John Christopher Depp: Is The Father Of Johnny Depp Still Alive?

John Christopher Depp is the father of John Christopher Depp II, best known as Johnny Depp. John’s son Johnny Depp is an American actor, musician, film producer, and writer who has received several accolades, including a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award, and has been nominated for three Academy Awards and two BAFTA awards.

John Christopher Depp: Bio Summary

NameJohn Christopher Depp
Age85 years old as of 2023
Born1938
Place of birthOwensboro, Kentucky, United States
Famous asfather of Johnny Depp
ParentsViolet Mattie Grinstead and Oren Larramore Depp
SpouseBetty Sue Palmer
ChildrenJohnny Depp, Debbie Depp, Daniel Depp, Christi Dembrowski
OccupationCivil engineer

Who Is Johnny Depp’s Father?

John Christopher Depp II commonly known as Johnny Depp is one of the children of John Christopher Depp, his father. John was born in 1938, in Owensboro, Kentucky, United States. He will be celebrating his 85th birthday in 2023. His parents are Violet Mattie Grinstead and Oren Larramore Depp. He was a civil engineer.

John Christopher Depp was married to Betty Sue Depp (née Wells). Betty was a waitress. John Christopher and Betty raised four children, John Christopher Depp II (Johnny Depp), Debbie Depp, Daniel Depp, and Christi Depp Dembrowski. Per a source, they only had two biological children.

John Christopher and Betty’s children are Elisa Christi-Depp Dembrowski and John Christopher “Johnny” Depp II. Betty is said to have had her two children, Debbie and Daniel from a previous marriage to a man identified as Dale. The family moved from place to place frequently. In the year 1970, they eventually settled in Miramar, Florida.

John Christopher Depp and his wife Betty decided to divorce after things weren’t going on well in their marriage. The two divorced in 1978. John Christopher Depp decided to abandoned his family because of Betty’s abusive and suicidal characters. He packed his bags, leaving the family as he departed for work.

Betty was abusive towards John and her children. John Depp’s son Johnny Depp revealed that his father never attacked his mother or said a bad thing to her. Johnny Depp said, “there was never a moment when my father lost control and attacked my mother or hit my mother or even said a bad thing to my mother.”

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“And when Betty Sue, my mother, would go off on a tangent toward my father — and of course, in front of the kids, it [didn’t] matter to her — he, amazingly, remained very stoic and never, as she was rationing him with horrible things, he stood there and just looked at her while she delivered the pain, and he swallowed it. He took it,” Johnny explained.

However, Johnny Depp mentioned that he had confronted his father, John Christopher Depp after he left the family. According to Johnny, his father said “I’m done. I can’t. I can’t do it anymore. I can’t live it anymore. You’re the man now.” Johnny Depp said, “Those words didn’t sit well with me. I didn’t feel like I was ready to hear those words.”

Johnny said that at the time he felt like his father’s leaving was “cowardly.” However, Johnny Depp has been able to forgive his father and has called him a “good man.” Johnny said his father was never abusive. John Christopher Depp has been very supportive of his son Johnny Depp’s career. John’s ex-wife Betty Sue later married Robert Palmer.

Meanwhile, John reportedly worked in the public work sector after working in the civil engineering department. He was public works director for the city of Miramar. By 1979, he joined the APWA and served for 15 years. He continued to be part of the APWA family, sponsoring its trade show and various other events.

In 2012, John Christopher Depp reportedly received Anthony W. Leffin Lifetime Achievement Award.

Is John Christopher Depp Still Alive?

Johnny Depp’s father John Christopher Depp is still alive. As mentioned earlier, in 2023, he will be turning 85 years old. There hasn’t been any news of him struggling from any health problems so he is believed to be in good health. He is living in Lexington, Kentucky, per a source. As for his ex-wife, Betty Sue Palmer she is not alive.

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Betty Sue Palmer died on 20 May 2016, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA. She was 81 years old at the time she passed away. She died after a long illness. Per reports, she had been admitted to the ICU of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles in 2012. She was reportedly diagnosed with cancer in 2013.

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