(all of this wonderous information comes from The Johnny Depp Zone
Full name: John Christopher Depp II
Date of birth: 9 June 1963, in Owensboro, Kentucky USA
Parents: Betty Sue Palmer and John Depp
Siblings: older sisters Christi and Debbie, and older brother Danny
Marital status: Johnny was married at age 20 to make-up artist Lori Allison but they divorced a couple of years later. He has had several long-term relationships, most notably with actress Winona Ryder and with model Kate Moss. He now lives with his long-term partner Vanessa Paradis, the French singer and actress. They met while Johnny was filming The Ninth Gate in France in 1998. They are not married.
Children: Johnny has two children with his partner Vanessa Paradis: Lily-Rose Melody Depp (born 27 May 1999) and Jack John Christopher Depp III (born 9 April 2002).
Homes: Johnny has homes in Los Angeles, USA and in the south of France. When he's not filming he lives in France with Vanessa and their children.
Ethnicity: Johnny has Cherokee ancestry, inherited from both sides of his family but mostly from his mother’s. His great-grandmother, Minnie, was a full-blooded Cherokee.
Tattoos: Johnny's well known for decorating his body with tattoos of significance to him. These are the ones we know about:
1 'Wino Forever': right bicep
2 Native American head: right bicep
3 'The Brave' symbol right inside forearm
4 inverted triangle: left bicep
5 heart with 'Betty Sue': left bicep
6 Three small rectangles: right index finger
7 the number '3': left hand, between thumb & index finger
8 skull & crossbones with lettering 'death is certain': outside lower right leg
9 small unknown symbol: inside right ankle
10 'Lily-Rose': over heart
11 'Jack' and bird in flight: right forearm
Many can be viewed here
Movies:
He has filmed so far:
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
Private Resort (1985)
Platoon (1986)
Slow Burn (1986) (TV)
21 Jump Street (1987)
Cry-Baby (1990)
Edward Scissorhands (1990)
Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991) - CAMEO
Arizona Dream (1992)
Benny & Joon (1993)
What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993)
Ed Wood (1994)
Don Juan DeMarco (1995)
Nick of Time (1995)
Dead Man (1996)
Donnie Brasco (1997)
Cannes Man (1997) - CAMEO
The Brave (1997)
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998)
LA Without A Map (1999) - CAMEO
The Source (1999) - CAMEO
The Astronaut's Wife (1999)
The Ninth Gate (1999)
Sleepy Hollow (1999)
The Man Who Cried (2000)
Before Night Falls (2000)
Chocolat (2000)
Blow (2001)
From Hell (2001)
Lost in LaMancha (2002)
Pirates of the Caribbean (2003)
Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003)
The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin (2004) - CAMEO
Secret Window (2004)
Ils se Mari?nt et Eurent Beaucoup d'Enfants - CAMEO
Neverland (2004)
Upcoming & rumoured projects:
1 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
2 The Rum Diary
3 Pirates of the Caribbean 2 and 3 (There might be a third one! Yaaaaayyy!)
4 The Man Who Killed Don Quixote
5 Trois Petite Filles ('Three Little Girls')
6 Paris Je t'aime
7 Ozzy Osbourne biopic (I HAVE to see that)
8 Bad Business
9 Nailed Right In
10 Marlowe.
To find out about them, look 'em up yourself!
He will also be appearing soon in J M Barrie's 'Neverland', 'Ils se Marierent et Eurent Beaucoup d'Enfants' (English translation: 'They got married and had lots of children') and 'The Libertine'.
His most famous film to fate, is probably 'Pirates of the Caribbean' alongside the young and beautiful Orlando Bloom. Oh yeah, and Keira Knightley of course.
Now for some random pictures...:
Why am I so amused by these next three pictures?:
So I have come to the end of this Depp fest. I hope you liked it. Ta ta!
written on 2004-06-25@12:54 p.m.