131

    He learned French to be able to converse with Vanessa Paradis' parents.

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  19. #132

    He donated $2 million to 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.

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  20. #133

    Johnny wrote the foreword for Katie Vandrilla's children's book, "Thumper's London Adventure." He had granted her Make-A-Wish, which inspired her to give the royalties of her books back to Make-A-Wish.

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  21. #134

    Has admitted in interviews that one of his favorite pastimes is watching cartoons (especially Dave the Barbarian (2004), of whom he is a big fan) with his children.

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  22. #135

    Black Mass (2015) is his favorite of his own films.

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  23. #136

    Lists British comedy The Fast Show (1994) -- renamed "Brilliant" for American television -- as his favorite television program of all time. He used to take tapes of the series on tour with him to keep him amused. Made a guest appearance in the last-ever sketch in its last-ever episode.

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  24. #137

    His children have the same names as "Mad" Jack and Lilly the Mermaid from the movie Magic Island (1995).

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  25. #138

    Depp recorded a voice message for a 17-year-old British girl who had been in a coma for five months. The girl's parents asked him to record a message because he is their daughter's favorite actor, and they planned to play it for her every day in the hope that she would wake up. Depp was deeply moved by the letter and said he would do everything he could to help.

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  26. #139

    Although he named one of his cats after her, he has not yet met the actress Tippi Hedren, whose fan he is. He appeared alongside her son-in-law Antonio Banderas in Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003), and made a cameo in the feature-film version of 21 Jump Street (2012) in which her granddaughter Dakota Johnson had a supporting role.

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