Johnny Depp Johnny Depp John Christopher Depp II (born June 9, 1963) is an American actor, producer, and musician. He has been nominated for three Academy Awards and has won the Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Awards for Best Actor. Depp rose to prominence on the 1980s television series "21 Jump Street", becoming a teen idol. Depp has challenged himself by playing larger-than-life roles, including a supporting role in Oliver Stone's 1986 Vietnam War film "Platoon" and the title character in the 1990 romantic dark fantasy "Edward Scissorhands". He later found box office success in the adventure film "Sleepy Hollow" (1999),
Johnny Depp for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for his performance in the title role in "", as well as the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role for his portrayal of Captain Jack Sparrow in "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl". He has been listed in the 2012 "Guinness World Records" as the world's highest-paid actor, with earnings of US$75 million. Depp was inducted as a Disney Legend in 2015. Depp was born in Owensboro, Kentucky, the youngest of four children of Betty Sue Palmer (née