Depp was born in Owensboro, Kentucky, to John Christopher Depp, Sr. and Betty Sue Palmer. The family moved to Miramar, Florida, in 1970 where he was primarily raised. He has one brother, Danny, and two sisters, Debbie and Christie (who is Depp's personal manager). The Depp family is mostly of Irish, German and Cherokee descent. Depp's maternal great-grandmother, Minnie, was a full-blooded Cherokee, and his father is also of partial Cherokee heritage, making Depp one-quarter Native American. The family was constantly on the move during Depp's childhood, and he and his siblings lived in more than twenty different locations. Depp's mother bought him a guitar at about age 13, and Depp began playing in garage bands.Depp's parents divorced in 1978 when he was 15, and he dropped out of school a year later to become a rock musician. He played with a band named "The Kids," who had modest local success. The band set out for Los Angeles, California, to try to get a record deal, changing their name to "Six Gun Method." During this period, Depp married Lori Anne Allison, the sister of the drummer of the band, on December 20, 1983. This caused friction between the band members and they split, the record deal never having materialized. Depp also collaborated with the band "Rock City Angels" and co-wrote the song "Mary" which appeared on their debut for Geffen Records, "Young Man's Blues". In 1985, he and his close friend Earl Stevenson, a former U.S. Marine sergeant who also played his brother on A Nightmare on Elm Street, were both disappointed when they were turned down for a part in a music video being put together by the Wolf Brothers in Los Angeles.Depp and his wife worked to make ends meet after moving in together - she worked as a makeup artist, and he worked a variety of odd jobs (he even worked as a telemarketer for a time). Later, his wife introduced him to actor Nicolas Cage, who advised Depp to turn to acting to support himself and his wife. His film career took off slowly, however, and in 1985 Depp divorced Allison. Since then, he has dated and been engaged to Sherilyn Fenn, Jennifer Grey, Winona Ryder and Kate Moss. Depp is now in a long-term relationship with French singer and actress Vanessa Paradis, whom he met while filming The Ninth Gate in 1998. Together they have two children, daughter Lily-Rose Melody Depp (b. May 27, 1999,) and son Jack John Christopher Depp III (b. April 9, 2002). The family divides their time between Los Angeles and a villa in the South of France. He also owns an island in the Caribbean, where he spends some of his time, as well as property in the Cornwall region of England.Depp has admitted to engaging in self-mutilation as a child due to the stress of dealing with family problems and his own insecurity. He has seven or eight scars from practicing self-harm. In a 1993 Details interview he explained his self-injury by saying, "My body is a journal in a way. It's like what sailors used to do, where every tattoo meant something, a specific time in your life when you make a mark on yourself, whether you do it yourself with a knife or with a professional tattoo artist." In 1999, Depp admitted that to this day, his self-image and self-esteem are sometimes rocky, though he maintains that he is happier than he's ever been.Depp's first role was in "A Nightmare on Elm Street" (1984). Then he starred in the FOX's TV series "21 Jump Street". The show was a success and he instantly became a teen idol worshipped mainly for his looks, which Depp abhorred. However, Depp stayed with the show. The show lasted for four seasons; some speculate that it was Johnny Depp's exit that caused Fox to cancel the program.Eager to shake his image as a Hollywood pretty boy, Depp began taking roles in offbeat, unusual films, beginning with "Cry-Baby" (1990) and later, at age 27, making his big break as the monstrously disfigured protagonist of Tim Burton's "Edward Scissorhands", for which he was nominated for a Golden Globe. Soon afterward, Depp began landing featured parts in high-profile films alongside renowned actors, including "What's Eating Gilbert Grape" with Leonardo DiCaprio, "Don Juan DeMarco" with Marlon Brando, and "Donnie Brasco" with Al Pacino.He is known for choosing diverse roles in a variety of genres, including Captain Jack Sparrow (Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl), real-life undercover FBI agent and Mafia infiltrator Joe Pistone (Donnie Brasco), a corrupt gun-slinging CIA operative Agent Sands(Once Upon a Time in Mexico), fictional candy mogul Willy Wonka (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory), and the drug-fueled gonzo-journalist Raoul Duke (modeled after Hunter S. Thompson) in "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas".Depp is also noted for his frequent collaborations with director Tim Burton. They have made five films together to date: Edward Scissorhands, Ed Wood, Sleepy Hollow, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Corpse Bride. Depp has credited Burton as the director who saved him from being "a loser, an outcast, just another piece of expendable Hollywood meat".Depp has also directed, starred in and, along with his brother, co-wrote the screenplay for a film "The Brave", which depicts the plight of Native Americans.Depp has been nominated twice for a Best Actor Oscar for "Finding Neverland" and "Pirates of the Caribbean" and has six Golden Globe nominations to his name. He also has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and a set of hands and footprints in the cement in front of Grauman's Chinese Theatre.Depp, a musician, can be heard playing slide guitar on the Oasis song "Fade In-Out" (from Be Here Now, 1997);playing acoustic guitar in the movie "Chocolat", playing on the soundtrack to the movie "Once Upon A Time in Mexico" with his band Tonto's Giant Nuts; on Shane MacGowan's first solo album; and as a member of P, a group featuring Butthole Surfers singer Gibby Haynes. (However, it has been acknowledged that Depp does not possess a good singing voice.) He also made an appearance on The Fast Show,'with the "Suits you Sir!" sales men segment' a British comic sketch show.Depp reportedly has 12 tattoos, including the inscriptions "Lily-Rose" (the name of his first-born child), "Betty Sue" (his mother's name), and "Wino Forever" (originally "Winona Forever"; Depp had the tattoo altered after his break-up with Winona Ryder); a sparrow that can be seen on his character Captain Jack in the film "Pirates of the Caribbean" is real also.Like many celebrities, Depp has had several run-ins with the law over the course of his career. His first arrest was in Vancouver for a late-night altercation in a hotel lobby. He was accused of selling drugs at his club The Viper Room, after actor River Phoenix died in front of the club from a drug overdose in 1993 though the owners were not involved in the tragic death. In 1994, Depp was arrested and questioned by police for allegedly causing serious damage to a New York hotel suite. He was arrested again in 1999 for getting into a fight with paparazzi outside a restaurant while dining in London with his girlfriend, Vanessa Paradis.He dislikes fans taking pictures of his family and has threatened paparazzi who have attempted to photograph his children, telling a reporter in an interview that if he caught anyone doing so, he would "bite your nose off and swallow it."Johnny Depp was the Mystery Slimed Celebrity at the 2005 Kids' Choice Awards.
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