Johnny Depp Bio and Information

Biography
Johnny Depp is perhaps one of the most versatile actors of his day and age in Hollywood, who has recuperated his image greatly since his portrayal of Captain Jack Sparrow in the acclaimed Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, with a supporting cast of Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley, and Geoffrey Rush. Though highly successful now... more »
Salary
• Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005): $18,000,000
• Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003): $10,000,000
• 21 Jump Street (1987): $45,000 per episode
Real Life Quotes
• "Anything I've done up till 27 May, 1999 was kind of an illusion, existing without living. My daughter, the birth of my daughter, gave me life."
• On the money he makes: "You use your money to buy privacy because during most of your life you aren't allowed to be normal."
• "I don't pretend to be captain weird. I just do what I do."
Trivia
• 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]
Other Works
• TV commercial for H&M (clothing)
• Print commercial for H&M (clothing)
• Music video for The Lemonheads: "It's A Shame About Ray" (1992)
• Music video for Shane MacGowan & The Pogues: "That Woman's Got Me Drinking" (1994)
• Played slide guitar on the Oasis song "Fade In-Out" from Be Here Now (1997)
Where Are They Now? November 2004
• Working with the Entertainment Industry Foundation, the Montblanc and the National Arts Intiative to give children more access to the Arts.
July 2005
• Shooting the two Pirates of the Caribean sequels, in the Caribean.
Talent Agent: United Talent Agency - Tracey Jacobs
Beverly Hills, CA: 9560 Wilshire Blvd., 5th Floor, Beverly Hills, CA 90212, USA
Profession: Actor / Producer / Miscellaneous Crew more »
Known for: Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl / Finding Neverland / Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Also Known As: Johnny Depp / Oprah Noodlemantra
Awards: Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 15 wins & 32 nominations
Salary: $18,000,000 (last reported)
Born: 9 June 1963, USA (age 42)
Height: 5' 10" (1.78 m)
Projects In Development (3 titles)
A Long Way Down - Producer 2007 Unknown
Shantaram - Lindsay, Producer 2007 Unknown
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly - Jean-Dominique Bauby 2006 Unknown
Films In Production (3 titles)
Pirates of the Caribbean 3 - Captain Jack Sparrow 2007 Filming
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest - Captain Jack Sparrow 2006 Post-production $140M
The Rum Diary - Paul Kemp, Executive Producer 2006 Pre-production
Past Films & Videos (32 titles)
Corpse Bride - Victor Van Dort (voice) 2005 $40M $385K $53.3M
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - Willy Wonka 2005 $150M $56.2M $206M
The Libertine - Rochester 2004
Finding Neverland - Sir James Matthew Barrie 2004 $221K $51.7M
And They Lived Happily Ever After - L'inconnu 2004 $9.7K $252K
Secret Window - Mort Rainey 2004 $40M $18.2M $47.8M
Once Upon a Time in Mexico - Sands, Composer ("Sands' Theme") 2003 $29M $23.4M $55.8M
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl - Jack Sparrow 2003 $125M $46.6M $305M
From Hell - Inspector Fred Abberline 2001 $35M $11M $31.6M
Blow - George Jung 2001 $30M $12.4M $52.9M
Chocolat - Roux, Musician (guitar) 2000 $158K $71.3M
Before Night Falls - Bon Bon/Lieutenant Victor 2000 $85.2K $4.22M
The Man Who Cried - Cesar 2000 $124K $740K
Sleepy Hollow - Constable Ichabod Crane 1999 $65M $30.1M $101M
The Astronaut's Wife - Commander Spencer Armacost 1999 $34M $4.03M $10.7M
The Ninth Gate - Dean Corso 1999 $38M $6.62M $18.7M
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas - Raoul Duke/Hunter S. Thompson 1998 $18.5M $4.34M $10.6M
The Brave - Raphael, Director, Writer (screenplay) 1997 3,061
Donnie Brasco - Donnie Brasco/Joseph D. 'Joe' Pistone 1997 $35M $11.7M $42M
Nick of Time - Gene Watson 1995 $8.17M
Jim Jarmusch's Dead Man - William Blake 1995 $9M $1.07M
Don Juan DeMarco - Don Juan 1995 $25M $22.2M
Ed Wood - Ed Wood 1994 $18M $5.89M
What's Eating Gilbert Grape - Gilbert Grape 1993 $11M $9.17M
Benny & Joon - Sam 1993 $23.2M
Arizona Dream - Axel Blackmar 1993 $107K
Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare - Teen on TV (as Oprah Noodlemantra) 1991 $5M $34.9M
Edward Scissorhands - Edward Scissorhands 1990 $20M $56.4M
Cry-Baby - Wade 'Cry-Baby' Walker 1990 $11M $8.27M
Platoon - Pvt. Gator Lerner 1986 $6M $138M
Private Resort - Jack 1985 5,085
A Nightmare On Elm Street - Glen Lantz 1984 $1.8M $1.27M $26.5M
Past Television (2 titles)
21 Jump Street (TV series) - Officer Tom Hanson (1987-1989) 1987
Slow Burn (TV movie) - Donnie Fleischer 1986
Appearing as Himself (47 titles)
3rd Irish Film and Television Awards (TV movie) - Himself 2005
The Wonderful World of Roald Dahl (TV documentary) - Himself 2005
10 Most Excellent Things: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (TV movie) - Himself 2005
It Came from Baltimore (video documentary short) - Himself 2005
Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards '05 (TV movie) - Himself 2005
Finding Neverland: On the Red Carpet (video short) - Himself as J.M. Barrie 2005
Finding Neverland: The Magic of Neverland (video short) - Himself as J.M. Barrie 2005
Finding Neverland: The Making of (video short) - Himself as J.M. Barrie 2005
The 77th Annual Academy Awards (TV special documentary) - Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Leading Role 2005
11th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (TV special) - Himself - Nomination: Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role, Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture. Presented: Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role 2005
The 62nd Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special documentary) - Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Motion Picture [Drama] 2005
Tsunami Aid: A Concert of Hope (TV special) - Himself 2005
The 31st Annual People's Choice Awards (TV special) - Winner 2005
Happy Birthday, Peter Pan (TV special documentary) - Himself 2005
In Search of Ted Demme (documentary) - Himself 2005 10,845
Secret Window: A Look Through It (video documentary short) - Himself 2004 56,188 3.1 74
Secret Window: From Book to Film (video documentary short) - Himself 2004 66,058 2.9 75
The Buried Secret of M. Night Shyamalan (TV movie) - Himself 2004 18,437 4.8 301
2004 MTV Movie Awards (TV special documentary) - Himself - Winner 2004 7,684 4.4 184
The 76th Annual Academy Awards (TV special) - Himself - Nominee: Best Actor 2004 7,874 5.3 474
The 61st Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special) - Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Motion Picture [Musical or Comedy] 2004 20,457 6.0 164
The Anti-Hero's Journey (video documentary short) - Himself 2004 75,519 5.1 32
The Good, the Bad & the Bloody: Inside KNB EFX (video documentary short) - Himself 2004 85,273 5.0 34
Diary of a Pirate (video documentary short) - Himself - Jack Sparrow 2003 36,461 7.9 47
An Epic at Sea: The Making of 'Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl' (video documentary short) - Himself 2003
Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin (documentary) - Himself 2003
Breakfast with Hunter (documentary) - Himself 2003
Hunter Goes to Hollywood (video documentary short) - Himself
Bravo Profiles: Johnny Depp (TV documentary) - Himself 2003 17,050 9.0 60
Diary of a Producer (video short) - Himself as Jack Sparrow 2003
Spirit of the Ride (video) - Himself as Jack Sparrow 2003
Secrets of Superstar Fitness (TV series) - Himself 2002
Lost In La Mancha (documentary) - Himself, Special Thanks 2002
A Tour of the Inferno: Revisiting 'Platoon' (video documentary short) - Himself/Lerner 2001
A View From Hell (TV documentary short) - Himself 2001
Lowell Blues: The Words of Jack Kerouac (documentary short) - Reader 2000
In Bad Taste (TV special documentary) - Himself 2000
Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend (video documentary short) - Himself/Constable Ichabod Crane 2000
The Source (TV special documentary) - Jack Kerouac 1999
The Stars of Star Wars: Interviews From the Cast (video documentary) - Himself 1999
L.A. Without a Map - Himself (uncredited) 1998
Where It's At: The Rolling Stone State of the Union (TV documentary) - Himself 1998
Town Meeting with Diane Sawyer: Celebrities vs. the Press (TV special) - Himself 1997
Cannes Man - Himself 1996
United States of Poetry (TV mini-series) - Himself 1995
The 66th Annual Academy Awards (TV special documentary) - Himself - Presenter: 'Philadelphia' Song 1994
Idols (TV documentary) - Himself 1991
Kingdom Hearts II (video game) - Captain Jack Sparrow (voice) 2005
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (video game) - Extra Special Thanks 2005
Archive Footage (13 titles) Year
E! True Hollywood Story: Winona Ryder (TV documentary) - Himself - 2005
101 Most Starlicious Makeovers (TV movie) - Himself, #24 2005
101 Juiciest Hollywood Hookups (TV mini-series documentary) - Himself 2005
The 100 Hottest Hotties (TV mini-series) - Himself, #5 2005
50 Steamiest Southern Stars (TV documentary) - Himself 2005
50 Greatest Teen Idols (TV movie) - Himself, #30 2005
Race to the Red Carpet (TV movie) - Himself 2004
Pie Plates Over Hollywood (video documentary short) - Himself 2004
Making Bela (video documentary short) - Himself/Edward D. Wood Jr. 2004
101 Biggest Celebrity Oops (TV special documentary) - Himself - #26:
Things They Shouldn't Have Said/#99: Johnny Depp and the Winona Tattoo 2004
Music Behind the Scenes (TV mini-series documentary) - Himself 2001
If I Should Fall From Grace: The Shane MacGowan Story (documentary) - Himself (music video: "That Woman's Got Me Drinking") 2001
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Playback (music video documentary) - Eddie 1995
TV Guest Appearances (50 titles)
At the Movies playing Himself, 17 November 2005
Corazón de... playing Himself, 14 November 2005
GMTV playing Himself, 11 November 2005
Magacine playing Himself, 28 October 2005
Film '72 playing Himself, 17 October 2005
Magacine playing Himself (archive footage), 23 September 2005
Corazón de... playing Himself (archive footage), 19 September 2005
Magacine playing Himself, 16 September 2005
Corazón de... playing Himself, 12 September 2005
HBO First Look playing Himself, episode "Tim Burton's Corpse Bride", 10 September 2005
Getaway playing Himself, episode (#14.29), 25 August 2005
Rove Live playing Himself, episode (#6.29), 23 August 2005
Ahora playing Himself, 23 July 2005
Cinema mil playing Himself (archive footage), episode (#1.2), 23 July 2005
The Today Show playing Himself, 19 July 2005
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno playing Himself, 13 July 2005
The Today Show playing Himself, 11 July 2005
HBO First Look playing Himself, episode "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory", 1 July 2005
The Oprah Winfrey Show playing Himself, 2 November 2004
Film '72 playing Himself, 25 October 2004
Comme au cinéma playing Himself, 22 June 2004
King of the Hill playing Yogi Victor (voice), episode "Hank's Back" (#8.20), 9 May 2004
Richard & Judy playing Himself, 22 April 2004
On-Air with Ryan Seacrest playing Himself, 1 March 2004
God kveld Norge playing Himself, 13 September 2003
HBO First Look playing Himself, episode "Once Upon a Time in Mexico", 9 September 2003
4Pop playing Himself, episode "Maailman paras suomalainen musiikkivideo" (#2.1), 31 August 2003
The Brendan Leonard Show playing Himself, episode "Pirates" (#1.20), 7 July 2003
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno playing Himself, 27 June 2003
20/20 playing Himself, episode "Johnny Depp: The Ultimate Outsider", 20 June 2003
Celebrities Uncensored playing Himself (archive footage), episode (#1.1), 4 June 2003
Inside the Actors Studio playing Himself, episode (#8.19), 8 September 2002
HBO First Look playing Himself, episode "From Hell", 2001
The Fast Show playing Himself, episode "The Last Ever Fast Show", 26 December 2000
The Rosie O'Donnell Show playing Himself, 15 December 2000
Mundo VIP playing Himself, episode "Show nş196" (#5.8), 19 February 2000
The Rosie O'Donnell Show playing Himself, 19 November 1999
The Vicar of Dibley playing Himself, episode "Red Nose Day Special" (#3.0), 12 March 1999
20 heures le journal playing Himself - Interviewee, 7 March 1999
Nuit des Césars, La playing Himself, 6 March 1999
The Directors playing Edward Scissorhands/Ed Wood/Ichabod Crane (archive footage), episode "The Films of Tim Burton" (#1.1), 1999
Top Secret playing Narrator, episode "The Mossad"
Top Secret playing Narrator, episode "Scottland Yard"
The Charlie Rose Show playing Himself, 11 May 1998
The Rosie O'Donnell Show playing Himself, 24 February 1997
Showbiz Today playing Himself, 23 November 1995
Showbiz Today playing Himself, 5 April 1995
Hey Hey, It's Saturday playing Himself, episode (#23.12), 1994
Hotel playing Rob Cameron, episode "Unfinished Business" (#4.15), 4 February 1987
Lady Blue playing Lionel Viland, episode "Beasts of Prey" (#1.4), 10 October 1985