Johnny Depp has a cool look. Is he half Native American? He looks like it. He has high prominent cheekbones and deep set brown eyes, and he tans pretty easily to play Captain Jack Sparrow. Just curious.
2006-12-01 04:48:15 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Celebrities
The Depp family has mostly Irish, German and Cherokee ancestry. The book "Johnny Depp: A Kind of Illusion" (ISBN 1905287046) states that the Depp family originated with a French huguenot Pierre Deppe or Dieppe who settled in Virginia around 1700. Johnny Depp has said he doesn't know the origin of his surname, but he repeatedly jokes that the name translates to "idiot" in German (which is actually true in German slang) [1]. Depp's maternal great-grandmother, Minnie, was a full-blooded Cherokee,[2] and his father also has distant Cherokee heritage.
2006-12-01 04:49:48 · answer #1 · answered by Okole 3 · 10⤊ 2⤋
Johnny Depp Ethnicity
2016-09-28 14:15:21 · answer #2 · answered by gavilanes 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Johnny Depp Nationality
2016-12-18 10:23:04 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He was born in Owensboro, Kentucky, USA, so his nationality is American.
As far as his ethnic background goes, Johnny has Cherokee ancestry, inherited from both sides of his family but mostly from his mother’s. His great-grandmother, Minnie, was a full-blooded Cherokee.
As well, in an interview on France5 TV on 25 August 2002, Johnny Depp stated:
"[I'm a] combination of weird things. Indian, Irish, German and God knows what. Just a mutt, really."
2006-12-01 04:50:13 · answer #4 · answered by J~Me 5 · 3⤊ 1⤋
I'm not sure about all of his ethnic background, but I do know that he's part Cherokee.
2006-12-01 05:06:25 · answer #5 · answered by Michelle R 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Great point, but I'm not 100%
2016-08-08 20:33:24 · answer #6 · answered by Paola 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Depp family has mostly Irish, German and Cherokee ancestry. Johnny was born in Kentucky
2006-12-01 04:50:13 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Johnny has Cherokee ancestry, inherited from both sides of his family but mostly from his mother’s. His great-grandmother, Minnie, was a full-blooded Cherokee. He also has European ancestry.
2006-12-01 04:50:38 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
he is in part cherokee. they have fake tanning now -- you think he really goes in the sun? he wouldn't look that good at 40 something if he did.
2006-12-01 04:51:16 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
The Depp family has mostly Irish, German and Cherokee ancestry
from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Depp
2006-12-01 04:56:55 · answer #10 · answered by ? 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋