Johnny Depp is rightfully considered the megastar of world cinema. He is best known for the role of Jack Sparrow in the films of the Pirates of the Caribbean series, as well as the images created in the paintings of Tony Barton. In 2012, Johnny Depp was recognized as the highest paid actor in Hollywood and entered the Guinness Book of Records.
Johnny Depp biography
Johnny Depp was born in 1963 in Overborough, Kentucky, the son of an engineer and a waitress. Johnny Depp was the youngest child (he has 2 older sisters and a brother). In early childhood, the future actor lived with his grandfather, and his death was a real tragedy for young Depp. At the age of 12, he tried drugs and started smoking.
From early childhood, Johnny Depp was very close to his mother. The actor even tattooed her name on his left arm.
When Depp was 15 years old, his parents divorced. It was then that he became interested in music. His mother gave him a guitar, which Depp taught himself to play. He was taken to the "Kids" group, performing in nightclubs. Soon Johnny Depp dropped out of school and decided to devote himself entirely to music. In search of fortune, he moved to Los Angeles, where he played in the group "Pi".
Another big hobby of Johnny Depp is drawing. He became the author of the album cover for the band "Pi". The actor is also very fond of literature. Johnny Depp admits that his worldview was greatly influenced by one of the artist's favorite writers - John Kerouac.
Participation in films
Johnny Depp's first wife, make-up artist Lori Ellison, introduced him to Nicolas Cage, who persuaded Johnny to meet with his agent. The result of this meeting was Johnny Depp's debut role in The Nightmare on Elm Street.
However, he still had music in the first place. But soon the group, in which Johnny Depp played, broke up. After that, he took part in television shows and starred in the film "Platoon" by Oliver Stone. But during the editing of the film, almost all of Depp's episodes were cut.
In 1993, Johnny Depp starred in the film "Arizona Dream" by Emir Kusturica, and although the picture was not released in the US, it won a prize at the Berlin Film Festival, and Johnny Depp's acting career took off.
In subsequent years, the actor showed his talent in such diverse films as "The Ninth Gate" and "Sleepy Hollow", "Chocolate" and "Fairyland", "Pirates of the Caribbean", "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street", "Alice in Wonderland", "Secret Window" and won well-deserved audience love.
In 2000, Johnny Depp made his directorial debut in The Brave, in which he also played the main role. But the film was not a success, and was received extremely coldly by critics.
In total, Johnny Depp's filmography includes 74 films, 6 of which have not yet been released. Among the expected films with the participation of the actor "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales", which is scheduled to premiere in 2016, "Alice in Wonderland 2" and "Black Mass".
In 2007, Johnny Depp received a Golden Globe for his lead role in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.
For his film work, Johnny Depp was nominated for an Oscar 3 times and 8 for a Golden Globe. The actor has a named star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
