ACTOR JOHNNY DEPP HONORED BY THE ACTORS' FUND OF AMERICA

Actor Johnny Depp poses at the Actors Fund Of America gala in New York where he was honored with the Lee Strasberg Artistic Achievement award on Oct. 30, 2004. (UPI Photo/Ezio Petersen)

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