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 NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) - Once known as a Hollywood bad boy, Johnny Depp has grown into more of a suburban dad. These days, Depp can be found at his home in the south of France with singer-actress Vanessa Paradis and their two children, 6-year-old Lily Rose and 3-year-old Jack.
So it seems fitting that the latest of Depp's long line of offbeat characters is Willy Wonka in the film version of Roald Dahl's novel "Charlie and Chocolate Factory."
Why play Willy, a role immortalized by Gene Wilder in the 1971 classic? Besides wanting to make his children happy, Depp was eager to collaborate for a fifth time with director Tim Burton, who gave him his breakout movie role in 1990's "Edward Scissorhands."
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