Short Biography

Birth name: John Christopher Depp II
Nicknames:
"Mr. Stench" (self chosen)
Oprah Noodlemantra
"Colonel" (given to him by Hunter S. Thompson)

Height
5` 10" (1.78 m)
Father: John Christopher Depp Sr. (public engineer)
Mother: Betty Sue (Palmer) Depp (waitress)
Sister: Debbie
Brother: Daniel P. Depp
Sister: Christie (Depp) Dembrowski (b. 1961, Depp`s personal manager)
Wife: Lori Anne Allison (makeup artist, m. 1983, div. 1985)
Girlfriend: Sherilyn Fenn (dated in late-1980s, broken engagement)
Girlfriend: Winona Ryder (dated 1990-93, broken engagement)
Girlfriend: Jennifer Grey (dated in mid-1990s, broken engagement)
Girlfriend: Kate Moss (dated 1995-97, broken engagement)
Girlfriend: Vanessa Paradis (French singer, b. 22-Dec-1972, cohabited since 1998)
Daughter: Lily-Rose Melody Depp (b. 27-May-1999, with Paradis)
Son: John Christopher "Jack" Depp III (b. 9-Apr-2002, with Paradis)

High School: Miramar High School, FL

Hollywood Walk of Fame 16-Nov-1999 at 7020 Hollywood Blvd. (motion pictures)
Criminal Mischief : Vancouver 1989, New York City 1994, London 1999
Risk Factors: Smoking
Appeared on the cover of: People on 1-Dec-2003,Where they declared him: Sexiest Man Alive

Johnny was born John Christopher Depp in Owensboro, Kentucky, on June 9, 1963. He was raised in Florida and at the age of 12 his mother bought him a guitar. After his parents divorced, he dropped out of school at age 17 ant turned all his attention to his music. He played in a series of garage bands, including The Kids, which once opened for Iggy Pop. He was married to Lori Anderson in 1983 in Florida, moved to Hollywood, then they divorced in 1985. Depp got into acting his former wife introduced him to actor Nicolas Cage, who in turn introduced him to his agent.

Johnny made his film debut in 1984`s A Nightmare on Elm Street.. He got the role because the producer`s teenage daughter thought he was dreamy. "They paid me scale, so I went from making $25 a week to making $1,200 a week. My intention was to pour that money back into the band but roles kept coming, and pretty soon I discovered I was an actor."

In 1987 he won the role of Tom Hanson in FOX Televsion`s first hit show, "21 Jump Street." While filming 21 Jump Street, Johnny dated such Hollywood actresses as Sherilyn Fenn and Jennifer Grey. The rise to fame was meteoric thanks to the popular TV series. Johnny had signed up for the show thinking it would last maybe one season, but mostly because of his popularity, the show ran strong. See our TIMELINE for more details on all of his films.

After starring in Cry-Baby for John Waters (during a summer hiatus in between seasons of 21 Jump Street), the director gave Depp a book of medical and surgical oddities.

After they co-starred in Arizona Dream, Jerry Lewis gave Depp his lucky leather boots.

Researching a role he didn`t get, Depp was briefly a pen pal of Charles Manson.

Depp owned the nightclub where River Phoenix overdosed in 1993.

In 1990 he began dating Winona Ryder. He had "Winona forever" tattooed on his arm while engaged to Winona Ryder. After they broke up he had the tattoo reworked to read "Wino forever."

His collaboration with director Tim Burton began when he portrayed the title role in Edward Scissorhands. The quirky films success allowed Johnny to pick and choose his roles and he became known as an actor

Miscellaneous Information

Distinctive Features

Highly defined cheek-bones

Friends and Family

Noel Gallagher [Friend]

Keith Richards [Friend]

Marlon Richards [Friend]

Brenda Song [Friend]

Ashely Tisdale [Friend]

Martine McCutcheon [Friend]

Marilyn Manson [Friend]

Tim Burton [Friend]

Helena Bonham Carter [Friend]

Emir Kusturica [Friend]

Tom Baker [Friend]

Christina Ricci [Friend]

Marlon Brando [Friend]

Deborah [Sister] (Debbie)

Christi Dembrowski [Sister] (Elisa Christine Depp)

D.P. Depp [Step Brother] (Dan Depp)

Elizabeth "Betty" Sue Wells [Mother]

John Christopher Depp [Father]

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