John Christopher Depp is an American actor, producer, and musician best known by his stage name Johnny Depp. John Christopher Depp was born on June 9, 1963, in Owensboro, Kentucky, to parents Betty Sue Palmer and John Christopher Depp.
Johnny Depp’s parents divorced when he was only 15 years old and his mother would go on to marry a man who Johnny calls an inspiration today, a man named Robert Palmer. Johnny Depp is a father of two children, Lily-Rose Depp, and John Christopher Depp III.
Johnny Depp has been married to two different women which are both divorced. He first got married to Lori Anne Alisson and later married Amber Heard.
Johnny Depp’s Acting Career
Unknown to many, Johnny Depp actually wanted to be a rock star, as he started his career in media with a local rock group. However, his journey to becoming an acting maestro began when he acted in the horror film ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street back in 1984.
Johnny Depp only really began a rise to prominence after a major role in the ‘Private Resort’, a comedy show where he was by far the most standout performer just like Carrot Top.
His awesome performance and ratings got him the attention of A-list Hollywood producers as he briefly landed the lead role in ‘Thrasin’, a skating drama acted way back in 1986 but unfortunately for Johnny Depp, that decision to give him the lead role by the movie director would go on to be overruled by the movie producer and Johnny Depp would again have to settle for a role as part of the movies minorities.
The sabotage did not discourage Johnny Depp as he went on to become one of the biggest stars America has seen.
Let us take a run-down of movies in which Johnny Depp has been a part of.
- A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
- Private Resort (1985)
- Platoon (1986)
- Cry-Baby (1990)
- Edward Scissorhands (1990)
- Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991)
- Arizona Dream (1993)
- Benny & Joon (1993)
- What’s Eating Gilberts Grape (1993)
- Stuff (1993)
- Ed Wood (1994)
- Don Juan DaMarco (1995)
- Dead Man (1995)
- Nick Of Time (1995)
- Cannes Man (1996)
- Donnie Brasco (1997)
- The Brave (1997)
- Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas (1998)
- L.A Without A Map (1998)
- The Ninth Gate (1999)
- The Astronaut’s Wife (1999)
- Sleepy Hollow (1999)
- Chocolate (2000)
- Before Night Falls (2000)
- The Man Who Cried (2000)
- Blow (2001)
- From Hell (2001)
- Once Upon A Time In Mexico (2003)
- Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Curse Of The Black Pearl (2003)
- Happily Ever After (2004)
- Secret Window (2004)
- Finding Neverland (2004)
- The Libertine (2004)
- Charlie And The Chocolate Factory (2005)
- Corpse Bride (2005)
- Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest (2006)
- Pirates Of The Caribbean: At The World’s End (2007)
- Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)
- Public Enemies (2009)
- The Imaginarium Of Doctor Parnassus (2009)
- Alice In Wonderland (2010)
- The Tourist (2010)
- Rango(2011)
- Pirates Of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
- The Rum Diary (2011)
- Jack And Jill (2011)
- Hugo (2011)
- 21 Jump Street (2012)
- Dark Shadows (2012)
- The Loner Ranger (2013)
- Lucky Them (2013)
- Transcendence (2014)
- Tusk (2014)
- Into The Woods (2014)
- Mortdecai (2015)
- Black Mass (2015)
- Yoga Horsers (2016)
- Donald Trump’s The Art of the Deal: The Movie (2016)
- Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016)
- Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016)
- The Black Ghianodla (2017)
- Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017)
- Murder On The Orient Express (2017)
- Sherlock Gnomes (2018)
- London Fields(2018)
- Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018)
- The Professor (2018)
- City Of Lies (2018)
- Waiting For Barbarians (2019)
- Minanata (2020)
Johnny Depp Awards
As one of the most talented men in Hollywood, it is no surprise that Johnny should have a number of Awards to his name, below is a list of awards he has bagged by far;
- Actor of the Year (1996)
- Best Actor (2004)
- Best Male Performance (2004)
- Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role (2004)
- Best International Actor (2004)
- Best Performance (2007)
- Best Comedic Performance (2008)
- Best Villian (2008)
- Best Actor;Motion Picture Musical or Comedy (2008)
- MTV Generation Award (2012)
- Desert Palm Achievement Award (2016)
Aside from the listed awards, Johnny Depp has won seventeen awards out of a staggering nineteen times nominations for the people’s choice awards.
Johnny Depp Net Worth
Johnny Depp is one of the richest and highest-paid actors in Hollywood with a net worth of $200 million.