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Let’s talk about the Guinness World Record holder in 2012 for the highest paid actor with $75 million: Johnny Depp.Want to learn more about him? Below we shared some unknown interesting Johnny Depp Facts.
Fun Facts About Johnny Depp
1.Johnny Depp's first acting role was in Wes Craven's 1984 classic "A Nightmare on Elm Street."
2. Nicolas Cage advised Johnny Depp to try acting.
3. Johnny Depp was almost fired by Disney Executives.
It’s interesting to know though, that while shooting for the first
film he was almost fired because the Disney executives couldn’t
understand his portrayal of the fictional pirate. Today, the franchise
is one of Disney’s biggest money makers and mainly due to the Captain!
One of Depp’s inspirations for playing the character was Rolling
Stones rocker Keith Richards who is one of Depp’s personal idols. The
two eventually ended up as father and son on the screen of the same
movie!
4.With over a dozen tattoos, Depp has said his "body is a journal in a way. It's like what sailors used to do, where every tattoo meant something...
5.Johnny Depp purchased Bela Lugosi's Los Angeles home.
6.Johnny Depp has his own Production Company.
7.Johnny Depp Was a Wild Teen.
Johnny Depp's pre-showbiz years were
hardly uneventful. According to People.com, he started smoking at 12, had lost his virginity at 13, started doing drugs at 14 and eventually
dropped out of high school at 16 to join the garage band, The Kids.
8.Johnny Depp is a Charitable Celebrity.
Johnny Depp has two children, a daughter and a son. In 2007, his daughter
fell seriously ill with an E. Coli infection that caused her kidneys to
shut down. She recovered at Great Ormond Street Hospital and so to thank
them he visited the hospital later that year in full Captain Jack
Sparrow attire and spent four hours there, reading stories to the
children. Not only that, the next year he also donated £1 million to the
hospital!
9.Johnny Depp has been nominated for the Best Actor Oscar three times, for "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street" (2007), "Finding Neverland" (2004), and "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl" (2003).
10.Johnny Depp a Wino?
His 1990s fling with Winona
Ryder was well documented. But did you know the tattoo on his arm that
once read "Winona Forever" now reads "Wino Forever?
11.Johnny Depp never won an Oscar!
12. When Johnny Depp was a child, he used to train lizards as pets and to do tricks.
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