Johnny Depp Research Paper

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Johnny Depp is one of the best American actors. He has the great ability of playing different characters and he does it extremely well. He has been recognized worldwide for his movies and also for several scandals in his life. He has appeared in more than 30 movies and has earned many appreciation and great awards for his good work. He as well has mentioned many times that he doesn’t like the idea of being famous because when you are famous it feels like living your live like a fugitive, because all of your privacy goes away.

We have been delighted with the great adventures of Jack Sparrow, we have also cried with the tenderness of Edward Scissorhands, we enjoy as well the extravagances of Willy Wonka, and last but obviously not least, we have all seen and enjoyed as well the craziness of the Mad Hatter.
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His mother was a waitress named Betty Sue Palmer and his father was a civil engineer named John Christopher Depp Sr. He also has a brother named Daniel Depp who is a writer and two sisters, one of the sisters is named Christie who is his personal administrator and Debbie. Johnny is a French, German, Cherokee, and Irish descendant. He was raised in Florida and dropped out of school when he was 15 because music was more important to him.

Before being famous Johnny worked as a pen salesman but then suddenly everything changed. Johnny was introduced to Nicolas Cage and Nicolas introduced Johnny to the world of fame. Nicolas advised Johnny to pursue an acting career. Johnny’s first rise to fame was when he starred in a lead role on the Fox television series 21 Jump Street which premiered in 1987. This series turned Depp into a popular teen idol and after this he has become extremely famous and has done many movies. He has received many awards such as the Golden Globe Award, MTV Movie Awards, Teen & Kids Choice Awards, and People Choice Awards. He was also nominated for an

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