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Johnny Depp

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Johnny Depp

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John Christopher Depp II (English: John Christopher Depp II, June 9, 1963 -), commonly known as Johnny Depp (Johnny Depp), is an American actor, film producer and musician. He has won the Golden Globe Award and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actor. His earliest famous work was the 1980s TV series "Dragon Tiger Boys", and he became one of the idols of young people. Later, Depp's popularity increased greatly. He played a supporting role in the movie "The Khmer Goes Forward" (1986), and then starred in "Edward Scissorhands" (1990), "Sleepy Hollow" (1999), and "The Lost Ship" (1999). 2003) and its series sequels, "The Chocolat Factory" (2005), "Old Adventures" (2010), "Strike" (2011) and "The Crimes of Grindelwald" (2018) and other films. He has collaborated on eight films with Tim Burton, a collaborator and friend, and has also appeared in many films with Helena Bonham Carter. Depp is considered one of the greatest movie stars in the world. The series of films in which he starred in "The Legend of the Devil" are his most successful commercial films; in addition, films such as "Chocolate Adventure Factory" and "Dream of Evil" also have high box office numbers. He has been nominated for three Academy Awards for Best Actor. Depp won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for his performance in The Barber (2007), and went on to win the Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actor for The Lost Boys. Depp's performance in American movies has earned him the status of a sex symbol, and he was named the "Sexiest Man Alive" twice by People magazine in 2003 and 2009. He has been listed in the 2012 Guinness Book of World Records as the highest paid actor ($95 million). In 2016, then-spouse Amber Heard filed for divorce and accused Johnny of domestic violence, which caused Johnny Depp to lose his film and television work and his image was severely damaged. In 2019, Johnny filed a defamation lawsuit against his ex-wife Amber. The following year, Amber also countersued Johnny. In 2022 The court trial began in April of that year. During the litigation, public opinion began to sympathize with Johnny after the private affairs of both parties were revealed one after another. On June 1 of the same year, the Virginia State Court jury issued a verdict. All seven points in Johnny's lawsuit were established, and only one of the three points in Amber's lawsuit was successful.

Category
Film & TV
Nationality
United States
Born
1963-06-09
Wikidata
Q37175
Occupations film directorfilm producertelevision actormovie actorvoice actorguitaristactormusiciandirectorproducer
Aliases John C. Depp IIJohn Christopher "Johnny" Depp IIJohn DeppJohnny DeppJohnny DeppJohnny DeppJohnny DeppJohnny DeppJohnny Christopher Depp IIJohnny Depp

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