25 Johnny Depp Facts Just as Bizarre as His Characters
However, Depp's life and career had many stranger events. Thanks to Reddit, we've collected our favorite weird facts about Johnny Depp.
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In 2008, Johnny Depp told Beavis & Butthead creator Mike Judge he was interested in playing Beavis for a live-action film. Depp and Marlon Brando would riff on the B&B characters while filming Don Juan DeMarco. Judge said he considered the idea of a live-action B&B, but nothing came of it. -u/sexpressed
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For the movie Rango they had all the actors, including Johnny Depp, get together and act out each scene like a stage play in order to get a more organic animation reference. -u/pswii360i
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Johnny Depp spent $3 million blasting Hunter S. Thompson’s ashes out of a cannon that was placed atop a 153 ft tower shaped like a double-thumbed fist clutching a peyote button. -u/aschephnx
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The lead role in "Edward Scissorhands" was originally offered to Tom Cruise, but he wanted a happier ending and declined. And before given to Johnny Depp - Tom Hanks, Gary Oldman, Jim Carrey, John Cusack, William Hurt, Robert Downy Jr., and Michael Jackson had all been offered and/or considered. -u/WhileFalseRepeat
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Johnny Depp, Jude Law, and Colin Farrell donated their wages for 'The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus' to Heath Ledger's daughter after he passed away during filming and they filled his role. -u/futurarmy
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Dwayne Johnson was Tim Burton's second choice to play Willy Wonka in Charlie and The Chocolate Factory if Johnny Depp wasn't available. -u/SpookyTupperware
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While filming Pirates of the Caribbean in London, Johnny Depp received a letter from a local 9-year-old girl, who asked for help with "munity" against her teachers. Depp turned up with no warning at the school in full Jack Sparrow outfit, but advised against mutiny. -u/TheINTL
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Johnny Depp dropped out of high school to become a rock musician, and when he attempted to go back to school two weeks later, the principal told him to follow his dream of being a musician. -u/DatNarwhal
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On the set of Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, Johnny Depp bought the entire crew $62,000 worth of jackets because the final day of shooting was rainy. -u/mi-16evil
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That Johnny Depp had two of his tattoos modified after two breakups. The first one read "Winona Forever", for Winona Ryder, and now reads "Wino Forever". The second change has been made after his second divorce, from Amber Heard. Heard's nickname "slim", tattooed on his right hand, is "scum". -u/Zarathustra1969
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Gene Wilder refused to watch the 2005 remake of Willy Wonka because he didn't want to be disappointed in Johnny Depp. -u/farikan
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Disney executives were initially confused by Johnny Depp's performance as Jack Sparrow in POTC, questioning whether he was drunk or gay. Depp's response to Disney executives was they could trust him with his choices or let him go. -u/theone1221
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Years ago, Johnny Depp always traveled with his Jack Sparrow costume so he can randomly visit children's hospitals dressed in character. -u/SqueakyWatermelon
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Johnny Depp would close a club he partially owned on Halloween every year because his good friend and fellow actor, River Phoenix, collapsed and died in front of it. He did this for over 10 years until he sold his part. -u/thegreatpharaoh
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Johnny Depp plans on having his cremated remains poured into a cask of whiskey, and requests every attendee at his funeral take a sip of it. -deleted user
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Johnny Depp got matching tattoos with Damien Echols (an innocent man who spent 18 years on death row). -u/Orange_Ya_Glad
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Johnny Depp jumped in to adopt his Sleepy Hollow costar Goldeneye after he heard the one-eyed horse was going to be put down. -u/Caorilla
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Johnny Depp's first performance as Jack Sparrow earned him an Academy Award nomination. Roger Ebert himself reviewed: "There has never been a pirate, or for that matter a human being, like this in any other movie." -u/ConcernedCivilian
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Johnny Depp is an honorary member of the Comanche Nation. His native name means 'Shape Shifter.' -u/Dogbert12
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Johnny Depp's daughter nearly died from an E.Coli infection and had an extended hospital stay. In order to thank the hospital for taking care of her, Depp dressed up as Jack Sparrow and read stories to kids for four hours. -u/hewhoreddits6
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Johnny Depp started smoking at 12, and played guitar in a rock band called The Flame. He lost his virginity to a groupie at the age of 13, in the back of the band's van. -deleted user
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Johnny Depp hates watching himself in movies and needs a "few bottles of wine" before he can stomach it. -u/prisoner76
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Producers feared Johnny Depp's portrayal of Jack Sparrow would kill the Pirates of the Caribbean, with the head of Disney Studios exclaiming "Goddammit, Johnny Depp's ruining the film!" -u/JustBrowsinAtWork
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