Depp

British

/ dɛp /

noun

Johnny , full name John Christopher , born 1963, US actor; his films include Edward Scissorhands (1990), Sleepy Hollow (1999), and the Pirates of the Caribbean series (from 2003)

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“Nexstar’s influence is much diminished from its heyday, thanks to audience fragmentation, so it does need to consolidate to have any kind of future on its own terms,” TVNewsCheck editor Michael Depp told me.

From Slate • Apr. 21, 2026

Previous Alice in Wonderland versions include the 1951 animated movie by Disney and Tim Burton's 2010 take with Johnny Depp as the Mad Hatter.

From BBC • Nov. 12, 2025

Wasser also represented Johnny Depp in his divorce from Amber Heard.

From Salon • Nov. 6, 2025

He went on to make the Whitey Bulger gangster film “Black Mass,” starring Johnny Depp, then “Hostiles,” a western with Bale, Rosamund Pike and Wes Studi.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 28, 2025

Jason, because he’s handsome in a British film star kind of way, not a Depp or a Pitt, but a Firth, or a Jason Isaacs.

From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins

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