Johnny Depp's Captain Jack Sparrow Surprises Sick Kids

  • by: Alan Duke

Johnny Depp was in full Captain Jack Sparrow mode when he surprised the young patients at Lady Cilento Children's Hospital in Brisbane, Australia Tuesday.

Depp, 52, took a day away from filming another sequel to his blockbuster pirate film franchise to brighten the lives of the children who are battling life-threatening illnesses. Production of "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales" was on hold because of an off-set hand injury suffered by the star.

"He came on the condition that he wasn't pushed along and crowded by adults and he could spend as much time as he wanted with the kids," a hospital staff told an Australia TV station.

No press other than a children's hospital show were invited to the visit, but photos and video soon hit Twitter.

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Editor-in-Chief Alan Duke co-founded Lead Stories after ending a 26-year career with CNN, where he mainly covered entertainment, current affairs and politics. Duke closely covered domestic terrorism cases for CNN, including the Oklahoma City federal building bombing, the UNABOMBER and search for Southeast bomber Eric Robert Rudolph. CNN moved Duke to Los Angeles in 2009 to cover the entertainment beat. Duke also co-hosted a daily podcast with former HLN host Nancy Grace, "Crime Stories with Nancy Grace" and hosted the podcast series "Stan Lee's World: His Real Life Battle with Heroes & Villains." You'll also see Duke in many news documentaries, including on the Reelz channel, CNN and HLN.

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