Biography for Johnny Depp
Birth name John
Christopher Depp II -------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------
Nickname
"Mr. Stench" (self-chosen) -------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------
Height
5' 10" (1.78 m) -------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------
Mini biography
Born John Christopher Depp in Owensboro, Kentucky, on June 9, 1963. Raised in Florida, he dropped out of school at age
15 in hopes of becoming a rock musician. He fronted a series of garage bands, including The Kids, which once opened for Iggy
Pop. Depp got into acting after a visit to LA with his former wife, who introduced him to actor Nicolas Cage. He made his
film debut in 1984's A Nightmare on Elm Street. In 1987, he shot to fame when he replaced Jeff Yagher in the role of undercover
cop Tommy Hanson in the popular TV series 21 Jump Street. In 1990, after numerous roles in teen films, his first of a few
great collaborations with director Tim Burton came about when he portrayed the title role in Edward Scissorhands. Following
the film's success, Depp carved a niche for himself as a serious, somewhat dark, idiosyncratic performer, consistently selecting
roles that surprise critics and audiences alike. He continued to gain critical acclaim and increasing popularity by appearing
in many features before re-joining with Burton in the lead role of Ed Wood. In 1997, he played the undercover FBI agent in
the factually based film, Donnie Brasco, opposite Al Pacino; in 1998 he appeared in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas and then
in 1999 he appeared in the Sci-fi horror, The Astronaut's Wife. The same year, he teamed up again with Burton in Sleepy Hollow,
brilliantly portraying Ichabod Crane. Depp has played many characters in his career including another factually based character,
Inspector Fred Abberline in From Hell (2001). He stole the show from screen greats such as Antonio Banderas in the finale
to Robert Rodriguez's Mariachi trilogy Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003) the same year as the marvelous family blockbuster
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl playing a character that only the likes of Depp could pull off... Captain
Jack Sparrow. Depp has been announced as joining up again with Tim Burton in the screen adaptation of Roald Dahl's Charlie
and the Chocolate Factory. Apart from his on-screen life Depp has dated several female celebrities off-screen, including failed
engagements to Jennifer Gray, Winona Ryder and Kate Moss. He was married to Lori Anderson in 1983 but then divorced in 1985.
Currently Depp is living with French singer/actress Vanessa Paradis with whom he has two children; Lily-Rose Melody born in
1999 and Jack born in 2002.
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mini-biography by mikedavies86 -------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------
Spouse
Lori Anne Allison (20 December 1983 - 1985) (divorced)
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