Jack Sparrow

Jack Sparrow is a fictional character in the Pirates of the Caribbean movie series. Sparrow is the main character in the series.

Sparrow is played by Johnny Depp. The character was created by screenwriters Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio.

Background

Sparrow is based on a combination of The Rolling Stones' guitarist Keith Richards and Looney Tunes cartoon character Pepé Le Pew.[1]

He first appears in the 2003 movie Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl. He later appears in the sequels Dead Man's Chest (2006), At World's End (2007), On Stranger Tides (2011), and Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017).

Biography

Sparrow is one of the nine pirate lords in the Brethren Court, the Pirate Lords of the Seven Seas. He is the captain of the Black Pearl and his main enemy is Hector Barbossa.

Later, Sparrow tries to escape his blood debt to the legendary Davy Jones while fighting the East India Trading Company.

References

  1. ↑ Sean Smith (June 26, 2006). "A Pirate's Life". Newsweek. Archived from the original on January 10, 2014. Retrieved May 30, 2007.


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