Johnny Depp

It seems as if Johnny Depp never sought fame. Most of the titles he’s worked on didn’t seem set to catch on. But his complex characters, far from the typical heartthrob to use, have helped him gain recognition and become a regular on lists of handsome and sexy men. Curious note taking into account that the physique of many of these characters was far from what is established today as beautiful.

Johnny Christopher Depp was born in Kentucky in 1963. His life was spent in Florida. At 15 he dropped out of school to become a rock star. They were years of music and drugs. Depp’s life changed radically when he moved to Los Angeles. There he met the makeup artist Lori Anne Allison, whom he married in 1983, although the couple had already separated at the age of three. But the seed was planted. Lori had introduced him to Nicolas Cage , who encouraged the rocker to act.

Depp has been branded as weird and eccentric, although perhaps the qualifier that best fits him is dark. Mystery envelops his figure and makes him someone alien to the current times, which he enjoys with atypical and risky characters. It is not uncommon for his film debut to be in Wes Craven ‘s A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984), where he was a victim of Freddy. Years later Depp appreciated the opportunity that the terrifying saga gave him and made a cameo in Final Nightmare: The Death of Freddy (1991). Oliver Stone had him for Platoon (1986), where he was a soldier. But it was the television series Young Policemen (1987-1990), which made him known.

Then came the big moment, Tim Burton and Johnny Depp ‘s first joint project . Burton has created around his work his own universe between the story, the fantasy, the mystery, the dream. The atmosphere Burton found his icon in Depp. Since Eduardo Scissorhands (1990) they are for each other. Together they have carried out projects, with originality as their flag. Thus, Depp became famous thanks to Eduardo, who with the scissors in his hands fell in love with Winona Ryder . The Depp-Burton couple would once again show talent in Ed Wood (1994), Sleepy Hollow (1999) and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005). In addition to the fact that Depp lent his voice to the animated filmCorpse Bride (2005).

The characters chosen by Depp throughout his career have led him to be a dyslexic young man in Benny & Joon (1993), the brother of a mentally handicapped man in Who does Gilbert Grape love? (1993), a suicide in Don Juan de Marco (1995), a drug user in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998) and Blow (2001), a book appraiser in search of Hell’s Gate in The Ninth Gate (1999) and a hedonistic libertine in The Libertine (2004). These types of complex characters are the ones that best define Depp’s career, but not the only ones. Tapes like At the appointed time (1995), The face of terror(1999) or Chocolat (2000) prove that Depp also fits into more conventional titles and characters.

Johnny Depp has continued to be closely linked to music, which enabled him to compose a theme for the soundtrack of the Robert Rodríguez film El mexicano (2003). His film concerns led him to debut as a director and screenwriter in The Brave (1997), his only work behind the scenes, which he said “was something he needed to do.” The tape tells the story of an Indian who offers to star in a snuff movie, and was attended by Marlon Brando .

Popularity and respect were perfectly combined in Depp. It seemed difficult to go further, but he did it with Pirates of the Caribbean. The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003), by Gore Verbinski . The film gave him even more fame. His quirky portrayal of Jack Sparrow, a 21st-century pirate who perfectly blends classic piracy elements with an aura of modernity, earned him an Oscar nomination for the second time – the first was for Finding Neverland (2004) . -. The success of Pirates was overwhelming, which led Verbisnki’s team to repeat in Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest(2006), with a collection of more than 1,000 million dollars worldwide in record time, 9 weeks. Not surprisingly, he has just finished Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End , which opens next year.

Sparrow has turned around Depp’s already consolidated career. The actor has managed to make the character his own, and it seems that he will be one of those who will go down in history linked to the image and air that Depp knew how to give him. But this indissolubility between actor and character has not led Johnny to pigeonhole. He is currently preparing for Tim Burton’s next project, the musical Sweeney Todd . So much professional hustle suggests that Depp is in Los Angeles, where he has one of his two residences. When he moves away from the movie mecca, he takes refuge in France, where his girlfriend lives, and mother of his two children, Vanessa Paradis . Perhaps it is she, better than anyone, who really knows this pirate who treasures the recognition of the public and his companions.