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Name: John Christopher Depp II
Date of Birth: June 9, 1963
Birthplace: Owensboro, Kentucky
Occupation: Actor/director/musician
Father: John Christopher Depp (city engineer)
Mother: Betty Sue Palmer (waitress)
Daughter: Lily-Rose Melody (mother: Vanessa Paradis; born May 27 1999)
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Brown
Height: 5'10
Weight: 155
Astrological Sign: Gemini

Filmography

2002 Once Upon a Time in Mexico ... Sands, corrupt CIA agent
2001 From Hell ... Inspector Frederick Abberline
2001 The Man Who Cried ... Cesar
2001 Blow ... George Jung
2001 Chocolate ... Roux
2000 Before Night Falls ... Bon Bon/Lieutenant Victor
1999 Sleepy Hollow ... Constable Ichabod Crane
1999 The Astronaut's Wife ... Spencer Armacost
1999 The Ninth Gate ... Dean Corso
1999 The Source ... Jack Kerouac
1998 L.A. Without a Map ... Himself
1998 Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas ... Raoul Duke
1997 The Brave ... Raphael
1997 Donnie Brasco ... Joe Pistone/Donnie Brasco
1996 Cannes Man ... Himself
1995 Nick of Time ... Gene Watson
1995 Dead Man ... William 'Bill' Blake
1995 Don Juan DeMarco ... Don Juan
1994 Ed Wood ... Edward D. Wood, Jr.
1993 What's Eating Gilbert Grape ... Gilbert Grape
1993 Benny & Joon ... Sam
1993 Arizona Dream ... Axel Blackmar
1991 Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare (as Oprah Noodlemantra)... Teen on TV
1990 Cry-Baby ... Wade "Cry-Baby" Walker
1990 Edward Scissorhands ... Edward Scissorhands
1986 Slow Burn ... Donnie Fleischer
1986 Platoon ... Private Lerner
1985 Private Resort ... Jack
1984 A Nightmare on Elm Street ... Glen Lantz

Awards


1999
Won
César Honorary Award

1997
Nominated
Golden Palm
for: Brave, The

1996
Won
ALFS Award
Actor of the Year for: Ed Wood

1995
Nominated
Golden Globe
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical for: Ed Wood

1994
Nominated
Golden Globe
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical for: Benny & Joon

1994
Nominated
MTV Movie Award
Best Comedic Performance for: Benny & Joon

1994
Nominated
MTV Movie Award
Best On-Screen Duo for: Benny & Joon

1991
Nominated
Golden Globe
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical for: Edward Scissorhands

1990
Won
ShoWest Award
Male Star of Tomorrow


Biography

When he was twelve, his mother bought him a guitar which became his obsession. Johnny decided to drop out of school at age 16 to concentrate on his music career. He played guitar for a group called The Kids who opened for several prominent acts including Iggy Pop. He and his band moved to Los Angeles with high hopes of making it big. He was married at age 20 to makeup artist, Lori Allison. His career as a musician failed to skyrocket and he resorted to selling pens over the phone to make ends meet. A divorce soon followed. But during those years Johnny got a lucky break, Lori had introduced him to actor Nicolas Cage. Although at first they did not like each other, they became good friends. Nicolas convinced him to try acting and he signed on with Cage's agent. His first audition was for a part in Wes Craven's "A Nightmare on Elm Street". Mr. Craven asked his daughter who she thought should get the part of Glen and she picked Johnny. Although not an illustrious beginning (being eaten by a bed in the movie), Johnny's movie career was launched.

After a couple of other movies and no more offers, Johnny was convinced by his agent to take a role on the TV show "21 Jump Street". Since money and offers weren't rolling in, and he felt the show would last only a short time, he accepted. The show became popular with teens and the Fox TV executives began to push Johnny as a teen idol. Much to his chagrin, he became the premiere male teen idol, the ultimate symbol of cool, and the TV show dragged on for four years. He spoofed his teen idol role in his next movie, called "Cry Baby", and started to change his cutesy image for one of a serious actor.

Johnny became a tabloid darling early in his career probably because of his off screen lifestyle. He developed a bad boy image conceived by the press after being involved in altercations and displaying an attitude which was conceived as devil-may-care. The tabloids became obsessed with his love life as he became involved with a number of female celebrities. The most high profile of which was his engagement to actress Winona Ryder and their on and off relationship which spanned four years amid much tabloid speculation. A year after their final break up, he met Kate Moss at the Cafe Tabac in New York City in 1994. Kate and Johnny had an on/off relationship until sometime in 1998 when Johnny began to date Vanessa Paradise.

Johnny has remained very interested in music and purchased a club, The Viper Room, in Los Angeles as a haven for playing his music. He has numerous friends in the music business and has a band called "P" which occasionally plays at the Viper Room. "P" released their first album in November, 1995.

In November of 1996, Johnny reach another milestone in his career. He finished filming his directorial debut, "The Brave". The movie is about a man who sells himself for a snuff film in order to earn money for his destitute family. Johnny's friend, Marlon Brando, agreed to do a small part for the film. The film was selected for competition at the 1997 Cannes Film Festival.

Johnny was given high praise by the French film industry when presented with an Honorary Cesar Award (French equivalent of an Oscar) at the ceremony in France on March 6, 1999. He was presented with the award by Roman Polanski after a review of his films and a speech by his friend, Pascal Gregory.

On May 27, 1999 at 8:25 pm, Johnny became a father for the first time. Vanessa Paradis gave birth to their daughter, Lily-Rose Melody Depp, in a hospital near Paris with Johnny by her side.

Wordlist

obsession n. 困扰，分神；萦绕
skyrocket v. 猛涨，上升
illustrious adj. 著名的，显赫的
tabloid adj. 通俗小报的

Questions

1.When did Jonny Depp decide to drop out of school?
2. Who is Jonny Depp's good friend?
3. Which show made him become a male teen idol?
4. What was Jonny's first album?