Full Name: John Christopher Depp II

Date of Birth: June 9, 1963

Birthplace: Owensboro, Kentucky, USA; raised mostly in Miramar, Florida.

Parents: John Christopher Depp and Betty Sue (Wells) Palmer

Siblings:

• Danny (also known as D.P. Depp)
• Christi (Dembrowski) (Christi is Johnny’s personal assistant and a co-founder of his film production company.)
• Debbie

Partner: Since 1998, Vanessa Paradis, an accomplished and internationally acclaimed singer/songwriter and actress/model of French nationality.

Children (with Vanessa Paradis):

• Lily-Rose Melody Depp, born May 27, 1999
• John Christopher Depp III (Jack), born April 9, 2002

Musical Affiliations: Johnny has described his first love as music and claims he is a musician first and foremost. The following is a short list of his musical accomplishments.

• Guitarist for The Kids, Rock City Angels and P.
• Slide guitarist on the song “Fade In-Out” by Oasis (1997).
• Guitarist for “The Snake” album by Shane MacGowan & The Pogues.
• He has appeared in a variety of music videos, including:
• “It’s a Shame About Ray” by the Lemonheads (1992)
• “That Woman’s Got Me Drinking” by Shane MacGowan & The Pogues (1994)
• “Into the Great Wide Open” by Tom Petty
• “Joey” by Concrete Blonde
• “God’s Gonna Cut You Down” by Johnny Cash (2006)
• Director of the music videos “Pourtant” and “Que fait la vie?” by Vanessa Paradis (2001).
• Writer and Producer of “Sand’s Theme” from the motion picture soundtrack Once Upon a Time in Mexico.
• Guitarist on the following tracks: “Minor Swing”, “They’re Red Hot” and “Caravan” from the motion picture soundtrack Chocolat.
• With Pirates of the Caribbean director Gore Verbinski, he co-produced Rogue’s Gallery, a CD collection of authentic pirate ballads, sea songs and shanties recorded by various artists including Bono, Sting, Nick Cave, Bryan Ferry, Lou Reed, Richard Thompson, Lucinda Williams, Jarvis Cocker and more.
• In 2007 and 2008, he reunited with his former band, The Kids, to play a benefit concert in Pampano Beach, Florida for the Sheila Witkin Foundation.
• Narrator of When You’re Strange, a documentary film about the late 1960’s rock band: The Doors.

Business Affiliations: Johnny is no longer the owner of the Viper Room in West Hollywood, California nor, to the best of our knowledge, is he any longer the part-time owner of the Man Ray Restaurants in New York and Paris.

Production Company: Founded in 2004, a film production company called “Infinitum Nihil”.

Charitable Affiliations: Johnny has generously given his time and support to the Children’s Hospice Coalition, Great Ormond Street Hospital, The Dan Marino Foundation and The Sheila Witkin Foundation.

Artwork: Johnny has been dabbling in photography, drawing and painting for years. His photograph of Vanessa Paradis appears on the cover of her 2000 album: “Bliss”, and his portrait of her appears on the cover of her 2007 album: “Divinidylle”.

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