Johnny Depp

Johnny Depp
Depp at the 2020 Berlin International Film Festival
Born
John Christopher Depp II

(1963-06-09) June 9, 1963 (age 61)
Owensboro, Kentucky, U.S.
Occupations
  • Actor
  • musician
  • film producer
Years active1984–present
Works
Spouses
  • Lori Allison
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    (m. 1983; div. 1985)​
  • ​
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    (m. 2015; div. 2017)​
Partner(s)Vanessa Paradis
(1998–2012)
Children2, including Lily-Rose
AwardsFull list
Musical career
Genres
Instruments
  • Guitar
  • vocals
Labels
Member of
Formerly of
Signature

John Christopher Depp II (born June 9, 1963) is an American actor and musician. He is the recipient of multiple accolades, including a Golden Globe Award as well as nominations for three Academy Awards and two BAFTA awards. His films, in which he has often played eccentric characters, have grossed over $8 billion worldwide, making him one of Hollywood's most bankable stars.[1][2][3][4]

Depp began his career as a musician performing in several amateur rock bands before transitioning into film. He made his feature film debut in the horror film A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) and appeared in Platoon (1986), before rising to prominence as a teen idol on the television series 21 Jump Street (1987–1990). He acted in independent films with auteur directors including Cry-Baby (1990), What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993), Benny and Joon (1993), Dead Man (1995), Donnie Brasco (1997), Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998), and The Ninth Gate (1999). He starred in his directorial debut film The Brave (1997). Depp has frequently collaborated with the director Tim Burton, including in Edward Scissorhands (1990), Ed Wood (1994), Sleepy Hollow (1999), Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005), Corpse Bride (2005), Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007), and Alice in Wonderland (2010).

Depp gained worldwide stardom for his role as Captain Jack Sparrow in the swashbuckler film series Pirates of the Caribbean (2003–2017). He also gained acclaim for starring in Chocolat (2000), and Finding Neverland (2004). Other films he has starred in include From Hell (2001), Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003), Secret Window (2004), Public Enemies (2009), The Tourist (2010), The Lone Ranger (2013), Into the Woods (2014), Black Mass (2015), and Murder on the Orient Express (2017). He portrayed Gellert Grindelwald in the Wizarding World films Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016) and Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018). His voice acting work includes Corpse Bride (2005), Rango (2011), Sherlock Gnomes (2018), and Johnny Puff: Secret Mission (2024).

Depp received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1999.[5] During the 2010s, Depp began producing films through his company Infinitum Nihil. He also formed the rock supergroup Hollywood Vampires with Alice Cooper and Joe Perry. He was named People's Sexiest Man Alive twice, in 2003 and in 2009.[6]

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  3. ^ "Tom Cruise and Hanks top new power list". World Entertainment News Network. April 10, 2006.
  4. ^ "The Ulmer Scale". Archived from the original on January 5, 2010. Retrieved June 12, 2009.
  5. ^ "Johnny Depp". Hollywood Walk of Fame. Retrieved August 31, 2015.
  6. ^ "2009's Sexiest Man Alive: Johnny Depp". People. November 18, 2009. Archived from the original on March 25, 2017. Retrieved March 23, 2017.