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Johnny Depp Biography Actor, Director, Film Actor (1963–) Johnny Depp is perhaps one of the most versatile actors of his day and age in Hollywood. He was born John Christopher Depp II in Owensboro, Kentucky, on June 9, 1963, to Betty Sue (Wells), who worked as a waitress, and John Christopher Depp, a civil engineer. Depp was raised in Florida. He dropped out of school when he was 15, and fronted a series of music-garage bands, including one named 'The Kids'. However, it was when he married Lori Anne Allison (Lori A. Depp) that he took up the job of being a ballpoint-pen salesman to himself and his wife. A visit to Los Angeles, California, with his wife, however, happened to be a blessing in disguise, when he met up with actor Nicolas Cage, who advised him to turn to acting, which culminated in Depp's film debut in the low-budget horror film, Pesadilla en Elm Street (1984), where he played a teenager who falls prey to dream-stalking demon Freddy Krueger. In 1987 he shot to stardom when he replaced Jeff Yagher in the role of undercover cop Tommy Hanson in the popular TV series Nuevos policías (1987). In 1990, after numerous roles in teen-oriented films, his first of a handful of great collaborations with director Tim Burton came about when Depp played the title role in Eduardo Manostijeras (1990). Following the film's success, Depp carved a niche for himself as a serious, somewhat dark, idiosyncratic performer, consistently selecting roles that surprised critics and audiences alike. He continued to gain critical acclaim and increasing popularity by appearing in many features before re-ing with Burton in the lead role of Ed Wood (1994). In 1997 he played an undercover FBI agent in the fact-based film Donnie Brasco (1997), opposite Al Pacino; in 1998 he appeared in Miedo y asco en Las Vegas (1998), directed by Terry Gilliam; and then, in 1999, he appeared in the sci-fi/horror film La cara del terror (1999). The same year he teamed up again with Burton in Sleepy Hollow (1999), brilliantly portraying Ichabod Crane. Depp has played many characters in his career, including another fact-based one, Insp. Fred Abberline in Desde el infierno (2001). He stole the show from screen greats such as Antonio Banderas in the finale to Robert Rodriguez's "mariachi" trilogy, El mexicano (2003). In that same year he starred in the marvelous family blockbuster Piratas del Caribe: La maldición de la Perla Negra (2003), playing a character that only the likes of Depp could pull off: the charming, conniving and roguish Capt. Jack Sparrow. The film's enormous success has opened several doors for his career and included an Oscar nomination. He appeared as the central character in the Stephen King-based movie, La ventana secreta (2004); as the kind-hearted novelist James Barrie in the factually-based Descubriendo Nunca Jamás (2004), where he co-starred with Kate Winslet; and Rochester in the British film, The libertine (2004). Depp collaborated again with Burton in a screen adaptation of Roald Dahl's novel, Charlie y la fábrica de chocolate (2005), and later in Alicia en el País de las Maravillas (2010) and Sombras tenebrosas (2012). Off-screen, Depp has dated several female celebrities, and has been engaged to Sherilyn Fenn, Jennifer Grey, Winona Ryder and Kate Moss. He was married to Lori Anne Allison in 1983, but divorced her in 1985. Depp has two children with French singer/actress Vanessa Paradis: LilyRose Melody, born in 1999 and Jack, born in 2002. He married actress/producer Amber Heard in 2015.

Johnny Depp Actor, Director, Film Actor (1963–)

Johnny Depp’s filmography.

Johnny Depp's best-known films. Pirates of the Caribbean

Edward Scissorhands

Sweeney Todd - The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory