Johnny Depp

Johnny co-wrote the song "Mary" by the band, Rock City Angels.

Johnny has two silver teeth.

One of Johnny's favorite pastimes is watching cartoons.

Johnny donated $2 million to a children's hospital in London, in return for saving his daughter's life.

Johnny turned to alcohol to cope with his fame in the 1990s. To this day, Johnny highly dislikes the attention and doesn't understand why people are fans of his strange work.

Johnny says his greatest fear is his children becoming actors.

Johnny would love to create his own wine.

In 1994, Johnny was arrested for trashing a New York hotel room. He blamed an armadillo that was, according to him, hiding in a closet before it went crazy, wrecking the hotel room before leaping out the window.

Johnny has admitted to intentionally never watching any of his movies.

After entertaining several friends at the Chicago restaurant "Gibsons", Johnny Depp tipped his waiter $4000 for the superb service he and his guests received.

Johnny commercially promotes 'Trojan Condoms'. The slogan for the campaign is "Stand up with Johnny for safer sex."

Johnny, along with Jude Law and Colin Farrell, replaced the late actor Heath Ledger in his last unfinished film The Imaginarium Of Doctor Parnassus.

Johnny won his first Golden Globe for portraying the revenge seeking, throat cutting barber in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. He did all his own singing in the film.

Johnny is godfather to Helena Bonham-Carter and Tim Burton's son, Billy Ray.

In March 2007, Johnny's daughter, Lily-Rose, was rushed to hospital where she remained for nine days. While her illness was not disclosed, it had been reported she was hospitalised with blood poisoning after stepping on a rusty nail. Johnny invited the nurse who treated his daughter for the illness to the London premiere of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.

Several magazines have praised Johnny for being one of the friendliest, most respectful actors in the business when it comes to signing autographs.

Johnny's Awards: Nominated 1994 - MTV Movie Award 'Best Comedic Performance': Benny & Joon 2001 - Screen Actors Guild Award 'Outstanding Performance by the Cast of a Theatrical Motion Picture': Chocolat 2004 - Golden Globe Award 'Best Actor in Comedy/Musical' for: Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl 2004 - Academy Award 'Best Actor' for: Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl 2004 - MTV Movie Award 'Best Look' for: Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl 2004 - OFCS Award 'Best Actor' for: Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl 2005 - Teen Choice Award 'Choice Movie Actor' for: Finding Neverland 2005 - Golden Globe Award 'Best Actor in a Drama' for: Finding Neverland 2005 - Academy Award 'Best Actor' for: Finding Neverland 2006 - Golden Globe Award 'Best Actor in a Comedy' for: Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest 2006 - Teen Choice Award 'Favorite Actor for Action and Adventure' 2008 - Academy Award for 'Best Actor' for: Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Won 1990 - ShoWest Award for 'Male Star of Tomorrow' 1995 - ALFS Award 'Actor of the Year' for: Ed Wood 1996 - ALFS Award 'Actor of the Year' for: Don Juan DeMarco 1998 - Golden Aries Award 'Best Foreign Actor' for: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas 1999 - César Honorary Award 2003 - Hollywood Film Festival 'Actor of the Year' 2004 - Teen Choice Award 'Choice Movie Liar' for: Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl 2004 - IFTA Audience Award 'Best International Actor' for: Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl 2004 - Spacey Award 'Favorite Movie Hero' 2006 - Teen Choice Award 'Best Movie Actor' 2007 - People's Choice Award 'Best Male Movie Star' 2007 - People's Choice Award 'Favourite Male Action Star' 2008 - Golden Globe 'Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy' for: Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Johnny demanded a Moroccan-themed trailer on the set of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. Studio bosses agreed to the unusual request and forked out £20,000 to re-decorate his accommodation with expensive drapes, scented candles and several shish pipes - which are used for smoking flavoured tobacco. Johnny took his interior design advice from his idol Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards - who inspired his Pirates of the Caribbean character.

Although Johnny remained on 21 Jump Street for five seasons, he strongly regretted it. He didn't enjoy it at all, because he thought the storylines were too fake, and not enough taken out of the newspaper headlines. He even tried very hard to get himself fired, but failed, for he had signed a five year contract to be on the show.

As of 2010, Johnny has appeared in seven Tim Burton films: - Sleepy Hollow - Charlie & the Chocolate Factory - Edward Scissorhands - Corpse Bride - Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street - Ed Wood - Alice in Wonderland

Johnny was awarded the freedom of Paris in July 2006. A city official said: "The freedom is given only to those who demonstrate devotion to Paris."

Johnny's nicknames as a child were Dipp and Deppity Dawg. He often signs in to hotels using the fake names of 'Mr Satan' or 'Mr Donkey Penis'. He is also credited as Oprah Noodlemantra occassionally.

In the past, Johnny has held jobs as a gas attendant, and as a pen salesman.

Johnny provided the voice over for his character, Captain Jack Sparrow, on the video game, Pirates of the Caribbean.

Johnny's long-time girlfriend, Vanessa Paradis, is a popular singer-songwriter in her native France, as well as an aspiring actress. Johnny directed the music videos for her songs, Que fait la vie? and Pourtant. Johnny learned French just to be able to converse Vanessa's parents.

Music Video Appearances 1991 - Into the Great Wide Open (Tom Petty) 1992 - It's A Shame About Ray (Lemonheads) 1994 - That Woman's Got Me Drinking (The Pogues)

When Johnny was a child, he used to train lizards as pets and to do tricks.

Johnny apparently conceived his portrayal of director Edward D. Wood Jr. in Ed Wood as a cross between Ronald Reagan (the wobbly-headed thing), the Tin Man from The Wizard of Oz(1939), and the voice of disc jockey Casey Kasem.

Johnny received a Star on the 'Hollywood Walk of Fame' on 19 November 1999. Tim Burton and Martin Landau were guest speakers. Johnny also has his handprints and footprints located in front of Hollywood's legendary 'Grauman's Chinese Theatre'.

Johnny shot all of his scenes in 9 days for Once Upon a Time in Mexico, but after his filming was done he didn't want to leave, so he suggested to director Robert Rodriguez that he take on the small role of a priest, which he played using his Marlon impression.

Johnny has a song written about him by the late famed schizophrenic Chicago street artist Wesley Willis.

Johnny wrote the foreword to Mark Salisbury's biography of Tim Burton, Burton on Burton. He credits Burton's belief in him for rescuing him from being "a loser, an outcast, just another piece of expendable Hollywood meat."

Johnny lists British comedy The Fast Show as his favourite TV program of all time. He used to take tapes of the series on tour with him to keep him amused. He also made a guest appearance in the last-ever sketch in the show's last ever episode.

Johnny adopted Goldeneye, the one-eyed Andalusian horse who played Gunpowder, Ichabod Crane's steed in Sleepy Hollow, thereby saving him from the glue factory.

Johnny's ex-fiancées include Sherilyn Fenn, Kate Moss, Jennifer Grey and Winona Ryder. While involved with Winona, Johnny had "Winona forever" tattooed on his arm. After the broke up, he had the n and a surgically removed to simply say "Wino forever!"

Johnny has appeared on the following lists: Harris Poll 2006 - #7 position America's Top Ten Favorite Movie Stars Empire Magazine 1995 - #1 Sexiest Male Movie Star of All Time 1997 - #67 The Top-100 Movie Stars of All Time E! 2003 - #1 Entertainer of the Year. TV Guide 2005 - #4 TV's 25 Greatest Teen Idols Forbes Celebrity 100 list 2006 - #27 after making $29 million dollars between June '05 and June '06 2007 - #6 after making $92 million dollars between June '06 and June '07 People 2007 - Sexiest Man Alive

When Johnny was a child, he had an allergy to chocolate.

Johnny's parents are John Christopher and Betty Sue Palmer. His siblings are Danny, Christy, and Debbie. Christie is his personal manager while Danny works as a screenwriter. Johnny's tattoo "Betty Sue" is in dedication to his mother.

Johnny has recorded with British band Oasis twice. Most notably, he plays lead slide guitar on the track "Fade In-Out", from the 1997 album Be Here Now. Noel Gallagher, Oasis lead guitarist, was allegedly too drunk to perform it himself, so Johnny stepped in and nailed the lead on one take.

Johnny was arrested in January 1999 in London when he got in a fight with paparazzi. He was also arrested one time for trashing a $1,200 dollar a night hotel in New York City.

Johnny played guitar for the soundtrack for the film, Chocolat.

Johnny was close friends with Hunter S. Thompson who nicknamed him "Colonel." In Secret Window there is the book by the author on Mort's coffee table which is the very book Johnny's movie, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas was based upon. Johnny has admited that he only starred in Secret Window because he always wanted to play a character named Mort.