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2006-06-14 04:02:20 · 14 answers · asked by BokBok 2 in Entertainment & Music Celebrities

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Johnny Depp was born in Owensboro, Kentucky in 1963 to John Christopher Depp, Sr. and Betty Sue Palmer. The family moved to Miramar, Florida, in 1970 where he was primarily raised. He has one brother, Danny, and two sisters, Debbie and Christie (who now is Depp's personal manager). The Depp family is mostly of Irish, Cherokee, and German descent. Depp's maternal great-grandmother, Minnie, was a full-blooded Cherokee, and his father is also of partial Cherokee heritage. His family was constantly on the move during Depp's childhood, and he and his siblings lived in more than twenty different locations. Depp's mother bought him a guitar at age 13, and Depp began playing in garage bands.

Depp's parents divorced in 1978 when he was 15, and he dropped out of school a year later to become a rock musician. He played with a band named "The Kids," who had modest local success. The band set out for Los Angeles, California, to try to get a record deal. At this time they changed their name to "Six Gun Method." During this period, Depp married Lori Anne Allison, the sister of the drummer of the band, on December 20, 1983. This caused friction between the band members and they split, the record deal never having materialized. Depp also collaborated with the band "Rock City Angels" and co-wrote the song "Mary" which appeared on their debut for Geffen Records, "Young Man's Blues." In 1985, he and his close friend Earl Stevenson, a former U.S. Marine sergeant who also played his brother on A Nightmare on Elm Street, were both disappointed when they were turned down for a part in a music video being put together by the Wolf Brothers in Los Angeles.

Depp and his wife worked to make ends meet after moving in together. Depp's wife worked as a makeup artist, and he worked a variety of odd jobs (he even worked as a pen salesman for a time). Later, his wife introduced him to actor Nicolas Cage, who advised Depp to turn to acting to support himself and his wife. His film career took off slowly however, and in 1985 Depp divorced Allison. Since then, he has dated and been engaged to Sherilyn Fenn, Jennifer Grey, Winona Ryder and Kate Moss. Depp is now in a long-term relationship with French singer and actress Vanessa Paradis, whom he met while filming The Ninth Gate in 1998. Together they have two children, daughter Lily-Rose Melody Depp (b. May 27, 1999) and son John Christopher Depp III (b. April 9, nicknamed Jack 2002). The family divides their time between Los Angeles and a villa in the South of France, but it has been rumored that Depp is considering moving to Connecticut. He also owns an island in the Caribbean, where he spends some of his time.

Depp has admitted to engaging in self-mutilation as a child due to the stress of dealing with family problems and his own insecurity. He has seven or eight scars from practicing self-harm. In a 1993 Details interview, he explained his self-injury by saying, "My body is a journal in a way. It's like what sailors used to do, where every tattoo meant something, a specific time in your life when you make a mark on yourself, whether you do it yourself with a knife or with a professional tattoo artist." In 1999, Depp admitted that to this day, his self-image and self-esteem are sometimes rocky, though he maintains that he is happier than he's ever been. [1].

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Trivia
Depp, a musician, can be heard playing slide guitar on the Oasis song "Fade In-Out" (from Be Here Now, 1997); playing acoustic guitar in the movie Chocolat, playing on the soundtrack to the movie Once Upon a Time in Mexico (he wrote "Sands' Theme," although the track is credited to "Tonto's Giant Nuts"); on Shane MacGowan's first solo album; and as a member of P, a group featuring Butthole Surfers singer Gibby Haynes. (However, it has been acknowledged that Depp does not possess a good singing voice.) He also made an appearance on The Fast Show, with the "Suits you Sir!" sales men segment' a British comic sketch show.
Depp reportedly has 13 tattoos, including the inscriptions "Lily-Rose" (the name of his first-born child), "Betty Sue" (his mother's name), and "Wino Forever" (originally "Winona Forever"; Depp had the tattoo altered after his break-up with Winona Ryder); a sparrow that can be seen on his character Captain Jack in the film Pirates of the Caribbean is real also. The first one he got was the Native American on his arm, when he was seventeen.
Depp was chosen to be in A Nightmare on Elm Street because Wes Craven, the director, admired his brown eyes and considered them a good asset for the character.
Depp played the role of Hunter S. Thompson (as Raoul Duke) in the film based on the novel, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. He is an avid fan of Thompson's work and was also a longtime friend of Thompson before Thompson committed suicide in 2005. Depp funded the construction of the giant Gonzo fist-shaped cannon that Thompson instructed was to be used to fire his ashes into the atmosphere.
Like many celebrities, Depp has had several run-ins with the law over the course of his career. His first arrest was in Vancouver for a late-night altercation in a hotel lobby. He was accused of selling drugs at his club The Viper Room, after actor River Phoenix died in front of the club from a drug overdose in 1993 though the owners were not involved in the tragic death. In 1994, Depp was arrested and questioned by police for allegedly causing serious damage to a New York hotel suite. He was arrested again in 1999 for getting into a fight with paparazzi outside a restaurant while dining in London with his girlfriend, Vanessa Paradis.
In the film Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare, Depp, the star of the original 1984 A Nightmare On Elm Street, can be seen on a television screen. He is credited in the film's end titles as "Oprah Noodlemantra", a moniker he reportedly uses when staying in hotels to give himself something amusing to get up to when he receives wake-up calls. 12.
He dislikes fans taking pictures of his family and has threatened paparazzi who have attempted to photograph his children, telling a reporter in an interview that if he caught anyone doing so, he would "bite your nose off and swallow it.". [2]
Along with Sean Penn and Mick Hucknall Depp part-owns the Parisian restaurant-bar Man Ray.
Johnny Depp was the Mystery Slimed Celebrity at the 2005 Kids' Choice Awards.
He is a fan of musician Syd Barrett, and has mentioned that a film about his life story sounds like a great idea.
He has stated in many interviews his most memorable role is Edward Scissorhands.
In one interview, Depp stated "I lost my virginity somewhere around age thirteen. I did every kind of drug there was by fourteen, swiped a few six-packs, broke into a few classrooms, just to see what was on the other side of that locked door. Eventually, you see where it's headed and you get out."
For 6 months during the early 1980s, he played guitar for rock n' roll band; Rock City Angels. [3] Depp is said to be a keen guitar player and a big fan of the Rolling Stones.
After the filming of the Libertine with Johnny Vegas, Depp and Vegas went out on a drinking session in Vegas's hometown of St Helens, UK.
Depp was considered for roles in Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, Hulk, Interview with the Vampire, The Matrix, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Sin City, Speed, Titanic and the fifth Superman film (where he was considered for both Lex Luthor and Jor-El).
So far, he has appeared in five Tim Burton films: Edward Scissorhands (1990), Ed Wood (1994), Sleepy Hollow (1999), Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) and Corpse Bride (2005). He is also scheduled to star in Burton's film version Sweeney Todd, currently slated for a 2008 release. [4]
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Quotes
"I'm shy, paranoid, whatever word you want to use. I hate fame. I've done everything I can to avoid it."

"The beauty, the poetry of the fear in their eyes. I didn't mind going to jail for, what, five, six hours? It was absolutely worth it."

"Awards are not as important to me as when I meet a 10-year-old kid who says, 'I love Captain Jack Sparrow'"

"I'm not sure I'm adult yet"

"Ohh yeah.. I play with barbies all the time"

"Am I a romantic? I've seen "Wuthering Heights" 10 times. I'm a romantic."

"I don't pretend to be 'Captain Weird', I just do what I do."


"More than anything, I love being with my family. I'm like a total homebody, just hanging out with my kids."

"I'd just thank the people out there who have been with my up-and-down, weird-road, strange career and supported me and stuck with me all these years. I mean, they're my boss. That's what keeps me working."

"I don't want to be 85 years old and have my grandkids go, Ewwww. Grandpa did some dumb ****. I'd rather have them say, Wow, man, you're nuts!"

2006-06-14 04:08:17 · answer #1 · answered by KRIS 3 · 2 0

One word can sum up all 473: Delicious

2006-06-14 04:05:29 · answer #2 · answered by Just lil ol me 3 · 0 0

Why would you need 473 words? That's a random number... He's friggen HOT!!!!!!

2006-06-14 04:10:58 · answer #3 · answered by amloompa21 2 · 1 0

Indescribable. <3

2016-03-15 04:07:16 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1 0

Don't need 473 words when one will say it all.... YUMMY!!!!

2006-06-14 04:32:54 · answer #5 · answered by kitkat 7 · 2 0

Hotter than hot

2006-06-14 04:05:31 · answer #6 · answered by HoneyBee24-7-365 5 · 1 0

talented,cute,handsome,hot he was chosen the sexiest man alive 2004 and he have this great personality he is cool and a certainly a great actor

2006-06-14 04:20:04 · answer #7 · answered by hania 2 · 1 0

That's a good question, I was wondering the same thing myself

2016-08-22 23:46:10 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 0 0

The f**** sexiest man I have ever seen in my whole F**** life, cuz he's so damn hott, the temp outside is getting hotter and hotter.

2006-06-14 05:27:02 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1 0

Beautiful, talented, extraordinary, amazing...

2006-06-14 04:12:32 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1 0

All I can say is that he is an incredible actor who is horribly underrated.

2006-06-14 08:07:28 · answer #11 · answered by lovehavok 4 · 1 0

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