Johnny Depp's Main TV Roles Show Character(s) 21 Jump Street Officer Tom…

Main Movie Roles 2011 - Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides 2011 - Rango 2010 - Alice in Wonderland 2010 - The Rum Diary 2009 - Public Enemies 2009 - The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus 2009 - When You're Strange 2008 - Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson 2007 - Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End 2007 - Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street 2007 - Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten 2006 - Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest 2006 - When the Road Bends: Tales of a Gypsy Caravan 2005 - Corpse Bride 2005 - Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 2004 - The Libertine 2004 - Finding Neverland 2004 - Ils se marièrent et eurent beaucoup d'enfants 2004 - Secret Window 2003 - Once Upon a Time in Mexico 2003 - Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl 2003 - Breakfast with Hunter 2002 - Lost in La Mancha 2001 - Blow 2001 - From Hell 2000 - Chocolat 2000 - Before Night Falls 2000 - The Man Who Cried 1999 - The Ninth Gate 1999 - The Astronaut's Wife 1999 - Sleepy Hollow 1998 - Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas 1997 - The Brave 1997 - Donnie Brasco 1996 - Cannes Man 1995 - Don Juan DeMarco 1995 - Dead Man 1995 - Nick of Time 1994 - Ed Wood 1993 - Benny & Joon 1993 - Arizona Dream 1993 - What's Eating Gilbert Grape 1991 - Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare 1990 - Edward Scissorhands 1990 - Cry-Baby 1986 - Platoon 1985 - Private Resort 1984 - A Nightmare on Elm Street

BIOGRAPHY:

Born John Christopher Depp in Owensboro, Kentucky, on June 9, 1963, Johnny Depp was raised in Florida. He dropped out of school at age 15 in the hopes of becoming a rock musician. He fronted a series of garage bands including The Kids, which once opened for Iggy Pop. Depp got into acting after a visit to Los Angeles, California, with his former wife, Lori Anne Allison (Lori A. Depp), who introduced him to actor Nicolas Cage. He made his film debut in A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984). In 1987 he shot to stardom when he replaced Jeff Yagher in the role of undercover cop Tommy Hanson in the popular TV series "21 Jump Street" (1987).

In 1990, after numerous roles in teen-oriented films, his first of a handful of great collaborations with director Tim Burton (I) came about when Depp played the title role in Edward Scissorhands (1990). Following the film's success, Depp carved a niche for himself as a serious, somewhat dark, idiosyncratic performer, consistently selecting roles that surprised critics and audiences alike. He continued to gain critical acclaim and increasing popularity by appearing in many features before re-joining with Burton in the lead role of Ed Wood (1994). In 1997 he played an undercover FBI agent in the fact-based film Donnie Brasco (1997), opposite Al Pacino; in 1998 he appeared in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998), directed by Terry Gilliam; and then, in 1999, he appeared in the sci-fi/horror film The Astronaut's Wife (1999). The same year he teamed up again with Burton in Sleepy Hollow (1999), brilliantly portraying Ichabod Crane.

Depp has played many characters in his career, including another fact-based one, Insp. Fred Abberline in From Hell (2001). He stole the show from screen greats such as Antonio Banderas (I) in the finale to Robert Rodriguez (I)'s "mariachi" trilogy, Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003). In that same year he starred in the marvelous family blockbuster Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003), playing a character that only the likes of Depp could pull off: the charming, conniving and roguish Capt. Jack Sparrow. Now Depp is collaborating again with Burton in a screen adaptation of Roald Dahl's novel, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005).

Off-screen, Depp has dated several female celebrities, and has been engaged to Jennifer Grey, Winona Ryder and Kate Moss. He was married to Lori Anne Allison in 1983 but they divorced her in 1985. Depp is living with French singer-actress Vanessa Paradis, with whom he has two children: Lily-Rose Melody, born in 1999 and Jack, born in 2002.


TRIVIA:

• Donated his fee earned for _The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009)_ (qv) to the daughter of late 'Heath Ledger' (qv). 'Jude Law' (qv) and 'Colin Farrell (I)' (qv) did the same thing after Depp gave that idea.
• When he was cast as "Willy Wonka" in _Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)_ (qv), many newspapers published headings about "Depp's Willy" and "Deppy's Willy is a Bit Wonkier".
• Was close with his grandfather who died when he was 7 years old.
• In 2004, 'Renée Zellweger' (qv) 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
• Gave 'Noel Gallagher (II)' (qv) a white guitar with the letter "P" on it, which he regularly plays during 'Oasis (I)' (qv)' gigs. "P" is the name of a band that Depp was in.
• He and 'Vanessa Paradis' (qv) grow grapes and have wine making facilities in their vineyard in Plan-de-la-Tour north of Saint-Tropez.
• Lists British comedy _"The Fast Show" (1994)_ (qv) -- 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.
• Is the only actor to be nominated for the Oscar in the Lead Actor category in a Disney film (_Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)_)