Depp

by Heard, Christopher

• ISBN13: 9781550224702
• ISBN10: 1550224700
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-10-01
• Publisher: ECW Press

Summary

Taking Johnny Depp fans on a wild ride, this book chronicles the actor's ups and downs, pinnacles and depths. Explored are Depp's turbulent childhood in Kentucky, his leap into the limelight on TV's21 Jump Street, and, finally, his extraordinary success in some of his generation's best films. FromEdward Scissorhandsand What's Eating Gilbert Grape?to Donnie Brasco, Ed Wood, and Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, no other actor his age has such an incredibly diverse resume. Exploring his roles in these films and his relationships with their directors, this compelling book also provides the details of Depp's personal lifefrom his young marriage, through his years as tattooed Winona Ryder escort and as Kate Moss' paramour to his current status as proud Parisian papa and Vanessa Paradis' lover. Scrutinizing Johnny's shifts as media darling and tabloid target and sifting the truth from the trash in what's been said about him, this is the definitive biography of one of this generation's most important, most impassioned, and most independent stars.

Author Biography

Christopher Heard is the author of Dreaming Aloud: The Life and Films of James Cameron and Ten Thousand Bullets: The Cinematic Journey of John Woo. He is the cohost and producer on the long-running television show Reel to Real.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	vii
Preface	ix
The Kids	1	(12)
Craven Images	13	(12)
Rumble in the Jungle	25	(6)
Might as Well Jump	31	(24)
Depp and Burton, Burton and Depp: Part 1	55	(16)
The Low Road	71	(26)
Depp and Burton, Burton and Depp: Part 2	97	(14)
1410	111	(10)
The Icon of Cool	121	(20)
The Brave	141	(22)
Anti-Hero	163	(12)
When the Going Gets Weird, the Weird Turn Pro	175	(24)
Leaving Home	199	(10)
Paradis and Paradise in Paris	209	(12)
Depp and Burton, Burton and Depp: Part 3	221	(12)
Absinthe, Crossants, and Cigarettes	233	(16)
Filmography	249	(6)
Sources	255