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Johnny Deep was born in Kentucky, on June 9, 1963. He was raised in Florida. He dropped out of school at age 15. Johnny Depp is perhaps one of the most versatile actors of his day and age in Hollywood. He's one of the best leading men in my opinion.

Deep has won may award for his acting. From 1995 to 2007 he's been nominated for many different awards. In 2004 he Academy Award for Best Actor

Depp's film characters have been described by the press as iconic loners, and Depp has noted that this period of his career was full of studio defined failures and films that were box office poison, stating that he believes film studios never understood the films he appeared in and did not know how to market them properly. Depp's status as a major star was solidified with the success of the 2003 Walt Disney Pictures film, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, where he was highly praised for his lead performance as the suave pirate Captain Jack Sparrow. The performance was initially received negatively by the studio bosses who saw the film, but the character became popular with the movie-going.

Johnny Deeps character who has portrayed a host of eccentric characters on the big screen, including Captain Jack Sparrow in 'The Pirates of the Caribbean' and Willy Wonka in 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory' - believes he discovered who he really is as a person by taking on oddball roles. He's role always match him, for instance if the director choose someone else for the role of Captain Jack Sparrow it wouldn't fit him. I believe that Johnny Depp is the only actor who has that grate passion and skill for that role.

In the twenty first century Johnny deep is known as the one of the leading man. Even though he dropped out of school he didn't gave up on his life. Johnny found his interest in acting and he became a successful man with acting.

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