JOHNNY DEPP
Son of John Christopher Depp - born in 1938 - a civil engineer, 13 and Betty Sue Palmer (January 1, 1935 - May 20, 2016) - whose maiden name was Wells - a waitress, actor was born on 9 Of June of 1963 in Owensboro (Kentucky). He has a brother, Daniel, who serves as writer, and two sisters: Christie, who works as his personal administrator, and Debbie. He has mixed ancestry, having French, German, Irish and Cherokee origin, for which he himself qualifies as a "mestizo dog". According to some biographers, the family arose when a French Huguenot immigrant, Pierre Deppe or Dieppe, settled in Virginia in about 1700 and joined a refugee colony on the James River waterfall. Later, the actor said that his great-grandmother Grew in the Cherokee Indian group or perhaps in Indian Creek, although there is evidence to the contrary.
During his childhood he moved to several villages, among these Miramar, when he was seven years old. In 1978, with fifteen, his parents divorced. His mother married Robert Palmer, who died in 2000, who was a great source of inspiration for him. Subsequently, Depp said: "I can not say that my childhood was perfect, if I did something wrong, they would hit me, if not, too."
Depp began his acting career by appearing on the horror film A Nightmare on Elm Street as Glen, one of Freddy Krueger's victims. Two years later, he had a casting role in the Oscar-winning pomegranate. The platoon led by Oliver Stone. However, fame gave rise to a character of Tom Hanson in the television series 21 Jump Street, becoming a teenage teenager. While working on this, Depp starred in the film Edward Scissorhands, which earned him his first Golden Globe nomination and critical acclaim. (1999), Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) and its sequels, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)), Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2008), Alice in the Country Of the wonders (2010) and its sequel Alicia through the mirror, among others.
Part of his most recognized collaborations are with director Tim Burton, with whom he participated in eight films: Edward Scissorhands (1990), Ed Wood (1994), Sleepy Hollow (1999), Charlie and the Chocolate Factory ), Corpse Bride (2005), Sweeney Todd (2007), Alice in Wonderland (2010) and Dark Shadows (2012). In his introduction to Burton on Burton, a book of interviews with the director, the actor called this "a brother, a friend and a brave soul."
His top-grossing films have been the Pirates of the Caribbean saga with over $ 3.7 million, followed by Alice in Wonderland with a worldwide income of 1,024 million, Charlie and the chocolate factory with 474 million and The Tourist with 278 million worldwide. Vanity Fair magazine placed him in second place on the list of "The Top 40 Hollywood Celebrities in 2010" with an estimated revenue of $ 100 million. In 2003 and 2009 he was chosen as the sexiest man alive in the world by the American magazine People
Depp was married to makeup artist Lori Anne Allison on December 20, 1983, but divorced from it in 1985. During the 1990s, he was romantically involved with many women, including Sherilyn Fenn, Jennifer Gray, Winona Ryder and Kate Moss . The best-known of all his relationships was with Ryder, with whom he spent three years, since July 1990. During his courtship, Depp tattooed the phrase "Winona Forever" -Winona forever-on his arm. But, after the separation, he altered it to "Wino Forever" -Borracho forever.
After his split with Moss, he began a relationship with French actress and singer Vanessa Paradis, whom he met on the set of The Ninth Gate in France in 1998. The couple had a daughter, Lily-Rose Melody - May 27, 1999 - and a son, John Christopher III - born on April 9, 2002 -. The family divided their time between Hollywood and a countryside in the south of France, also having apartments in Paris and Manhattan. In June 2012, after fourteen years of relationship, they announced their separation.
