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Johnny Depp

Full Name

John Christopher Depp II is his full name. 1)

Birth

On June 9, 1963, he was born in Owensboro, Kentucky, USA.2)

Siblings

He has three elder siblings: Debbie and Christie, as well as Daniel.3)

Ancestry

Johnny Depp's ancestors include Cherokee, German, Irish, and Navajo.4)

Florida

He relocated to Florida with his family when he was seven years old.5)

Allergic To Chocolate

Johnny Depp was allergic to chocolate as a youngster.6)

The Kids

His band, The Kids, previously opened for Iggy Pop.7)

Lori Anne Allison

In 1983, he married Lori Anne Allison. He has never married again.8)

Nicholas Cage

He met Nicholas Cage through Lori, who pushed him to pursue acting.9)

First Major Role

In 1984, he played Glen Lantz in Wes Craven's A Nightmare on Elm Street.10)

Edward Scissorhands

Tim Burton's long-running work with him began in 1990, when he featured as the main character, Edward Scissorhands.11)

Winona Ryder

In the early 1990s, he began dating fellow actress Winona Ryder. He had her name tattooed on his arm, which now reads 'Wino Forever'.12)

Tim Burton

Depp and Burton have collaborated on other films since Edward Scissorhands, including Ed Wood, Sleepy Hollow, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The Corpse Bride, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, Alice in Wonderland, and Dark Shadows.13)

Goldeneye

He adopted Goldeneye, the horse he worked with at the start of Sleepy Hollow, while working on it. He refused to have the horse put down.14)

The Viper Room

He owned The Viper Room nightclub in 1993. After River Phoenix's death, he later sold it.15)

Arrested Twice

He was arrested twice: once in 1994 for trashing a New York hotel room and again in 1999 for fighting with paparazzi in London.16)

Walk Of Fame

Johnny Depp was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1999.17)

Children With Vanessa Paradis

He and his long-term girlfriend Vanessa Paradis have two children: Lily-Rose Melody Depp (1999) and John Christopher “Jack” Depp III (2002).18)

Jack Sparrow

In 2003, he rose to fame as Captain Jack Sparrow in Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl.19)

Gold Teeth

He kept some of the gold teeth once the movie (Pirates of the Caribbean) was over.20)

Donation To Hospital

When his daughter became ill, he dressed up as Captain Jack Sparrow, told stories to the kids, and gave £1,000,000 to Great Ormond Street Hospital.21)

Sexiest Man Alive

In 2009, People Magazine named him the “Sexiest Man Alive”.22)

Matilda Ledger

He also gave his salary from The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus to Matilda Ledger, the daughter of the late actor Heath Ledger.23)

3 Places

Depp and his family live in the Bahamas, France, and Los Angeles.24)

Grapes And Wine

In Saint-Tropez, he likes grape planting and winemaking.25)

Custom Bike

He has a 650cc Triumph Bonneville motorbike from the 1960s.26)

Favorite Roles

Depp's favorite characters to play to this day are Edward Scissorhands, Ed Wood, and Captain Jack Sparrow.27)

No Oscars

He has never won an Academy Award for his roles as Edward Scissorhands or Willy Wonka! Despite this, he has received three Best Actor nominations for Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, Finding Neverland, and Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl.28)

Blaming An Animal!

In 1994, Johnny reportedly vandalized the Mark Hotel in New York City. You'll never guess who he blamed for the destruction… It's an armadillo!29)

Plays With Barbie Dolls

Johnny has acknowledged to liking to play with Barbie dolls.30)