Johnny/Personal data

PERSONAL DATA

Name: John Christopher Depp II.
Date of birth: June 9th, 1963
Place of birth: Owensboro, Kentucky USA
Parents: Betty Sue Palmer & John Christopher Depp
Siblings: older sisters Christi & Debbie and older brother Danny
Hair-color: brown
Eye-color: brown
Height: 178 cm
Weight: 70 kg

ETHNICITY

Johnny has Cherokee ancestry, inherited from both sides of his family but mostly from his mother’s. His great-grandmother, Minnie, was a full-blooded Cherokee. He also has European ancestry. 

EDUCATION

Dropped out of high school at age 16; Studied with Peggy Feury at the Loft Studio, Los Angeles, California 

MARITAL STATUS

Johnny was married at age 20 to make-up artist Lori Allison but they divorced a couple of years later. He has had several long-term relationships, most notably with actress Winona Ryder and with model Kate Moss. He now lives with his long-term partner Vanessa Paradis, the French singer and actress. They met while Johnny was filming The Ninth Gate in France in 1998. They are not married.

CHILDREN

Johnny has two children with his partner Vanessa Paradis: Lily-Rose Melody Depp (born 27 May 1999) and Jack John Christopher Depp III (born 9 April 2002). 

HOMES

Johnny has homes in Los Angeles, USA and in France (his main home in the south of France, and an apartment in Paris). When he's not filming he lives in France with Vanessa and their children.

EXTRAS

- Johnny owns a night club called Viper Room in Los Angeles

- He turned down the lead role in Speed (1994), which was then taken by Keanu Reeves