A Whetu, means ‘star’ in the Maori language of New Zealand, ranked #6 last year by Forbes Magazine, Johnny Deep shines bright in WhetuWood. Go Mr 21 Jump Street!
The Celebrity 100
#6 Johnny Depp
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He became an unlikely mainstream star with his boozy turn as Captain Jack Sparrow in the Pirates of the Caribbean series. Last year he found time to star in his pal Tim Burton’s movie version of Sweeney Todd, which grossed $154 million. He earned his third Best Actor Oscar nomination for his portrayal of the Demon Barber of Fleet Street. Deep maintains his mystery, by living in France with wife, Vanessa Paradis and family. He only comes to Hollywood to extract and work. Smart! How WhetuWood profiled peeps are ranked?… The Celebrity 100 measures power, which boils down to two components: money and fame. Earnings estimates are for June 2007 – June 2008. We included income from endorsements, movies or other ventures only if the celebrity has been paid, applying the same rules to entertainment-related ventures. Management, agent and attorney’s fees have not been deducted. Figures were rounded off where appropriate. Sources include Billboard, Pollstar, Adams Media Research, Nielsen SoundScan and Nielsen BookScan. How do we “calculate” fame? From Web hits on Google Blog Search, TV/Radio mentions on LexisNexis, overall press mentions on Factiva and the number of times a celebrity’s image appeared on the cover of 55 consumer magazines. |
