Actor Johnny Depp (L) and make-up artist and presenter Joel Harlow are seen after Depp accepted the Distinguished Artisan Award at Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Awards on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2014 at Paramount Studios in Los Angeles, California (Photo by Vince Bucci/Invision/AP)
Actor Johnny Depp speaks after accepting the Distinguished Artisan Award at The Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Awards on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2014 at Paramount Studios in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Vince Bucci/Invision/AP)
Actor Johnny Depp accepts the Distinguished Artisan Award at The Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Awards on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2014 at Paramount Studios in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Vince Bucci/Invision/AP)
Johnny Depp, left, as Tonto, and Armie Hammer, as the Lone Ranger, in a scene from the film, "The Lone Ranger." (AP Photo/Disney/Jerry Bruckheimer, Inc., Peter Mountain, File)
Johnny Depp plays Tonto, a spirit warrior on a personal quest who joins forces in a fight for justice with John Reid, a lawman played by Armie Hammer who has become a masked avenger in the upcoming “Lone Ranger.” (Disney via Associated Press)
Some American Indians hope Johnny Depp will improve the image of the Tonto character, played by Jay Silverheels in the long-running TV series also starring Clayton Moore. (Disney via Associated Press)
LaDonna Harris, president of Americans for Indian Opportunity, is joined by actor Johnny Depp at her Albuquerque, N.M., home earlier this month. Ms. Harris invited Mr. Depp to become an adopted member of the Comanche Indian tribe in a private ceremony. Mr. Depp is currently filming the role of Tonto in "The Long Ranger" in New Mexico. (Associated Press)
Rolling Stones guitar man Keith Richards, 68, has stayed in the limelight with a best-selling memoir and by playing Johnny Depp's father in two "Pirates of the Caribbean" sequels. (Associated Press)
Johnny Depp portrays Barnabas Collins in a scene from "Dark Shadows," based on the 1960s ABC-TV soap opera of the same name. The best parts of the movie feature Mr. Depp doing elegant 18th century spit-takes in astonishment at 20th century technology, culture and mores. (Warner Bros. via Associated Press)