All 8 Of Johnny Depp's Movie Cameos Explained
Johnny Depp is mostly known for his impressive leading roles, but he has also made a few exciting movie cameos. With a career spanning almost four decades, Depp has played a myriad of unique characters — from Willy Wonka to Edward Scissorhands. In all of these, it is impossible to narrow down his best. However, his genius depiction of the always pompous — and sometimes heroic — Jack Sparrow in the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise remains the primary reason why his fame prevails even when the seas are rather rough.
As the legend goes, Nicolas Cage first opened some early doors for Johnny Depp's acting career. Following this, his fame skyrocketed with the original 21 Jump Street TV show and a few independent films like What's Eating Gilbert Grape and Fear and Loathing in Vegas. But only after Depp dipped his feet in Tim Burton's world of dark fantasy did he become the sort-of-weird film juggernaut that he is today. According to an interesting bit of trivia, Johnny Depp was also once considered to play Batman on the big screen, but it never came to fruition.
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With so many different faces, personas, and archetypes under his belt, Johnny Depp is a creative force to be reckoned with. No wonder, in addition to his leading roles, he has popped up as a cameo in many a film. While most of these fleeting appearances may seem pale compared to his mainstream larger-than-life roles, they do give a glimpse of Depp's unwavering talent.
After his debut in Wes Craven's A Nightmare on Elm Street, Johnny Depp returned to the slasher franchise in 1991's Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare, a.k.a A Nightmare on Elm Street 6. Considering how Johnny Depp's
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