US actor Johnny Depp poses as he leaves after a tribute ceremony during the 45th Deauville US Film Festival, in Deauville, northern France, on September 8, 2019. (Photo by LOIC VENANCE / AFP)

Johnny Depp became a global megastar playing off-beat characters from Willy Wonka to Captain Jack Sparrow until his destructive off-screen lifestyle threatened to permanently derail his career.

Pouring his own eccentricities