HAPPY BIRTHDAY TODAY Johnny Depp: (John Christopher Depp III), actor: : Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, Arizona Dreams, Nick of Time, Dead Man, Ed Wood, Donnie Brasco, Don Juan DeMarco, What’s Eating Gilbert Grape, Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare, Edward Scissorhands, Platoon, A Nightmare on Elm Street, 21 Jump Street, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas...Actor who made the transition from teen heartthrob to leading man with ease. Depp landed his first role in the film,Nightmare on Elm Street, and then chose to go to acting school. Upon graduating, Depp won a part in Oliver Stone’sPlatoon and began shooting the series that would plaster him all over the teen magazines, 21 Jump Street. Depp chose eclectic roles after leaving his TV series as a means of establishing his credibility as an actor. Not desiring to be a big blockbuster draw, Depp reportedly turned down the leading roles in Speed, Interview With the Vampire and Legends of the Fall. Instead, Depp has chosen roles in films including Edward Scissorhands, What’s Eating Gilbert Grape, Donnie Brasco, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, and Chocolat. More recently, he has starred in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl and Secret Window. He will also be starring in the upcoming Charlie and the Chocolate Factory andPirates of the Caribbean 2. Born John Christopher Depp in Owensboro, Kentucky, on June 9, 1963, Johnny Depp was raised in Florida. He dropped out of school at age 15 in the hopes of becoming a rock musician. He fronted a series of garage bands including The Kids, which once opened forIggy Pop. Depp got into acting after a visit to Los Angeles, California, with his former wife, Lori Anne Allison (Lori A. Depp), who introduced him to actor Nicolas Cage. He made his film debut in A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984). In 1987 he shot to stardom when he replaced Jeff Yagher in the role of undercover cop Tommy Hanson in the popular TV series 21 Jump Street (1987). In 1990, after numerous roles in teen-oriented films, his first of a handful of great collaborations with director Tim Burton came about when Depp played the title role inEdward Scissorhands (1990). Following the films success, Depp carved a niche for himself as a serious, somewhat dark, idiosyncratic performer, consistently selecting roles that surprised critics and audiences alike. He continued to gain critical acclaim and increasing popularity by appearing in many features before re-joining with Burton in the lead role of Ed Wood (1994). In 1997 he played an undercover FBI agent in the fact-based film Donnie Brasco (1997), opposite Al Pacino; in 1998 he appeared in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998), directed by Terry Gilliam; and then, in 1999, he appeared in the sci-fi/horror film The Astronauts Wife (1999). The same year he teamed up again with Burton in Sleepy Hollow (1999), brilliantly portraying Ichabod Crane. Depp has played many characters in his career, including another fact-based one, Insp. Fred Abberline in From Hell (2001). He stole the show from screen greats such asAntonio Banderas in the finale to Robert Rodriguezs mariachi trilogy, Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003). In that same year he starred in the marvelous family blockbusterPirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003), playing a character that only the likes of Depp could pull off: the charming, conniving and roguish Capt. Jack Sparrow. Now Depp is collaborating again with Burton in a screen adaptation of Roald Dahls novel, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005). Off-screen, Depp has dated several female celebrities, and has been engaged to Sherilyn Fenn, Jennifer Grey, Winona Ryder and Kate Moss. He was married to Lori Anne Allison in 1983 but they divorced her in 1985. Depp has two children with French singer-actress Vanessa Paradis: Lily-Rose Melody, born in 1999 and Jack, born in 2002. imdb/name/nm0000136/?ref_=nv_sr_1
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