Johnny Depp cements place in history
Monday, 19 Sep 2005 10:29
Deeply Deppy in wet cement...
Quirky Hollywood beau Johnny Depp has been inaugurated into Hollywood's elite club, after he was immortalised in concrete on the Hollywood Boulevard.
The Pirates of the Caribbean star joined the likes of Tom Hanks and Steve McQueen, when he had his hand and footprints cast on the pavement outside the legendary Grauman's Chinese Theatre.
The Charlie and the Chocolate Factory actor was joined by his partner Vanessa Paradis and their two children, for the occasion which appeared to be a little overwhelming for the 42-year-old star.
He melodramatically told the gathered crowds and Hollywood dignitaries: "To say that this is overwhelming is probably the understatement of the millennium."
Fortuitously enough, the ceremony coincided with the release of Depp's new film with long-time collaborator Tim Burton, Corpse Bride, a unique-looking stop-motion animation that co-stars Helena Bonham Carter.
Depp is currently working on the two sequels to the 2003 summer blockbuster, Pirates of the Caribbean.
The tradition of Hollywood greats leaving imprints on the Forecourt of Stars at Grauman's began before the cinema opened in 1927, when actress Norma Talmadge accidentally walked over some wet concrete.
The historic celluloid memorial also features John Wayne's fist and Al Jonson's knees.
