Two things have remained constant in Pirates of the Caribbean star Johnny Depp’s 20 years on screen: his taste for quirky, edgy roles and his smoldering good looks. Now in his forties, happily settled in France, and one of the world’s most respected actors, Depp would seem to have it all, yet his success is hard won. Johnny Depp: A Modern Rebel describes a complex young man whose troubled childhood and rebellious, drug-infused adolescence did not prepare him for the life of a celebrity heartthrob. Replete with details of his bad-boy antics, romantic romps, and volatile relationships, both on and off the set, the book also provides a serious analysis of Depp’s career and the fiercely independent, artistically adventurous roles with which he has chosen to define himself both as an actor and a man. The book also includes information on the actor's recent and forthcoming films.
Brian J. Robb is the author of a series of Hollywood biographies, including an international best-seller on Leonardo DiCaprio. Other subjects have included Scream director Wes Craven and Hollywood stars Keanu Reeves, Brad Pitt, Johnny Depp, Ewan McGregor, Nicolas Cage, Will Smith and River Phoenix.
He is currently Managing Editor at Titan Magazines, a publisher of film and TV related titles in the UK. In addition, he edits the UK's Official Star Wars Magazine, as well as being Managing Editor on Dreamwatch, an international cult film and television magazine.
He is a journalist of 20 years standing who has held a variety of film-related jobs, including Publications Editor of the British Film Institute, editing publications for the 1990 London Film Festival, as well as publications for the 1991 Edinburgh Film Festival and the 1991 British Film Festival in Washington DC.
He was film and video critic for the Edinburgh Evening News for eight years and has contributed film reviews to Scot FM and BBC Radio Scotland. He has worked for the Radio Times and TV Guide, ran a local newspaper group in Edinburgh and was the Founding Editor of Scottish Arts Monthly.
In addition, he has worked on The Scotsman and Scotland on Sunday newspapers and contributed freelance work to The Guardian, The Daily Record, Scotsman Magazine, Fear, Fantasy Zone, Doctor Who Monthly, Film Monthly, Dreamwatch and Starburst, as well as regular columns for ZX Computing magazine in the mid-1980s.
Brian has an MA in Film & TV Studies from the University of Glasgow and a postgraduate diploma in Journalism Studies from University College, Cardiff.
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