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Page 1: Depp was born in Owensboro,Kentucky, and raised in Florida. The family moved frequently during Depp's childhood, and he and his siblings lived in more
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Depp was born in OwensboroKentucky and raised in Florida The family moved frequently during Depps childhood and he and his siblings lived in more than 20 different locations settling in Miramar Florida in 1970 Depps parents divorced Depp engaged in self-harm when he was young due to the stress of dealing with family problems which resulted in several self-inflicted scars

With the gift of a guitar from his mother when he was 12 Depp began playing in various garage bandsA year after his parentslsquo divorce Depp dropped out of high school to become a rock musician He attempted to go back to school two weeks later but the principal told him to follow his dream of being a musician On December 24 1983 Depp married Lori Anne Allison the sister of his bandrsquos bass player and singer His wife introduced him to actor Nicolas Cage who advised Depp to pursue an acting career

Depps first major role was in the 1984 classic horror film A Nightmare on Elm Street As a fan and long-time friend of writer Hunter S Thompson played a version of Thompson (named Raoul Duke) in 1998s Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas In 2008 he narrated the documentary film Gonzo The Life and Work of Dr Hunter S Thompson Depp paid for most of Thompsons memorial event complete with fireworks and the shooting of Thompsons ashes by a cannon in Aspen Colorado where Thompson lived He returned to Thompsons work with a film adaptation of the novel The Rum Diary released in 2011

Depp played the former Heath Ledger character in the 2009 film The

Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus along with Jude Law and Colin Farrell All

three actors gave their salaries from the film to Ledgers daughter

MatildaHe portrayed the Mad Hatter in Burtons Alice in Wonderland and the

titular character in RangoIn 2007 Depp accepted Warner Bros proposal to

make a film of the gothic soap opera Dark Shadows a series that aired on

ABC from 1966 to 1971 He had been a fan as a child Depp and Graham King

produced the movie with David Kennedy who ran Dan Curtis Productions inc

until Curtis died in 2006

The 2003 Walt Disney Pictures film Pirates of the Caribbean The Curse of the Black Pearl was a major successin which Depps performance as the suave but shambling pirate Captain Jack Sparrow was highly praised Studio bosses were more ambivalent at first but the character became popular with the movie-going public According to a survey taken by Fandango Depp was a major draw for audiences Depp reprised the role of Jack Sparrow in the Pirates of the Caribbean sequels Dead Mans Chest (2006) At Worlds End (2007) and On Stranger Tides (2011) which were each also major box office successes Depp has said that Sparrow is definitely a big part of meldquo and he even voiced the character in the video game Pirates of the Caribbean The Legend of Jack Sparrow

Critics have described Depplsquos roles as characters who are ldquoiconic lonersrdquoDepp has noted this period of his career was full of ldquostudio defined failuresrdquo and films that were ldquobox office poisonrdquobut he thought the studios never understood the films and did not do a good job of marketing Depp has chosen roles which he found interesting rather than those he thought would succeed at the box officeGore Verbinski has said that Depprsquos character closely resembles the actorlsquos personality

Production company

In 2004 Depp formed his production company Infinitum Nihil to develop projects where he will serve as actor or producer Depp is the founder and CEO while his sister Christi Dembrowski serves as president The companys first production came in 2011 with The Rum Diary adapted from the novel of the same name by Hunter S Thompson The film is written and directed by Bruce Robinson Also in 2011 Hugo directed by Martin Scorsese was released Dark Shadows directed by Tim Burton was released in 2012

Thank you

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Page 2: Depp was born in Owensboro,Kentucky, and raised in Florida. The family moved frequently during Depp's childhood, and he and his siblings lived in more

Depp was born in OwensboroKentucky and raised in Florida The family moved frequently during Depps childhood and he and his siblings lived in more than 20 different locations settling in Miramar Florida in 1970 Depps parents divorced Depp engaged in self-harm when he was young due to the stress of dealing with family problems which resulted in several self-inflicted scars

With the gift of a guitar from his mother when he was 12 Depp began playing in various garage bandsA year after his parentslsquo divorce Depp dropped out of high school to become a rock musician He attempted to go back to school two weeks later but the principal told him to follow his dream of being a musician On December 24 1983 Depp married Lori Anne Allison the sister of his bandrsquos bass player and singer His wife introduced him to actor Nicolas Cage who advised Depp to pursue an acting career

Depps first major role was in the 1984 classic horror film A Nightmare on Elm Street As a fan and long-time friend of writer Hunter S Thompson played a version of Thompson (named Raoul Duke) in 1998s Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas In 2008 he narrated the documentary film Gonzo The Life and Work of Dr Hunter S Thompson Depp paid for most of Thompsons memorial event complete with fireworks and the shooting of Thompsons ashes by a cannon in Aspen Colorado where Thompson lived He returned to Thompsons work with a film adaptation of the novel The Rum Diary released in 2011

Depp played the former Heath Ledger character in the 2009 film The

Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus along with Jude Law and Colin Farrell All

three actors gave their salaries from the film to Ledgers daughter

MatildaHe portrayed the Mad Hatter in Burtons Alice in Wonderland and the

titular character in RangoIn 2007 Depp accepted Warner Bros proposal to

make a film of the gothic soap opera Dark Shadows a series that aired on

ABC from 1966 to 1971 He had been a fan as a child Depp and Graham King

produced the movie with David Kennedy who ran Dan Curtis Productions inc

until Curtis died in 2006

The 2003 Walt Disney Pictures film Pirates of the Caribbean The Curse of the Black Pearl was a major successin which Depps performance as the suave but shambling pirate Captain Jack Sparrow was highly praised Studio bosses were more ambivalent at first but the character became popular with the movie-going public According to a survey taken by Fandango Depp was a major draw for audiences Depp reprised the role of Jack Sparrow in the Pirates of the Caribbean sequels Dead Mans Chest (2006) At Worlds End (2007) and On Stranger Tides (2011) which were each also major box office successes Depp has said that Sparrow is definitely a big part of meldquo and he even voiced the character in the video game Pirates of the Caribbean The Legend of Jack Sparrow

Critics have described Depplsquos roles as characters who are ldquoiconic lonersrdquoDepp has noted this period of his career was full of ldquostudio defined failuresrdquo and films that were ldquobox office poisonrdquobut he thought the studios never understood the films and did not do a good job of marketing Depp has chosen roles which he found interesting rather than those he thought would succeed at the box officeGore Verbinski has said that Depprsquos character closely resembles the actorlsquos personality

Production company

In 2004 Depp formed his production company Infinitum Nihil to develop projects where he will serve as actor or producer Depp is the founder and CEO while his sister Christi Dembrowski serves as president The companys first production came in 2011 with The Rum Diary adapted from the novel of the same name by Hunter S Thompson The film is written and directed by Bruce Robinson Also in 2011 Hugo directed by Martin Scorsese was released Dark Shadows directed by Tim Burton was released in 2012

Thank you

  • Slide 1
  • Slide 2
  • Slide 3
  • Slide 4
  • Slide 5
  • Slide 6
  • Slide 7
  • Slide 8
  • Slide 9
Page 3: Depp was born in Owensboro,Kentucky, and raised in Florida. The family moved frequently during Depp's childhood, and he and his siblings lived in more

With the gift of a guitar from his mother when he was 12 Depp began playing in various garage bandsA year after his parentslsquo divorce Depp dropped out of high school to become a rock musician He attempted to go back to school two weeks later but the principal told him to follow his dream of being a musician On December 24 1983 Depp married Lori Anne Allison the sister of his bandrsquos bass player and singer His wife introduced him to actor Nicolas Cage who advised Depp to pursue an acting career

Depps first major role was in the 1984 classic horror film A Nightmare on Elm Street As a fan and long-time friend of writer Hunter S Thompson played a version of Thompson (named Raoul Duke) in 1998s Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas In 2008 he narrated the documentary film Gonzo The Life and Work of Dr Hunter S Thompson Depp paid for most of Thompsons memorial event complete with fireworks and the shooting of Thompsons ashes by a cannon in Aspen Colorado where Thompson lived He returned to Thompsons work with a film adaptation of the novel The Rum Diary released in 2011

Depp played the former Heath Ledger character in the 2009 film The

Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus along with Jude Law and Colin Farrell All

three actors gave their salaries from the film to Ledgers daughter

MatildaHe portrayed the Mad Hatter in Burtons Alice in Wonderland and the

titular character in RangoIn 2007 Depp accepted Warner Bros proposal to

make a film of the gothic soap opera Dark Shadows a series that aired on

ABC from 1966 to 1971 He had been a fan as a child Depp and Graham King

produced the movie with David Kennedy who ran Dan Curtis Productions inc

until Curtis died in 2006

The 2003 Walt Disney Pictures film Pirates of the Caribbean The Curse of the Black Pearl was a major successin which Depps performance as the suave but shambling pirate Captain Jack Sparrow was highly praised Studio bosses were more ambivalent at first but the character became popular with the movie-going public According to a survey taken by Fandango Depp was a major draw for audiences Depp reprised the role of Jack Sparrow in the Pirates of the Caribbean sequels Dead Mans Chest (2006) At Worlds End (2007) and On Stranger Tides (2011) which were each also major box office successes Depp has said that Sparrow is definitely a big part of meldquo and he even voiced the character in the video game Pirates of the Caribbean The Legend of Jack Sparrow

Critics have described Depplsquos roles as characters who are ldquoiconic lonersrdquoDepp has noted this period of his career was full of ldquostudio defined failuresrdquo and films that were ldquobox office poisonrdquobut he thought the studios never understood the films and did not do a good job of marketing Depp has chosen roles which he found interesting rather than those he thought would succeed at the box officeGore Verbinski has said that Depprsquos character closely resembles the actorlsquos personality

Production company

In 2004 Depp formed his production company Infinitum Nihil to develop projects where he will serve as actor or producer Depp is the founder and CEO while his sister Christi Dembrowski serves as president The companys first production came in 2011 with The Rum Diary adapted from the novel of the same name by Hunter S Thompson The film is written and directed by Bruce Robinson Also in 2011 Hugo directed by Martin Scorsese was released Dark Shadows directed by Tim Burton was released in 2012

Thank you

  • Slide 1
  • Slide 2
  • Slide 3
  • Slide 4
  • Slide 5
  • Slide 6
  • Slide 7
  • Slide 8
  • Slide 9
Page 4: Depp was born in Owensboro,Kentucky, and raised in Florida. The family moved frequently during Depp's childhood, and he and his siblings lived in more

Depps first major role was in the 1984 classic horror film A Nightmare on Elm Street As a fan and long-time friend of writer Hunter S Thompson played a version of Thompson (named Raoul Duke) in 1998s Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas In 2008 he narrated the documentary film Gonzo The Life and Work of Dr Hunter S Thompson Depp paid for most of Thompsons memorial event complete with fireworks and the shooting of Thompsons ashes by a cannon in Aspen Colorado where Thompson lived He returned to Thompsons work with a film adaptation of the novel The Rum Diary released in 2011

Depp played the former Heath Ledger character in the 2009 film The

Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus along with Jude Law and Colin Farrell All

three actors gave their salaries from the film to Ledgers daughter

MatildaHe portrayed the Mad Hatter in Burtons Alice in Wonderland and the

titular character in RangoIn 2007 Depp accepted Warner Bros proposal to

make a film of the gothic soap opera Dark Shadows a series that aired on

ABC from 1966 to 1971 He had been a fan as a child Depp and Graham King

produced the movie with David Kennedy who ran Dan Curtis Productions inc

until Curtis died in 2006

The 2003 Walt Disney Pictures film Pirates of the Caribbean The Curse of the Black Pearl was a major successin which Depps performance as the suave but shambling pirate Captain Jack Sparrow was highly praised Studio bosses were more ambivalent at first but the character became popular with the movie-going public According to a survey taken by Fandango Depp was a major draw for audiences Depp reprised the role of Jack Sparrow in the Pirates of the Caribbean sequels Dead Mans Chest (2006) At Worlds End (2007) and On Stranger Tides (2011) which were each also major box office successes Depp has said that Sparrow is definitely a big part of meldquo and he even voiced the character in the video game Pirates of the Caribbean The Legend of Jack Sparrow

Critics have described Depplsquos roles as characters who are ldquoiconic lonersrdquoDepp has noted this period of his career was full of ldquostudio defined failuresrdquo and films that were ldquobox office poisonrdquobut he thought the studios never understood the films and did not do a good job of marketing Depp has chosen roles which he found interesting rather than those he thought would succeed at the box officeGore Verbinski has said that Depprsquos character closely resembles the actorlsquos personality

Production company

In 2004 Depp formed his production company Infinitum Nihil to develop projects where he will serve as actor or producer Depp is the founder and CEO while his sister Christi Dembrowski serves as president The companys first production came in 2011 with The Rum Diary adapted from the novel of the same name by Hunter S Thompson The film is written and directed by Bruce Robinson Also in 2011 Hugo directed by Martin Scorsese was released Dark Shadows directed by Tim Burton was released in 2012

Thank you

  • Slide 1
  • Slide 2
  • Slide 3
  • Slide 4
  • Slide 5
  • Slide 6
  • Slide 7
  • Slide 8
  • Slide 9
Page 5: Depp was born in Owensboro,Kentucky, and raised in Florida. The family moved frequently during Depp's childhood, and he and his siblings lived in more

Depp played the former Heath Ledger character in the 2009 film The

Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus along with Jude Law and Colin Farrell All

three actors gave their salaries from the film to Ledgers daughter

MatildaHe portrayed the Mad Hatter in Burtons Alice in Wonderland and the

titular character in RangoIn 2007 Depp accepted Warner Bros proposal to

make a film of the gothic soap opera Dark Shadows a series that aired on

ABC from 1966 to 1971 He had been a fan as a child Depp and Graham King

produced the movie with David Kennedy who ran Dan Curtis Productions inc

until Curtis died in 2006

The 2003 Walt Disney Pictures film Pirates of the Caribbean The Curse of the Black Pearl was a major successin which Depps performance as the suave but shambling pirate Captain Jack Sparrow was highly praised Studio bosses were more ambivalent at first but the character became popular with the movie-going public According to a survey taken by Fandango Depp was a major draw for audiences Depp reprised the role of Jack Sparrow in the Pirates of the Caribbean sequels Dead Mans Chest (2006) At Worlds End (2007) and On Stranger Tides (2011) which were each also major box office successes Depp has said that Sparrow is definitely a big part of meldquo and he even voiced the character in the video game Pirates of the Caribbean The Legend of Jack Sparrow

Critics have described Depplsquos roles as characters who are ldquoiconic lonersrdquoDepp has noted this period of his career was full of ldquostudio defined failuresrdquo and films that were ldquobox office poisonrdquobut he thought the studios never understood the films and did not do a good job of marketing Depp has chosen roles which he found interesting rather than those he thought would succeed at the box officeGore Verbinski has said that Depprsquos character closely resembles the actorlsquos personality

Production company

In 2004 Depp formed his production company Infinitum Nihil to develop projects where he will serve as actor or producer Depp is the founder and CEO while his sister Christi Dembrowski serves as president The companys first production came in 2011 with The Rum Diary adapted from the novel of the same name by Hunter S Thompson The film is written and directed by Bruce Robinson Also in 2011 Hugo directed by Martin Scorsese was released Dark Shadows directed by Tim Burton was released in 2012

Thank you

  • Slide 1
  • Slide 2
  • Slide 3
  • Slide 4
  • Slide 5
  • Slide 6
  • Slide 7
  • Slide 8
  • Slide 9
Page 6: Depp was born in Owensboro,Kentucky, and raised in Florida. The family moved frequently during Depp's childhood, and he and his siblings lived in more

The 2003 Walt Disney Pictures film Pirates of the Caribbean The Curse of the Black Pearl was a major successin which Depps performance as the suave but shambling pirate Captain Jack Sparrow was highly praised Studio bosses were more ambivalent at first but the character became popular with the movie-going public According to a survey taken by Fandango Depp was a major draw for audiences Depp reprised the role of Jack Sparrow in the Pirates of the Caribbean sequels Dead Mans Chest (2006) At Worlds End (2007) and On Stranger Tides (2011) which were each also major box office successes Depp has said that Sparrow is definitely a big part of meldquo and he even voiced the character in the video game Pirates of the Caribbean The Legend of Jack Sparrow

Critics have described Depplsquos roles as characters who are ldquoiconic lonersrdquoDepp has noted this period of his career was full of ldquostudio defined failuresrdquo and films that were ldquobox office poisonrdquobut he thought the studios never understood the films and did not do a good job of marketing Depp has chosen roles which he found interesting rather than those he thought would succeed at the box officeGore Verbinski has said that Depprsquos character closely resembles the actorlsquos personality

Production company

In 2004 Depp formed his production company Infinitum Nihil to develop projects where he will serve as actor or producer Depp is the founder and CEO while his sister Christi Dembrowski serves as president The companys first production came in 2011 with The Rum Diary adapted from the novel of the same name by Hunter S Thompson The film is written and directed by Bruce Robinson Also in 2011 Hugo directed by Martin Scorsese was released Dark Shadows directed by Tim Burton was released in 2012

Thank you

  • Slide 1
  • Slide 2
  • Slide 3
  • Slide 4
  • Slide 5
  • Slide 6
  • Slide 7
  • Slide 8
  • Slide 9
Page 7: Depp was born in Owensboro,Kentucky, and raised in Florida. The family moved frequently during Depp's childhood, and he and his siblings lived in more

Critics have described Depplsquos roles as characters who are ldquoiconic lonersrdquoDepp has noted this period of his career was full of ldquostudio defined failuresrdquo and films that were ldquobox office poisonrdquobut he thought the studios never understood the films and did not do a good job of marketing Depp has chosen roles which he found interesting rather than those he thought would succeed at the box officeGore Verbinski has said that Depprsquos character closely resembles the actorlsquos personality

Production company

In 2004 Depp formed his production company Infinitum Nihil to develop projects where he will serve as actor or producer Depp is the founder and CEO while his sister Christi Dembrowski serves as president The companys first production came in 2011 with The Rum Diary adapted from the novel of the same name by Hunter S Thompson The film is written and directed by Bruce Robinson Also in 2011 Hugo directed by Martin Scorsese was released Dark Shadows directed by Tim Burton was released in 2012

Thank you

  • Slide 1
  • Slide 2
  • Slide 3
  • Slide 4
  • Slide 5
  • Slide 6
  • Slide 7
  • Slide 8
  • Slide 9
Page 8: Depp was born in Owensboro,Kentucky, and raised in Florida. The family moved frequently during Depp's childhood, and he and his siblings lived in more

Production company

In 2004 Depp formed his production company Infinitum Nihil to develop projects where he will serve as actor or producer Depp is the founder and CEO while his sister Christi Dembrowski serves as president The companys first production came in 2011 with The Rum Diary adapted from the novel of the same name by Hunter S Thompson The film is written and directed by Bruce Robinson Also in 2011 Hugo directed by Martin Scorsese was released Dark Shadows directed by Tim Burton was released in 2012

Thank you

  • Slide 1
  • Slide 2
  • Slide 3
  • Slide 4
  • Slide 5
  • Slide 6
  • Slide 7
  • Slide 8
  • Slide 9
Page 9: Depp was born in Owensboro,Kentucky, and raised in Florida. The family moved frequently during Depp's childhood, and he and his siblings lived in more

Thank you

  • Slide 1
  • Slide 2
  • Slide 3
  • Slide 4
  • Slide 5
  • Slide 6
  • Slide 7
  • Slide 8
  • Slide 9