Sunday, June 15, 2008

Hats off


posted by Trish Bennett 8:46 PM

Johnny has shown his generosity once again with a 12-year-old boy in Oshkosh, according to a report from The Northwestern:
Depp tips his hat to Oshkosh boy

12-year-old asked for hat during ‘Public Enemies’ filming and the star delivered

The next time Jack Taylor takes his hat off to Johnny Depp, it actually will be Depp’s hat.

The 12-year-old southside resident received a package in the mail Thursday from Depp’s production company, Infinitum Nihil, containing a variety of “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” promotional gifts along with a vintage fedora Depp told Taylor he could have when the “Public Enemies” star was in town in April for filming.

“All I really said was ‘Can I have your hat?’,” Taylor, who will start seventh grade at Grace Lutheran Church this fall, said. “And he said ‘When I’m done with it, it’s yours.’ He was actually pretty cool.”

It took a little more work than that to get Taylor’s promise fulfilled, though. His parents, Kris and Matt Brand, tracked down Depp’s agent, who turned out to be his sister, and told her about what happened. Depp’s agent pulled enough merchandise to ensure Taylor and his siblings, Anthony Taylor, 13, Alexis Taylor, 6, Emily Brand, 3, and Abigail Brand, 1, each got a little something from what ranks as one of their favorite Depp movies along with “Pirates of the Caribbean.”

“It’s not exactly the easiest thing to make all five kids happy, but they did a good job. It’s finally nice to see a celebrity being nice and following through on his promises,” Kris Brand said. “He promised Jack his hat and he followed through. It’s really cool.”

Jack’s new hat, a well-worn fedora that’s vintage in appearance, wasn’t the only personal item enclosed with the package. Depp also wrote Jack a short, personal note telling him to enjoy the hat and the cool “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” stuff and signed it himself.“

It was pretty awesome when it came,” he said. “I didn’t think it actually would come.”

To show his appreciation, Jack penned a letter of his own to send to Depp, though the first draft has been refined a few times with the help of his parents. And his new prized possession will definitely get shown during the summer and at school.

“Nobody believed me at first when I told them about meeting him,” Jack said. “It’s pretty awesome.”

7 Comments:

Anonymous Julie said...

reason we love him.

June 15, 2008 11:07 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

What a caring man.what gets me that there people talk-trash about him and that hurt my feelings. I have never meet him,but reading about him of how good and kind things that he does to people and that is why that I love him so much.

June 16, 2008 4:56 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

That's great of him. The ONLY thing that erks me though is that they tracked down his agent for all that stuff. Just got the feeling they coulda been a little less demanding, you know. I sorta picture the parents going "No son he promised you the hat, and he's GOING to give it to you, where's the phone?" Kinda like Johnny was THEN forced to give up his precious. Lol.

June 16, 2008 6:43 PM  
Anonymous Linda Ann said...

This is just everyday news for Johnny!!...his heart is as big as the universe! Love him, Linda in Los Angeles, CA USA

June 16, 2008 7:42 PM  
Blogger Captain Jax said...

AAAAAWWWWE!!! Thats what we love!!!

June 16, 2008 10:51 PM  
Blogger Mickey from Toledo said...

I don't think the parents were being demanding, it sounds to me like they were just reminding him about the hat! You know that he is a busy person and probably can't remember EVERYTHING!

This story just shows how nice he is and that he will follow through with his promises!!


This is why my mom, grandma, friend, and I love him so much!!!!!!!!!!! :-)

Mickey from Toledo

June 17, 2008 3:24 PM  
Blogger Traci said...

I would put that precious hat behind glass guarding it with all my life. Then, I would occasionally take it out and smell it and look for Johnny's angelic hair in the hat.

June 19, 2008 3:39 PM  

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