John Christopher "Johnny" Depp II is one of the American actor and musician known for his portrayal of offbeat, eccentric characters such as Jack Sparrow in the Pirates of the Caribbean film series, Raoul Duke in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, and Ichabod Crane in Sleepy Hollow. Depp rose to prominences in a direct role on the television series 21 Jump Street and quickly became regarded as a teen idol. Uncomfortable with this career direction, he twisted his focused to film roles. He firstly came to film prominence as the titular characters of Edward Scissorhands, and later found box office success in roles such as Ichabod Crane in Sleepy Hollow, Jack Sparrow in the Pirated of the Caribbean film series and Willy Wonka in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
He has collaborate with directors and close friend Tim Burton in seven films, the most current of which are Alice in Wonderland and Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007). Depp has garner acclaim for his portrayals of real life figure such as Edward D. Wood, Jr., in Ed Wood, Joseph D. Pistone in Donnie Brasco and George Jung in Blow (2001). Films feature Depp have gross over $2.6 billion at the United States box offices and over $6 billion worldwide. select for the Academy Award for Best Actor three times, Screen Actors Guild Awards four time and Golden Globe Awards eight times, Depp won the Best Actor Awards from the Golden Globes.
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