Two things have remained constant in Pirates of the Caribbean star Johnny Depp's 20 years on screen: his taste for quirky, edgy roles and his smoldering good looks. Now in his forties, happily settled in France, and one of the world's most respected actors, Depp would seem to have it all, yet his success is hard won. Johnny Depp: A Modern Rebel describes a complex young man whose troubled childhood and rebellious, drug-infused adolescence did not prepare him for the life of a celebrity heartthrob. Replete with details of his bad-boy antics, romantic romps, and volatile relationships, both on and off the set, the book also provides a serious analysis of Depp's career and the fiercely independent, artistically adventurous roles with which he has chosen to define himself both as an actor and a man. The book also includes information on the actor's recent and forthcoming films.

As a child, Johnny Depp was an outsider. He found expression through music, and by thirteen he was playing in bands at clubs. He had taken every kind of drug there was by the age of fourteen, and had found himself on the wrong side of the law in petty-crime offences. As an adult he turned to acting, but continued to live by his own rules, confounding and delighting critics and fans alike with his choice of roles. He has only played parts that speak to him ? from Edward Scissorhands to Captain Jack, a colorful array of misfits, outsiders and renegades ? and commits only to films that he believes posses value. And now, with the staggering box-office success of Pirates of the Caribbean, he has achieved a formidable position in Hollywood without compromising along the way. This book traces that extraordinary journey from wild-child rebel to Hollywood mogul. Compelling, charismatic and edgy, Johnny Depp has become one of the world's most bankable stars, but more despite his artistic in

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