work before you’re famous
Troubled star and sex symbol: Johnny Depp has just turned 60, now starring in Blow (at 19.05 on Sky Cinema 2). The actor – who has 3 Oscar nominations and 10 Golden Globes (he won in 2008 for “Sweeney Todd – The Devilish Barber of Fleet Street”) – was recently at the Cannes Film Festival to present his last film . in which he starred as King Louis XV of France, “Jean du Barry” by Maven. Perhaps not everyone knows that his career in cinema began almost by chance: in fact, in the 1980s Depp sought success in music – see next card -. During that time, he worked several jobs to make ends meet. He was a mason, gas station attendant, mechanic, printer and telephone salesman of pens and advertising space. And this is not the only curiosity about them.
guitar player
Johnny Depp began self-taught playing the guitar at the age of twelve. He then formed his first band, The Flame (later The Kids), with whom he performed at several clubs in Florida. The Eighties saw The Kids opening concerts for important artists such as Talking Heads, B52s and Iggy Pop, and in 1983 the group moved to Los Angeles to try to land a record deal. However, when Depp began to devote himself to cinema, the band broke up. The actor never gave up on music over the years: he continued to play music and in 2015 he founded Hollywood Vampires with Alice Cooper and Joe Perry of Aerosmith (which will perform in concert at the Marostica Summer Festival in Italy on July 2, 2023). Will happen) .
meeting with nicolas cage
In 1984, Johnny Depp met a friend of his wife’s (he had married in 1983, makeup artist Lori Ann Allison, sister of a member of the Kids): Nicolas Cage. It is he who pushes her towards a film career: he introduces her to his agent, who auditions her for Wes Craven’s horror film “Nightmare – From the Depths of the Night (Nightmare on Elm Street)” (1984) Is. Depp has been cast as Glenn Lantz.
tim burton icon
1990 marked the beginning of a successful artistic collaboration between Johnny Depp and director Tim Burton, who cast him as the protagonist of “Edward Scissorhands” (1990) (the actor said he “cried like a baby” when he read the script for the first time). ). Depp and Burton would then collaborate on: “Ed Wood” (1994), “The Mystery of Sleepy Hollow” (1999), “The Chocolate Factory” (2005), “Sweeney Todd – The Evil Barber of Fleet Street” (2007) ), “Alice in Wonderland” (2010) and “Dark Shadows” (2012).
tattoo for winona ryder
Johnny Depp and Winona Ryder were already a couple at the time of Edward Scissorhands. During their relationship, the actor had the words “Winona Forever” tattooed on his arm, which later changed to “Wino Forever” after their breakup in 1993.
wiper chamber
As of 2004, Johnny Depp was one of the owners of The Viper Room, a club located at number 8852 on the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood. Since its opening in 1993, the club has been a meeting place for many film and music stars. These include Jennifer Aniston, Tommy Lee, Lisa Marie Presley, Pamela Anderson, Jared Leto, Kate Moss, Quentin Tarantino, Angelina Jolie, Courtney Love, Leonardo DiCaprio and the late River Phoenix (who unfortunately died tragically on the night of October 31, 1993 ) Are included. on the pavement outside the venue after an overdose).
in love with vanessa paradis
In the 1990s, Johnny Depp dated actress Juliette Lewis (with whom he starred in “Happy Birthday Mr. Grape”) and had a relationship with supermodel Kate Moss from 1994 to 1997. In 1998 he met French actress and singer Vanessa Paradis, with whom he had two children: Lily-Rose Melody (1999) and John “Jack” Christopher Depp III (2002). The couple never married and in June 2012 – after 14 years together – announced their separation.
inspiration for jack sparrow
In the 2000s, Johnny Depp consolidated the success achieved in the nineties by starring in such films as “The True Story of Jack the Ripper – From Hell” and “Blow”. What followed was the “Pirates of the Caribbean” saga that sanctified his career. To portray Captain Jack Sparrow, Depp said he was inspired by Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards (who also made cameos in the third and fourth films of the saga as Sparrow’s father Captain Edward Teague) and Looney Tunes. Character Pepe the Skunk.
amber herd test
Depp met actress Amber Heard after breaking up with Vanessa Paradis on the set of “The Rum Diary”. In 2015, the couple married in a civil ceremony at the actor’s home in West Hollywood. However, just 15 months into their marriage, in May 2016, Heard filed for divorce, accusing Depp of domestic violence. In 2019, the actor filed a complaint against his ex-wife, accusing her of adultery, defamation and domestic violence, and sought $50 million in damages. The trial – which was followed by media around the world – ended in June 2022 with a victory for Depp. Heard was ordered to pay $10.35 million in damages (the parties later reached a settlement).