Johnny Depp

Background

John Christopher Depp II, famously known as Johnny Depp, was born in Owensboro, Kentucky, in the United States and was raised in Florida. His parents, John Christopher Depp and Elizabeth ‘Betty’ Sue Wells divorced when he was 15 years old. His father was a civil engineer and his mother was a waitress. He has three siblings, Danny, Christi Dembrowski, and Deborah — Depp is the youngest of the four. He revealed that his mother had abusive tendencies, and at the age of 11, Depp started doing various kinds of drugs as a way to escape from his family problems.

His road to fame started in 1979 when he joined a band called the Kids and in 1983, he moved to Los Angeles with the band, hoping to make it big. A year later, in 1984, he was introduced by his then-wife, Lori Allison, to Nicolas Cage, who introduced him to a Hollywood agent. His big break came after filming “Edward Scissorhands,” directed by Tim Burton. He went on to feature in many other movies such as “Ed Wood” in 1994, “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” in 2005, and “Alice in Wonderland” in 2010, all directed by Tim Burton. In 2003, he starred in the movie “Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl,” as the pirate, Captain Jack Sparrow, and climbed the ladder of success. He won five MTV Movie Awards and a Screen Actor Guild Award in 2003 for his outstanding performance in the movie.

In terms of his personal life, Depp has two children, Lily-Rose Depp and Jack Depp. He has always been a ladies’ man, with six engagements and two official marriages, first to Lori Allison and later to Amber Heard in 2015. These marriages, unfortunately, both ended in divorce. His relationship with Heard, in particular, was a turbulent one and, in May 2016, she filed for divorce, citing physical abuse. A settlement was reached and the divorce was finalized in 2017. However, the saga continued and in 2022, the highly publicized defamation trial between Depp and Heard took place. Depp won the case and his ex-wife was ordered to pay $1 million to Depp. The majority of public support was in Depp’s favor but since winning the trial, his career began to flourish once again. Depp played the role of King Louis XV in the film “Jeanne Du Barry,” which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in May 2023.