It's hard to believe that former teen hearthrob, turned bad boy, turned one of the most inventive actors of his generation, turned... tentpole flunky -- albeit still in kooky roles -- is 50 years old. Coming to prominence as a teen idol during his 1980s stint on the TV show "21 Jump Street," Johnny Depp has been famous for almost four decades. But it wasn't until 2003 and the first "Pirates of the Caribbean" films, 'The Curse of the Black Pearl,' that Depp finally launched into the A-list stratosphere as an bankable star. 'Curse of The Black Pearl' grossed $305 million domestically and $654 million and changed his career forever (the collective four films have grossed $3.7 billion collectively worldwide). Before that, Depp's largest hit was was Tim Burton's "Sleepy Hollow" in 1999 which earned just over $100 million domestically. "I'm not 'Blockbuster Boy.' I never wanted to be. I wasn't looking for that," Depp said in a 1997 interview with Vanity Fair. At...
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