12 h, may 7, 2015 y - CAPTAIN JACK Johnny Depp Surprise Visit Jed Baker CHARITY
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Johnny Depp organised a dream come true set visit for the 11 year-old Jed Baker who suffers from a rare brain disorder. the meeting took place on 7 May although the news did not break until 1Jed, who was diagnosed with the rare brain disorder Moyamoya disease when he was 11 months old, has idolised Jack Sparrow since he first saw Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl while in hospital when he was two.
Depp organised for Jed, his mother Nicola, father Peter and younger siblings Charlie, 6, and Lucy, 3, to visit the Village Roadshow Studios set of the film on Thursday, where Jed was dressed in pirate costumes and given a 15-minute preview of a scene being filmed.
“Then we heard a voice behind us that said ‘Argh, is that Captain Jed?’ ” Mrs Baker said.
“We turned around and it was Captain Jack Sparrow!”
Depp stayed in character during his time with Jed, who is intellectually impaired, with the pair quoting movie scenes together and discussing Sparrow’s experience of being swallowed by a giant octopus in Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest.
“Captain Jack was so, so kind and generous with everything,” Mrs Baker said.
“We could see Johnny Depp through the hair and make-up and he was very determined to connect with Jed.
“They were able to have a conversation on a very pirated level, which was fantastic. Jed doesn’t realise that Johnny Depp and Jack Sparrow are the same person. In Jed’s mind he was with Jack Sparrow.”
Mrs Baker baked a fruit cake for Depp, which she delivered to him during their visit.
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