Johnny Depp
Full Name: John Christopher Depp II
Date of Birth: June 9, 1963
Birthplace: Owensboro, Kentucky, USA; raised mostly in Miramar, Florida.
Parents: John Christopher Depp and Betty Sue Palmer
Siblings:
Danny (also known as D.P. Depp)
Christi (Dembrowski)
Debbie
Current Residence: Owns homes near Saint Tropez, France, and in Los Angeles, CA (USA). Purchased a Caribbean island getaway in 2004.
Partner: Vanessa Paradis (current), a popular singer, songwriter and actress in France.
Former Spouse: Lori Allison, 1983-1985 (divorced)
Children (with Vanessa Paradis):
Lily-Rose Melody Depp, born May 27, 1999
John Christopher Depp III (Jack), born April 9, 2002
Musical Affiliations: Played as guitarist in a band called "The Kids" and with a band called "P".
Business Affiliations: Long-time owner of the Viper Room nightclub in Los Angeles, though the club was reported sold in 2004. Also part-owner of the Man Ray restaurants in New York and Paris.
Production Company: Founded his own movie production company in 2004 called "Infinitum Nihil".
On Life:
"I cut down [on smoking], I'll have you know. I cut down drastically. After all these years, I've finally figured it out. It's really pointless."
--Johnny Depp
USAToday, March 7, 2004
"I am an American. I love my country and have great hopes for it. It is for this reason that I speak candidly and sometimes critically about it. I have benefited greatly from the freedom that exists in my country and for this I am eternally grateful."
--Johnny Depp
E! Online, Aug. 5, 2003
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On Career:
[About Tracey Jacobs, his agent]: "Tracey's taken a lot of heat over the years. She has bosses and higher-ups, and every time I take on another strange project, they're going, Jesus Christ! When does he do a movie where he kisses the girl? When does he get to pull a gun out and shoot somebody? When does he get to be a fucking man for a change? When is he finally going to do a blockbuster?"
--Johnny Depp
Time Magazine, March 15, 2004
"The challenge for me is still to do something that hasn't been beaten into the moviegoing consciousness. Otherwise what am I in it for?"
--Johnny Depp
Time Magazine, March 15, 2004
"I don't want to be 85 years old and have my grandkids go, Ewwww. Grandpa did some dumb shit. I'd rather have them say, Wow, man, you're nuts!"
--Johnny Depp
Time Magazine, March 15, 2004
"I like not knowing what's happening out there -- who's doing what, how they were, what the box office was. Even when I'm in the soup bowl of Hollywood, I just play Barbies and hang out with the kiddies."
--Johnny Depp
Time Magazine, March 15, 2004
I'd just thank the people out there who have been with my up-and-down, weird-road, strange career and supported me and stuck with me all these years. I mean, they're my boss. That's what keeps me working."
--Johnny Depp
E! Online, March 10, 2004
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On Family:
"I just kind of stumbled around for 35 years. And then when my daughter arrived, it was like Now, I see. Suddenly everything else is just kind of shavings, morsels, little tidbits. And this is what it's all about. This is real life. Boy, it couldn't have come at a better time."
--Johnny Depp
USAToday, March 7, 2004
"More than anything, I love being with my family. I'm like a total homebody, just hanging out with my kids."
--Johnny Depp
USAToday, March 7, 2004
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