Johnny Depp was born in Owensboro, Kentucky, the son of Betty Sue Palmer-waitress whose maiden name was Wells, and John Christopher Depp, Sr., an engineer civil.1 has one brother, Daniel (who is a writer), and two sisters: Christie, who works as his staff manager, and Debbie. Note that Depp has ancestries French, German, Cherokee and Irish, so she calls herself Depp himself in interviews as a dog mestizo.2 According to some biographers, the American family Depp arose when a French Huguenot immigrant, Pierre Deppe or Dieppe, Virginia was established in approximately 1700, and was put into a refugee colony situated above the falls of the James River.Depp moved several times in his childhood: over twenty locations eventually moving in Miramar (Florida) when the actor was only seven years. For 15 years (1978), her parents divorced and had a bohemian stage, during which he fell in drogas.3 Depp, who claims to be clean, consider this stage as superada.4Johnny Depp became co-owner of the famous bar "The Viper Room" and ceased to be in 2004, called for the death of the celebrity River Phoenix, who died in front of it in 1993 and Johnny Depp so shut the bar every 31 October in honor of the actor. Critics attacked saying that there was the "cradle of marijuana in Los Angeles." Disturbed by the death and how the paparazzi played with the theme, Depp finished closing it for a week.Before becoming an actor, he worked as a salesman charging $ 25 a week. Then he met Nicolas Cage and this encouraged him to try his luck in the world of acting. His first role was in A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984), directed by Wes Craven. However, he came to fame playing the cop Tommy Hanson in 21 Jump Street (1987-1991).Among her roles, those of Edward Scissorhands (1990), Ed Wood (1994), Don Juan DeMarco (1995), Donnie Brasco (1997), Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998), The Ninth Gate (1999), Before Night Falls (2001), Finding Neverland (2004), Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003), Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006) Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007 ) and Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011).Among the rejected projects include Legends of the Fall, Speed, Interview with the Vampire or Sin City. On the other hand, was considered for movies like Titanic, Batman Forever, The Matrix trilogy and Hulk.Some of their best known collaborations are forming with director Tim Burton. He has participated in eight of his films: Edward Scissorhands, Ed Wood, Sleepy Hollow (1999), Charlie And The Chocolate Factory (2005), Corpse Bride (2005), Sweeney Todd (2007), Alice in Wonderland ( 2010) and dark shadows (2012).Depp has always been interested by quirky characters, marginalized or just different, like Edward Scissorhands or Willy Wonka.On February 18, 2008, the actor Jude Law spokesman reported that he along with Depp and Colin Farrell in the final scenes replace the late actor Heath Ledger in the film The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus. On the other hand, has starred opposite Penelope Cruz the fourth installment of Pirates of the Caribbean, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, which premiered on May 20, 2011.Johnny played the vampire Barnabas Collins in dark shadows, the film adaptation of an old TV series. The film, released in 2012, was directed by Tim Burton. Robert Rodriguez stated that Johnny Depp wanted to have the sequel to Sin City and resume the role of CIA agent Sheldon Sands, who played in Once upon a time in Mexico in a new movie centered on this character. The production company Infinitum Nihil, which is partly owned by Johnny Depp, has acquired the rights to the film adaptation of the novel The manuscript of Dante, which he will star, as reported by Variety.Vanity Fair published a list of the Top 40 Hollywood celebrities with more income throughout 2010 and Depp was ranked number 2 on the list, with revenues estimated at $ 100 million for its películas.6