Top 15 Things You Didn’t Know About Johnny Depp
1. He was born John Christopher Depp in Owensboro, Kentucky, on June 9, 1963.2. His father is John Christopher Depp, a civil engineer and his mother is Betty Sue Palmer (née Wells), a waitress. Johnny is the youngest of 4 children.
2. he lived in 20 different cities before his parents settled down in n Miramar, Florida, in 1970.
3. He dropped out of school at age 15 in the hopes of becoming a rock musician.
4. just two weeks after dropping out, he went back to school but shockingly enough, the principal would not accept him back in. He advised Depp to pursue his musical career dream.
5. He got married for the first time in 1983 to Lori Anne Allison.
6. He was even a pen salesman for some time.
7. While filming What’s Eating Gilbert Grape in 1993, he dared costar Leonardo DiCaprio to sniff a rancid pickled egg and paid DiCaprio $500 when he did.
8. While he owned The Viper Room, Depp would randomly give out $50 and $100 bills to homeless people outside the club.
9.The actors donated their salaries from the fantasy film to Matilda, Ledger’s daughter.
10. He is not religious but he says ” have faith in my kids. And I have-I have faith, you know, that as long as you keep moving forward, just keep walking forward, things will be all right, I suppose, you know. Faith in terms of religion, I don’t-religion is not my specialty, you know.
11.His net worth is $350 million.
12.Believe it or not, Johnny Depp has been lighting up the silver screen for three decades.
13. He was even listed in the 2012 Guinness Book of World Records as the highest paid actor, netting a total of $75 million in 2011.
14. Despite several critically acclaimed roles, the actor has never won an Oscar.
15.Despite five (known) engagements, Depp has only been married one time. He was wed to Lori Anne Allison in 1983 and later divorced in 1985.
