He seems in his choice of film roles to be completely without vanity. His characters usually appear maladjusted and less heroic, often sensitive and melancholic. Johnny Depp can be squeezed into any drawer: The Mime is extremely versatile with its unconventional presentation of different characters in most difficult roles – whether in thrillers, horror films, thrillers or comedies, love astonished – to laugh ponder, as well. From a movie star guitarist John Christopher Depp II was on the 9th June 1963 in Owensboro, Kentucky (USA) as the fourth child of the engineer John Christopher Depp and his wife, Betty Sue was born. In 1971 the family moved to Florida for business reasons. After the divorce of their parents broke the 16-year-old off to college and tried to be a guitarist in the band “The Kids”, which was allowed to play as the opening act for Iggy Pop. On the hunt for a record deal in 1983 in LA, he learned about Nicholas Cage, who gave him a small role in the film “A Nightmare on Elm Street” (1984). His meticulous preparation for this onlyfew-second performance fell to positive. After another small role in “The Superaufreier” (1985), he obtained for “Platoon” (1986) finally more recognition. After the TV movie “Slow Burn” (1986) succeeded in 1987 with the television series “21 Jump Street” finally break through. The sudden mutation to Teen Idol polluted the very young actor: He got out three years later. The main roles in the films “Cry Baby” (1990) and “Edward Scissorhands” (1990) he managed to shake off his teen image. For “Edward” was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Actor. According to “Nightmare 6” (1991) and “Arizona Dream” (1992) he starred in the romantic comedy “Benny & Joon” (1993), for which he was (as with “Ed Wood”, 1994) again for the Golden Globe nominated. Other films like “Don Juan De Marco”, “Dead Man”, “Nick of Time” (1995), “Cannes Man” (1996),”Donnie Brasco” and “The Brave” (1997), “The Source” and “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas” (1998), “LA Without A Map”, “The wife of the astronauts,” “The Ninth Gate” and “Sleepy Hollow” (1999), “Before Night Falls” and “In turbulent times” (2000), “Chocolat,” “Blow” and “From Hell” followed. In 2003 he played the bizarre pirate Captain Jack Sparrow in the movie “Pirates of the Caribbean” – nominated for an Oscar, but not selected. Between 2003 and 2006, Johnny Depp was in the movie “Somewhere in Mexico” (2003), “Secret Window” and “see The Libertine” (2004). For the film “Finding Neverland” (2004), he was also nominated for an Oscar. In 2004 he also played in “Ils se marirent eurent et beaucoup d’enfants”, 2005, in “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory”, for which he was nominated for a Golden Globe. The blockbuster “Pirates of the Caribbean 2″2006 came to the cinemas, 2007, it expects the third part. Despite several awards such as the “Cesar” – Honorary Award for Lifetime Achievement (1999), the “Blockbuster Awards” for “Sleepy Hollow”, the SAG Award (2004 for “Pirates of the Caribbean”), “People’s Choice Award “(2005: the Top male movie star in” Finding Neverland “and 2006” Charlie and the Chocolate Factory “) and his numerous nominations has Johnny Depp not getting an Oscar or a Golden Globe been awarded – so there is still growth opportunities. Private Aftera fairly turbulent private life is romantically involved with Johnny Depp since 1998, nine years younger than the French actress and singer Vanessa Paradis. With her and their children Lily-Rose Melody (born 1999) and John Christopher “Jack” Depp III. (born 2002) lives in southern France. His penchant for crazy and unusual he is acting more out of probably only in his oblique rolls of film.