Johnny Depp Biography
Johnny Depp is an actor, producer, and musician from the United States. He is best known for his role in the film series ‘Pirates of the Caribbean.’ He has received numerous honors, including a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award, as well as nominations for three Academy Awards and two BAFTA Awards.
How old is Johnny Depp?- Age
Depp was born John Christopher Depp II on June 9, 1963, in Owensboro, Kentucky, the United States of America. He is 59 years old as of June 2022.
Johnny Depp Nationality
He is an American national and citizen by birth. Depp was born in Owensboro, Kentucky, United State of America. He is of mixed ethnicity/heritage/ancestry of German American, British American, Irish American, and French American.
Johnny Depp Height
Johnny stands at a height of 5’10” (178 cm).
Johnny Depp Parents – Family- Mother – Father
Depp was born in Owensboro, Kentucky on June 9, 1963. The youngest of John Christopher Depp’s four children with Elizabeth “Betty” Sue Wells. Depp’s parents divorced when he was fifteen years old, and his mother later married Robert Palmer. He was born alongside his siblings Christi Dembrowski, Daniel Depp, Debbie Depp.
Johnny Depp’s Wife – Married
Lori Anne Allison, the sister of one of the ‘Rock City Angels’ band members, married him in December 1983. He made ends meet by working as a telemarketer, while his wife was a makeup artist. However, the marriage ended in divorce two years later. He was engaged to, but never married, an aspiring actress named Sherilyn Fenn in 1986, but the relationship ended in the late 1980s. From 1988 to 2012, the actor was in an on-again, off-again relationship with French singer Vanessa Paradis. Depp’s two children are also raised by Paradis. Their daughter Lily-Rose Melody Depp was born in 1999, followed three years later by their son John Christopher Depp III.
He also had relationships with Dirty Dancing star Jennifer Grey, Edward Scissorhands co-star Winona Ryder, and supermodel Kate Moss in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Depp married his second wife, actress Amber Heard, in 2015. Heard filed for divorce in May 2016, alleging that he had been verbally and physically abusive throughout their relationship. A settlement was reached in August 2016, and the divorce was finalized in January 2017.
Johnny Depp Career
In 1984, Depp made his film debut as the lead character’s boyfriend, Nancy, in ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street.’ While Depp’s character died young, his acting career flourished as he landed a small role as a Vietnamese-speaking private in Oliver Stone’s ‘Platoon.’ In early 1987, he made his television debut as Tom Hanson, an undercover cop posing as a high school student on the hit television series ’21 Jump Street,’ in what would become his breakthrough role.
In 1990, he appeared in the film ‘Cry Baby.’ While the film was not a box office success, it has since become a cult classic. Later that year, he played the title character in the film ‘Edward Scissorhands.’
In 1995, he demonstrated his versatility by appearing in ‘Don Juan DeMarco,’ in which he played an eccentric man who believes himself to be the great lover; ‘Dead Man,’ a black and white western; and ‘Nick of Time,’ a dark drama about an accountant who must kill a politician in order to save his kidnapped daughter. In 1997, Depp teamed up with Al Pacino in ‘Donnie Brasco,’ a fictionalized story about an FBI agent who infiltrates the mob. In the 1998 film ‘Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas,’ he played a character based on Hunter S. Thompson. Later that year, he appeared in the film ‘L.A. Without a Map.’
In 2009, he played notorious gangster John Dillinger in the film ‘Public Enemies.’ This was followed by ‘The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus,’ in which Depp was one of a few actors chosen to fill in for Heath Ledger’s character, who died during filming. In Tim Burton’s adaptation of ‘Alice in Wonderland,’ he played the Mad Hatter. He then appeared in ‘The Tourist’ and provided the voice of the title character in ‘Rango.’ In 2011, he reprised his role as Captain Jack Sparrow in ‘Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides.’ This was followed by appearances in ‘The Rum Diary’ and ‘Jack and Jill,’ in which he played himself in an uncredited cameo.
The following year, he played Tonto opposite Armie Hammer in ‘The Lone Ranger.’ In 2013, he made a cameo appearance in ‘Lucky Them’ before assuming the role of Dr. Will Caster in the science fiction film ‘Transcendence.’ After appearing in ‘Transcendence,’ the talented actor was credited as Guy Lapointe in ‘Tusk,’ in 2014, before making his debut as the wolf in ‘Into the Woods,’ later that year. In ‘Mortdecai,’ Depp co-starred with Gwyneth Paltrow and Ewan McGregor as an eccentric art dealer. Following roles in 2015 and beyond include ‘Black Mass,’ ‘London Fields,’ and ‘Yoga Hosers.’ Depp reprised his role as the Mad Hatter in the 2016 film ‘Alice Through the Looking Glass.’
Johnny Depp’s Net Worth
Depp has an estimated net worth of $100 million.
