Johnny Depp is without a doubt one of the most popular actors of his generation, an attractive, brilliant, and charming leading man who has repeatedly demonstrated that he possesses the panache and pomp required to head blockbusters. It doesn’t seem like long ago that Depp was the youthful poster boy of Hollywood, a compelling figure with deep brown eyes, sculpted cheekbones, and a cocksure demeanor who won the hearts of the audience.

Which is why I was surprised to learn the other day that the Pirates of the Caribbean star is 60 years old! Of course, it is not lost on me that we all age at the same rate, but I needed to pause for a second to comprehend the knowledge.I suppose what makes celebrities age so strange is that they do so in front of our eyes, despite the fact that we have never met them.

Those actual, bona fide A-listers who can have decades of success in the major leagues frequently join the game as young, fresh-faced newbies, then mature over time, growing older with each position they take on. Not only that, but given the massive libraries of images taken of celebrities over their years in the spotlight – there must be hundreds for almost every event or red carpet they attend – it’s easy to reflect on the journey said person has taken as he or she has aged.

We’ll make it clear right now that getting older isn’t odd or ridicule-worthy. As we age, our appearances naturally alter to represent the years we’ve lived, and celebrities are no exception, regardless of how much money they spend on surgeries or pioneering new lotions to stay as young as possible. Perhaps this is why fans make such a big deal over a celebrity’s age. Nonetheless, this is a common occurrence.

It’s one thing to express your opinion about botched Botox, or to applaud another person’s efforts to lose weight in order to keep healthy, but it’s quite another to make comments about how someone appears in comparison to how they may have looked in their youth.In any event, Johnny Depp recently became the focus of an internet conversation after a previously unknown photo of the actor from 2022 appeared.

The image in question was published on Instagram by guitarist and artist Micki Free, but it drew a slew of comments claiming that Depp is no longer the darling he once was.”Doesn’t even resemble the same guy! Wow!” One person wrote about Depp. That doesn’t look like Johnny. “Is that the original????” Another person said.

A third said, “Is it really [him]? Omg. That is sad.”A fourth person commented, “Wow…he used to be good-looking and masculine.” Depp was named People’s Sexiest Man Alive twice, once in 2003 and again in 2009, highlighting his prominence as a global sex symbol. In recent years, Depp has retired from Hollywood, settling in England, where he feels free to be himself without the continual flashing of cameras.