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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.
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American Dad!
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
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
Showbiz Kids
The Oscars
Yoga Hosers
Pirates of the Caribbean: Tales of the Code: Wedlocked
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Into the Woods
Tusk
London Fields
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
According to Plan: The Making of 'Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest'
Murder on the Orient Express
Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend
Chocolat
Real Creatures of Dirt
A Nightmare on Elm Street
Jeanne du Barry
Alice Through the Looking Glass
Once Upon a Time in Mexico
An Epic At Sea: The Making of Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Waiting for the Barbarians
21 Jump Street
Alice in Wonderland
Dark Shadows: The Collinses - Every Family Has Its Demons
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Transcendence
Johnny vs Amber
Depp V Heard
Ed Wood
Johnny Depp: The Love of the Bizarre
Nick of Time
Cry-Baby
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
City of Lies
Public Enemies
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
The Astronaut's Wife
The Tourist
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
Corpse Bride
The Ninth Gate
Rango
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Sherlock Gnomes
Sleepy Hollow
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Black Mass
Donnie Brasco
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Edward Scissorhands
Secret Window
Minamata
The Rum Diary
The Lone Ranger
Dark Shadows
What's Eating Gilbert Grape
The Professor
Production Credits
City of Lies
Hugo
Jeanne du Barry
Waiting for the Barbarians
Minamata
The Rum Diary
Dark Shadows
The Lone Ranger
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