Johnny Depp is an American actor and musician. He was born on June 9,
1963 in Kentucky. He has played many different and interesting characters in
movies. He is famous for being Captain Jack Sparrow in the Pirates of the
Caribbean movies.
Depp started acting when he was 20 years old. His first movie was A
Nightmare on Elm Street (1984). He became popular on TV in 21 Jump Street
(1987-1990). He worked with the director Tim Burton many times. Some of their
movies are Edward Scissorhands (1990), Ed Wood (1994), Sleepy Hollow (1999),
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005), and Alice in Wonderland (2010).
Depp has been nominated for three Academy Awards and two BAFTA awards.
He won a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award. He is one of the
highest-paid actors in the world. He also plays guitar and sings in a band
called Hollywood Vampires.
Depp has two children with his ex-partner Vanessa Paradis. He was
married to Amber Heard from 2015 to 2017. They had a big legal fight over
defamation. Depp gave $1 million from the settlement to five charities.
Johnny Depp allocates $1M settlement from Amber Heard to charitablecauses
Johnny Depp donates Amber Heard's $1 million settlement money to five different charities
Johnny Depp is a famous actor. He was in a big legal fight with his
ex-wife Amber Heard. They said bad things about each other in public. A court
said they both lied and had to pay money.
Heard had to pay Depp $1 million. But Depp did not want to keep the
money. He decided to give it away to five charities. He said he wanted to help
people and the planet.
The charities are:
- Make-A-Film Foundation: This charity helps sick kids make movies.
- The Painted Turtle: This charity runs a camp for kids with health
problems.
- Red Feather: This charity builds houses for Native Americans who need
them.
- Tetiaroa Society: This charity protects an island and its people in
the Pacific Ocean.
- Amazonia Fund Alliance: This charity helps the people and nature in
the Amazon rainforest.
Depp and Heard agreed to end their legal fight in December 2022. They said they wanted to move on with their lives. Depp said he wanted to focus on his work and his fans. Heard said she wanted to keep speaking her truth and fighting for women's rights.