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  • Category: Motion pictures
  • Unveiled: 16 Nov 1999
  • Star rank: 3
  • Address:
    7020 Hollywood Blvd
  • Position: 4 tiles from the curb, facing west
  • GPS location:
    34.101411, -118.342265

Johnny Depp

Previous star: Ann Sheridan

Biography

John Christopher “Johnny” Depp II (born June 9, 1963) is an American actor, producer and musician. He has won the Golden Globe Award and Screen Actors Guild award for Best Actor. Depp rose to prominence on the 1980s television series 21 Jump Street, becoming a teen idol. Turning to film, he played the title character of Edward Scissorhands (1990) and later found box office success in films such as Sleepy Hollow (1999), Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005), Rango (2011) and the Pirates of the Caribbean film series (2003–present). He has collaborated with director and friend Tim Burton in seven films, most recently with Alice in Wonderland (2010).

Fact file

  • Born: John Christopher Depp II June 9, 1963 (age 48) Owensboro, Kentucky, U.S.
  • Occupation: Actor, screenwriter, director, producer, musician
  • Years active: 1984–present
  • Spouse: Lori Anne Allison (1983–1985)
  • Partner: Sherilyn Fenn (1985–1988) Winona Ryder (1989–1993) Kate Moss (1994–1998) Vanessa Paradis (1998–present)
  • Children: Lily-Rose Melody Depp (born 1999) John Christopher “Jack” Depp III (born 2002)

Read more about Johnny Depp at Wikipedia or at the Internet Movie Database

In the news

"21 Jump Street" to debut at South by Southwest (omg!)
Yahoo Entertainment, 2012-02-01 21:19:57
omg! - LOS ANGELES, Feb 1 (TheWrap.com) - The world premiere of "21 Jump Street" will serve as one of the centerpieces of the 2012 South by Southwest Film Conference and Festival, SXSW organizers announced on Wednesday. The new film, based on the late-'80s television show that launched Johnny Depp's ...

Yum! So Much Channing Tatum Hotness In These New 21 Jump Street Posters!!
Perez Hilton Gossip, 2012-02-01 19:40:54
Yes YES YESSS!!! Keep 'em comin!! We love anything Channing Tatum is on… for obvious reasons!! And 21 Jump Street is no different!! Especially these posters… But just like Channing brings the sex appeal, Jonah Hill is sure to bring the laughs!! And oh yeah, this is based off an ...

Reese Witherspoon Admits Crushing On Johnny Depp
MTV News, 2012-02-01 11:53:14
During 'MTV First: This Means War,' actress says, 'I'm not sure it would faze him: I'm sure he's heard that quite a bit.'By Eric Ditzian, with reporting by Josh Horowitz Reese Witherspoon Photo: MTV News Let's take a trip back in time — further back even than 1991, when an ...

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