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Johnny Depp
Depp at the 2020 Berlin International Film Festival
Born	John Christopher Depp II (1963-06-09) June 9, 1963 (age 61) Owensboro, Kentucky, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1984\u2013present
Works	Filmography
Spouses	\n Lori Allison \n (m. 1983; div. 1985) \n Amber Heard \n (m. 2015; div. 2017)
Partner(s)	Vanessa Paradis (1998\u20132012)
Children	2, including Lily-Rose
Awards	Full list
Musical career
Genres	Alternative rock hard rock
Instruments	Guitar vocals
Labels	Republic Capitol
Member of	Hollywood Vampires
Formerly of	Rock City Angels P
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John Christopher Depp II (born June 9, 1963) is an American actor and musician. He is the recipient of multiple accolades, including a Golden Globe Award as well as nominations for three Academy Awards and two British Academy Film Awards. His films, in which he has often played eccentric characters, have grossed over $8 billion worldwide, making him one of Hollywood's most bankable stars.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]\n

Depp began his career as a musician performing in several amateur rock bands before transitioning into film. He made his feature film debut in the horror film A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) and appeared in Platoon (1986), before rising to prominence as a teen idol on the television series 21 Jump Street (1987\u20131990). In the 1990s, Depp portrayed lead roles in Arizona Dream (1993), What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993), Benny & Joon (1993), Dead Man (1995) and title characters Ed Wood (1994), Don Juan DeMarco (1995) and Donnie Brasco (1997). He also portrayed Hunter S. Thompson in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998) and Dean Corso in Roman Polanski\u2019s The Ninth Gate (1999). In 1999, Depp received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his contributions to the motion picture industry. In the early 2000s, he appeared in the romance Chocolat (2000), crime film Blow (2001), action film Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003), drama Finding Neverland (2004), and horror films From Hell (2001) and Secret Window (2004).\n

Depp became known for his collaborations with director Tim Burton, including in Edward Scissorhands (1990), Ed Wood (1994), Sleepy Hollow (1999), Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005), Corpse Bride (2005), Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007), for which he won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture, and Alice in Wonderland (2010). Depp gained worldwide stardom for his role as Captain Jack Sparrow in the Pirates of the Caribbean series, starting with The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003), and reprised the role in four sequels (2006\u20132017). For each performance in The Curse of the Black Pearl, Finding Neverland, and Sweeney Todd, Depp was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor.\n

His other well-received films include Public Enemies (2009), Into the Woods (2014), Black Mass (2015), and Minamata (2020), among others. He portrayed Gellert Grindelwald in the Wizarding World films Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016) and Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018). He has also lent his voice to numerous animated series in addition to the animated film Rango (2011). Outside acting, Depp has produced films through his company Infinitum Nihil, which he founded in 2004. He also formed the rock supergroup Hollywood Vampires with Alice Cooper and Joe Perry. He was named People's Sexiest Man Alive twice, in 2003 and in 2009.^[5]\n

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Year\n	Song\n	Artist\n	Album\n	Credits\n
1994\n	\"That Woman's Got Me Drinking\"\n	Shane MacGowan and The Popes\n	The Snake\n	Guitar\n
1995\n	All tracks\n	P\n	P\n	Guitar, bass\n
\"Fade Away\"\n	Oasis\n	The Help Album\n	Guitar\n
1997\n	\"Fade In-Out\"\n	Be Here Now\n
1999\n	\"Hollywood Affair\"\n	Iggy Pop\n	\"Corruption\" (B-side)\n	Featured performer\n
2000\n	\"St. Germain\"\n	Vanessa Paradis\n	Bliss\n	Co-writer\n
\"Bliss\"\n
\"Firmaman\"\n	Guitar\n
\"Minor Swing\"\n	Rachel Portman\n	Chocolat (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)\n	Guitar\n
\"They're Red Hot\"\n
\"Caravan\"\n
2003\n	\"Sand's Theme\"\n	Various artists\n	Once Upon A Time In Mexico (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)\n	Composer\n
2007\n	\"No Place Like London\"\n	Various artists\n	Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street: The Motion Picture Soundtrack\n	Performer\n
\"My Friends\"\n
\"Pirelli's Miracle Elixir\"\n
\"Pretty Women\"\n
\"Epiphany\"\n
\"A Little Priest\"\n
\"Johanna (Reprise)\"\n
\"By the Sea\"\n
\"Final Scene\"\n
2008\n	\"Too Close to the Sun\"\n	Glenn Tilbrook and The Fluffers\n	Pandemonium Ensues\n	Guitar\n
2010\n	\"I Put a Spell on You\"\n	Shane MacGowan and Friends\n	\u2014\n	Guitar\n
\"Unloveable\"\n	Babybird\n	Ex-Maniac\n	Guitar\n
2011\n	\"Kemp in the Village\"\n	Christopher Young\n	The Rum Diary (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)\n	Performer, co-writer\n
\"The Mermaid Song\" (instrumental)\n	Piano\n
\"Ballade de Melody Nelson\"\n	Lulu Gainsbourg\n	From Gainsbourg to Lulu\n	Co-lead vocals, guitar, bass, drums\n
\"The Jesus Stag Night Club\"\n	Babybird\n	The Pleasures of Self Destruction\n	Guitar\n
2012\n	\"Freedom Fighter\"\n	Aerosmith\n	Music from Another Dimension!\n	Background vocals\n
\"You're So Vain\"\n	Marilyn Manson\n	Born Villain\n	Guitar, drums, production\n
\"Street Runners\"\n	Jup & Rob Jackson\n	Collective Bargaining\n	Featured performer\n
\"Little Lion Man\"\n	Various artists\n	West of Memphis: Voices of Justice\n	Performer\n
\"Damien Echols Death Row Letter Year 16\"\n
2013\n	\"The Mermaid\"\n	Various artists\n	Son of Rogues Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs & Chanteys\n	Guitar, drums\n
\"The Brooklyn Shuffle\"\n	Steve Hunter\n	The Manhattan Blues Project\n	Guitar\n
\"New Year\"\n	Vanessa Paradis\n	Love Songs\n	Co-writer\n
\"Poor Paddy on the Railway\"\n	Various artists\n	The Lone Ranger: Wanted (Music Inspired by the Film)\n	Guitar\n
\"Sweet Betsy from Pike\"\n	Arrangement\n
2014\n	\"Kansas City\"\n	The New Basement Tapes\n	Lost on the River: The New Basement Tapes\n	Guitar\n
\"Hello, Little Girl\"\n	Various artists\n	Into the Woods (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)\n	Performer\n
2015\n	All tracks\n	Hollywood Vampires\n	Hollywood Vampires\n	Guitar, keyboards, backing vocals, co-writer, sound design\n
\"21+\"\n	Butch Walker\n	Afraid of Ghosts\n	Guitar\n
2019\n	All tracks\n	Hollywood Vampires\n	Rise\n	Guitar, keyboards, backing vocals, co-writer, sound design\n
2022\n	All tracks\n	Jeff Beck & Johnny Depp\n	18\n	Vocals, acoustic guitar, rhythm guitar, bass, drums, backing vocals, co-writer\n

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\n Filmography \n Accolades \n
Films directed	\n Stuff (1993) \n The Brave (1997) \n Mod\u00ec, Three Days on the Wing of Madness (2024) \n
Films produced	\n The Rum Diary (2011) \n Hugo (2011) \n Dark Shadows (2012) \n Mortdecai (2015) \n Minamata (2020) \n
People	\n Lily-Rose Depp (daughter) \n LaDonna Harris (adopted mother) \n Amber Heard (ex-wife, Depp v. Heard) \n Vanessa Paradis (ex-partner) \n Winona Ryder (ex-partner) \n
Music	\n Rock City Angels \n P\n P (1995) \n Hollywood Vampires\n Hollywood Vampires (2015) \n Rise (2019) \n 18 (2022)\n \"This Is a Song for Miss Hedy Lamarr\" \n
Related	\n The Viper Room \n Infinitum Nihil \n Depp v News Group Newspapers Ltd \n Jack Sparrow \n Tarrant Hightopp \n
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Early life

Career

1980s: Television and early film roles

1990s: Diversification

2000s: Worldwide recognition

2010s: Career fluctuations

2020s: Personal struggles and resurgence

Upcoming projects

Other ventures

Music

Art

Image and reception

Personal life

Relationships

Legal issues and allegations

Heard related litigations

Other legal issues and allegations

Alcohol and drug use

Political views

Acting credits and awards

Discography

See also

Notes

References

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Talks

3 February, 2015