Depp won praise for his portrayal of a man and Edward D. Wood, Jr. in Ed Wood, Joseph D.. Pistone in Donnie Brasco, Hunter S.. Thompson in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, George Jung in the strike, the World Bank robber John Dillinger in Michael Mann enemies of the people. Has received more than $ 2600000000 Depp movies in cash and more than $ 6000000000 in all parts of the world. Has been nominated for the best price several times, and won the Best Actor Golden Globe for Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street and the Screen Actors Guild for Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl.
His first major role in the 1984 horror film Deep in Nightmare on Elm Street, playing the heroine and her boyfriend, one of the victims of Freddy Krueger, E. In 1986, he appeared in a secondary role as Vietnamese speaking private in Oliver Stone's range. In 1990 pledged to address the role of the fun of the film by Tim Burton, Edward scissors. And began its association with long-term success of the film with Burton.
Depp, a fan and long time friend of writer Hunter S.. Thompson, a copy of Thompson (named Raoul Duke) in 1998, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, based on the novel by pseudobiographical of the same name. Depp was accompanied by his director of Thomson Road on one of the tour of the author's recent book. In 2006, Depp contributed at the forefront of Gonzo: Photo by S.. Hunter Thompson, and after his death, his memoirs, published by ammobooks.com. Depp paid for most of Thompson Memorial event, complete with fireworks and the shooting of Thompson's ashes from a cannon in Aspen, Colorado, where Thompson lived.
Critics described the role of characters that Depp Depp also noted that the period of his life was full of "studio defined failures" and films that are "Loners and creative." He said, "box office poison," but the studio did not understand the film and did a good job of marketing. Depp chose roles that were found interesting, and not what he thought was successful at the box office.
The Curse of the Black Pearl a great success, and who worked Depp as Captain Jack Sparrow, pirates are very grateful polite: 2003 Walt Disney Pictures Pirates of the Caribbean. And employers more studio contradictory at first, but the character became popular with the movie going public. [According to a survey conducted by Fandango, Depp was a huge draw for viewers. He said the film's director, Gore Verbinski, Depp's character that now looks like a personal actor, but Depp says he like character after Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards. Depp was nominated for an Oscar for best actor for the role.
In 2004 was nominated for an Oscar for Best Actor for playing Scottish author JM Barrie in "Finding Neverland. Got another star Depp as Willy Wonka in the 2005 film Charlie's Chocolate Factory, a great success at the box office and has a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Actor in a Comedy or Musical.
