Johnny Depp
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John Christopher Depp II (born June 9, 1963) is an American actor, producer and musician. He is the recipient of various accolades, including a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award, in addition to nominations for three Academy Awards and two British Academy Film Awards. Depp made his debut in the horror film A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984), before rising to prominence as a teen idol on the television series 21 Jump Street (1987–1990). In the 1990s, Depp acted mostly in independent films, often playing eccentric characters. These included What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993), Benny and Joon (1993), Dead Man (1995), Donnie Brasco (1997) and Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998). Depp also began collaborating with director Tim Burton, starring in Edward Scissorhands (1990), Ed Wood (1994) and Sleepy Hollow (1999). In the 2000s, Depp became one of the most commercially successful film stars by playing Captain Jack Sparrow in the swashbuckler film series Pirates of the Caribbean (2003–present). He received critical praise for Finding Neverland (2004), and continued his commercially successful collaboration with Tim Burton with the films Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005), Corpse Bride (2005), Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007), and Alice in Wonderland (2010). In 2012, Depp was one of the world's biggest film stars, and was listed by the Guinness World Records as the world's highest-paid actor, with earnings of US$75 million. During the 2010s, Depp began producing films through his company, Infinitum Nihil, and formed the rock supergroup Hollywood Vampires with Alice Cooper and Joe Perry.
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John Christopher Depp II (born June 9, 1963) is an American actor, producer and musician. He is the recipient of various accolades, including a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award, in addition to nominations for three Academy Awards and two British Academy Film Awards. Depp made his debut in the horror film A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984), before rising to prominence as a teen idol on the television series 21 Jump Street (1987–1990). In the 1990s, Depp acted mostly in independent films, often playing eccentric characters. These included What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993), Benny and Joon (1993), Dead Man (1995), Donnie Brasco (1997) and Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998). Depp also began collaborating with director Tim Burton, starring in Edward Scissorhands (1990), Ed Wood (1994) and Sleepy Hollow (1999). In the 2000s, Depp became one of the most commercially successful film stars by playing Captain Jack Sparrow in the swashbuckler film series Pirates of the Caribbean (2003–present). He received critical praise for Finding Neverland (2004), and continued his commercially successful collaboration with Tim Burton with the films Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005), Corpse Bride (2005), Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007), and Alice in Wonderland (2010). In 2012, Depp was one of the world's biggest film stars, and was listed by the Guinness World Records as the world's highest-paid actor, with earnings of US$75 million. During the 2010s, Depp began producing films through his company, Infinitum Nihil, and formed the rock supergroup Hollywood Vampires with Alice Cooper and Joe Perry.
Known For
American Dad!
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
The Oscars
The Graham Norton Show
The Walking Dead
Family Guy
MTV Video Music Awards
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
MTV Movie & TV Awards
The Early Show
King of the Hill
E! True Hollywood Story
SpongeBob SquarePants
The Vicar of Dibley
Celebrities Uncensored
Honest Trailers
Jack and Jill
21 Jump Street
The Web
Into the Woods
Yoga Hosers
Pirates of the Caribbean: Tales of the Code: Wedlocked
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Showbiz Kids
A Nightmare on Elm Street
Tusk
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
London Fields
Murder on the Orient Express
According to Plan: The Making of 'Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest'
Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend
Real Creatures of Dirt
Once Upon a Time in Mexico
Jeanne du Barry
Alice in Wonderland
An Epic At Sea: The Making of Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Alice Through the Looking Glass
Waiting for the Barbarians
Dark Shadows: The Collinses - Every Family Has Its Demons
21 Jump Street
Secret Window
Rango
Cry-Baby
The Ninth Gate
Public Enemies
Nick of Time
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Dark Shadows
Sleepy Hollow
Johnny Depp: The Love of the Bizarre
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
The Lone Ranger
Donnie Brasco
Transcendence
City of Lies
Sherlock Gnomes
The Professor
Depp V Heard
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
Ed Wood
Corpse Bride
What's Eating Gilbert Grape
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Johnny vs Amber
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Minamata
The Tourist
Edward Scissorhands
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Black Mass
The Astronaut's Wife
The Rum Diary
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