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Johnny Depp

Actor, Writer, Director Date of birth 9th June 1963
Place of birth Owensboro, Kentucky, USA
Year of debut 1984
First feature film A Nightmare On Elm Street

Awards

  • Academy Awards nominated3
  • BAFTA Awards nominated2
  • Golden Globe Awards won1
  • Golden Globe Awards nominated10
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Biography

At the age of 12, Johnny Depp’s mother bought him a guitar. Three years later, he dropped out of school to become a rock musician. On a visit to LA, he met Nicolas Cage who persuaded him to try out acting. He got recognition as a teen heart throb in TV series 21 Jump Street. He shot to fame in the lead role in Edward Scissorhands. He has built up a reputation playing a variety of eccentric characters in movies like Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas and The Pirates Of The Caribbean series.

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Did you know?

  • Before his acting career, Johnny Depp performed in the band The Kids, which once opened for Iggy Pop.
  • He has starred in seven movies directed by his good friend Tim Burton including Sleepy Hollow and Charlie And The Chocolate Factory.
  • When he was engaged to Winona Ryder he had Winona Forever tattooed on his right bicep. When they broke up, he had the 'n' and the 'a' surgically removed and it now reads Wino Forever.
  • He was arrested for trashing his New York hotel room in 1994. The charges were dropped when he paid over 10,000 dollars in damages and fees. Ironically, legendary hotel-trasher Roger Daltrey of The Who was trying to sleep next door when it happened.
  • He is friends with Noel Gallagher and has twice performed lead guitar for songs on Oasis albums.

Awards

  • Academy Awards nominated3

    • 2007 Actor in a Leading Role - Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street
    • 2004 Actor in a Leading Role - Finding Neverland
    • 2003 Actor in a Leading Role - Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Curse Of The Black Pearl

  • BAFTA Awards nominated2

    • 2004 Actor in a Leading Role - Finding Neverland
    • 2003 Actor in a Leading Role - Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Curse Of The Black Pearl

  • Golden Globe Awards won1

    • 2008 Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical - Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street

  • Golden Globe Awards nominated10

    • 2011 Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical - Alice In Wonderland
    • 2011 Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical - The Tourist
    • 2008 Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical - Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street
    • 2007 Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical - Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
    • 2006 Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical - Charlie And The Chocolate Factory
    • 2005 Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama - Finding Neverland
    • 2004 Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical - Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Curse Of The Black Pearl
    • 1995 Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical - Ed Wood
    • 1994 Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical - Benny & Joon
    • 1991 Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical - Edward Scissorhands

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