Frankie Taylor - 101 Amazing Johnny Depp Facts

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101 Amazing

Johnny Depp Facts

by Frankie Taylor

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Biographical

1. He was born John Christopher Depp II on 9 th of June, 1963.
2. Johnny was born in Owensboro, Kentucky.
3. Depp is the youngest of four, with one brother and two sisters.
4. He is 5 feet 10 inches tall.
5. He currently has more than twenty nine tattoos

Family

1. Johnnys mother, Betty Sue Wells, was a waitress who married John Christopher Depp - a civil engineer.
2. He has one brother and two sisters repetition (see above)
3. Johnny has referred to his family as gypsies as they never stayed in the same house for long. Sometimes they would even move to the house next door!
4. In fact, when growing up, Johnny and his siblings lived in more than 20 locations.
5. The family moved to Florida, finally settling in Miramar once John Christopher found work.
6. His parents divorced in 1978 and Johnny remained living with his mom.
7. Johnnys mother then married her second husband - Robert Palmer - who Johnny called an inspiration.
8. Johnnys sister Christine is his manager and advisor.
9. Johnny currently has two children: Lily-Rose Melody Depp and Jack John Christopher Depp III.
10. In 2007, Johnnys daughter recovered from an E. Coli infection. To thank Great Ormond Street (the hospital who treated her), he visited the children dressed as Captain Jack Sparrow and read to them for four hours. The next year he gave them a donation of 1million.

Music

1. As a way of trying to keep him out of trouble, Johnnys mum bought him his first guitar at the age of 12. It cost $25.
2. When he finally emerged from his room as a competent garage rocker, Johnny joined a band. They performed in nightclubs around Florida...
3. ...although as he was still underage, he would have to sneak in via the back door and leave after the bands first set!
4. After a while the band re-named, calling themselves The Kids . Under this name they started to take off, supporting bands such as The B-52s and artists including Iggy Pop .
5. Johnny remembers swearing at Iggy Pop... Iggy called him a little turd and then ignored him.
6. In search of a record deal, The Kids headed to Los Angeles - changing their name to Six Gun Method.
7. Johnny collaborated with Rock City Angels (who were signed to David Geffens label) and co-wrote Mary.
8. This song is featured on their debut album under a different title: Young Mans Blues.
9. Johnny also played side guitar on the Oasis song Fade In-Out.
10. Johnny features on the soundtrack of Once Upon a Time in Mexico. Track nine - Sands (Theme) - is credited to Tontos Giant Nuts but was in fact written by Johnny who thought up the name as a joke.

Work - Part 1

1. Johnny has described his first acting job as selling ball point pens over the phone - he did this to earn some extra money.
2. His first wife, Lori, introduced him to Nicolas Cage. Cage advised Depp to pursue a career in acting and contact his agent.
3. Depps first major film role - which he obtained by accident - was in the 1984 horror A Nightmare on Elm Street.
4. Johnny always chose acting roles which he found interesting rather than those that were huge box office earners.
5. Johnnys second film role was initially going to be the 1986 film Thrashin , where he was cast alongside then-fianc Sherilyn Fenn. However, Johnny was dropped by the films producer, a decision he probably came to regret!
6. Ironically, the role went to Josh Brolin - who later turned down the role that rocketed Johnnys profile in 21 Jump Street.
7. One of Johnnys many collaborations with Tim Burton first came in 1990, when Johnny played the lead role alongside girlfriend Winona Ryder in Edward Scissorhands.
8. Johnny has a naked scene fifteen minutes into his role in the mostly-forgotten film Private Resort - but not even that was enough for the movie to warrant good reviews.
9. Just when Johnny was about to give up on acting, a script for platoon was posted through his door, advising him to audition for the role of Lerner. He was in fact originally considered for the lead role - however, he was too young and at the time unknown.
10. Johnny refused to appear in an episode of 21 Jump Street about a high school student who is murdered because of moral issues.

Work - Part 2

1. In 1993, Johnny starred alongside Juliette Lewis and a young Leonardo DiCaprio in Whats Eating Gilbert Grape. He said that he felt so bad having to ridicule Momma that he would often apologise to the actress after filming!
2. Although initially a box office failure, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas is now considered a cult film. When writer Hunter S. Thompson met with Johnny, he insisted that nobody else would be able to portray him so well. Johnny stayed in Hunters dungeon whilst rehearsing his character and recalls lighting up a cigarette and reading a book in the evenings, only to realise on the sixth night that he was sharing a room filled with gun powder kegs! When he mentioned this, Hunter just responded with a laugh...
3. Johnny and Tim Burton teamed up again in 1999 to film Sleepy Hollow , playing Ichabod Crane. The film grossed around $207 million worldwide.
4. In 2001, Johnny played the role of Police Officer Frederick Abberline in the film From Hell which is loosely based on the comic book series by Alan Moore.
5. In 2002, Johnny signed on to star in his biggest role yet as Captain Jack Sparrow in Disneys Pirates of the Caribbean - a film based on their well-known theme park ride. Four films later (and with a further two confirmed) the series is one of the ten highest grossing of all time.
6. In 2009, Johnny - along with Jude Law and Colin Farrell - agreed to continue filming Heath Ledgers role in The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus . The three actors generously gave their salaries to Heaths daughter Matilda.
7. In 2010, Johnny starred alongside Angelina Jolie in the remake of the French film Anthony Zimmer . It had to be shot in just eleven months because Johnny was due to begin filming the fourth instalment of Pirates of the Caribbean .
8. In 2012, 21 Jump Street - the 1987 television series that made Johnny so popular amongst teenage girls - was made into a film starring Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill. In this remake, Johnny appears briefly as agent Tom Hanson.
9. In 2013, Johnny will be starring in The Lone Ranger - based on an old Western series of the same title which will be distributed by Disney.
10. Johnny has currently worked with Tim Burton on 8 Films including: Edward Scissorhands, Ed Wood, Sleepy Hollow, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Corpse Bride, Sweeney Todd, Alice in Wonderland and Dark Shadows.

General - Part 1

1. Johnny won best actor awards for his roles in both Sweeney Todd and Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl.