TRIVIA
Johnny was born in Owensboro, Kentucky on June 9, 1963; he moved to Florida at age seven.
He is the youngest of four children.
He is the godfather of Tim Burton and Helena Bonham Carter's son, Billy Ray Burton.
Johnny adopted Goldeneye, the one-eyed Andalusian horse who played Gunpowder, Ichabod Crane's steed in Sleepy Hollow (1999), thereby saving him from the glue factory.
When engaged to Winona Ryder, he had "Winona forever" tattooed on his arm. After they broke up, he had the tattoo edited to where it said "Wino forever."
According to the liner notes for the soundtrack CD of Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003), he wrote his own theme music, the music for Sands (Track 9 on the CD).
Shot all of his scenes in nine days for Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003), but after his filming was done he didn't want to leave. So he suggested to Robert Rodriguez that he play a small part, the priest that Antonio Banderas talks to in the church, and use his Marlon Brando impression.
Keith Richards and Pepe Le Pew was used as inspiration for Johnny's Captain Jack Sparrow character for the Pirates of the Caribbean films.
Appears in Johnny Cash's "God's Gonna Cut You Down" music video.
Has done a total of six films with director Tim Burton. [Edward Scissorhands (1990), Ed Wood (1994), Sleepy Hollow (1999), Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005), Corpse Bride (2005), Sweeney Todd (2007)]
Captain Jack Sparrow has been the only character that Johnny has portrayed more than once on film.
As a child, he was allergic to chocolate.
He has said in interviews that he is of Cherokee, Irish, and German descent, with some Navajo as well. Asked the origin of his last name by James Lipton on Inside the Actors Studio, Johnny Depp said his name means "idiot" in German.
Johnny has been number one on Autograph magazine's "10 Best Hollywood Signers" for three years in a row.
Had come into professional contact with the great screen villains Vincent Price and Christopher Lee. Price co-starred with Depp in Edward Scissorhands (1990), and Lee co-starred with him in Sleepy Hollow (1999), Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) and Corpse Bride (2005). Oddly, all of them were Tim Burton films.
As a teen, Johnny and his band "The Kids" performed for Iggy Pop. Johnny played guitar.
He is a fan of The Rolling Stones and the gypsy musical group Taraf de Haidouks.
He also has an interest in Jack the Ripper.
Johnny was originally cast as John Smith in Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005), but turned it down after being overworked with other movies he was shooting.
Has admitted in interviews that one of his favorite pastimes is watching cartoons (especially Dave The Barbarian of whom he is a big fan) with his children.
Named after his father, John Christopher Depp.
Has portrayed a real-life character in eight films: Edward D. Wood Jr. in Ed Wood (1994), Lt. Victor/Bon Bon in Before Night Falls (2000), Hunter S. Thompson in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998), Insp. Fred Abberline in From Hell (2001), Joseph Pistone/Donnie Brasco in Donnie Brasco (1997), George Jung in Blow (2001), J.M. Barrie in Finding Neverland (2004) and John Wilmot in The Libertine (2006).
Dropped out of high school at age 16 to pursue his career as a musician.
Nicolas Cage was the one who suggested to Johnny that he should give acting a try.
Frequently cites Captain Jack Sparrow (Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)) and Edward Scissorhands (1990) as the favorite characters that he has played.
Is the only actor to be nominated for the Oscar in the Lead Actor category in a Disney film (Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003))
A rule he has towards fans requesting his autograph and picture is that no photography is allowed of his children.
Received a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on November 19, 1999. Tim Burton and Martin Landau were guest speakers.
Appears in Tom Petty's 1991 music video "Into the Great Wide Open."
Once painted on a billboard featuring his "21 Jump Street" (1987) character because he didn't like his picture or the message the billboard gave. He was stopped by a security guard who actually let him finish what he was doing when he realized it was Johnny's own face.
