Gah!: Johnny Depp takes Jack Sparrow get-up everywhere

Johnny Depp says he sneaks into children’s hospitals dressed as Capt Jack Sparrow to surprise sick kids.

‘Sometimes you go to kiddie hospitals and things like that. I’ll just sneak in and go and surprise a bunch of kiddies through the different wards,’ said the 50-year-old.

‘It basically turns into a two, three-hour improvisation and it’s really fun. So I travel with Captain Jack.’

However, the star won’t be surprising the kids with his latest costume from The Lone Ranger where he plays a feather-clad native Indian called Tonto.


Depp told E! News: ‘That bird going through customs is going to be weird, isn’t it? I’ll just put a handle on top of it and it will be a handbag.’



Meanwhile, the dad-of-two says he’s at ease with his age after his 50th birthday earlier this month.

‘It’s great. I mean, I think any day you wake up and you’re still around is a good thing,’ he said.

‘Every time you could take a breath and exhale and inhale again, it’s a good thing; 50 is like, “Sure! Why not?”’