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John "Johnny" Christopher Depp II (born June 9, 1963), is an American actor.

Life

Depp was born in Owensboro, Kentucky, 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 is Depp's personal manager). The Depp family is mostly of French, Irish, German and Cherokee descent; the Depp name is French in origin. Depp's maternal great-grandmother, Minnie, was a full-blooded Cherokee, and his father is also of partial Cherokee heritage, making Depp one-quarter Native American. The 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 about 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, changing 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 - she worked as a makeup artist, and he worked a variety of odd jobs (he even worked as a telemarketer 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 Jack John Christopher Depp III (b. April 9, 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. .

Film career

Depp's first role (which he initially rejected) was in A Nightmare on Elm Street
(1984). Then he starred in the FOX's TV series 21 Jump Street. The show was a success and he instantly became a teen idol worshipped mainly for his looks, which Depp abhorred. However, with a salary of $45,000 per episode, Depp stayed with the show. The show lasted for four seasons; some speculate that it was Johnny Depp's exit that caused Fox to cancel the program.

Eager to shake his image as a Hollywood pretty boy, Depp began taking roles in offbeat, unusual films, beginning with Cry-Baby
(1990) and later, at age 27, making his big break as the monstrously disfigured protagonist of Tim Burton's Edward Scissorhands
, for which he was nominated for a Golden Globe. Soon afterward, Depp began landing featured parts in high-profile films alongside renowned actors, including What's Eating Gilbert Grape
with Leonardo DiCaprio, Don Juan DeMarco
with Marlon Brando, and Donnie Brasco
with Al Pacino.

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Actors - Johnny Depp

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