Johnny Depp
Johnny Depp, the American actor, musician and filmmaker, saw his film Jeanne du Barry open the 2023 Cannes Film Festival to a standing ovation that lasted seven minutes. Playing King Louis XV, he was acting in French for the first time. Critics gave the film a mixed reception, and many called it his comeback. Depp did not agree with that label.
The disagreement says a lot about a career that has never followed a straight line. Films he appeared in have grossed over $10.8 billion worldwide, and he has won a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award. He has also collected three Academy Award nominations. Yet he has also been a rock guitarist, a teen idol and a painter. He later became the central figure in a highly publicized trial that sparked widespread debate about defamation and domestic abuse.
This documentary follows the questions that run through that career. How did a musician who drifted into acting become a global star? Why did he keep choosing gentle, strange outsiders over conventional leading men? And what happened when his private life and his public image collided in court?
Depp was born John Christopher Depp II on the 9th of June 1963 in Owensboro, Kentucky, the youngest of four children. His mother, Betty Sue, worked as a waitress, and his father, also named John Christopher Depp, was a civil engineer. The family moved often, and in 1970 it settled in Miramar, Florida.
His mother gave him a guitar when he was 12, and he soon began playing in various bands. In 1978, when he was 15, his parents divorced. His mother later married Robert Palmer, whom Depp has called “an inspiration”.
In 1979, at 16, Depp dropped out of Miramar High School to become a rock musician. He tried to go back two weeks later. The principal turned him away and told him to follow his dream of being a musician.
In 1980 he joined a band called The Kids. After modest local success in Florida, the band moved to Los Angeles in search of a record deal and renamed itself Six Gun Method. Depp paid his bills with odd jobs, including telemarketing. The group opened for the Ramones and Iggy Pop, but it split in 1984 without a record deal.
In December 1983 Depp had married Lori Anne Allison, a makeup artist and the sister of his band's bassist and singer. Her own plans had bent as well. Her career as a record producer ended after she became deaf in one ear, and she turned to makeup work for film and television. After The Kids dissolved, Depp collaborated with the band Rock City Angels. He co-wrote their song “Mary”, which appeared on their debut Geffen Records album, Young Man's Blues.
Depp's surname comes from Pierre Dieppe, a French Huguenot immigrant who settled in Virginia around 1700. Depp is mostly of English descent, with some French, German, Irish and distant African American ancestry. One of his eighth great-grandmothers, Elizabeth Key Grinstead, was among the first African Americans in the North American colonies to sue for freedom and win.
In interviews in 2002 and 2011, Depp said he had Native American ancestry, describing a great-grandmother who “grew up Cherokee or maybe Creek Indian”. Indian Country Today reported that he had never asked about his heritage and was not recognized as a member of the Cherokee Nation. He has no documented Native ancestry. Native community leaders consider him “a non-Indian” and a pretendian.
Critics also objected to his decision to play Tonto in The Lone Ranger. They objected as well to his naming a rock band “Tonto's Giant Nuts”. During promotion of the film, LaDonna Harris, a member of the Comanche Nation, adopted him as an honorary son. That made him an honorary member of her family, but not a member of any tribe.
In Los Angeles, Lori Ann Allison introduced her husband to the actor Nicolas Cage. The two became drinking buddies, and Cage urged Depp to try acting. Depp had been curious about the craft since reading a biography of James Dean and watching Rebel Without a Cause.
Cage arranged an audition with the director Wes Craven for A Nightmare on Elm Street. Depp had no acting experience and later said he “ended up acting by accident”. Craven's daughter took notice of him, and he won the part of the main character's boyfriend, one of Freddy Krueger's victims. The pay helped cover bills that his music career left unpaid.
A starring role in the 1985 comedy Private Resort followed. In 1986 the director of the skating drama Thrashin' wanted Depp as the lead, but the producer overruled him. Depp instead took a small part as a Vietnamese-speaking private in Oliver Stone's Vietnam War drama Platoon.
The Fox television series 21 Jump Street premiered in 1987, with Depp as an undercover police officer working in a high school. He accepted the part to work with the actor Frederic Forrest, who inspired him. The show made him a teen idol. Depp felt it “forced him into the role of product”.
By 1990, disillusioned by that fame, Depp started choosing roles that interested him instead of roles likely to sell tickets. His first release that year was John Waters's Cry-Baby, a musical comedy set in the 1950s. It did poorly at the box office but has since become a cult classic.
In 1991 he made a brief cameo in Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare, the sixth film in the series that gave him his start. Three releases arrived in 1993. In Benny and Joon he played an eccentric, illiterate fan of silent films who befriends a mentally ill woman and her brother. It became a sleeper hit, and reviewers compared his physical comedy to that of Buster Keaton. Depp earned a Golden Globe nomination.
Lasse Hallström's What's Eating Gilbert Grape paired Depp with Leonardo DiCaprio and Juliette Lewis. Most of the praise went to DiCaprio, who received an Academy Award nomination, and the film did poorly at the box office. Emir Kusturica's surrealist Arizona Dream opened to positive reviews and won the Silver Bear at the Berlin Film Festival.
The mixed fortunes continued in 1995. Don Juan DeMarco, opposite Marlon Brando, was a box-office hit, with Depp as a man who believes he is the world's greatest lover. Jim Jarmusch's Dead Man was a Western shot entirely in black and white, and it neither sold well nor won over critics. Nick of Time, in which he played an accountant told to kill a politician to save his kidnapped daughter, failed financially and critically.
The Brave, in 1997, marked his debut as a director and screenwriter. He also starred, as a poor Native American man who accepts money from a wealthy man, played by Brando, to appear in a snuff film. It premiered at the 1997 Cannes Film Festival to mostly negative reviews. Variety called it “a turgid and unbelievable neo-western”. Because of the reviews, Depp did not release it in the United States.
The writer Hunter S. Thompson was a fan and friend of Depp. In 1998 Depp played Thompson's alter ego Raoul Duke in Terry Gilliam's adaptation of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. It was a box-office failure and polarized critics.
Two films followed in 1999 besides his Burton project. The Astronaut's Wife, with Charlize Theron, succeeded with neither audiences nor critics. The Ninth Gate cast Depp as a seller of old books drawn into a mystery, and it fared somewhat better with audiences but drew mixed reviews. Filming it in France in 1998 had a lasting effect on his life, because there he met the French actress and singer Vanessa Paradis.
Tim Burton directed Depp in eight films, beginning with Edward Scissorhands in 1990. Depp played the gentle title character opposite Dianne Wiest and Winona Ryder. To prepare, he watched many Charlie Chaplin films to learn how to create sympathy without dialogue. The film earned $53 million at the domestic box office.
Peter Travers of Rolling Stone called the result “a terrific performance”. Depp received his first Golden Globe nomination. An extinct arthropod with prominent claws was later named Kootenichela deppi in his honor, since chela is Latin for claws or scissors.
In 1994 Depp played the title role in Ed Wood, about one of history's most inept film directors. He later said he was depressed about filmmaking at the time, but that “within 10 minutes of hearing about the project, I was committed”. Working with Martin Landau, who played Bela Lugosi, “rejuvenated my love for acting”. The film did not earn back its production costs. Critics received it warmly, and Depp earned another Golden Globe nomination.
Sleepy Hollow arrived in 1999, with Depp as Ichabod Crane opposite Christina Ricci and Christopher Walken. He drew on Angela Lansbury, Roddy McDowall and Basil Rathbone. In his mind, Ichabod was a delicate and fragile man. The film was a commercial and critical success.
In 2005 Depp played the eccentric candy maker Willy Wonka in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, which earned him another Golden Globe nomination. The same year he voiced Victor Van Dort in the stop-motion film Corpse Bride.
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, in 2007, was their sixth film together and the first in which Depp had to sing. Depp cited Peter Lorre's performance in Mad Love, from 1935, as his main influence. Lorre had played a surgeon who was “creepy but sympathetic”. Rather than hire a vocal coach, Depp recorded demos with his old bandmate Bruce Witkin.
Entertainment Weekly's Chris Nashawaty compared the barber's razor work to Edward's hedge-trimming and imagined all the twisted beauty the world would have missed had Burton and Depp never met. Depp won the Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy. He also received his third Oscar nomination and two Critics' Choice nominations.
Alice in Wonderland followed in 2010, with Depp as the Mad Hatter alongside Helena Bonham Carter, Anne Hathaway and Alan Rickman. Reviews were mixed. Even so, the film earned US$1.025 billion, making it the second-highest-grossing film of 2010 and the biggest commercial hit of Depp's career.
Dark Shadows, in 2012, was their eighth film together. Depp co-produced it and starred with Bonham Carter, Michelle Pfeiffer and Eva Green. It was based on a 1960s Gothic television soap opera that had been one of his childhood favorites. Reviews were mixed and the film performed poorly in the United States, though it did well in foreign markets. That same year Guinness World Records named Depp the world's highest-paid actor, with earnings of US$75 million.
In 2003 Walt Disney Pictures released Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, and it was a major box-office success. Depp earned wide acclaim as the pirate Captain Jack Sparrow, along with Academy Award, Golden Globe and BAFTA nominations. He won a Screen Actors Guild Award and the MTV Movie Award for Best Actor in a Movie.
Studio executives had been ambivalent about his portrayal at first. Depp modeled Sparrow on Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards and the cartoon skunk Pepé Le Pew. He has said the pirate is “definitely a big part of me”. Audiences embraced the character regardless.
Dead Man's Chest followed in 2006 and At World's End in 2007, and both were major box-office successes. Depp also voiced Sparrow in the video game Pirates of the Caribbean: The Legend of Jack Sparrow. A Fandango survey found that Depp as Sparrow was the main reason many moviegoers bought tickets to a Pirates film.
On Stranger Tides, the fourth installment, arrived in 2011 and became the third-highest-grossing film of that year. Dead Men Tell No Tales, in 2017, did worse in the United States than earlier entries. It still did well internationally, particularly in China, Japan and Russia. As of 2021, the five films had earned US$4.5 billion.
Sparrow also appeared off screen. Depp visited children's hospital wards dressed as the pirate in Vancouver, Paris, London, Australia and the United States. His most recent visits were in Spain. He recorded a video message in character for a terminally ill boy. For a girl who had been in a coma for five months, he recorded a message as himself. Her parents said he was her favorite actor and hoped his voice would help wake her.
Depp's relationship with Disney soured in the 2010s. The Lone Ranger, in 2013, was poorly received by the public and critics, and it cost Disney a US$190 million loss. Alice Through the Looking Glass, in 2016, lost the studio about US$70 million. Depp had been inducted as a Disney Legend in 2015. In 2018 Disney confirmed it would not cast him in new Pirates installments.
In March 2021, an online petition to bring him back, begun four months earlier, reached its goal of 500,000 signatures. His Pirates co-star Kevin McNally voiced support for his return. In 2025 Depp spoke with Jerry Bruckheimer about a possible sixth film, pending script development.
Depp founded the production company Infinitum Nihil in 2004 under Warner Bros. Pictures, to develop projects in which he would act or produce. He serves as chief executive, and his sister, Christi Dembrowski, is president. Its first two releases arrived in 2011. The Rum Diary, adapted from a novel by Hunter S. Thompson, starred Depp but failed to recover its production costs. Martin Scorsese's Hugo drew major critical praise and many award nominations, yet it also failed at the box office. After the Warner Bros. agreement expired in 2011, Depp signed a multi-year first-look deal with Walt Disney Studios.
In September 2021 Depp launched IN.2, a London-based sister company. With the Spanish producer A Contracorriente Films, it announced a development fund for television and film projects. His press release promised a space “where artists can be artists”. He co-owned the Viper Room nightclub in Los Angeles from 1993 to 2003 and was briefly a part owner of the Paris restaurant-bar Man Ray. In 2013 he and Douglas Brinkley published an edition of Woody Guthrie's novel House of Earth.
Before acting, Depp was a guitarist, and he has since played on songs by Oasis, Shane MacGowan, Iggy Pop, Vanessa Paradis, Aerosmith and Marilyn Manson, among others. He played guitar on the soundtracks of Chocolat and Once Upon a Time in Mexico. In the 1990s he belonged to a group called P, with Gibby Haynes of the Butthole Surfers, Flea of the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Steve Jones of the Sex Pistols.
In 2015 Depp formed the supergroup Hollywood Vampires with Alice Cooper and Joe Perry, and the band also includes Bruce Witkin. Their self-titled debut album came out in September 2015. It held eleven classic rock covers and three originals co-written by Depp. They made their live debut that month at The Roxy in Los Angeles, and toured in 2016-2018 and 2023. Their 2019 album Rise leaned on original material and included Depp singing David Bowie's “Heroes”.
In 2020 Depp recorded a cover of John Lennon's “Isolation” with the guitarist Jeff Beck. In May 2022 he made a surprise appearance at a Beck concert in Sheffield, playing three classic songs by Lennon, Marvin Gaye and Jimi Hendrix. Their joint album, 18, was released on the 15th of July 2022, and Depp joined Beck on his last tours of Europe and the United States. In May 2023 Depp played at the Jeff Beck tribute concerts at the Royal Albert Hall, alongside Eric Clapton, Rod Stewart, Ronnie Wood and Kirk Hammett. On the 17th of July 2024 he played guitar while Andrea Bocelli sang “En Aranjuez Con Tu Amor” in Beck's honor.
In 2006 Children's Hospital Los Angeles gave Depp its “Courage to Care” award for his advocacy for children. In 2016 he received the Rhonda's Kiss Healing and Hope Award for his work with cancer patients. His “Never Fear Truth” NFTs raised nearly $800,000 for children's hospitals and other groups, among them Perth Children's Hospital Foundation and Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity. A private concert with Rod Stewart in London raised over $300,000 for Celia Hammond's Animal Trust, which rescues cats and kittens.
In 2009 Heath Ledger died before finishing The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus. Depp, Jude Law and Colin Farrell each played the character Ledger had begun, and all three gave their salaries to Ledger's daughter, Matilda.
In July 2022 Depp's Friends & Heroes collection sold out within hours at Castle Fine Art in London's Covent Garden. It was a set of paintings of people who inspired him, among them Al Pacino, Elizabeth Taylor, Bob Dylan and Keith Richards. He sold 780 prints through the art house's 37 galleries for nearly $4 million. Framed single images cost £3,950, and the four-image portfolio cost £14,950. Ahead of the sale he said, “No one should ever limit themselves.”
Friends & Heroes II followed in March 2023, with prints of Heath Ledger, Bob Marley, River Phoenix and Hunter S. Thompson. In July 2023 he unveiled a self-portrait titled “Five”, painted in 2021. The number refers to the fifth year of what Depp calls a dark phase in his life. He observed that “almost everything you do is a self-portrait in one way or another”.
His first exhibition, A Bunch of Stuff, opened on the 4th of October 2024 at the Starrett-Lehigh Building in New York City. It gathered works from many decades, some dating to his 20s. A preview on the 30th of September 2024 drew friends and family, among them Jim Jarmusch, Jerry Bruckheimer and Justin Bartha.
The Sydney Morning Herald called Depp the “bad boy of Hollywood” in the 1990s. He was seen as a new kind of sex symbol who rejected the norms of that label. Writing in The Guardian in 2020, Hadley Freeman placed him in a “holy trinity of grunge heart-throbs” with River Phoenix and Keanu Reeves. In her telling, they seemed embarrassed by their own good looks, which made them edgy. The film scholar Anne Everett called his 1990s films and persona “anti-macho” and “gender-bending”.
Critics often described his characters as “iconic loners” or “gentle outsiders”. His onetime agent, Tracey Jacobs of United Talent Agency, took what Depp called “a lot of heat” for his role choices. He recalled higher-ups at the agency asking, “When is he finally going to do a blockbuster?”
The off-screen record fed the image. Depp was arrested in Vancouver in 1989 for assaulting a security guard after police were called to end a loud party in his hotel room. In 1994 he was arrested in New York City after damaging his room at The Mark Hotel, where he was staying with his girlfriend, Kate Moss. The charges were dropped after he agreed to pay US$9,767 in damages. In 1999 he was arrested again for brawling with paparazzi outside the Mirabelle restaurant in central London, where he allegedly threatened them with a wooden plank.
In 2003 People named Depp its Sexiest Man Alive, and it did so again in 2009. The People's Choice Awards voted him Favorite Male Movie Star every year from 2005 through 2012. The film scholar Murray Pomerance saw his Disney partnership as turning him, at last, into “a middle-class hero”. Critics, meanwhile, grew more negative in the 2000s as he seemed to conform to the Hollywood ideal. He kept avoiding traditional leading-man parts until Public Enemies in 2009.
His best-regarded work often came from real people. In Donnie Brasco, in 1997, directed by Mike Newell, he played the FBI agent Joseph D. Pistone, who infiltrated the Mafia in New York under the name Donnie Brasco. Depp spent time with Pistone, whose memoirs inspired the film. In Blow, in 2001, he played the cocaine smuggler George Jung, and in From Hell, the same year, he played Inspector Frederick Abberline. Finding Neverland, in 2004, earned him his second Academy Award nomination for his portrayal of J. M. Barrie.
In Public Enemies, Michael Mann's 1930s crime film, Depp played John Dillinger. Roger Ebert wrote that he “plays Dillinger as a fact”. In 2015 Black Mass cast him as the Boston crime boss Whitey Bulger. The Hollywood Reporter and Variety called it one of his best performances, and it brought his third Best Actor nomination at the Screen Actors Guild Awards, though the film failed to recover its costs. In 2011 Depp had also voiced the chameleon in Rango, which won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.
The 2010s brought less success, and negative publicity followed. It included allegations of domestic violence, substance abuse and poor on-set behavior, along with the loss of a US$650 million fortune. In March 2016 Depp cut ties with his management company, The Management Group. In January 2017 he sued it for alleged embezzlement and for leaving him more than US$40 million in debt. The company blamed his own mismanagement and countersued for unpaid fees. He also sued his lawyers, Bloom Hergott, that month, and the two cases were settled in 2018 and 2019.
His love life had been just as public. After divorcing Lori Anne Allison in 1986, he was engaged to the actresses Jennifer Grey and Sherilyn Fenn. In 1990 he proposed to Winona Ryder, and when they split in 1993 he changed his “Winona Forever” tattoo to “Wino Forever”. He dated Kate Moss from 1994 to 1998. With Vanessa Paradis he had a daughter, Lily-Rose Melody Depp, born in 1999, and a son, born in 2002. Of fatherhood he said, “All the math finally worked.”
In June 2012 Depp and Paradis announced their separation. Soon afterward he began dating the actress Amber Heard, his co-star in The Rum Diary.
Depp and Amber Heard married in a civil ceremony on the 3rd of February 2015. In April 2015 they failed to declare their two dogs to customs when flying to Queensland, where he was filming. Heard pleaded guilty to falsifying quarantine documents and blamed sleep deprivation. She received a $1,000 good behavior bond for one month. The couple released a video apologizing, and The Guardian called it the highest profile criminal quarantine case in Australian history.
On the 23rd of May 2016, Heard filed for divorce and obtained a temporary restraining order. In her court declaration she alleged that Depp had been verbally and physically abusive throughout their relationship, usually while under the influence of drugs or alcohol. Depp denied the claims. A settlement was reached in August 2016, and the divorce was finalized in January 2017. Heard dismissed the restraining order, and the pair issued a joint statement calling their relationship “intensely passionate and at times volatile, but always bound by love”. Depp paid a US$7 million settlement, which Heard pledged to donate to the ACLU and Children's Hospital Los Angeles.
In 2018 Depp sued News Group Newspapers, the publisher of The Sun, in the United Kingdom. The suit concerned an April 2018 article that called him a “wife beater” while questioning his casting in the new Fantastic Beasts film. The trial took place in July 2020, with Depp and Heard each testifying for several days. Depp's lawyer, David Sherborne, said Heard had “blatantly lied”. The newspaper's lawyer, Sasha Wass, said the evidence left “no doubt that Mr. Depp regularly and systematically abused his wife”.
In November 2020 the High Court of Justice ruled that 12 of the 14 alleged incidents of physical violence had occurred. In three of them, it found, Depp had put Heard “in fear of her life”. The court rejected his claim of a hoax and his description of Heard as a gold-digger. It judged the newspaper's “wife beater” label “substantially true”. At Warner Bros.' request, Depp resigned from the Fantastic Beasts franchise, and Mads Mikkelsen replaced him.
The England and Wales Court of Appeal rejected Depp's appeal in March 2021. His lawyers had argued that Heard's testimony about donating her divorce settlement had swayed the judge. The court disagreed and concluded that “the appeal has no real prospect of success”.
In July 2021 the director of Minamata, Andrew Levitas, accused MGM of trying to bury the film because of Depp's involvement. Depp played the photographer W. Eugene Smith in it. Depp said he was being boycotted by Hollywood and called his changed reputation an “absurdity of media mathematics”. The film opened in North America in December 2021 to positive reviews, and several publications praised his performance as his best in years.
That year Depp also collected honors at European film festivals, including Camerimage in Poland, Karlovy Vary in the Czech Republic and San Sebastián in Spain, where he received the Donostia Award. Domestic violence charities criticized the festivals. San Sebastián defended its choice by noting that “he has not been charged by any authority in any jurisdiction, nor convicted of any form of violence against women”. In September 2021 Depp described himself as a victim of cancel culture.
In February 2019 Depp had sued Heard for defamation in Virginia over a December 2018 op-ed in The Washington Post. He pointed to three statements: the headline and two passages of her writing about speaking up against sexual violence and institutions protecting accused men. He alleged that she had abused him, that her allegations were a hoax, and that Disney had declined to cast him as a result. In August 2020 Heard countersued, alleging that he had coordinated a harassment campaign through Twitter and online petitions to get her fired from Aquaman and L'Oreal. Her countersuit went to trial over three statements his then-lawyer, Adam Waldman, made to the Daily Mail in April 2020.
The trial ran in Fairfax County, Virginia, from the 11th of April to the 1st of June 2022. Each side accused the other of abuse. After 13 hours of deliberation, the jury found all three statements in Heard's op-ed false, defamatory and made with actual malice. It awarded Depp $10 million in compensatory damages and $5 million in punitive damages. A Virginia law cap cut the punitive award to $350,000.
On Heard's countersuit, the jury found only Waldman's second statement false, defamatory and made with actual malice. That statement described the penthouse incident and a second call to 911. Heard won $2 million in compensatory damages and nothing in punitive damages. Depp said, “The jury gave me my life back. I am truly humbled.”
Heard filed to appeal, and the two settled in December 2022. She maintained that the settlement was “not an act of concession”. Depp's lawyers said the jury's judgment in his favor remained fully in place and that $1 million would be paid to Depp. He pledged it to charities, and he divided it among five: Make-A-Film Foundation, The Painted Turtle, Tetiaroa Society, Red Feather and Amazonia Fund Alliance. Speaking to The Sunday Times in 2025, Depp said the case “had gone far enough” and that he had decided to “roll the dice”.
Modì, Three Days on the Wing of Madness premiered at the San Sebastián International Film Festival on the 24th of September 2024, to a lengthy standing ovation. It was Depp's first directorial effort in over 25 years. The film follows 72 hours in the life of the Italian artist Amedeo Modigliani and is based on a play by Dennis McIntyre. Riccardo Scamarcio, Stephen Graham, Al Pacino and Antonia Desplat star. Depp co-produced it with Pacino through his European company, IN.2 Film.
His next role is Ebenezer Scrooge in Ti West's Ebenezer: A Christmas Carol, set for release on the 13th of November 2026. The cast includes Andrea Riseborough, Tramell Tillman, Ian McKellen, Rupert Grint and Daisy Ridley.
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When was Johnny Depp born and where did he grow up?
Johnny Depp was born John Christopher Depp II on the 9th of June 1963 in Owensboro, Kentucky. His family moved often during his childhood and settled in Miramar, Florida, in 1970.
How did Johnny Depp become an actor?
Johnny Depp became an actor after his first wife, Lori Anne Allison, introduced him to Nicolas Cage. Cage arranged an audition with Wes Craven, and Depp made his film debut in A Nightmare on Elm Street.
Which films did Johnny Depp make with Tim Burton?
Johnny Depp made eight films with Tim Burton: Edward Scissorhands, Ed Wood, Sleepy Hollow, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Corpse Bride, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, Alice in Wonderland and Dark Shadows.
How much money have Johnny Depp's films earned worldwide?
Films starring Johnny Depp have grossed over $10.8 billion worldwide. The five Pirates of the Caribbean films alone had earned US$4.5 billion as of 2021.
How many Academy Award nominations has Johnny Depp received?
Johnny Depp has received three Academy Award nominations for Best Actor. They were for Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, Finding Neverland and Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.
What was the verdict in the Johnny Depp v. Amber Heard defamation trial?
The jury in Fairfax County, Virginia, found on the 1st of June 2022 that all three statements in Amber Heard's op-ed were false and defamatory. It awarded Johnny Depp $10 million in compensatory damages and $5 million in punitive damages, reduced to $350,000 by state law. Heard won $2 million on her countersuit.
What is the Hollywood Vampires band that Johnny Depp formed?
Hollywood Vampires is a rock supergroup that Johnny Depp formed in 2015 with Alice Cooper and Joe Perry. Their self-titled debut album came out in September 2015, followed by the album Rise in June 2019.
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- 95NewsHeath Ledger's daughter given wages of stars in Terry Gilliam's Dr ParnassusJessica Salter — August 18, 2008
- 99The Tourist (2010)March 10, 2011
- 101MagazineRiding high off the success of 'Rango,' Paramount Pictures to launch in-house animation divisionAly Semigran — July 6, 2011
- 102NewsThere's a New Sheriff in Town, and He's a Rootin'-Tootin' ReptileA.O Scott — March 3, 2011
- 104NewsThe Rum Diary – reviewPeter Bradshaw — November 10, 2011
- 106Movie Projector: 'Puss in Boots' to stomp on competitionAmy Kaufman — October 27, 2011
- 107The Rum Diary (2011)Fandango — October 28, 2011
- 108The Rum Diary ReviewsCBS Interactive
- 109NewsJohnny Depp '21 Jump Street' Cameo: Inside The Star's Appearance In Big Screen RebootChristopher Rosen — moviefone.com — March 19, 2012
- 110NewsDepp to play Tonto, Mad Hatter in upcoming filmsBorys Kit — September 25, 2008
- 111'Dark Shadows': Has America fallen out of love with Johnny Depp?Steven Zeitchik — May 14, 2012
- 113NewsThe Lone Ranger (2013)Owen Gleiberman — July 19, 2013
- 114NewsJohnny Depp: Anatomy of a Fallen Movie StarBrent Lang — May 29, 2016
- 115NewsDisney's Tonto Offensive To Some In Upcoming 'Lone Ranger' FilmFelicia Fonseca — May 12, 2013
- 116News'The Lone Ranger' to Cost Disney $160–$190M in Q4Lucas Shaw — August 6, 2013
- 117NewsDisney Expects To Write Down As Much As $190M For 'Lone Ranger'David Lieberman — August 6, 2013
- 118Alcon's Johnny Depp Failure 'Transcendence;' What The Hell Happened?Mike Fleming Jr. — April 21, 2014
- 119Transcendence (2014)June 19, 2014
- 120TranscendenceApril 18, 2014
- 122Mortdecai (2014)Internet Movie Database
- 123Mortdecai (2015)January 23, 2015
- 127'Black Mass': Venice ReviewTodd McCarthy — September 4, 2015
- 128MagazineVenice Film Review: Johnny Depp in 'Black Mass'Scott Foundas — September 4, 2015
- 129NewsJohnny Depp signs on to play infamous criminal Whitey Bulger in 'Black Mass'Kirthana Ramisetti
- 130Johnny Depp Making Cameo in Amber Heard's Movie London FieldsNovember 7, 2013
- 131Amber Heard and 'London Fields' Team End Controversial Legal Battle, Movie to Open After Three-Year DelayZack Sharf — September 5, 2018
- 132Johnny Depp to Front Dior ScentJennifer Weil — June 3, 2015
- 133NewsJohnny Depp Makes Surprise Appearance at Disney's D23 ExpoTerry Flores — August 14, 2015
- 134NewsWho knew Donald Trump was the comeback role Johnny Depp needed?Erik Adams — February 10, 2016
- 135NewsJohnny Depp Cast In The Invisible Man Remake At UniversalAdrienne Tyler — Screen Rant — February 9, 2016
- 136Johnny Depp Has Cameo In Latest Walking Dead EpisodeNicole Carpenter — IGN — March 7, 2016
- 137'Ben Hur' to 'BFG': Hollywood's Biggest Box-Office Bombs of 2016Pamela McClintock et al. — September 8, 2016
- 138NewsFantastic Beasts Producer David Heyman Explains Why They Cast Johnny DeppEdward Douglas — November 20, 2016
- 139News'Fantastic Beasts 2': Johnny Depp Confirmed as Grindelwald; Setting RevealedAdam Chitwood — November 8, 2016
- 141NewsJohnny Depp, Sam Raimi & Others Contribute To Film By 16-Year Old Cancer PatientRoss A. Lincoln — December 3, 2016
- 142LA Benefit Premiere of Anthony's Conti's THE BLACK GHIANDOLA – April 22ndMake a Film Foundation
- 143News'Dunkirk' Takes Box Office By Storm With $55.4M No. 1 Spot For $105M+ Global Opening; 'Valerian' $23.5M StartAnita Busch — July 23, 2017
- 144Razzie Awards: 'Emoji Movie' Named Worst Picture of the YearLexy Perez — March 3, 2018
- 145'Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales' Crosses $500 Million at Global Box OfficeSeth Kelley — June 4, 2017
- 146Sherlock Gnomes (2018)March 23, 2018
- 148Video39th Razzie Nominations!Razzie Channel
- 149NewsJohnny Depp's Notorious B.I.G. Film 'City of Lies' Pulled From Release ScheduleRichard Lopez — November 17, 2018
- 150Johnny Depp's 'Richard Says Goodbye' to World Premiere at Zurich Film FestivalScott Roxborough — September 12, 2018
- 152NewsJ.K. Rowling Defends Johnny Depp's Role In 'Fantastic Beasts'Antonia Blumberg — December 7, 2017
- 153NewsJohnny Depp officially dropped from Pirates of the Caribbean, Disney producer confirmsJacob Stolworthy — December 22, 2018
- 154'The Mummy' Reviews: What the Critics Are SayingRebecca Rubin — June 8, 2017
- 155NewsElisabeth Moss Circling Universal's 'Invisible Man' (EXCLUSIVE)Justin Kroll — March 1, 2019
- 156NewsJohnny Depp to Play War Photographer W. Eugene Smith in 'Minamata'Dave McNary — October 23, 2018
- 157Johnny Depp Exits 'Fantastic Beasts' FranchiseRebecca Rubin — November 6, 2020
- 158Johnny Depp leaves Fantastic Beasts films on Warner Bros' requestCorinne Reichert
- 159Mads Mikkelsen Replacing Johnny Depp as Grindelwald in 'Fantastic Beasts 3'Zack Sharf — November 25, 2020
- 160'City Of Lies' Finally Lands In Theaters; 'Wojnarowicz' Docu Spotlights Iconic Queer Artist; 'Last Call' Debuts – Specialty PreviewDino-Ray Ramos — March 19, 2021
- 163Pirates of the Caribbean Star Wants Johnny Depp Back As Jack SparrowRivas, Katie — November 6, 2021
- 164NewsDid Johnny Depp's Fall From Grace Prompt MGM To "Bury" Japan Mercury Poisoning Drama 'Minamata'? Read Letter Director Andrew Levitas Sent To StudioMike Jr Fleming — July 26, 2021
- 165Johnny Depp's Fall From Grace Is Confirmed In Minamata's ReleaseMichael Kennedy — March 4, 2021
- 166MGM Says New Johnny Depp Film Still Awaiting Release After Director Claims Studio Is Burying ItZack Scharf — July 26, 2021
- 167NewsJohnny Depp Says He's Being Boycotted by HollywoodSharareh Drury — August 15, 2021
- 169Johnny Depp Movie 'Minamata' Is Finally Getting A U.S. Release, But Not With MGMAndreas Wiseman — Deadline — December 1, 2021
- 170Minamata (2020)Fandango
- 171Johnny Depp's 'Minamata', True-Life Japanese Tragedy, Gets World Premiere & First Look For Buyers – BerlinHammond, Pete — March 4, 2021
- 172Minamata, review: Johnny Depp gives his best performance in years in this true story of corporate exploitationNewland, Christina — August 13, 2021
- 174Minamata movie review: Johnny Depp plays tortured photojournalist in retelling of Japanese disasterMarsh, James — April 19, 2021
- 175Depp shines in story of sufferingFredbury, Jane — June 6, 2021
- 177JOHNNY DEPP & FRANÇOIS DEMACHY SPEAK ON DIOR'S SAUVAGEGreg Marku — July 26, 2021
- 178Johnny Depp to Be Honored at Camerimage, 'Minamata' to Close Film FestivalLee Barraclough — October 27, 2020
- 179Second Major European Festival Honors Johnny DeppScott Roxborough — August 10, 2021
- 180Johnny Depp decries 'cancel culture' before receiving San Sebastian's top prizeWest, Vincent — September 23, 2021
- 181Johnny Depp to Receive San Sebastian Donostia AwardJohn Hopewell — August 9, 2021
- 183Are Film Festivals Behind the Curve in Dealing With #MeToo Controversies?Elsa Keslassy — September 4, 2021
- 185Johnny Depp Fans Shower Embattled Actor with Love at KVIFF: We Believe YouJeremy Dick — August 27, 2021
- 186Johnny Depp Donostia Award Defended by San Sebastian Festival DirectorNaman Ramachandran — August 13, 2021
- 187Johnny Depp: San Sebastian Film Festival defends honorary awardAugust 13, 2021
- 189MagazineJohnny Depp Launches London-Based IN.2, Unveils Development Fund With Spain's A Contracorriente FilmsJamie Lang et al. — September 28, 2021
- 190MagazineJohnny Depp Receives Medal of Honor from Controversial Serbian PresidentAlthea Legaspi — February 15, 2022
- 191Johnny Depp Makes Rare Appearance After Losing Amber Heard Lawsuit To Receive Serbian MedalTerry Zeller — February 16, 2022
- 192NewsJohnny Depp says he's 'on the verge of a new life' as he receives medal in SerbiaIsobel Lewis — February 16, 2022
- 193Johnny Depp appears on stage with Jeff Beck at Sheffield gigWill Richards — May 30, 2022
- 195Johnny Depp-Jeff Beck Tour Brings on the Guitar Heroics and 'I Love You, Johnny' ShrieksMichele Amabile Angermiller — October 12, 2022
- 198NewsJohnny Depp: Critics lukewarm to comeback film Jeanne du BarryNichola Rutherford — May 17, 2023
- 199'Jeanne Du Barry' Review: Johnny Depp Holds Court In PG Spin On Scandalous Historical TaleDamon Wise — May 16, 2023
- 200'Jeanne du Barry' Review: Johnny Depp Makes a Decent, if Distracting Match for 'My King' Director MaïwennPeter Debruge — May 16, 2023
- 201Johnny Depp Cements Cannes Comeback With Teary Seven-Minute Standing Ovation for 'Jeanne du Barry'Ramin Setoodeh et al. — May 16, 2023
- 202'I don't have much use for Hollywood': Johnny Depp slams industry that 'boycotted' himMary McNamara — May 17, 2023
- 203Johnny Depp To Direct 'Modigliani', His First Directorial Effort in 25 Years; Al Pacino Co-ProducingZac Ntim — August 15, 2022
- 204Johnny Depp Starts Shooting 'Modì' in Hungary, With Italy's Luisa Ranieri Joining Al Pacino and Riccardo Scamarcio in CastNick Vivarelli — September 27, 2023
- 205Johnny Depp regista a Torino per due giorni: ciak per "Modì" con ScamarcioFebruary 9, 2024
- 206Johnny Depp Hails "Transformative" Experience Of Directing 'Modi' As First Behind-The-Scenes Images Revealed Of Depp, Al Pacino & MoreAndreas Wiseman — January 18, 2024
- 207Johnny Depp's 'Modi – Three Days On The Wing Of Madness' To Debut At San SebastiánZac Ntim — August 20, 2024
- 208Johnny Depp's 'Modi' Charms San Sebastian, Filmmaker Dedicates Flick To Late Rocker Jeff BeckZac Ntim — September 24, 2024
- 213Johnny Depp In Talks For 'Pirates 6,' Jerry Bruckheimer SaysDestiny Jackson,Anthony D'Alessandro — August 16, 2026
- 214NewsJohnny Depp-Produced 'Muscle Shoals' Among 5 Series In Works At IM Global TVNellie Andreeva — April 28, 2016
- 215NewsUpdate: That's Not Johnny Depp on the Set of 'Hugo Cabret'hollywood.com — March 28, 2011
- 217Nightclub coils to strike in trademark infringement suitsAmanda Bronstad — November 21, 2005
- 219MagazineJohnny Depp Co-Editing Lost Woody Guthrie NovelJuly 10, 2012
- 220NewsWoody Guthrie's Dust Bowl NovelDouglas Brinkley et al. — July 9, 2012
- 221NewsJohnny Depp jams with Marilyn Manson at Golden Gods AwardsAugust Brown — April 20, 2012
- 222Johnny Depp Joins Aerosmith on Stage at Mansfield ShowMatt Juul — July 17, 2014
- 223Hollywood VampiresSeptember 11, 2015
- 225Hollywood Vampires Announce 2016 TouringApril 3, 2016
- 226Hollywood Vampires Announce 2018 Tour DatesMarch 28, 2018
- 227Watch Hollywood Vampires' Johnny Depp Sing David BowieMay 25, 2018
- 228Johnny Depp announces new tour as Amber Heard reportedly 'still weighing legal options'Taryn Ryder — June 22, 2022
- 232Johnny Depp to release album with Jeff BeckBen Beaumont-Thomas — June 3, 2022
- 233MagazineJohnny Depp, Jeff Beck Announce Collaborative Album '18,' Share First SingleDaniel Kreps — June 9, 2022
- 236Will Smith, Johnny Depp, More Perform at Andrea Bocelli 30th Anniversary CelebrationBrenton Blanchet — July 18, 2024
- 240Johnny Depp Selling Hand-Painted Heath Ledger, Bob Marley Portraits For Thousands of DollarsK. J. Yossman — March 6, 2023
- 243NewsJohnny Depp unveils immersive art show with 'artefacts' from his lifeWill Pavia — September 10, 2024
- 244J-Lo And Depp At Gala For KidsOctober 9, 2006
- 245Johnny Depp to Receive Charity Award for His Support of Cancer Patients in NeedJackie Willis — September 20, 2016
- 246Johnny Depp donates earnings from NFT sale to charity associated with Amber HeardMaanya Sachdeva — July 10, 2022
- 247Johnny Depp to Donate $1 Million From Defamation Case Settlement to CharityAbbey White — June 13, 2023
- 248Rod Stewart and Johnny Depp join forces at charity gig for stray kittensMayer Nissem — February 7, 2004
- 251Johnny Depp Dresses as Jack Sparrow for Surprise Visit to Children's Hospital in SpainJen Juneau — June 18, 2025
- 252Johnny Depp sorprende a los niños del Hospital Donostia caracterizado de Jack SparrowJon Munarriz — September 26, 2024
- 253Johnny Depp: Jack Sparrow's message for terminally ill boyDan Martin — December 15, 2022
- 254Johnny Depp Helped Wake a Girl From a 9-Month Coma with the Sound Of His VoiceDustin Rowles — June 9, 2015
- 255The fall of Johnny Depp: how the world's most beautiful movie star turned very uglyHadley Freeman — November 3, 2020
- 256BookPretty People: Movie Stars of the 1990sAnna Everett — Rutgers University Press — 2012
- 257From the 90s to now: Here are Johnny Depp's most iconic rolesJoyce Chang — March 2, 2021
- 258Johnny Depp named 'sexiest man alive'November 21, 2003
- 261NewsDoing It Depp's WayJosh Tyrangiel — March 9, 2004
- 266BookShining in Shadows: Movie Stars of the 2000sDominic Lennard — Rutgers University Press — 2012
- 268MagazineTom Cruise, Johnny Depp, and the state of the modern Movie StarJeff Labrecque — June 8, 2012
- 269Johnny Depp May Now Be The Biggest Movie Star Of All TimeMay 26, 2010
- 270Justin Bieber, Miranda Cosgrove, & Lady Gaga Are Welcomed Into 2012 Guinness World RecordsJen Erenza — RyanSeacrest.com — September 14, 2011
- 272MagazineThe Trouble With Johnny DeppStephen Rodrick — June 21, 2018
- 273Johnny Depp's $650M Film Fortune "Almost All Gone", New Rolling Stone Exposé SaysGreg Evans — June 21, 2018
- 274Johnny Depp: A Star in Crisis and the Insane Story of His "Missing" MillionsStephen Galloway et al. — May 10, 2017
- 275MagazineAmber Heard Claims Johnny Depp Threatened to Kill Her During Years of AbuseJordan Moreau — April 11, 2019
- 276"He's Radioactive": Inside Johnny Depp's Self-Made ImplosionTatiana Siegel — December 6, 2020
- 277Insiders say Johnny Depp may never work in Hollywood again after losing 'wife beater' libel suitMerle Ginsberg — December 29, 2020
- 278NewsJohnny Depp 'living in London' after shunning LAFebruary 19, 2023
- 279Ancestry.com. Florida, U.S., Marriage Indexes, 1822-1875 and 1927-2001 database on-line. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.
- 280NewsJohnny Depp and Amber Heard marryFebruary 5, 2015
- 281Here's What Happened To Johnny Depp's First Wife, Lori Anne AllisonHannah Furnell — October 31, 2020
- 282Where Johnny Depp's 1st wife Lori is now after launching star's Hollywood careerFrances Kindon — November 2, 2020
- 283Ancestry.com. Florida, U.S., Divorce Index, 1927-2001 database on-line. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.
- 284Johnny Depp's ex-wife slams 'horrific' Amber Heard: 'I felt really bad for him'Nika Shakhnazarova — April 13, 2023
- 285NewsWinona Ryder to testify that Johnny Depp was 'never violent' to her during libel trialIsobel Lewis — July 13, 2020
- 286NewsRyder's parents refused to let her wed DeppAugust 5, 2007
- 287Kate Moss' Breakdown And HeartacheElla Alexander — October 31, 2012
- 288NewsBaby boy for Depp and ParadisSeptember 18, 2002
- 289Johnny Depp & Vanessa Paradis Officially SplitJune 19, 2012
- 290Is Amber Heard Engaged to Johnny Depp: Exclusive Ring Pics!Natalie Finn — January 14, 2014
- 291NewsJohnny Depp and Amber Heard: A Timeline of Their Tempestuous RelationshipLamarco McClendon et al. — August 19, 2016
- 294Johnny Depp and Amber Heard Settle DivorceLisa Respers France — August 16, 2016
- 295Why I Called 911iO Tillett Wright — June 8, 2016
- 296NewsNew photos of Amber Heard show bruised eye and bloody lipLibby Hill — June 1, 2016
- 297NewsJohnny Depp refused permission to appeal High Court 'wife beater' rulingIzzy Lyons — March 25, 2021
- 298NewsAmber Heard settles domestic abuse case against Johnny DeppRory Carroll — August 16, 2016
- 299Amber Heard To Give $7M Johnny Depp Divorce Settlement To CharityAugust 19, 2016
- 300NewsJohnny Depp and Amber Heard Finalise DivorceJanuary 14, 2017
- 302Actress Amber Heard Donates Millions to Support the ACLU and Its Work Fighting Violence Against WomenAmerican Civil Liberties Union — August 19, 2016
- 303NewsJohnny Depp appeal: Amber Heard claim she donated £5.5m divorce settlement a 'calculated lie'Izzy Lyons et al. — March 18, 2021
- 304Amber Heard Honored for 7-Figure Donation to Children's Hospital Following Johnny Depp DivorceMike Miller — April 9, 2018
- 305Johnny Depp Sues U.K. Tabloid for Defamation Over Story Slamming Him and J.K. RowlingAle Russian — June 4, 2018
- 306Depp II v News Group Newspapers Ltd & Anor 2020 EWHC 2911 (QB) (02 November 2020)Andrew Nicol — November 2, 2020
- 307NewsJohnny Depp loses libel case against Sun over claims he beat ex-wife Amber HeardOwen Bowcott et al. — November 2, 2020
- 308NewsDepp loses libel case against The Sun newspaperNovember 2, 2020
- 309NewsLondon high court to deliver ruling on Johnny Depp libel caseAaron Walawalkar — November 2, 2020
- 310Sun acted as judge and jury on Depp, says lawyerJuly 28, 2020
- 311Johnny Depp libel case appeal bid turned downNovember 25, 2020
- 312NewsJohnny Depp says he has been asked to resign from Fantastic Beasts franchiseBenjamin Lee — November 6, 2020
- 315NewsJohnny Depp loses bid to overturn ruling in libel caseSarah Marsh — March 25, 2021
- 316NewsUK court rejects Depp bid to appeal 'wife beater' rulingJill Lawless — March 25, 2021
- 317Delayed Again! Johnny Depp's $50M Defamation Trial Against Amber Heard Pushed To Next YearDominic Patten — February 24, 2021
- 318Johnny Depp sues ex-wife Amber Heard for $50 million for allegedly defaming himJanelle Griffith — March 4, 2019
- 319Johnny Depp Reportedly Sues Amber Heard for $50M Over Washington Post Op-EdErin Nyren — March 2, 2019
- 320NewsJurors mostly side with Depp in defamation case against HeardJoan Hennessy — June 1, 2022
- 321NewsWhat to know about Johnny Depp and Amber Heard's defamation trialEmily Yahr — April 10, 2022
- 323Johnny Depp seeks delay to US defamation trial due to Fantastic Beasts 3 filmingSeptember 1, 2020
- 324NewsExplainer: Each count the Depp-Heard jurors consideredR.J. Rico — June 1, 2022
- 325NewsLawyer for Johnny Depp Kicked Off Case After Press LeaksJoan Hennessy — December 28, 2021
- 326NewsJohnny Depp Allowed Libel Suit Against Amber Heard Despite U.K. RulingEriq Gardner — August 18, 2021
- 328Johnny Depp Gets Permission to Have the Records He's Looking forAugust 5, 2021
- 329NewsJohnny Depp became 'delusional and aggressive' after bingeing on drugs and alcohol, says Amber HeardNick Allen — May 28, 2016
- 330NewsJohnny Depp and Amber Heard defamation trial: Summary and timelineKalhan Rosenblatt — June 2, 2022
- 331Johnny Depp Is Being Blackmailed by Amber Heard – Here's How I Know (Guest Column)TheWrap — May 29, 2016
- 332NewsDepp is awarded more than $10M in defamation case against Heard and she gets $2MBill Chappell et al. — June 1, 2022
- 333NewsDepp Says 'Jury Gave Me My Life Back' With Defamation VerdictJune 1, 2022
- 334NewsJohnny Depp wins defamation suit against Amber HeardDoha Madani et al. — June 1, 2022
- 335NewsAmber Heard settles defamation case against Johnny DeppHolly Honderich — December 19, 2022
- 336NewsAmber Heard said she has decided to settle Johnny Depp's case against herMerrit Diaz — December 19, 2022
- 338NewsChronicleNadine Brozan — September 14, 1994
- 339NewsDepp arrested after scuffleJanuary 31, 1999
- 341NewsUC Irvine prof can seek damages from Johnny Depp in concert scuffleL. Williams — November 2, 2012
- 343NewsJohnny Depp Settles Up In 'Concert Brawl' LawsuitJanuary 3, 2014
- 344NewsJohnny Depp's dogs face death in AustraliaMay 14, 2015
- 345NewsAmber Heard charged with illegally bringing dogs to AustraliaJuly 16, 2015
- 347NewsCharges dropped against Amber Heard for bringing dogs to Australia with Johnny DeppJoshua Robertson — April 18, 2016
- 348Johnny Depp settles lawsuit with former managementJuly 17, 2018
- 349NewsJohnny Depp Sues Business Managers, Accuses Them of FraudErich Schwartzel et al. — January 13, 2017
- 350Johnny Depp Lives $2M-a-Month Lifestyle, Claim Ex-Managers in LawsuitAshley Cullins — January 31, 2017
- 351Johnny Depp Settles Dispute With Jake Bloom's Law FirmEriq Gardner — October 30, 2019
- 352Johnny Depp Settles Blockbuster Lawsuit Against Business ManagersEriq Gardner — July 16, 2018
- 353Johnny Depp Hit In Unpaid Bodyguards Suit; Claims Of Drug Use & "Chaos"Dominic Patten — May 1, 2018
- 355NewsJohnny Depp Sued by Former Bodyguards for Unpaid Wages, Exposing Them to 'Illegal Substances'Mike Miller — May 1, 2018
- 356Johnny Depp Quietly Settles Lawsuit With Former BodyguardsMike Vulpo — January 8, 2019
- 357NewsDepp 'punched crew member in drunken tirade'July 10, 2018
- 359NewsJohnny Depp Settles 'City of Lies' Assault Suit Ahead of TrialWinston Cho — July 11, 2022
- 360MagazineJohnny Depp, Jeff Beck Accused of Stealing Lyrics From Incarcerated Man's PoemJon Blistein — August 5, 2022
- 361MagazineJohnny Depp, Jeff Beck Sue the Folklorist Who Accused Them of Stealing an Incarcerated Man's PoemJon Blistein — October 22, 2022
- 362Drinking, Drugs and 'Hillbilly Rage': Johnny Depp's Own Words About His Troubled PastLindsay Kimble — June 7, 2016
- 363Johnny Depp admits heavy drinking but denies abuse of Amber HeardOwen Bowcott — July 7, 2020
- 365Johnny Depp accused of suffering 'blackouts' over violent behaviourOwen Bowcott — July 8, 2020
- 366Cocaine binges and $30,000 wine bills: Johnny Depp's lifestyle laid bareOwen Bowcott — November 2, 2020
- 367NewsTabloid lawyer claims Johnny Depp was misogynistic abuser in closing argumentsJill Lawson — July 27, 2020
- 368Johnny Depp accuses Amber Heard of severing finger tipJuly 9, 2020
- 369Johnny Depp Supports Ukrainian Director Oleg Sentsov in "Imprisoned for Art" CampaignVladimir Kozlov — November 17, 2016
- 370NewsJohnny Depp: 'When was the last time an actor assassinated a President?'Madison Park — June 23, 2017
- 371MagazineJohnny Depp: 'When Was the Last Time an Actor Assassinated a President?'Ryan Reed — June 23, 2017
- 372Johnny Depp Apologizes for Donald Trump Assassination JokeAlex Stedman — June 23, 2017
- 374The 76th Academy Awards 2004October 4, 2014
- 375The 77th Academy Awards 2005October 5, 2014
- 376The 80th Academy Awards 2008October 7, 2014
- 380BookJohnny Depp: A BiographyMichael Blitz et al. — Greenwood Press — 2007
- 381BookBurton on BurtonTim Burton et al. — Faber and Faber — 2006