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John
Christopher Depp II (Johnny Depp) (born June 9, 1963) is a
three-time Academy Award-nominated, Golden Globe- and Screen
Actors Guild Award-winning American actor, best known for his
frequent portrayals of offbeat and eccentric characters such as
Sweeney Todd in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street,
Jack Sparrow in the Pirates
of the Caribbean film series, Willy Wonka in Charlie and the
Chocolate Factory and Ichabod Crane in the film adaptation of
Sleepy Hollow. He has collaborated with director and close friend
Tim Burton prolifically in films such as Edward Scissorhands
(1990), Ed Wood (1994), Sleepy Hollow (1996), Charlie and the
Chocolate Factory (2005), Corpse Bride (2005), and Sweeney
Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007). Depp has also
garnered acclaim for his portrayals of real life figures such as
Edward Wood Jr., Joseph Pistone and George Jung. Films featuring
Depp have grossed over $2.2 billion at the United States box
office and over $4.7 billion worldwide. He is also signed to
portray the deceased Heath
Ledger's character in the 2009 film, The Imaginarium of Doctor
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