The History of The Versatile Johnny Depp

When you think of iconic actors in Hollywood look no further than the amazing Johnny Depp. From Captain Jack Sparrow to Sweeney Todd to Edward Scissorhands, the list of memorable characters in Depp's repertoire goes on and on. His performances will ensure that his name lives on forever, and they are the kind of performances that will captivate audiences throughout any era. With the current trial between him and Amber Heard, we thought this would be a great time to remind everyone just how amazing Johnny Depp truly is by giving you a glimpse into his history. 

Johnny Depp is one of the most talented actors in recent memory. He brings a kind of aura and energy to his movie roles that are simply difficult to replicate but despite this, he actually had another dream initially, one that you may not have guessed.

Johnny Depp was a bit fortunate, he got someone to put him on when he started out, and as anyone in Hollywood would tell you, few actors get that lucky in the beginning. The truth is Johnny Depp owes a lot to Nicolas Cage because we simply might never have heard about Depp if it weren’t for Cage.

Everything runs in the family for Johnny Depp and his three siblings. His brother, Danny, taught him a lot about books, music, and life itself; Danny is also a Hollywood script-writer and one of the writers that created the script of the hit animated movie, Brave. 

The Captain Jack Sparrow character worked wonders for Johnny Depp’s career as he became more famous because of it, and with it came the big bucks. In 2012, Johnny Depp was the highest-paid actor according to the Guinness Book of World Records, earning $150 million that year.

There was some uproar in some corners when people realized Leonardo DiCaprio hadn’t won an Oscar before he won one recently, which many say was long overdue and may have been due to just the uproar. However, it's even more unthinkable that Johnny Depp doesn’t have an Oscar to his name. 

Courtesy of his good looks and incredible charm, Johnny Depp has had a couple of flings with famous women over the years. Lori Anne Allison was his first wife; after his divorce from her, he got engaged to Jennifer Grey, and when that ended, he went knocking on Sherilyn Fenn’s door. 

One of the strangest things about Johnny Depp is his love for Barbies; the legendary Jack Sparrow actor simply enjoys playing with Barbies. He admitted this much during an interview on Jimmy Kimmel Live! when he said playing with Barbies was a great thing for parents to do with their kids. 

Johnny Depp is a mysterious man of many talents but dancing isn’t one of them. It is usually the case that talented actors are terrific dancers as well as it sometimes comes with the job but this isn’t the case with Depp who simply isn’t good at dancing, and also has a fear of dancing; Depp reportedly fears dancing more than anything else. 

You can take Amber Heard and the Dior Sauvages away from Johnny Depp but you probably won’t have as much luck trying to separate him from smoking. Johnny Depp was exposed to smoking at a tender age; he began smoking at only 12-years-old. 

Johnny Depp not only gets to be a hero on the big screen but in real life as well thanks to his humanitarian side. In 2017, Johnny Depp found some time to visit a children’s hospital in Australia despite his hectic schedule. 

One undesirable consequence of being a rebel is the inevitable clashes with law enforcement officers. Johnny Depp’s good looks are particularly deceiving because he’s never been one to act like a saint, and as a result, he has been in trouble with the police on a couple of occasions.

Johnny Depp’s rebellious ways have dogged him ever since he was a young chap, and apparently, they continued to do so even when he became a Hollywood star. Johnny Depp wanted his Jack Sparrow character to have gold teeth but he was alone on the idea, and he knew the movie executives wouldn’t buy the idea so he found a way around it. 

Johnny Depp is revered in Hollywood circles courtesy of his immense talent and charisma; he is one of the most high-profile stars in Hollywood, and he’s very well paid for it. But then, Johnny Depp is actually royalty in real life because he is believed to be related to Queen Elizabeth. 

Johnny Depp might have more money than he ever imagined now despite his recent fall from grace but things were quite difficult for the young Depp growing up. Johnny Depp was exposed to a violent family life as a youngster, and his way of dealing with his pain is even more disheartening than his suffering. 

All those years ago, when Johnny Depp wasn’t yet the A-list actor he became eventually, he struggled to survive and find his feet. Right about this time, Depp wanted to be a rockstar but like everything else in his life at that point, his music didn’t work out as he planned. 

Johnny Depp wasn’t one to load up on chocolate treats as a youngster; not because he didn’t desire it but because he was allergic to chocolate as a child. The allergy meant that he didn’t get to enjoy things like chocolate ice cream, cookies, and shakes like his peers. 

As we mentioned earlier, Johnny Depp has always been a ladies’ man and has never been one to shy away from the ladies. In 1990, Johnny Depp and Winona Ryder starred in Edward Scissorhands and had an on-screen romance that would eventually extend to real life.  

It is difficult to imagine something being wrong with Johnny Depp’s eyesight judging from his aura but Depp’s eyesight has never been perfect. Depp has suffered from near-sightedness ever since he was born, and it has progressively gotten worse over the years. 

The way celebrities interact with fans says a lot about who they are, and also has an impact on their image and popularity. Amber Heard wouldn’t agree but judging from his interactions with fans, Depp is good-natured; he was filming a movie in Wisconsin once when he came across a young boy named Jack Taylor. 

Johnny Depp and his Jack Sparrow character have loads of fans and admirers across the globe, and the actor is also known for befriending several popular figures but there was one person that refused to get close to Depp. 

Johnny Depp’s funeral request is honestly one of the weirdest things we’ve heard of in a while. The famous actor doesn’t want to be buried in an expensive crypt, and he doesn’t want to be mummified either but he wants something even more ridiculous to be done when he dies. 

Tim Burton and Johnny Depp have worked extensively together, collaborating on remarkable projects like Edward Scissorhands, and Ed Wood. They also worked together to create Sleepy Hollow, which was a horror movie inspired by Washington Irving. Together, Depp and Burton have created characters like Victor Van Dort, Willy Wonka, and The Mad Hatter. 

You know that thing they say about a lover’s hate being so powerful? That’s exactly the case with Johnny Depp and Amber Heard; the pair met on the set of a movie and connected instantly. It was a case of love at first sight and they quickly became inseparable but once the initial sparks disappeared, chaos broke out between them. 

Johnny Depp’s acting chops and talent got him to the limelight, but once there, it was his good looks that kept him there. Ladies drool over Depp courtesy of his looks, and he has also been named the Sexiest Man Alive by People Magazine not once, but twice; in 2003, and 2009. 

It takes one look at Johnny Depp’s private island to realize the talented actor has good taste; his island is quite simply a work of art by itself. The island is basically 45 acres of undisturbed isolated territory in the Bahamas.

Johnny Depp might be terrified of dancing but that doesn’t mean he shies away from music completely as the actor is a skilled musician. We already talked about how he quit school to become a rock star in the 1990s but he also began to play the guitar for P., a defunct rock band he helped form all those years ago. 

We owe the hilarious and remarkably memorable Jack Sparrow character to Johnny Depp more than anybody else, including Disney and its executives. The reason is most of Jack Sparrow’s appearance was designed by Johnny Depp to the dismay of Disney.

Movies that do well at the box office and rake in huge returns serve as a testament to the dexterity of the leading actors behind them. Johnny Depp is certainly quite skilled as an actor so it’s only right that the two movie franchises that Johnny Depp has been associated to have both made about $4 billion. 

Johnny Depp has portrayed Native American culture on a couple of occasions in his movies but real-life just rings differently. Depp is quite proud of his Native American roots and even has a Native American symbol tattooed on his arm. 

Don’t be outraged that Johnny Depp has been nominated for several Oscar awards but has never won one because the actor himself prefers it this way. Over the course of his remarkable career, Johnny Depp has played a series of characters that earned him nominations for a host of awards including three Oscar nominations. 

It took Hunter S. Thompson dying for people to realize he and Johnny Depp shared an unconventional friendship for many years before Thompson passed away. Their relationship was built on mutual admiration, love, and trust so it was only right for Depp to organize a befitting burial for his old friend. 

Johnny Depp enjoyed working on Once Upon A Time in Mexico so much, and the movie is one of the star’s favorite projects. Shooting the film didn’t take so much time from Depp’s schedule as all his initial scenes were shot in only nine days, but those nine days weren’t even enough for Depp who wanted more. 

The Viper Room is a West Hollywood, California nightclub that was opened in 1993, and is partly owned by Johnny Depp. The other owner of the club is Sal Jenco, who played the character of Johnny on 21 Jump Street. 

When Johnny Depp was given his Hollywood Walk of Fame Star at 7020 Hollywood Blvd in November 1999, there was no doubt that he had earned it. Depp was honored with the 2,149th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Johnny Depp couldn’t help showing his soft side to the world when he adopted Goldeneye, the horse that portrayed Ichabod Crane’s horse, Gunpowder, in the 1999 film Sleepy Hollow. Depp adopted the horse because he learned the horse was going to be slaughtered and he didn’t want that to happen. 

Johnny Depp has been engaged a couple of times but his longest relationship was with his ex-girlfriend, Vanessa Paradis, who is also the mother of his kids, Lily and Jack. Depp met Paradis while shooting The Ninth Gate in France.

It’s not unusual or unheard of for actors to avoid seeing their own movies because some get overly critical of their performances while others simply don’t want to watch themselves. In Johnny Depp’s case, he avoids watching his own movies because he thinks he should leave his character alone when he’s not playing it. 

Johnny Depp’s first wife was Lori Anne Allison, a make-up artist that Johnny met in Los Angeles in 1983. Depp was still doing some music then, and was a member of a band; he was performing with his band in opening acts so he still hadn't booked anything major at this time. 

There’s no doubt that Johnny Depp is a fan of tattoos; he has tattoos for his mother, Betty Sue, and some for his children too. If that's not enough, he has a tattoo of the number three in between his index finger and thumb. 

Johnny Depp was born in Owensboro, Kentucky but he ended up spending most of his childhood in Miramar, Florida. Depp’s father abandoned the family when Johnny was only a little boy; his departure prompted his mother to migrate as a result of her Cherokee ancestry as her father was a full Cherokee. 

You can only get certain intriguing details about celebrities when you watch their interviews; Johnny Depp described the events of his 22nd birthday vividly for us fans during an interview. For Depp’s 22nd birthday, he got a belly dancer from his sister who danced for him while everybody else looked on. 

More on Johnny Depp’s music-savvy, Once Upon a Time in Mexico thrilled Johnny Depp in many ways, and it was also the first film in which he got to compose his character’s theme song. 

Johnny Depp’s hotel room was found to be in a complete mess in 1994, prompting hotel staff to call him and inquire what happened in there. Depp had lodged in a $2,200 Presidential suite and spent the night there with no drama but when he checked out, a staggering mess was found in his suite. 

Johnny Depp was offered the chance to feature in the 1991 movie, Thelma and Louise but he turned it down because he was used to playing complex characters with unusual personalities and he thought the JD character he would have played in the movie was too regular and normal for him. 

Johnny Depp’s ability to speak French is a case of cultural assimilation; the movie star picked up the language from living in Paris with Vanessa Paradis, his French ex-girlfriend, and their children. He must have picked up loads of French words from Paradis, and his cameo roles in French movies couldn’t have hurt either.

While Johnny Depp doesn’t fancy watching himself on the big screen, he doesn’t mind watching others do their thing when he has some free time. Depp is particularly fond of the British comedy show, The Fast Show, a sketch show that depicts a British society in the mid-1990s.

Johnny Depp’s Jack Sparrow character in Pirates of the Caribbean is quite easily the star actor’s most famous character but a lot of people don’t know that he based the character on a rock star. It may not be as obvious at first but keep reading and go back to look at the character and we bet you'll see it. 

Johnny Depp has never won an Oscar but he did manage to win a Golden Globe award in 2008. Depp won the Golden Globe award for his portrayal of the Sweeney Todd character; Todd is an 1800s English character that was created from superstition. 

Johnny Depp isn’t a stranger to arrests and police stations. He was in London in 1999 one morning; he had just left the Mirabelle restaurant there early in the morning when he got into it with a paparazzo that tried to take his picture.