Johnny Depp

Johnny Depp was first famous as a heartthrob cop on the teenybopper drama “21 Jump Street” (1987-1990). He soon gave up TV for the movies, playing the fantastical title character in Tim Burton's “Edward Scissorhands” (1990) and winning critical acclaim in “What's Eating Gilbert Grape” (1993, co-starring Leonardo DiCaprio). Depp became known as a handsome and thoughtful actor who craves variety; In the 1990s he took a wide range of roles, from the lead in “Don Juan DeMarco” (1995, with Faye Dunaway and Marlon Brando) to Ichabod Crane in “Sleepy Hollow” (1999, with Christina Ricci). In 2001 he played real-life cocaine trafficker George Jung in the movie “Blow” (co-starring with Penelope Cruz), and in 2003 he played the comically swaggering pirate Captain Jack Sparrow in “Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl” (co-starring Orlando Bloom), helping turn that movie into the summer's surprise hit. A sequel, “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest,” appeared in 2006. Depp also took on the role of fictional chocolatier Willy Wonka in the 2005 film “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.”

Off-screen, Depp has dated several female celebrities, and has been engaged to Jennifer Grey, Winona Ryder and Kate Moss. He was married to Lori Anne Allison in 1983 but they 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.

10k+ Emily Published 6/6/08   Message Add to Friends

 

Add Your Comment