* Sweeney Todd, ( 2007 ) a movie adaptation of the stage work, made with Sondheim's participation and approval, was directed by Tim Burton, featuring a largely nonmusical cast led by Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter.

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.

Actor David Walliams reportedly entered talks with Gilliam to play a part in it, and was told that he'd have to " be willing to work with Johnny Depp and fly to Bucharest where the movie is to be filmed.

" 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.

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 ).

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.

From Hell was adapted by the Hughes brothers into a 2001 film starring Johnny Depp, Heather Graham and Ian Holm.

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.

In 2004, Secret Window was released in theaters, starring Johnny Depp and John Turturro.

Depp was born in Owensboro, Kentucky, and raised in Florida, as the youngest of four children of Betty Sue Palmer ( née Wells ), a waitress, and John Christopher Depp, a civil engineer.

In 1994, Depp was arrested and questioned by police for allegedly causing serious damage to a New York City hotel suite.

Depp was presented with gifts by the family, which he then presented to the attendees, as per tradition.

Controversy arose over both the adoption and Depp's portrayal of a Native American character, as Depp was not raised in, nor has confirmable ancestry from, a Native American community, though he has said he " guesses " he may have some distant Cherokee or Creek ancestry.

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

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.

Many of the projects were set in motion by Johnson, Depp & Quisenberry, a firm of consulting engineers then engaged in a runway redesign at the County Airport ; the ' Depp ' in question was a member of an old and prodigious Kentucky family which includes the town's most famous son, actor Johnny Depp.

* The movie Donnie Brasco, which starred Johnny Depp and Al Pacino, was filmed partially in Clifton in 1996.

Perhaps the most notable was What's Eating Gilbert Grape starring Johnny Depp.

They have a daughter, Lily-Rose Melody Depp ( born 27 May 1999 ), and a son, John Christopher " Jack " Depp III ( born in Paris, France, on 9 April 2002 ).

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.

William Blake ( Johnny Depp ), an accountant from Cleveland, Ohio, rides by train to the frontier company town of Machine to assume a promised job as a bookkeeper in the town's Dickinson metal works.

Other performances have been: in What's Eating Gilbert Grape ( 1993 ), as a woman who is having an affair with the title character ( played by Johnny Depp ); the role of Hannah Nixon in the Oliver Stone biopic, Nixon ( 1995 ); and in the Will Ferrell 2003 comedy Elf, as a woman who discovers that her husband is the father of one of Santa's elves.

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.

: " Fade Away ", accompanied by friend and Oasis fan Johnny Depp and Depp's then-girlfriend Kate Moss ; and The Beatles ' 1969 hit " Come Together ", along with Paul Weller, Paul McCartney and others in a supergroup called Smokin ' Mojo Filters.

* Fender Telecaster – Gallagher uses several, one of which, a 60s model, was given to Noel by Johnny Depp as a birthday present

The March Hare has a strong Scottish accent in this movie, while his friend the Mad Hatter ( played by Johnny Depp ) switches into a Scottish accent as well whenever his emotions are strained.

The refurbishments also included other Audio-Animatronic figures of Jack Sparrow, and one of Hector Barbossa ( who replaced the original captain of the Wicked Wench ship ), along with new special effects, improved lighting and audio, and an appearance by the films ' supernatural character Davy Jones, all voiced by the original actors ( Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, and Bill Nighy, respectively ).

In 2003, Disney released Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, a feature film inspired by the attraction starring Johnny Depp as Captain Jack Sparrow, an Oscar-nominated performance.

Edward Scissorhands is a 1990 American romantic fantasy film directed by Tim Burton and starring Johnny Depp.

An elderly woman describes to her granddaughter where snow comes from, by telling her the story of a young man named Edward ( Johnny Depp ), who has scissors for hands, the creation of an inventor ( Vincent Price ).

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.

The success of the motion picture, starring Juliette Binoche and Johnny Depp, brought Harris worldwide recognition, and in 2012 she became one of only four female members of the " Millionnaires ' Club ," the elite group of authors who have achieved a million sales of one book in the UK since records began.

Keith Chegwin, who assumed the role offered to Harris, said " the people who didn't get it probably think Johnny Depp really is a pirate.

Later films included Sleepy Hollow ( alongside Johnny Depp ), and Prozac Nation ( which featured her first on-screen nude scene.

" Nonetheless, Depp received an MTV Movie Award and a Teen Choice Award for Dead Man's Chest, and was also nominated for a Golden Globe, which he lost to Sacha Baron Cohen for his portrayal of Borat Sagdiev in Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan.

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.

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.

" 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.

Depp rose to prominence on the 1980s television series 21 Jump Street, becoming a teen idol.

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.

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.