Depp is a fan of the The Fast Show and made a guest appearance on the programme.

They include Last House on Dead End Street ( 1977 ), Paul Schrader's film Hardcore ( 1979 ), Sidney Sheldon's Bloodline ( 1979 ), the Ruggero Deodato film Cannibal Holocaust ( 1980 ), David Cronenberg's Videodrome ( 1983 ), the Nine Inch Nails film The Broken Movie ( 1993 ), the film Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer ( 1986 ), the Alejandro Amenábar film Tesis ( 1996 ), the film Strange Days ( 1995 ), the Anthony Waller film Mute Witness ( 1994 ), the Johnny Depp film The Brave ( 1997 ), the Joel Schumacher film 8mm ( 1999 ), the John Ottman film, Urban Legends: Final Cut ( 2000 ), and Fred Vogel's film August Underground ( 2001 ) and its sequels.

Sweeney Todd has also been featured in several films, the most recent being 2007's Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, directed by Tim Burton and starring Johnny Depp, based on the 1979 musical.

Production was suspended indefinitely by 24 January, but in February actors Johnny Depp, Jude Law, and Colin Farrell signed on to continue Ledger's role, transforming into multiple incarnations of his character in the " magical " world of the film.

" Depp, so far, has made no mention of his involvement, but was seen in Bucharest around the same time in mid-July as Romanian news outlets reported Gilliam was staying in the city for negotiations on studio work with Romanian film production company MediaPro Studios.

Burton is known for using recurring collaborators on his works ; among them are Johnny Depp, who has become a close friend of Burton since their first film together ; musician Danny Elfman, who has composed scores for all but five of the films Burton has directed and / or produced ; and domestic partner Helena Bonham Carter.

His friend Johnny Depp, a teen idol at the end of the 1980s due primarily to his work on the hit TV series 21 Jump Street, was cast in the title role of Edward, who was the creation of an eccentric and old-fashioned inventor ( played by Vincent Price in one of his last screen appearances ).

" Depp wrote a similar comment in the foreword to Mark Salisbury's book, Burton on Burton, regarding his first meeting with Burton over the casting of the film.

Actor Johnny Depp was born on June 9, 1963.

The most frequently used of these was Denis Leary, who he directed as a lead or star in No Cure for Cancer, The Ref, Denis Leary: Lock ' n Load, and Monument Ave .. Leary also worked as a producer on the 2001 crime drama film Blow which starred Johnny Depp as George Jung.

Another film version, titled Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and directed by Tim Burton, was released on 15 July 2005 ; this version starred Johnny Depp as Willy Wonka, Freddie Highmore as Charlie Bucket, Deep Roy as the Oompa-Loompas, and Geoffrey Holder as the Narrator.

Depp was adopted as an honorary son by LaDonna Harris, a member of the Comanche Nation, on May 22, 2012 ; this makes him an honorary member of Harris's family, but not an enrolled member of the Nation.

The film holds an approval rating of 55 % at Rotten Tomatoes based on 135 reviews ( 74 positive, 61 negative ), where the consensus is: " With elements that seem borrowed from movies like Goodfellas and Boogie Nights, Blow is pretty much been-there-done-that despite another excellent performance from Johnny Depp.

As a child, Johnny Depp was so obsessed with Barnabas Collins that he wanted to be him ; he collaborated with Tim Burton on a theatrical film adaptation which opened in 2012, in which he plays Barnabas.

" Favreau insisted on having Downey as he repeatedly claimed that Downey would be to Iron Man what Johnny Depp is to the Pirates of the Caribbean series, a lead actor that could both elevate the quality of the film and increase the public's interest in it.

Phoenix came back into public view under tragic circumstances: on October 31, 1993, his brother, River Phoenix, suffered a drug overdose and died, outside the Hollywood nightclub The Viper Room, which was co-owned by Johnny Depp at the time.

He is also a regular on the digital radio sports show, " TalkSPORT " Other notable friends of his are, Mani of The Stone Roses, Richard Ashcroft of The Verve – for whom he dedicated a song, " Cast No Shadow ", the band members of the Chemical Brothers ,-Sex Pistols members John Lydon and Steve Jones the members of the rock band Kasabian, Andy Nicholson, boxer Ricky Hatton, Paul McCartney, Liverpool F. C footballer Jamie Carragher, Chris Martin, Jonny Buckland, Johnny Marr, Paul Weller, Ian Brown, John Squire, Lee Mavers, Jack Dee, Craig Cash, Kelly Jones and Johnny Depp ( who played slide guitar on the Oasis song Fade In-Out ).

* Johnny Depp on the Freedom Fries incident, " U. S. is like a stupid puppy ", CNN. com, Sept 3, 2003

In 2010, Bettany appeared alongside Johnny Depp and Angelina Jolie in The Tourist and portrayed the archangel Michael in Legion, a movie based on God's vengeance against humanity.

Moss appeared on Oasis singles " Don't Go Away " ( 1998 ) and " Fade Away " ( 1994 ), and on the Be Here Now album ( 1997 ), playing tambourine, Johnny Depp playing a guitar.

He was brought to life by the actor Johnny Depp, who based his characterization on The Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards and cartoon character Pepé Le Pew.

Depp was cast on June 10, 2002.

He was signed to a publishing agreement with Famous Music ( Paramount Pictures ) from the late 1980s through the 1990s and has written songs for movies and TV productions such as the big-screen hit Point Break starring Keanu Reeves, Patrick Swayze and the well-known TV series ' Beverly Hills, 90210 and 21 Jump Street featuring Johnny Depp.

Several actors including Tom Cruise, Johnny Depp, John Travolta, and Richard Gere were each considered for the role of Morrison when the project was still in development in the 1980s.

The 1980s " 21 Jump Street ," with a very young Johnny Depp, mentioned Grosse Pointe in the first season when the show supposedly took place in Detroit.

Editors developed more features about teen idols in the late 1980s and early 1990s, with cover stories on Johnny Depp, Alyssa Milano, Corey Haim, Corey Feldman, and Will Smith, along with two 8 x 11 mini-posters per issue.

He is credited in over 70 television and film productions, and performed alongside actors including Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, Johnny Depp, and George C. Scott.

In the television programme Inside the Actors Studio, noted actors such as Johnny Depp and Anthony Hopkins have cited Chekhov's book as highly influential on their acting.

Eric Hamber has a history in television and film ; one of the parking lots was extensively used in the early days of 21 Jump Street, including a memorable confrontation involving Johnny Depp.

Dissatisfied with that status, Depp turned to film for more challenging roles ; he played the title character of Edward Scissorhands ( 1990 ) and later found box office success in films such as Sleepy Hollow ( 1999 ), Charlie and the Chocolate Factory ( 2005 ), Rango ( 2011 ) and the Pirates of the Caribbean film series ( 2003 – present ).

However, the format was used in a well-received Fox TV series, 21 Jump Street, with Johnny Depp in the role Cassidy had vacated.

Johnny Depp renewed aspects of the fop in his portrayal of Captain Jack Sparrow in the Pirates of the Caribbean series.

Captain Jack Sparrow is a fictional character and the protagonist of the Pirates of the Caribbean film series created by screenwriters Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio, portrayed by Johnny Depp.

Depp collaborated with costume designer Penny Rose on his character's appearance, handpicking a tricorne as Sparrow's signature leather hat: the other characters in the series could not wear leather hats, to make Sparrow's unique.

Depp liked to stick to one costume, wearing one lightweight silk tweed frock coat throughout the series, and he had to be coaxed out of wearing his boots for a version without a sole or heel in beach scenes.

Marshall then went on to direct Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, the fourth chapter of Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean film series starring Johnny Depp, Ian McShane, Penélope Cruz and Geoffrey Rush, which opened on May 20, 2011.

Throughout the series there were several special guests appearances, including Johnny Depp and Kylie Minogue.

During his heyday Mitchelson owned a 38-room Beverly Hills mansion ( which now belongs to Johnny Depp ), four Rolls-Royce automobiles, and he epitomised the 1970s California champagne-and-cocaine lifestyle, consuming both in increasingly large quantities until a series of unpaid tax bills and malpractice complaints caught up with him.

In the 2012 film Dark Shadows, Barnabas is played by Johnny Depp as a somewhat-modernized version of the character from the original series.

Wright also has numerous other projects in development, including Them, Baby Driver and a film version of The Night Stalker TV series, starring Johnny Depp, which was announced in in early 2012.

He will soon be seen in Luc Besson's The Lady ( 2012 ) about the life of Aung San Suu Kyi and in 2011 he guest-stars in possibly the BBC's last series of " Spooks " ( 2002 ) and alongside Johnny Depp in Tim Burton's Dark Shadows ( 2012 ).

He landed his best known acting role, as Officer Doug Penhall, in the 1987 Fox series 21 Jump Street, alongside other promising actors including Johnny Depp.

The series will launch on October 13th, 2011 with the world premiere of " The Rum Diary ", an adaptation of Hunter Thompson's novel, by director Bruce Robinson, starring Johnny Depp.