John Christopher Depp II was born on June 9, 1963 in Owensboro, Kentucky.
Height
5' 10" (1.78 m)
Trivia
Chosen by Empire magazine as one of the 100 Sexiest Stars in film history (#1). [1995]
Daughter, with Vanessa Paradis, Lily-Rose Melody Depp, born. [27 May 1999]
Arrested for being in a fight with paparazzis in front of a restaurant in London. [January 1999]
Ranked #67 in Empire (UK) magazine's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list. [October 1997]
Chosen by People (USA) magazine as one of the 50 most beautiful people in the world [1996]
Voted EMPIRE's (UK) "sexiest male movie star of all time" [1995]
River Phoenix died outside his L.A. club The Viper Room at 8852 Sunset Boulevard.
Featured on a rock album from British band, 'Oasis'. Depp plays lead slide guitar on the track, "Fade In-Out". Oasis's own lead guitarist was too drunk to perform it himself, so celebrity pal Depp stepped in and nailed the lead on one take.
Arrested for trashing a New York apartment [1994]
Ex-fiancees: Sherilyn Fenn, Jennifer Grey, Winona Ryder.
When engaged to Winona Ryder, he had 'Winona forever' tattooed on his arm. After the broke up he had the 'n' and 'a' surgically removed to simply say 'Wino forever'!.
Played as guitarist in a band called "The Kids"
Currently plays in a band called "P"
Grew up in Florida.
Brother of D.P. Depp
Adopted Goldeneye, the one-eyed Andalusian horse who played Gunpowder, Ichabod Crane's steed, thereby saving him from the glue factory. (2000)
Got his "Betty Sue" tattoo May 31, 1988
Named one of E!'s "top 20 entertainers of 2001".
Son Jack, born to him and Vanessa on April 10, 2002 in Neuilly, France, weighs in at just over 7 lbs.
Chosen #2 on E!'s 25 sexiest entertainers list
With Chuck E. Weiss, Depp paid a reported $350,000 for Central nightclub and turned it into the Viper Room. Other stars in contention to buy the club in 1993 included Arnold Schwarzenegger and (separately) Frank Stallone.
Lists British comedy 'The Fast Show' (renamed 'Brilliant' for US TV) as his favourite TV programme of all time. He used to take tapes of the series on tour with him to keep him amused. Made a guest appearance in the last ever sketch in its last ever episode.
Was named one of the 50 Most Beautiful People by People Magazine in 2001.
Wrote the foreword to Mark Salisbury's biography of Tim Burton, 'Burton on Burton'. He credits Burton's belief in him for rescuing him from being "a loser, an outcast, just another piece of expendable Hollywood meat".
Appears in Tom Petty's 1991 music video, "Into The Great Wide Open".
Johnny's two children with Paradis, have the same names of the 2 main characters in "Legend" (1985) - Lily (b. 1999) and Jack (b.2002).
His long-time girlfriend, Vanessa Paradis, is a popular singer/songwriter in her native country, France; as well as an aspiring actress.
Gave Noel Gallagher a white guitar with the letter "P" on it, which Noel reguarly plays during Oasis' gigs. "P" is the name of a band that Depp was in.
Has a song about him by famed Chicago street artist, Wesley Willis
Personal quotes
"Anything I've done up till 27 May 1999 was kind of an illusion, existing without living. My daughter, the birth of my daughter, gave me life."
"You use your money to buy privacy because during most of your life you aren't allowed to be normal." - on the money he makes.
"I don't pretend to be captain weird. I just do what I do."
"One of the most incredible moments I've ever had was sitting in Vincent [Price]'s trailer...I was showing him this first-edition book I have of the complete works of Poe--with really amazing illustrations. Vincent was going nuts over the drawings, and he started talking about The Tomb of Ligeia. Then he closed the book and began to recite it to me in this beautiful voice, filling the room with huge sounds. Such passion! I looked in the book later, and it was verbatim. Word perfect. It was a great moment. I'll never forget that."
"The only creatures that are evolved enough to convey pure love are dogs and infants."
"I was ecstatic they re-named 'French Fries' as 'Freedom Fries'. Grown men and women in positions of power in the U.S. government showing themselves as idiots."
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