John Christopher Depp II
Born: June 9, 1963
Age: 45
Birth Location: Owensboro, Kentucky
He has one brother, Danny and two sisters, Christie (now his personal manager) and Debbie. Depp has German, Cherokee (mostly from a grat-grandmother), and Irish ancestory. His family moved frequently during his childhood. He and his siblings lived in more than 20 different locations, settling in Miramar, Florida in 1970.
Depp’s mother brought him a guitar when he was 12, and Depp began playing in various garage bands. In 1978, Depp’s parents divorced. A year after the divorce, Depp dropped out of high school to become a rock musician. He attempted to go back to school two weeks later, but the principal told him to follow his dream of being a musician.
On December 24, 1983, Depp married Lori Anne Allison, a makeup artist and sister of his band’s bass player and singer. During Depp’s marriage, his wife worked as a makeup artist while he worked a variety of odd jobs, including telemarketer for ink pens. Later, his wife introduced him to actor Nicolas Cage, who advised Depp to pursue an acting career. In 1085, Depp and Allison divorced. After his marriage ended, Depp dated and was engage to Sherilyn Fenn (whom he met on the set of the 1985 short film Dummies). He also dated Winona Ryder, Jennifer Gray and model Kate Moss.
Since 1988, Depp has had a relationship with Vanessa Paradis, a French actress and singer whom he met while filming The Ninth Gate. The couple have two children. Daughter Lily-Rose Melody Depp was born May 27, 1999. Son John “Jack” Christopher Depp III was born April 9, 2002. In 2007, his daughter recovered from a serious illness, an E. coli infection that began to cause her kidneys to shut down and resulted in an extended hospital stay.
Depp has 13 tattoos, many of them signifying important persons or events in his life, including an American Indian in profile and a ribbon reading “Wino Forever” (originally “Winona Forever”, altered after his breakup with Winona Ryder) on his right bicep,”Lily-Rose” (his daughter name) over his heart, “Betty Sue” (his mother’s name) on his left biceps, and a sparrow flying over water with the word “Jack” (his son’s name; the sparrow is flying towards him rather than away from him as it is in Pirates of the Caribbean) on his right forearm.
Depp’s first major role was in 1984 horror film A Nightmare on Elm Street, playing the heroine’s boyfriend and one of Fredd’s victoms. In 1986, he also appeared in a secondary role as a Vietnames-speaking private in Oliver Stone’s Platoon.
Depp’s status as a major star was solidified with the success of the 2003 Walt Disney Pictures film Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl.
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John Cusack father was an actor and a documentary maker. His mother was a teacher. He has two sisters, Joan and Susie, both are actors. His sister, Joan, has appeeared in 8 of his movies. When he has free time, John likes to go Helicopter Snowboarding and kickboxing with stunt coordinator Benny Urquidez.
