Concert benefited children’s charity headed by footballer Dan Marino
By Matthew B. Zeidman
POMPANO BEACH, Fla. (Hollywood Today) 9/1/08 – Johnny Depp may be better known as fictional pirate Jack Sparrow than as a guitar hero, but the frequent Tim Burton collaborator picked up his ax Friday in Pompano Beach, Fla. to benefit special-needs children through the Dan Marino Foundation.
According to Eonline.com, Depp, 45, played for an hour and a half at Club Cinema alongside the other members of his former band, The Kids, and in front of 2,500 spectators, including his girlfriend, French actress/singer Vanessa Paradis, 35, and daughter Lily-Rose, 9.
Depp and the rest of The Kids entertained the audience with original 1960s-inspired pop tunes, as well as classic covers, according to People.
Formed in 1978, The Kids was Depp’s second band. Depp originally dropped out of high school to pursue music, before he made his big-screen acting debut in the 1984 Wes Craven horror opus “A Nightmare on Elm Street.” Since then, Depp has starred in a number of critically acclaimed films, including “Edward Scissorhands,” “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas” and “Finding Neverland.”
Depp will appear in next year’s “The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus,” helping to complete late actor Heath Ledger’s unfinished role. He, as well as Colin Farrell and Jude Law (who also fill in for Ledger at different points in the film), decided to donate his earnings to Ledger’s daughter, 2-year-old Matilda, who was unintentionally not included in her father’s will, which predated her birth..
13 responses so far ↓
1 joan // Sep 1, 2008 at 9:12 am
Kudos to Depp, Farrell and Law for donating their earnings to Matilda. Well done.
2 Rachel // Sep 1, 2008 at 9:22 am
I luv Johnny Depp and I’m very glad he is so generous, unlike most actor/acresses in Hollywood. Although, Ledger could’ve been smarter about changing his will when his daughter was born…
3 Lee Albright // Sep 1, 2008 at 9:40 am
Congrats on you such a fine display of generosity.
Your Fender Telecaster and Ampeg amp are a sweet combination.
Wish I was there.
Rock on Johnny!
Lee Albright/Florissant Colorado
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5 St Pooch // Sep 1, 2008 at 11:23 am
Johnny Depp ROCKS.
6 pj // Sep 1, 2008 at 12:10 pm
Depp rules
7 Laurie Walker // Sep 1, 2008 at 12:21 pm
Keep music alive………….
8 angela // Sep 2, 2008 at 6:33 pm
Yep JOHNNY ROCKS!!!
9 Almanac // Sep 16, 2008 at 2:26 am
….According to The Omniverse Almanac, Stephen Hawkings is actually one of the few very cool people inhabiting this planet, along with Johnny Depp, Steven Splielberg, Jessica Biel, Justin Timberlake, Angelina Jolie, Harrison Ford, Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, Bruce Willis, Scarlett Johansson, Kate Moss, Ridley Scott, Tim Burton, Riccardo Mariti, Tom Cruise, Laurence Dale and the Dalai Lama….
10 Hollywood Today Staff // Sep 16, 2008 at 12:30 pm
You forgot Keith Richards and Jack Nicholson, the two coolest people on planet
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