Johnny Depp

When Johnny Depp stepped into the spotlight as a young detective on the television series 21 Jump Street, he could have found himself permanently relegated to the role of teen heartthrob. Depp, however, wanted more from his career than 15 minutes of fame. Drawing on his real–life checkered past, Depp gave his roles a depth of character that rarely presents itself in Hollywood

By the time he was 23, Johnny Depp had already begun to make his mark as a mature actor wise beyond his years. Now, after more than 20 years in the industry, Depp has made the role of the misfit, outcast, and oddball dreamer his trademark — and become a film icon of unparalleled talent.

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  • After filming Sleepy Hollow, Depp adopted the horse who played Gunpowder in the movie.
  • Where´s Depp? Johnny and his family split their time between their $3.6 million island in the Bahamas called Little Halls Pond Cay, a place in France, and Bela Lugosi´s former home in Los Angeles.
  • After his daughter Lily was hospitalized for a medical condition in 2007, Depp invited the nurse responsible for treating her to the London premiere of his movie, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.
  • Johnny is the godfather to Helena Bonham-Carter and Tim Burton´s son, Billy Ray.
  • Although he´s primarily an actor, Depp continues to work as a musician. He played guitar on the soundtrack for his film, Chocolat, and played lead slide guitar on the Oasis album Be Here Now.
  • After the death of Depp´s close friend, Hunter S. Thompson, Depp paid to fulfill the journalist´s final wish: To have his ashes shot from a cannon.
  • While researching a role he didn´t get, Depp was briefly a pen pal to Charles Manson
  • Has a nightclub named after him in Tartu, Estonia called “Who Wouldn´t Like Johnny Depp?”
  • Depp´s former L.A. nightclub The Viper Room was once owned by the notorious gangster Bugsy Siegel

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