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Trivia
Birth
name: John Christopher Depp II
Date
of birth: 9 June 1963
Place
of birth: Owensboro, Kentucky,
USA
Nickname:
"Mr.
Stench" (self-chosen), "Colonel" (given to him by Hunter
S. Thompson)
Height:
5' 10" (1.78 m)
Spouse:
Lori Anne Allison
(20 December 1983 - 1985) (divorced)
Chosen by Empire magazine as one of the
"100 Sexiest Stars in Film History" (#1). [1995]
Daughter, with Vanessa Paradis, Lily-Rose
Melody Depp. [27 May 1999]
Arrested for being in a fight with
paparazzis in front of a restaurant in London. [January 1999]
Ranked #67 in Empire (UK) magazine's The
Top-100 Movie Stars of All Time list. [October 1997]
Chosen by People (USA) Magazine as one of
the 50 Most Beautiful People in the World. [1996]
Voted Empires's (UK) Sexiest Male Movie Star
of All Time. [1995]
River Phoenix died outside Depp's L.A. club,
The Viper Room, at 8852 Sunset Boulevard, in Los Angeles, California.
Has twice recorded with British band
"Oasis". Most notably, he plays lead slide guitar on the track
"Fade In-Out", from the 1997 album Be Here Now. Noel
Gallagher, Oasis's lead guitarist, was allegedly too drunk to perform it
himself, so celebrity pal Depp stepped in and nailed the lead on one
take.
Arrested for trashing a New York apartment.
[1994]
Ex-fiancées: Sherilyn Fenn, Kate Moss,
Jennifer Grey and Winona
Ryder.
When engaged to Winona
Ryder, he had "Winona forever" tattooed on his arm. After
the broke up, he had the n and a surgically removed to simply say
"Wino forever!"
Was the guitarist in a band called The Kids.
Currently plays in a band called P.
Grew up in Florida.
Brother of D.P. Depp.
Adopted Goldeneye, the one-eyed Andalusian
horse who played Gunpowder, Ichabod Crane's steed in Sleepy Hollow
(1999), thereby saving him from the glue factory.
Got his "Betty Sue" tattoo May 31,
1988.
Named one of E!'s Top 20 Entertainers of
2001.
Son, Jack, born to him and Vanessa Paradis
on April 10, 2002, in Neuilly, France, weighing just over 7 lbs.
Chosen #2 on E!'s 25 sexiest entertainers
list
With Chuck E. Weiss, Depp paid a reported
USD$350,000 for the Central Nightclub in Los Angeles, California, and
turned it into the Viper Room. Other stars in contention to buy the club
in 1993 included Arnold Schwarzenegger and, separately, Frank Stallone.
Lists British comedy "The Fast
Show" (1994)--renamed "Brilliant" for US television--as
his favorite TV program of all time. He used to take tapes of the series
on tour with him to keep him amused. Made a guest appearance in the
last-ever sketch in its last-ever episode.
Was named one of the 50 Most Beautiful
People by People Magazine in 2001.
Wrote the foreword to Mark Salisbury's
biography of Tim Burton, "Burton on Burton." He credits
Burton's belief in him for rescuing him from being "a loser, an
outcast, just another piece of expendable Hollywood meat."
Appears in Tom Petty's 1991 music video
"Into the Great Wide Open."
Johnny's two children with Vanessa Paradis
have the same names of the two main characters in Legend (1985): Lily
(b. 1999) and Jack (b.2002).
His long-time girlfriend, Vanessa Paradis,
is a popular singer-songwriter in her native France, as well as an
aspiring actress.
Gave Noel Gallagher a white guitar with the
letter "P" on it, which Noel regularly plays during Oasis'
gigs. "P" is the name of a band that Depp was in.
Has a song about him by the late famed
schizophrenic Chicago street artist Wesley Willis.
Parents: John Christopher and Betty Sue
Palmer.
He wanted some of his teeth to be
gold-capped for Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
(2003) but knew that the directors would never agree, so he went out and
got lots more than he wanted capped. He then showed the directors, and
they decided to make him give up a few, so he got some taken off. He had
only gotten the extras so he could negotiate with the directors while
pretending that he wanted all his teeth capped.
Resides in France and Los Angeles.
Siblings: Danny, Christy, and Debbie.
Was People Magazine's Sexiest Man Alive in
2003.
Before Depp turned it into The Viper Room,
the building in which the club is housed was owned by famous gangster
Bugsy Siegel.
Chosen as E!'s 2003 Entertainer of the Year.
According to the liner notes for the
soundtrack CD of Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003), he wrote his own
theme music, the music for Sands (Track 9 on the CD).
Shot all of his scenes in 9 days for Once
Upon a Time in Mexico (2003), but after his filming was done he didn't
want to leave. So he suggested to Robert Rodriguez that he play a small
part, the priest that Antonio
Banderas talks to in the church, and use his Marlon Brando
impression.
Reportedly based his portrayal of Ichabod
Crane in _Sleepy Hollow (1999)_ on Withnail, from Withnail and I (1987)
, as played by Richard E. Grant.
Has been in six films in which the title
contains the name of the character he plays: Edward Scissorhands (1990),
Cry-Baby (1990), What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993), Ed Wood (1994), Don
Juan DeMarco (1995), and Donnie Brasco (1997).
Persuaded actor Rey-Phillip Santos to give
acting a try.
His son is named after him (John Christopher
Depp) but is called Jack for short.
Received a Star on the Hollywood Walk of
Fame on 19 November 1999. Tim Burton and Martin Landau were guest
speakers.
His niece Megan works for popular online
entertainment magazine TYCP.
Was ranked #5 on VH1's 100 Hottest Hotties.
Based the character of Captain Jack Sparrow
on rock legend Keith Richards.
Shares a birthday with Michael J. Fox and Natalie
Portman.
He is part Navajo.
Purchased Bela Lugosi's Los Angeles home.
Sports his son's name's, Jack, tattoo on his
arm and a beaded bracelet made by his daughter Lily Rose.
Is a huge fan of Jack the Ripper.
He has said in a number of interviews that
he is of Cherokee, Irish, and German descent.
Ranked #4 in TV Guide's list of TV's 25
Greatest Teen Idols (23 January 2005 issue).
Has something in common with actor Robert
Englund, famed for portraying dream-stalking Freddy Krueger in the
"Nightmare on Elm Street" movies. Both of them appeared in the
first A Nightmare On Elm Street (1984), and both had played characters
with blades for hands: Englund as Freddy Krueger, and Depp as the title
character in Edward Scissorhands (1990). And, strangely, both of them
were born in June, with their birthdays three days apart, and they both
share the same height, which is 5'10".
A movie buff (with a somewhat encyclopedic
knowledge of older films), he admits he watches few movies any more,
other than the children's films that his "kiddies" prefer. He
also enjoys most of them.
Loves watching animated films with his
daughter such as Shrek (2001) and Finding Nemo (2003).
Co-owns a restaurant/club in Paris called
Man Ray (named after avant-garde artist Man Ray) with Sean
Penn and John
Malkovich. The restaurant is located in a renovated theater and
serves Tibetan cuisine.
He was voted the 47th Greatest Movie Star of
all time by Premiere Magazine.
When he was cast as Willy Wonka, many
newspapers published headings about "Depp's Willy" and "Deppy's
Willy is a Bit Wonkier."
Apparently conceived his portrayal of Edward
D. Wood Jr. as a cross between Ronald Reagan (the wobbly-headed thing),
the Tin Man from The Wizard of Oz (1939), and the voice of Casey Kasem.
Dropped out of high school at 16
As a teen, he and his band "The
Kids" performed for Iggy Pop
As a child, he was allergic to chocolate.
In 2004, Renée Zellweger accepted the
Screen Actors Guild Award for "Outstanding Performance by a Male
Actor in a Leading Role" on his behalf, because he wasn't present
at the awards ceremony
Learned French to be able to converse with
Vanessa Paradis' parents.
He also played slide for an acoustic
recording of Fade Away, recorded in 1995 for the War Child: Help album.
Had come into professional contact with the
great screen villains, Vincent Price and Christopher Lee. Price
co-starred with Depp in Edward Scissorhands (1990), and Lee co-starred
with Depp in Sleepy Hollow (1999), Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
(2005) and The Corpse Bride (2005). Strangely all these movies that Depp
co-starred with Price and Lee were Tim Burton movies.
Great admirer of late Marlon Brando.
Although unable to attend, he was awarded
the Gary Cooper Spirit of Montana Award at the 2005 HatcH audiovisual
festival in Bozeman, Montana. HatcH honored Mr. Depp for his outstanding
career and his role as a mentor and inspiration to young and aspiring
artists.
Has portrayed a real life character in 7
films: Edward James Wood Jr. (Ed Wood), Lt. Victor/Pon Pon (Before Night
Falls), Hunter S. Thompson (Fear and Loathing In Las Vegas), Inspector
Fred Abberline (From Hell), Joseph Pistone/Donnie Brasco (Donnie Brasco),
George Jung (Blow), and J.M. Barrie (Finding Neverland).
Sherilyn Fenn's name is scrawled across his
helmet in Platoon (1986).
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