Johnny Depp

John Christopher Depp II (Owensboro, Kentucky, June 9, 1963) is an American actor, film producer, and musician. He has been nominated three times for an Oscar and received a Golden Globe, a Screen Actors Guild Award and a César Award.

He began his career in the 1984 horror film A Nightmare on Elm Street as Glen Lantz, one of Freddy Krueger's victims. Two years later, he had a supporting role in Platoon directed by Oliver Stone. His role as Tom Hanson in the television series 21 Jump Street made him a teen idol. While working on it, Depp starred in the film Edward Scissorhands, which earned her first Golden Globe nomination and critical acclaim. He subsequently starred in most of the films he worked on, including Sleepy Hollow (1999), Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) and his respective sequels, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005), Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2008), Alice in Wonderland (2010) and its sequel Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016), Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016) and its sequel Fantastic Beasts: the crimes of Grindelwald (2018), among others.

Some of his most recognized collaborations were with director Tim Burton, with whom he participated in nine films: Edward Scissorhands (1990), Ed Wood (1994), Sleepy Hollow (1999), Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005), Corpse Bride (2005), Sweeney Todd (2007), Alice in Wonderland (2010) and Dark Shadows (2012) and Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016).

His highest-grossing films have been the saga Pirates of the Caribbean with more than 3.9 billion dollars, followed by Alice in Wonderland with about worldwide revenues of 1024 million, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory with 474 million and The Tourist with 278 million worldwide. The magazine Vanity Fair ranked him second on the list of "The Forty Highest-Earning Hollywood Celebrities of 2010", with an estimated income of $100 million. In 2003 and 2009, he was voted the most < i>sexy in the world by the American magazine People.

Biography

Early Years

The son of John Christopher Depp (1938), a civil engineer, and Betty Sue Palmer (1935-2016) —née Wells—, a waitress, Johnny Depp was born on June 9, 1963 in Owensboro (Kentucky). He has a brother, Daniel, who is a writer, and two sisters: Christie, who works as his personal manager, and Debbie. Of French, German, Irish, and Cherokee ancestry, he describes himself as a "mongrel dog". According to some biographers, the family descends from a French Huguenot immigrant, Pierre Deppe or Dieppe, who settled in Virginia around 1700. and integrated into a refugee colony located on the waterfalls of the James River. The actor later said that his great-grandmother grew up in the Cherokee Indian group or perhaps Indian Creek, although there is evidence to the contrary.

During his childhood he moved to various towns, including Miramar, when he was seven years old. In 1978, when he was fifteen, his parents divorced. His mother married Robert Palmer (died 2000), who was a great source of inspiration to him. Depp later said: "I can't say my childhood was perfect., if I did something wrong, they would hit me, if not, too".

Before becoming an actor, he worked as a telephone pen salesman. About this job, he said: "You call people who don't want to receive your call. You put on your fakest voice and try to sell them crap pens with their names printed on them.” After resigning, he worked as a mechanic.

Career

First works

His film career began in 1984, when he met Nicolas Cage through his wife Lori Anne Allison and was encouraged to try his hand at acting. His first role was in the horror film A Nightmare on Elm Street, directed by Wes Craven. He attended the audition and the producer's daughter liked him so much that he was eventually cast. Craven stated that Depp "had a quiet charisma (...) In a way, he had a James Dean-like pull. His personality was very powerful as well as subtle. My teenage daughter and her friends attended the casting and they all bet on Depp without hesitation. His sexual attractiveness among women is undeniable." In the feature film, he played Glen Lantz, the protagonist's boyfriend. His character is killed by the main villain Freddy Krueger. His television debut came a year later, when he played Lionel Viland in the drama series Lady Blue . He also co-starred in the comedy Private Resort (1985) and worked in the short film Dummies as Pete. Depp became a teen idol in the late 1980s, with his portrayal of police officer Tommy Hanson in the television series 21 Jump Street, which began airing in 1987. The crime drama featured the dedication of young officers to investigating and solving crimes in youth settings, such as high schools and universities. Depp accepted the role as it represented an opportunity to work alongside Frederic Forrest, who played Captain Richard Jenko. Subsequently, he decided to appear in only one film in the series, released in 2012, in which Depp and some of the original cast made cameo appearances.

In 1986 he participated in Oliver Stone's Platoon, where he played Gator Lerner, a Vietnam War soldier who uses drugs in his spare time with his companions. The film won several awards, including the Oscar for best picture. That same year he did a few scenes for the film Thrashin & # 39; , although he was fired after several disagreements with the producer, he also acted in the short film R. P. G. in the role of Vinnie Dooler and in the TV movie Slow Burn as Donnie Fleischer. A year later he participated in the episode & # 34; Unfinished Business & # 34; from the ABC series Hotel as Rob Cameron and also reprized the role of Vince in the sequel R. P.G. II.

Works with Tim Burton and recognitions (1990-2000)

Depp at the 1992 Cannes Festival

In 1990, he starred in the 1950s-set comedy Cry-Baby, where he played Wade Walker, a young man known for his ability to cry a single tear. Although the feature film was not a box office success, since it had a budget of twelve million dollars and raised just over eight million, over time it achieved cult film status. That same year he played Edward Scissorhands in the feature film of the same name directed by Tim Burton, where he shared the cast with Winona Ryder. Despite the actor's sudden success, Burton was unfamiliar with his performance in the series 21 Jump Street. Even so, Depp was the director's first choice to play the lead. Critic Peter Travers of Rolling Stone magazine described the performance as "terrific". For his performance, he received a nomination Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy. After the completion of 21 Jump Street in 1991, he enrolled at the Loft Studio in Los Angeles to attend acting classes.

From 1991 to 1993 he performed various roles as a leading actor. He made a cameo as the young man on the television in the horror film Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare , the sixth installment of the saga in which he had previously participated. In the credits he is listed as Oprah Noodlemantra. He played Sam in the romantic comedy Benny & amp; Joon, directed by Canadian Jeremiah Chechik and co-starring Aidan Quinn and Mary Stuart Masterson. For his performance, he was nominated for a Golden Globe in the category of best actor in a comedy or musical. In 1993 he also starred in the features The Arizona Dream , by Emir Kusturica, and Who Does Gilbert Grape Love?, by Lasse Hallström. The first tells the story of a young man living in New York who is forced to return to his origins in Arizona, where he begins a new stage in his life. The second is a comedic-tragic odyssey about a dysfunctional family living in Iowa. Todd McCarthy of Variety magazine praised Depp's performance. Budgeted at $11 million, the feature film became a critical and financial failure, grossing only $9 million.

In 1994, in a new Burton production, he played film director Ed Wood in the film of the same name. Depp said that just hearing ten minutes about the project accepted the role, and further stated that working with Martin Landau "rejuvenated [his] love for acting". With this new job, producer Scott Rudin stated that Depp was & #34;acting in all Tim Burton movies" and, although the director disapproves of the comment, the actor does agree. Despite winning two Oscars and being a candidate for three Golden Globes, the film had a low reception at the American box office. However, critics praised Depp's performance. He also starred in the film produced by Francis Ford Coppola and co-starring Marlon Brando and Faye Dunaway Don Juan DeMarco, in which he plays a young Don Juan who, unable to conquer his beloved, he tries to commit suicide. Don Juan DeMarco was nominated for several awards, while Depp received the ALFS Award for actor of the year, for his role in this film and in Ed Wood .

Depp next to the filmmaker Jim Jarmusch, who led him in Dead Man, at the Cannes Film Festival of 1995

Later, he played William Blake in the black and white western Dead Man, where his character goes on an orphic journey, a journey from heaven to hell. Critic Roger Ebert wrote that he saw Depp as "sad and lost". million dollars in the United States. In 1997 he directed, produced, wrote and starred in The Brave, which featured the participation of Marlon Brando and, although it was exhibited at the Cannes Film Festival, it did not premiere at United States. That same year, he co-starred in Mike Newell's feature film, Donnie Brasco, where he played Joseph D. Pistone, an infiltrator in the powerful Bonanno criminal family. The rest of the cast was made up of Al Pacino and Michael Madsen. The film was nominated for the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay and was a box office success.

In 1998, he starred in the black comedy Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, an adaptation of the book by Hunter S. Thompson. There, he played a journalist named Raoul Duke and shared a cast with Puerto Rican actor Benicio del Toro. Over time, the surreal film achieved cult status. Roger Ebert criticized Depp's performance saying, "Johnny Depp got in trouble for vandalizing a suite in New York, just like the leads in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas . After River Phoenix died of an overdose outside Depp's club, I don't think this should be funny. But of course, there is not much humor in this story.» In 1999, again under the direction of Burton, he played Ichabod Crane, an agent who arrives in a town where a headless murderer decapitates his victims in Sleepy Hollow. For his character, he was inspired by Angela Lansbury, Roddy McDowall and Basil Rathbone. The actor stated, "I've always thought of the character of Ichabod as very delicate, fragile, who was maybe a little too in touch with his feminine side, like a scared girl." Depp was nominated for the Saturn Award in the Best Actor category, but lost to Tim Allen for Galaxy Quest. That year he made a cameo appearance in the Red Nose Day special of the BBC sitcom The Vicar of Dibley, and starred in the thriller The Ninth Gate based on the Arturo Pérez-Reverte novel The Dumas Club, directed by the French Roman Polanski. There he played Dean Corso, a dealer in exotic books. He joined the production upon meeting Polanski at the 1997 Cannes film festival, where The Brave was being shown, although the director was initially hesitant to give Depp the role, because he was thirty-four years old and the character was about forty.

2000-2010

In 2000 he got the role of Roux in the romantic feature film Chocolat, directed by the Swedish Lasse Hallström, where his character is the love interest of the protagonist, Vianne Rocher, played by Juliette Binoche. He worked in the dramatic films The Man Who Cried (2000) in the role of César and Before Night Falls (2001) as Bon Bon, also called Lieutenant Victor. He also made a cameo appearance on the BBC's sketch show The Fast Show, playing a shop customer who is questioned by two tailors.

In 2001, he starred in Blow, where he played George Jung, an ex-convict and former American drug trafficker, member of the Medellín Cartel and most responsible for importing cocaine into the United States in the 1970s and in the beginning of the 1980s. The film, co-starring Penelope Cruz, grossed more than $80 million over a $50 million budget. The website Rotten Tomatoes wrote: "With elements that seem taken from movies like Goodfellas and Boogie Nights, Blow did not do well, despite an excellent performance by Johnny Depp". Also in 2001 he played Inspector Frederick George Abberline in the feature film From Hell, based on the case of Jack the Ripper, directed by Albert Hughes and starring Ian Holm. Depp's character is in charge of investigating the mysterious murders of prostitutes in the London neighborhood of Whitechapel.

Later, he starred in the adventure film Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, where he played the eccentric pirate Jack Sparrow, who ended up becoming one of his most popular characters. The production company, Walt Disney Pictures, hired Depp for the character, although Hugh Jackman was initially thought of. Unlike the rest of the cast, who embodied their respective characters in a traditional way, Depp researched the pirates of the XVIII, compared them to some rock stars and based their role on Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards. For this action, he was nearly fired. For the pirate character, which he came to call "a big part of me", he agreed to have a gold tooth inserted. He received a Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actor and his first Oscar nomination in the same category. He also co-starred in the film directed by Robert Rodriguez Once upon a time in Mexico, in which he plays a CIA agent named Sheldon Jeffrey Sands and appeared in the video-short Blooper Reel, as Captain Jack Sparrow.

In 2004, he played writer James Matthew Barrie, creator of Peter Pan in Finding Neverland. This tells the life of a playwright, who upon experiencing failure, decides to create a new story, encouraged by Sylvia (Kate Winslet) and her children. He was nominated for the Oscar for the second time, the Golden Globe and the BAFTA. This was not the only time he worked with Freddie Highmore, as he accompanied him in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory the following year. In 2004 Depp also worked on the thriller The Secret Window, on the television series King of the Hill, on the film Ils se marièrent et eurent beaucoup d'enfants and in The Libertine.

In 2005, he starred in two Burton films: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Corpse Bride. In the first, he played the quirky candy maker Willy Wonka. Depp drew inspiration from Anna Wintour, Michael Jackson, and Howard Hughes for his performance. Gene Wilder, who played Wonka in the 1971 film, initially criticized this version of the film. feature film: «It's all about money. It's just a couple of people sitting around saying, 'How could we make a little more money?' Why else would they remake Willy Wonka?" Despite receiving good reviews for the role, Roger Ebert commented that he was disappointed in Depp's performance. In Corpse Bride, he voiced him Victor Van Dort, a young man from the Victorian era. The film was nominated for an Oscar for best animated film. In 2006 and 2007 he reprized the character of Jack Sparrow in the Pirates of the Caribbean sequels, Dead Man & # 39; s Chest and At World & # 39; s End , respectively. Both were huge box office hits.

Johnny Depp at the premiere Public Enemies in Paris in July 2009

After finishing the third installment of Pirates of the Caribbean, he played Benjamin Barker aka "Sweeney Todd", a barber who was unjustly imprisoned for fifteen years and upon his return takes revenge, in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, directed by Burton. Depp cited Peter Lorre in The Hands of Orlac (1935) as his main influence for the role, he practiced the songs from the musical during the filming of Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, and worked with Bruce Witkin to shape her voice. Chris Nashawaty of Entertainment Weekly magazine said, "Depp's voice makes you wonder what other tricks he's been hiding... Watching him ply the barbershop with his razors... it's not hard to remember Edward Scissorhands...and all the twisted beauty we would have missed if Burton and Depp had never met.” A New York Times critic described their his singing style as "rough and thin, but incredibly powerful". Anthony Thomasini of The New York Times also added: "Johnny Depp's voice doesn't have as much weight or power. Despite this, his hearing is obviously excellent, because his tone is perfect. Beyond the good level shown, the expressiveness of his singing is crucial for the representation. Despite Sweeney's tonality, he is outwardly a moody man, consumed by a murderous rage that threatens to break out every time he draws a breath and prepares to speak. However, when he sings, his voice crackles and breaks with sadness ».

Depp received his third Academy Award nomination and won his first Golden Globe for his performance in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. On February 18, 2008, Jude's spokesperson Law reported that he, along with Depp and Colin Farrell, would replace the late Heath Ledger in the final scenes in the film The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus. After this, the three donated their earnings to Ledger's daughter, Matilda. In 2009, he played bank robber John Dillinger in Public Enemies. Depp described Dillinger as a charismatic rock star of the time, who lived the way he wanted., commented that he felt some kind of connection to the character. To play Dillinger, the actor had to turn to his father to find out how he moved and spoke. The film received generally good reviews. Roger Ebert commented that he liked acting, he also participated in the episode "SpongeBob vs. The Big One» from the animated series SpongeBob SquarePants; there he voiced Jack Kahuna Laguna, a guru who teaches the main character to surf. According to Sarah Noonan, Nickelodeon's vice president of casting, Depp accepted the role because, along with his children, he is a fan of the series, while President Brown Johnson said: "We're thrilled to have Johnny Depp guest star in the special that kicks off the show's 10th anniversary celebration."

Performances from 2010

Depp at a ceremony at Paseo de la Fama in April 2011

In 2010, he starred, alongside Angelina Jolie, in the feature film The Tourist, directed by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck. Depp played Frank Tupelo/Alexander Pearce, a college professor. The Dallas Morning News called Depp and Jolie "the sexiest stars of the season". For their work, he won the Teen Choice Award and the People's Choice Award for Best Actor, and was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Comedy or Musical. In addition, The Tourist grossed a total of $278.3 million at the worldwide box office, on a budget of $100. That same year, he played Tarrant Hightopp, The Hatter (or Mad Hatter), in Burton's film Alice in Wonderland, based on the books by Lewis Carroll. Depp was in Chicago, on the set of Public Enemies, when Burton called him to discuss the project. The two designed the character's outfit and appearance, according to them to reflect the character's emotions. On Depp's portrayal, the director commented, "Johnny tried to find a foundation for the character instead of the 'he's just crazy' thing." [...] the goal of him was to try to bring out a human side to the strangeness of the character. He always tries to do that when he works with me ».

For his role in Alice in Wonderland, he earned his tenth Golden Globe nomination. He made his second voice acting job in 2011, when he played the lead in < i>Rango. The feature film is about a young chameleon who lives in a terrarium. The film grossed $245.7 million at the worldwide box office and won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature Film. That same year, he starred in the fourth installment of the Pirates of the Caribbean saga, On Stranger Tides. Previously, Depp had mentioned that he would play Sparrow again in another installment only if the writers came up with a good script: «Maybe there will be a fourth, fifth or sixth installment [...] If you have a good script, why not? At some point this will end, but for now I can't say it's over." The actor confirmed his participation in the film in September 2008. In the film his character tries to find the fountain of youth. The cast was made up of various actors, including Ian McShane and Penélope Cruz.

In 2012, he played Barnabas Collins in Dark Shadows, a film adaptation of an old television series. His character is a vampire who awakens after sleeping for decades. The film was released in May of that year and was directed by Tim Burton. Depp also made a cameo in the animated series Family Guy, in which he reprized the character of Edward Scissorhands. He agreed to appear in the series because he saw her with her children and is considered a fan. The executive producer of the strip mentioned: "When he was recording, he said that he had not done that voice since he did the movie. He was able to revive the character when we showed him a clip from the movie. He did fantastic [...] and showed enormous patience with all the women in our office who fawned over him."

Depp before a press conference Black Mass (2015)

In 2014 he participated in Into the Woods, where he played El Lobo. Anna Kendrick. The film garnered three Oscar nominations. In October 2012, she entered negotiations to star in the science fiction film Transcendence, where she played a successful artificial intelligence researcher named Will Caster. The magazine The Hollywood Reporter reported that the actor had a salary of twenty million dollars and 15% of the benefits of the film. In 2015 he played Whitey Bulger, one of the most serious criminals. in the history of the United States, in the drama Black Mass directed by Scott Cooper. The cast included Joel Edgerton and Benedict Cumberbatch, among others. September 2015 at the Venice Film Festival.

On May 27, 2016, the sequel to Alice in Wonderland, titled Through the Looking Glass, was released, where Depp and Mia Wasikowska reprized their roles of the Hatter and Alicia. That year he also had a supporting role in the horror comedy Yoga Hosers , where his ex-partner Vanessa Paradis and their daughter Lily-Rose Depp also act. Depp gave life to Donald Trump in the Spoof movie Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The Movie (2016), made and distributed by the humorous portal Funny or Die. The satire was well received, and Depp's performance was praised by critics. Owen Burke, editor-in-chief of Funny or Die, said: "Johnny brought in a team of professionals to help him get into the role, or at least into his hairstyle." Brian Lowry of Variety magazine , wrote that the actor was "almost unrecognizable." story set in the same magical world as Harry Potter, and rumors immediately began to circulate about who he would play. That month it was revealed that he would play Gellert Grindelwald, a childhood friend of Albus Dumbledore and a powerful, extremely dangerous dark wizard. Although Depp only made a cameo in the first feature film, the character looms large in the sequel.

In 2017, the fifth installment of the Pirates of the Caribbean saga was released, Pirates of the Caribbean: Salazar's Revenge, in which the actor once again plays Captain Jack Sparrow. In the film, his character he faces a group of ghost-pirates led by one of his old enemies, Captain Salazar (played by Javier Bardem), fresh out of the Bermuda Triangle.

Musical career and other projects

Depp—right to left third—in a Hollywood Vampires presentation in Stockholm on May 30, 2016

Depp developed his interest in music by watching his cousins, who belonged to a gospel band and when they visited his house, sang gospel songs. At the age of twelve, his mother bought him an electric guitar, which he learned to play independently. self-taught while listening to records. He began playing in various garage bands until he formed his own group in honor of his then-girlfriend, Meredith. When his parents divorced, Depp began using alcohol and drugs, and dropped out of high school with the idea of becoming a musician. He went on to form various groups, mostly performing covers of artists such as Van Halen. During the 1980s he formed Flame, who at first simply dressed in T-shirts emblazoned with the band's name, and He played with the Belgian group The Kids. Due to financial problems, he temporarily left music and began to dedicate himself to acting: "I never thought of acting, but you had to pay rent, bills... You had to look for alternatives."

Depp used a slide on the Oasis songs "Fade In-Out" and "Fade Away". He also played an acoustic guitar in the movie Chocolat (2000) and participated in the soundtrack of Erase una vez en México (2003). He also collaborated on the first solo album by Shane MacGowan, from The Pogues, with whom he is a friend. He was also a member of P, a group consisting of Butthole Surfers singer Gibby Haynes, Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea, and Sex Pistols guitarist Steve Jones. He has appeared in music videos such as Into the Great Wide Open by Tom Petty & amp; The Heartbreakers and Radiohead's Creep. He also collaborated with artist Marilyn Manson for the song "You're So Vain" —originally by Carly Simon— from the album Born Villain from 2012, as well as in the video clip "My Valentine" and in Paul McCartney's "Queenie Eye". In 2015, together with Alice Cooper and Joe Perry, he formed a hard rock supergroup called Hollywood Vampires, of which he is a member. guitarist. On September 11, they released their debut album, which contains eleven classic rock covers and two original songs written mainly by Depp.^{[citation needed]} His first two performances with the band were in September, at the Roxy Theater in Los Angeles and at the Rock in Rio festival in Brazil. In addition, he played Cooper "I'm Eighteen" and "School's Out" at the 100 Club in London.

In 2004 Depp founded the production company Infinitum Nihil to develop films in which he works as an actor and/or producer. He is CEO and his sister, Christi Dembrowski, is the president. The company's first production was in 2011 with The Rum Diary, an adaptation of the novel of the same name written by Hunter S. Thompson. In addition to the films Hugo, directed by Martin Scorsese and Dark Shadows, by Tim Burton. Together with Sean Penn, John Malkovich and Mick Hucknall, he owns the bar- French restaurant "Man Ray". In addition, together with Douglas Brinkley, in 2013 he edited the unpublished novel House of Earth by singer Woody Guthrie.

In 2020, at the San Sebastian Festival, he presented Crock of Gold, a documentary film produced by Depp and directed by Julien Temple, about the Irishman Shane MacGowan, lead singer and songwriter for The Pogues.

In August 2022 it was begun that he would resume his career as a director. Specifically, with the direction of the film Modigliani, which would begin shooting in Europe in the spring of 2023 and would be co-produced by Al Pacino.[1]

Private life

Relationships

Depp and Amber Heard at the 2015 Toronto Film Festival

Depp married makeup artist Lori Anne Allison on December 20, 1983, but they divorced in 1985. During the 1990s, he was associated with many women, including Sherilyn Fenn, Jennifer Grey, Winona Ryder, and Kate Moss. The best known of all his relationships was with Ryder, with whom he spent three years, from July 1990. During their courtship, Depp tattooed the phrase "Winona Forever" on his arm (Winona forever) but, after the separation, he changed it to "Wino Forever" (Drunk forever ).

After his separation from Moss, he began a relationship with French actress and singer Vanessa Paradis, whom he met on the set of The Ninth Gate, in France, in 1998.^{[ citation needed]} The couple had a daughter, Lily-Rose Melody, born May 27, 1999, and a son, John Christopher III, born April 9, 2002. The family divided their time between Hollywood and the southern French countryside, and also had apartments in Paris and Manhattan. In June 2012, after fourteen years of dating, they announced their separation. Regarding the breakup, Depp stated: "The last couple of years have been hectic... Sometimes certainly unpleasant, but that's the nature of breakups, I suppose, especially when there are children involved [...] Relationships are difficult. Especially in my situation, because you're constantly away or they're away, which is hard. It was not easy for her. It was not easy for me. It wasn't easy for the children [...] It's hard for everyone, it hasn't been easy for Vanessa, it hasn't been easy for me. Children are the most complicated, because they come first. You can't protect them, because you would be lying to them. So at least you can be honest with them and tell them the absolute truth, it was very important not to play dumb."

During his split from Paradis, the actor struck up a friendship with heavy metal singer Marilyn Manson. On this, the musician clarified «Johnny and I were never drinking buddies, although he was the one who introduced me to absinthe, I can blame him for that. I think there was some kind of fate that brought us together recently. We were both going through some trouble in strange parts of our minds and lives, and being with him made me happier and it seemed he did too. We could call it a bromance".

Amber Heard

After his relationship with Paradis ended, Depp began dating Amber Heard, with whom he had co-starred in The Rum Diary. They married in a civil ceremony in February 2015. Heard filed for divorce in May 2016 and obtained a temporary restraining order against Depp, alleging in her statement that he had been verbally and physically abusive, usually when he was under the influence of drugs or alcohol. Depp denied these claims, claiming that she was "attempting to secure a premature financial resolution". An agreement was reached in August 2016, and the divorce was finalized in January 2017. Heard dismissed the restraining order and they issued a joint statement in which they said that "their relationship was intensely passionate and sometimes volatile, but always united by love. Neither party has made false accusations for financial gain. There was never any intention of physical or emotional harm." Depp paid him for the agreement an amount of seven million dollars, which he promised to donate to the ACLU and Children's Hospital of Los Angeles (CHLA).

In 2018 Depp filed a libel suit in the UK against News Group Newspapers (NGN), publishers of The Sun, which had called him a "wife beater" in an April 2018 article. The case had a highly publicized trial in July 2020, in which both Depp and Heard testified over several days. In November, the High Court of Justice ruled that twelve of the fourteen incidents of violence alleged by Heard were "substantially true," he rejected Depp's claim that it was untrue and accepted that Heard's allegations had damaged his career and activism. Following the verdict, Depp resigned from the Fantastic Beasts franchise, after being asked to do so by the production company, Warner Bros.

Depp appealed the verdict, and his lawyers accused Heard of failing to honor the pledge, which had significantly influenced the judge's opinion of her. In response, Heard's legal team stated that he had not yet donated the full amount due to Depp's claims against her. Depp's appeal to overturn the verdict was rejected by the Court of Appeal in March 2021, which found the argument that the charitable promise influenced the outcome unconvincing, as that the judge had reached his verdict by evaluating the evidence related to the fourteen alleged incidents of violence and the donation issue was not part of the verdict, but rather a comment made after the verdict was reached.

In addition to suing The Sun, Depp also sued Heard for defamation in Virginia in early 2019 over an op-ed on abusive relationships, published by The Washington Post in December 2018. Depp alleged that Heard had been the abuser, that her allegations were untrue, and that Disney had as a result declined their involvement in future projects. Heard countersued Depp in August 2020., alleging that he had coordinated "a campaign of harassment via Twitter and [by] orchestrating online petitions in an effort to get him fired from Aquaman and L'Oréal." In October 2020, the judge in the case fired Depp's lawyer, Adam Waldman, after he leaked confidential information under a protective order to the media. Following the verdict in Depp's lawsuit against The Sun the following month, Heard's lawyers asked for the libel suit to be dismissed, but Judge Penny Azcarate ruled against it because Heard had not been sued in the UK case. In August 2021, a New York judge ruled that the ACLU must release documents related to Heard's charity pledge to the organization. Depp's trial against Heard began in Fairfax County, Virginia on April 11. April 2022. Whitney Hernandez, Heard's sister, testified that she had witnessed physical violence by the actor against his wife and herself during the time he had lived with both of them. A psychological evaluation of Hughes, summoned by the defense de Heard, stated that she suffers from post-traumatic stress syndrome possibly related to her ex-husband's alleged abuse.

On June 1, 2022, the jury found in favor of Depp on all three counts, awarding him $15 million in damages. The jury also found in favor of Heard on one of his three counts, awarding him $2 million. The judge reduced the amount of punitive damages awarded against Heard in accordance with legal limits to a total amount of $10.35 million awarded to Depp.

Legal issues

The Viper Room bar, where actor River Phoenix died in 1993

Following his split from Ryder, Depp began frequent partying and was arrested for vandalizing his New York hotel suite. In addition, he became co-owner of "The Viper Room" bar in 1993. The place is remembered because River Phoenix died on the sidewalk during a P band concert due to an overdose. Finally, in 2004 he sold his part of the place.

He was arrested in 1999 after getting into a fight with paparazzi outside a restaurant while dining in London with Paradis. In 2003 he made forceful statements about the United States during an interview for the German magazine Stern. There, the actor said that "it's a stupid country, a silly aggressive puppy that has big teeth with which it can bite and hurt you". However, he later stated that his words were taken out of context and said that he loved his nation.

In November 2015, the actor was commissioned to present the award for best documentary to producer Shep Gordon at the Hollywood Film Awards. However, he was allegedly intoxicated and, at the microphone, showed himself erratic and confused. He made the speech and eventually apologized, saying "it was one of those nights". Neither the actor nor his agents gave any explanation for the behavior. In December, Depp entered rehab due to the earlier scandal and for not showing up to the premiere of Into the Woods. His close friends and family asked him to seek help to treat his alcoholism. Previously, the actor had said that he drank just to "bear the fame". Later, Paradis said that Depp could stay sober for a while, but his problem was always moderation in drinking, and he blamed the relapse on Amber Heard. However, those close to the actor said that even though Heard broke her sobriety, she wasn't necessarily a bad influence. They also stated that she and her family sought help for this problem.

Properties

In 2004, after filming the first installment of Pirates of the Caribbean, Depp bought an island 90 kilometers from Nassau, in the Bahamas, for three million euros. The place has six beaches and is only accessible by boat or seaplane.In July 2015 he bought an uninhabited island in the Dodecanese archipelago. According to the Xinhua agency, it is about the small islet called Stroggilo, in the Aegean Sea, valued at just over four million euros. In 2007 Depp bought a vineyard from Paradis. According to a British newspaper, he acquired the French property as a gift to her. The vineyard was near the couple's mansion, located in the hills of the Massif des Maures. Depp's fascination with wines later became known. French.

Religion

Depp featured on the Babybird song "The Jesus Stag Night Club" from the album The Pleasures of Self Destruction. The lyrics describe the encounter between several teenagers and a double of Jesus, who is an alcoholic and drives a stolen car. The song goes on to narrate an incident in which he dies, at which point the teenagers discover that he was not a double but that he was the real Jesus. The Christian Coalition of America criticized the actor, saying: "He probably thinks what he's done is funny, but it's truly unfortunate. Someday Johnny Depp and his friends will have to face our Lord's judgment and burn in hell for this disaster."

On October 16, 2011, he attended an episode of the television show Larry King Live. When asked by the interviewer, Larry King, if he had faith, Depp replied: "Yes, I have faith in my children... And my faith is as big as the fact that I can move forward, that I keep looking for things, that things be well. Faith in terms of religion, I don't have it, religion is not my specialty."

Filmography

Discography

The following are the albums, singles or soundtracks in which Depp participated:

Awards and nominations

Star of the actor on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

In 1991, he received his first Golden Globe nomination for his work on Edward Scissorhands. Despite having been nominated nine other times, he won only in 2008 for Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. In 2004, he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor for Pirates. of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl and, the following year, for Finding Neverland, work for which he was also nominated for a BAFTA Award.

In 1999, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, at 7018 Hollywood Blvd. In 2014, he received his first Golden Raspberry Award (also known as the Razzie Award) nomination for The Ranger lonely. The award went to Jaden Smith for her work on After Earth .

In August 2015, he appeared at Disney's Expo D23 fan convention to accept the Disney Legend award. This award was presented to both actor George Lucas and composer Danny Elfman. Depp was grateful to Disney members give him the "opportunity to do dumb things for a living".

In 2021, within the framework of the San Sebastián Film Festival, he received the Donostia award, the most important honorary award of the event, for his career.