He once painted over a billboard because he disliked the image of his 21 Jump Street (1987) character and the message the billboard conveyed. He was stopped by a security guard who, upon realizing the face on the billboard was Johnny's own, let him finish the job.
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.
He has been nearsighted since birth and is nearly blind in his left eye. He claims the condition cannot be corrected with surgery.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The character Captain Jack Sparrow was inspired by rock legend Keith Richards and the Looney Tunes character Pepe Le Pew.
He is a huge fan of Marlon Brando. He was also a close friend of the legendary actor, who described Depp as one of the best actors of his generation.
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.
He does not allow paparazzi to photograph his children because he believes they did not ask for celebrity attention.
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.
Nicolas Cage found him his first acting job.
He is the godfather of Tim Burton's children, Nell and Billy Burton, and of Helena Bonham Carter, Burton's former partner.
He learned French so he could converse with Vanessa Paradis's parents.
He dropped out of high school at 16 to pursue a career as a musician.
As a child, he was allergic to chocolate.
He dated Vanessa Paradis from May 1998 to June 2012.
In his youth, he and his punk rock/New Wave band "The Kids" opened for Iggy Pop, Duran Duran and The B-52's, among others.
He has a tattoo of his son's nickname, Jack, on his arm and a beaded bracelet made by his daughter Lily Rose.
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.
His ownership of the Viper Room ended in 2004 when he transferred it to Amanda Fox, the daughter of his late business partner Anthony Fox.
He turned down the role of Bruce Banner in Hulk (2003).
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.
He was considered for the role of Dr. Ian Malcolm in Jurassic Park (1993).
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."
He was originally set to play John Smith in Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005), but withdrew from the offer after becoming overworked with his other films.
Depp's family has lived in Kentucky for generations, and many of his ancestors have lived in the United States generally since the 1600s. His ancestors include English as well as Irish, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, Scottish, Welsh, French/French-Canadian, Dutch, Belgian Flemish and German. In 2013, Ancestry.com researchers determined that Depp has distant African ancestry; they traced his lineage back to Elizabeth Key, a biracial woman, c. 1630, who was the first woman of African descent in the North American colonies to successfully sue for her freedom from slavery (she also freed her son). Depp often stated that he believed he had Cherokee or Creek heritage, but this ancestor was never confirmed by any tribe or genealogist. Asked by James Lipton on Inside the Actors Studio (1994) about the origin of his surname, Depp noted, perhaps jokingly, that his name means "idiot" in German.
He has a great interest in Jack the Ripper. He appeared in From Hell (2001), which is about Jolly Jack.
He is a fan of the popular British series Midsomer Murders (1997). He has also stated that he would like to appear as a guest actor on the long-running show.
While dining with a group of friends at Chicago's famous Gibsons Bar and Steakhouse, among them Public Enemies (2009) lead actor 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).
As of 2011, his favorite characters he has played are Jack Sparrow, Edward Scissorhands and Ed Wood.
His performance as Captain Jack Sparrow in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) ranked 79th on Premiere Magazine's list of the 100 Best Performances of All Time.
He has 2 children: daughter Lily-Rose Depp (b. May 27, 1999) and son Jack Depp (b. April 9, 2002), with his former girlfriend Vanessa Paradis.
He has been described as "Jester of cinema, the Method clown." His incredibly odd on-screen persona brings to mind the off-screen behavior of the late Marlon Brando, who was famous for being eccentric and interesting after retiring from acting.
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.
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.
There was a nightclub named after him in Tartu, Estonia. The nightclub was called "Who wouldn't like Johnny Depp?".
He is good friends with actress Helena Bonham Carter, who is the partner of his closest friend Tim Burton.
He was considered for Christian Slater's roles in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991) and Mobsters (1991).
He has stated that when he retires from his active film career, he would be interested in acquiring French, British or Australian citizenship.
A film buff with some encyclopedic knowledge of old films, he admits that he now watches very few films other than the children's films preferred by his "kiddies". He also likes most of them.
He was regarded by his Finding Neverland (2004) co-star Dustin Hoffman as one of the three best actors of his generation.
Although he was unable to attend, he was awarded the Gary Cooper Spirit of Montana Award at the 2005 HatcH audiovisual festival in Bozeman, Montana. HatcH honored Depp for his extraordinary career and his role as a mentor and inspiration to young and promising artists.
He has appeared in three films nominated for the Best Picture Oscar: Platoon (1986), Chocolate (2000) and Finding Neverland (2004). He won in the ensemble category.
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.
He lives in France, Los Angeles and an island he owns in the Bahamas. He splits his time in France between Meudon, a suburb of Paris, and a villa in Plan-de-la-Tour, an hour outside St Tropez in the South of France.
He was considered for the role of Andy Dufrene in The Shawshank Redemption (1994).
He has made six films with Helena Bonham Carter: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005), Corpse Bride (2005), Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007), Alice in Wonderland (2010), Dark Shadows (2012) and The Lone Ranger (2013).
He is the youngest of four children.
His performance as Edward Scissorhands in Edward Scissorhands (1990) ranked 65th on Premiere Magazine's list of the 100 Best Film Characters of All Time.
A great fan of Buster Keaton, he owns an extensive collection of his films.
He loves watching animated films such as Shrek (2001) and Finding Nemo (2003) with his daughter.
He considers renting a silent movie theater for his date with Vanessa Paradis the most romantic gesture he has made for a date.
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!".
He and Vanessa Paradis grew grapes and had wine-making facilities at their vineyard in Plan-de-la-Tour, north of Saint-Tropez.
He is a fan of Doctor Who (1963) and Downton Abbey (2010).
In 2015, Johnny Depp, Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry and Alice Cooper founded the band Hollywood Vampires. The band's name is derived from the famous drinking club "The Hollywood Vampires," founded by Alice Cooper in the 1970s and whose members included Ringo Starr of The Beatles and Keith Moon of The Who.
He missed many roles that went to Keanu Reeves. He was considered for Johnny Utah in Point Break (1991); he was Francis Ford Coppola's first choice for Johnathan Harker in Dracula (1992), but the studio wanted a heartthrob; he turned down the role of Jack Traven in Speed (1994); he was the Wachowskis' choice for Neo in The Matrix (1999), but the studio did not think he was a big enough name.
He bought Bela Lugosi's house in Los Angeles.
In 2015, Johnny released an album titled "Hollywood Vampires" as part of the rock band Hollywood Vampires, together with band members Joe Perry and Alice Cooper. Dave Grohl, Paul McCartney and Christopher Lee appeared as guest performers on the album.
In Paris, together with Sean Penn and John Malkovich, he is a co-owner of a restaurant/club called Man Ray (named after the avant-garde artist Man Ray). The restaurant is located in a renovated theatre and serves Tibetan cuisine.
He was the guitarist of a band called The Kids and currently plays in a band called P.
Before Robert Downey Jr. was cast, he was considered for the role of Charles Chaplin in the film Chaplin (1992).
In the film Platoon (1986), Sherilyn Fenn's name is scrawled on his helmet.
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!
In 2007, Forbes Magazine reported that his 2006 earnings were estimated at 92 million dollars.
He was nominated for a Grammy Award together with Douglas Brinkley in the Best Album Notes category for the Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson film soundtrack.
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."
He was voted the Second Greatest Male Actor after Marlon Brando in British Channel Channel 4's Greatest Male Actor poll.
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).
In March 2016, Depp severed ties with his management company Management Group and accused them of improperly managing his money. Management Group later sued Depp for unpaid fees and filed a damages suit, claiming that Depp was responsible for his own poor financial management. Depp submitted new documents, including receipts obtained from the American Internal Revenue Service (IRS), for the counterclaim to be dismissed. On July 16, 2018, Deadline reported that Depp and TMG had reached a settlement in their lawsuits and that, although the details of the agreement were not disclosed, both sides were satisfied with the outcome.
In July 2012, Depp announced that he would be the co-editor, together with Douglas Brinkley, of folk singer Woody Guthrie's unpublished novel House of Earth. The book was published in 2013.
On November 19, 1999, he received a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7018 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California. Tim Burton and Martin Landau were the guest speakers.
As of 2014, he has appeared in eight films directed by Tim Burton: Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007), Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005), Corpse Bride (2005), Sleepy Hollow (1999), Ed Wood (1994) and Edward Scissorhands (1990), Alice in Wonderland (2010), Dark Shadows (2012).
Depp was honored with a life-size statue in Serbia (2010). The statue was unveiled by his friend, the Serbian director Emir Kusturica.
He was born in Kentucky but moved to Florida at the age of 7.
He was considered for Val Kilmer's roles in the films Batman Forever (1995), Heat (1995) and The Saint (1997).
Although he named one of his cats after her, he has not yet met the actress Tippi Hedren, whose fan he is. He starred alongside her son-in-law Antonio Banderas in the film Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003) and made a cameo appearance in the feature film version of 21 Jump Street (2012), in which her granddaughter Dakota Johnson had a supporting role.
He has portrayed a real-life character in eleven films: Edward D. Wood Jr. in Ed Wood (1994), Lieutenant Victor/Bon Bon in Before Night Falls (2000), Hunter S. Thompson in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998), Insp. Fred Abberline in From Hell (2001), Joseph D. Pistone/Donnie Brasco in Donnie Brasco (1997), George Jung in Blow (2001), J. M. Barrie in Finding Neverland (2004), 'John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester' in The Libertine (2005), Jack Kerouac in The Source (1999), John Dillinger in Public Enemies (2009) and Whitey Bulger in Black Mass (2015).
At the 2010 People's Choice Awards, he won the award for Favorite Movie Actor of the Decade. Depp was honored by Sacha Baron Cohen, the lead actor of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007).
His performance in the role of Captain Jack Sparrow in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) ranked 87th on Premiere Magazine's list of the 100 Greatest Movie Characters of All Time (2006).
On May 22, 2012, he was adopted as an honorary son by LaDonna Harris, a member of the Comanche Nation, which made him an honorary member of Harris's family, but he is not a member of any tribe.
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).
He made six films with Christopher Lee: Sleepy Hollow (1999), Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005), Corpse Bride (2005), Alice in Wonderland (2010), Hugo (2011) and Dark Shadows (2012).
He is a fan of the Rolling Stones and the gypsy band Taraf de Haïdouks.
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.
In interviews he admitted that one of his favorite pastimes is watching cartoons with his children (especially Dave the Barbarian (2004), of which he is a big fan).
He had professional contact with the great villains of the screen, Vincent Price and Christopher Lee. Price appeared alongside Depp in Edward Scissorhands (1990), and Lee appeared alongside him in Sleepy Hollow (1999), Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) and Corpse Bride (2005). Strangely, they were all Tim Burton films.
Were you a fan of the British improvisation show Whose Line Is It Anyway? (1988).
He amicably separated from his girlfriend of fourteen years, Vanessa Paradis.
He co-wrote the hard rock band Rock City Angels' song "Mary".
He based his characterization of Edward D. Wood Jr. on a mixture of "the blind optimism of Ronald Reagan, the enthusiasm of "The Tin Man" from The Wizard of Oz (1939) and Casey Kasem".
Former fiancées: Sherilyn Fenn, Kate Moss, Jennifer Gray and Winona Ryder.
Close friends: Christina Ricci, Helena Bonham Carter, Abigail Breslin, Freddie Highmore, Orlando Bloom and Robert Downey Jr.
It took Depp two years to learn to play the guitar.
His portrayal of "Ichabod Crane" in Sleepy Hollow (1999) was reportedly based on "Withnail" in Withnail and I (1987), played by Richard E. Grant.
In June 2012 he won the MTV Generation Award.
He was chosen by Empire magazine as one of the "100 Sexiest Stars in Film History" (#1).
He was considered for several roles in Pulp Fiction (1994): Butch Coolidge (went to Bruce Willis), Pumpkin/Ringo (went to Tim Roth) and Lance (went to Eric Stoltz).
Parents: John Christopher Depp and Betty Sue (Wells). His mother and father divorced when he was 15.
When he was cast for the role of "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".
On May 24, 2016, Johnny went on his first concert tour across Europe as part of the band Hollywood Vampires.
He was close to his grandfather, who died when he was seven.
He was considered for the role of Detective Nick Peretti in New Jack City (1991) but was deemed too expensive for the film.
He also played slide guitar on the acoustic recording of Fade Away, recorded in 1995 for the War Child: Help album.
The building that houses Depp's Viper Room once belonged to the famous gangster Bugsy Siegel. It is also the place where River Phoenix died. The two never appeared in a film together.
He was considered for John Leguizamo's role in the film To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar (1995).
Inside the Actors Studio (1994), which guards its private life extremely closely, is one of the few television interviews he has given.
He owns a customized 1960s 650cc Triumph Bonneville motorcycle.
He was engaged to Sherilyn Fenn, whom he met on the set of the 1985 short student film "Dummies" directed by Laurie Frank. Their engagement ended three and a half years later.
In 2001 he was chosen by People Magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People.
He was considered for the role of Mikael Blomkvist in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011).
In 2009 he received the prestigious Career Achievement Award at the Bahamas International Film Festival (BIFF). Festival Patron Sean Connery presented the award to Depp.
He was considered for the role of Pennywise in It (2017).
He has appeared in two films selected by the Library of Congress for the National Film Registry as "culturally, historically or aesthetically" significant: A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) and Platoon (1986).
He turned down Woody Harrelson's role in Indecent Proposal (1993).
He was so ashamed of Private Resort (1985) that he and Rob Morrow made a pact to destroy every copy.
He was originally 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.
He was named after his father, John Christopher Depp.
Black Mass (2015) is his favorite among his own films.
After Brad Pitt dropped out, he was considered for the role of Cal McCaffery in State of Play (2009). The role went to Russell Crowe instead.
He ranked 1st on "Autograph Collector" magazine's (May 2006) "Best Hollywood Signers 2006" list.
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".
He was originally supposed to play the on-screen version of Billy Loomis in the original version of Scream 2 (1997), but Luke Wilson took his place.
He was James O'Barr's preferred choice to star in The Crow (1994).
People Magazine's "Sexiest Man Alive" in 2009.
He turned down the lead role in Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986). He has no regrets about missing that opportunity.
He is a big fan of Tom Baker and a good friend of his.
He is the second actor to be nominated for an Oscar in the Best Actor category for a Disney film (Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)). The first was Richard Farnsworth for The Straight Story (1999).
He was the first choice for Jackie Boy in Sin City (2005). The role went to his Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998) co-star Benicio Del Toro.
Siblings: Danny (D. P. Depp), Christi Dembrowski and Deborah (Debbie).
He turned down the lead role in Oz the Great and Powerful (2013) in favor of The Lone Ranger (2013).
He turned down the role of Jack Dawson in Titanic (1997).
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.
Wesley Willis, Chicago's famous schizophrenic street artist, has a song he wrote about him.
He was named E!'s Entertainer of the Year in 2003.
He was initially considered for the role of M. Gustave in The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014).
He was named Empire's (UK) Sexiest Male Movie Star of All Time.
He was to star in American Psycho (2000), directed by Stuart Gordon from a screenplay by Bret Easton Ellis.
He has appeared on the cover of GQ magazine three times: October '93, August '03 and February '10.
He was considered for the role of John Nash in A Beautiful Mind (2001).
He was present during the filming of The Wraith (1986), in which his then-girlfriend Sherilyn Fenn starred, and lived with Fenn in the film crew's hotel.
He turned down the role of Sam Wheat in Ghost (1990) in favor of Edward Scissorhands (1990).
Along with Sean Penn, John Malkovich and Mick Hucknall, he was a co-owner of the French restaurant-bar Man Ray near the Champs-Élysées in Paris.
He was considered for the role of Detective Trupo in American Gangster (2007).
He was named People Magazine's Sexiest Man Alive in 2003.
He has something in common with actor Robert Englund, famous for playing the dream stalker Freddy Krueger in the "Nightmare on Elm Street" films. Both appeared in the first A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984), and both played characters with blades on their hands: Englund as Freddy Krueger and Depp as the title character in Edward Scissorhands (1990). And strangely, both were born in June, their birthdays were three days apart, and they shared the same height, namely 5' 10".
He persuaded actor Rey-Phillip Santos to try acting.
He was considered for Michael J. Fox's role in Mars Attacks! (1996).
He is a close friend of Abigail Breslin.
His children share the same names as "Mad" Jack and Mermaid Lilly in the film Magic Island (1995).
He was considered to star in Speed Racer (2008) when the project was in early development in the 1990s.
He met with Francis Ford Coppola to play Jonathan Harker in Dracula (1992), but the role went to Keanu Reeves instead.
He got the "Betty Sue" tattoo on May 31, 1988.
He collects Barbie dolls with his daughter.
His $3 million Kentucky horse farm failed to sell at auction due to low bids. [September 2017].
He was considered for the role of Zaphod Beeblebrox in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005).
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 famous Hollywood stars. Javier Bardem was cast instead.
He was considered for the role of Artemus Gordon in Wild Wild West (1999).
In 2004, Renée Zellweger accepted the Screen Actors Guild Award for "Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role" on his behalf because he was not present at the ceremony.
He was said to be appearing in Doctor Strange (2016).
He was Disney's first choice to star in The Rocketeer (1991).
He was named Top Money-Making Star for the second consecutive time in Quigley Publishing Co.'s 76th annual poll in 2007.
According to Bob Gale, he auditioned for Marty McFly in Back to the Future (1985). "I looked at the notes and said, 'God, I don't even remember Johnny Depp reading for us!' So whatever he did, I guess it wasn't that memorable!".
Premiere Magazine ranked him 47th on its list of the Greatest Movie Stars of All Time for Stars in Our Constellation (2005).
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".
In 1999, he was arrested for fighting with paparazzi outside a restaurant while dining with Vanessa Paradis in London.
He ranked 4th on TV Guide's list of TV's Top 25 Teen Idols (January 23, 2005 issue).
Depp reportedly paid $350,000 along with Chuck E. Weiss for the Central nightclub in Los Angeles, California, and converted it into the Viper Room at 8852 Sunset Blvd. Other stars who vied to buy the club in 1993 included Arnold Schwarzenegger and also Frank Stallone.
He has a niece, Megan; she works at the popular online entertainment magazine TYCP.
He suffers from a fear of clowns (coulrophobia).
He has appeared in seven 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), Donnie Brasco (1997) and Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007).
He was considered for Will Smith's roles in Independence Day (1996), Collateral Beauty (2016) and Suicide Squad (2016).
He was considered for Tom Cruise's role in Legend (1985), Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994) and Jerry Maguire (1996).
He was considered for the role of JD in Thelma & Louise (1991).
He was initially set to play the lead character Jean-Dominique Bauby in Julian Schnabel's The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007). However, he left the project due to a scheduling conflict.
In 1989, he was arrested for assaulting a security guard after police were called to break up a noisy party in a Vancouver hotel room.
He met with Terrence Malick to discuss a role in The Thin Red Line (1998).
He was named one of E!'s Top 20 Entertainers of 2001.
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.
He has been playing in rock bands since he was 13.
He ranked 5th on VH1's 100 Hottest Hotties list.
He is a close friend of Serbian film director Emir Kusturica.
At one point he was interested in starring in Warcraft (2016).
He was voted 2nd on E!'s 25 Sexiest Showmen list.
He turned down William Baldwin's roles in Backdraft (1991) and Sliver (1993).
He met with Richard Attenborough to talk about the Chaplin film, but the role went to Robert Downey Jr.
2007 - 21st on EW's 50 Smartest People in Hollywood list.
He ranked 6th on the 2008 Forbes The Celebrity 100 list.
His name is referenced in the opening lines of the song "Mermaid" by the American band Train (2012): "Can't swim so I took a boat / To an island so remote / Only Johnny Depp has ever been to it before". He is named in the chorus of Marcella Detroit's (1996) single "Boy": "The Wild Ones / Depp's fun / The Marlon Brando we loved to like". He is mentioned in Adam Green's (2005) song "Choke on a C**k": "Johnny Depp would call me on the phone".
18th on Premiere's 2006 "Power 50" list. He had ranked 23rd in 2005.
He was to star in a never-made Howard Hughes biopic written and directed by the Hughes Brothers.
He ranked 67th on Empire (UK) magazine's list of the 100 Greatest Movie Stars of All Time.
He was chosen by People (US) magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the World.
He ranked 13th on Empire Online's 2013 list of the 100 Sexiest Movie Stars.
He ranked 5th on Empire Magazine's 100 Sexiest Stars list.
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).
He was considered for the role of Max in Collateral (2004).
He auditioned for the lead in Near Dark (1987), which went to Adrian Pasdar.
He is currently dating Lisa Marie Presley (not to be confused with Lisa Marie, his Ed Wood (1994) co-star).
With Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005), he became the second actor nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical for the role of Willy Wonka; the first was Gene Wilder for Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971). Timothée Chalamet became the third actor nominated for the character, which he played in Wonka (2023).
Work began on a film directed by Yugoslav Emir Kusturica and starring Faye Dunaway, Jerry Lewis and Lili Taylor, but shooting was halted months into production.
He attended the Küstendorf Film and Music Festival in Serbia.
He was listed as a potential nominee in the voting for the 2006 Razzie Awards. He was suggested in the Worst Actor category for his performance in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) but was not nominated.
He played a character from Santa Maria, California in Nick of Time (1995). He appeared again in Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007), which was shot in a suburb called Nipomo.
He plays guitar in the band Tontos Giant Nuts.
He played guitar on the album prepared by his girlfriend Vanessa Paradis, which features songs written by both of them.
He was Mario Van Peebles's first choice for the role of Detective Nick Peretti in New Jack City (1991), but he was considered expensive at the time due to the film's limited budget of $8.5 million.
In 2012, disabled UC Irvine medical professor Robin Eckert sued Depp and three security firms, alleging that she was attacked by his bodyguards at a 2011 concert in Los Angeles. During the incident, she was allegedly handcuffed and dragged 12 meters along the ground, causing injuries including a dislocated elbow. In court, Depp, the bodyguards' direct supervisor, argued that he could not intervene even though he was not actively involved in the assault. In October 2012, a trial date was set for August 12, 2013, and it was ruled that Eckert could seek compensatory and punitive damages from Depp. Depp ultimately settled with Eckert for an undisclosed sum.
Became engaged to Amber Heard [January 17, 2014].
In July 2018, he was sued over allegations that he punched a crew member twice in the ribs 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.
The judge had rejected a request to impose a $100,000 sanction on Depp over claims that he delayed the divorce proceedings with Heard.
Amber Heard filed for divorce from Johnny Depp on May 25, 2016. The following day, Heard was granted a temporary domestic violence restraining order against Depp related to a physical argument between the couple, which led to Heard filing for divorce in the first place. As part of the former couple's divorce, Heard was awarded $7 million, which she claimed she would donate to charities within a year of receiving the money.