Going through the glory, Johnny Depp is currently going through the darkest period of his life after a controversial divorce with his “gold digger” wife Amber Heard. And regardless of glory or failure, Johnny Depp is always a “monster” of Hollywood. Let’s hope Johnny will revive himself to come back even better.

On the occasion of Johnny Depp’s birthday (June 9), let’s look back with ELLE Man on the career and life of the actor known as Hollywood’s “monster”.

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“Monster” of Hollywood village

Johnny Depp started his acting career when he was very young. The 1987 television series 21 Jump Street helped the actor become a famous teen idol. However, at that time, it was considered a big shadow that Johnny needed to overcome. The reason is because he feels that the image of a teenage star is too cramped, in which he seems to be forced into a certain framework, of the character, of the product.

“It’s really a very uncomfortable condition, I can’t control it and it’s not my way,” the actor expressed.

The turning point came when Johnny Depp accepted to star in the movie Edward Scissorhands because with this work, he successfully escaped the image of an “idol”. The film was also the beginning of a long collaboration between Depp and Burton in films such as Ed Wood (1994), Sleepy Hollow (1999), The Ghost Bride (2005), Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007) and Alice in Wonderland (2010).

In 2003, Johnny Depp emerged as a phenomenon with his role as Captain Jack Sparrow in the first Pirates of the Caribbean movie released. His acting has received a lot of praise from both mass audiences and film critics. Director Gore Verbinski has said that the character Jack Sparrow has a personality very close to that of Johnny Depp, which creates a perfect harmony between the actor and the role.

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Johnny Depp returned to the character Jack Sparrow in the second part Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest in 2006, and the third part Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End in 2007. The actor showed his attachment character of Captain Jack Sparrow, affirming that Sparrow is definitely “a big part of me”, and emphasized that he looks forward to portraying the role in other parts of the film. For Jack Sparrow, Johnny Depp received an Academy Award nomination for best male role.

Besides, the film series is probably the highest-grossing work in Johnny Depp’s career. However, the actor is an artist who doesn’t care much about money. The actor nicknamed “monster” said that he specifically chooses movies that he enjoys, not movies that could become blockbusters.

Depp’s characters always have loneliness, complex and magical personalities. But no matter how complex or magical the character is, it doesn’t make it difficult for Johnny Depp’s delicate acting. That is probably the reason why people give him the name “monster” in the film industry.

Everyone cannot avoid losing days

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In recent years, Johnny Depp has appeared in the news mainly because of his divorce scandal with Amber Heard rather than his roles. Since his divorce from Amber Heard, Johnny Depp’s life has really gone downhill: he looks haggard, depressed, and seriously in debt because he squandered his assets to entertain himself. Johnny Depp’s former financial manager said his total assets after nearly 20 years of career are about $650 million. But he spent this huge amount of money in a short time recently.

At the end of 2017, Johnny Depp even had to sell two houses in Los Angeles, a yacht, many cars… to pay off debt. In a recent sharing, Johnny Depp said he was depressed many times to the point of having suicidal thoughts. He drinks a lot and often uses drugs. Every month the Pirates of the Caribbean actor spends up to $30,000 on alcohol. To get through the difficult days, Depp practiced writing memoirs using a typewriter to balance his emotions. He often burst into tears thinking about past events while writing them down on paper.

“I drank vodka every morning and wrote until tears filled my eyes and I couldn’t see the pages anymore ,” Johnny Depp said.

“I have treated people very well, lovingly and sincerely with them. But why do these bad things keep happening to me? I fell into the abyss of life with an extremely bad mood. I thought about ending this pain by committing suicide because I couldn’t bear it every day ,” Johnny confided.

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“Monster” seems to be going through days like the abyss of life. At its peak, the series also established the brand of actor Johnny Depp with the famous classic role of Jack Sparrow. However, after a series of lawsuits between the actor and his ex-wife Amber Heard, Disney seems to have no intention of inviting him back in part 6. However, Johnny Depp may not return as Jack Sparrow. made fans extremely angry. More than 20,000 people have signed for the actor to return for part 6 of this hit series. Although the final decision has not yet been made, the above event partly shows the love that fans have for Johnny Depp, that their feelings for him have not changed, that Johnny Depp is still the one and only Jack Sparrow. in the hearts of the audience.

After all, no matter how perfect life is, there will inevitably be days of failure and it is often difficult for heroes to overcome beauty. However, the values ​​that a person uses all his heart to create, specifically Johnny Depp’s role as Jack Sparrow, will always be sustainable.