Johnny Depp's Rarely-Seen Son Jack Takes Break from Bartender Job in Paris: 'Good Staff Are Hard to Find'

Mar. 15, 2025

Jack Depp, Johnny Depp.Photo:SplashNews.com ; Daniele Venturelli /Getty

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Jack Depp, the 22-year-old son ofJohnny Depp, has been working as a bartender at a Lebanese restaurant in Paris, though he has since taken a break from the gig, according to a report fromThe Daily Mail.The outlet reported on Saturday, Dec. 7, that Johnny’s son has been quietly working at restaurant L’Area as both a bartender and in the location’s downstairs kitchen.Owner Edouard Chueke toldThe Daily Mailthat Jack had been working at L’Area for two years before leaving recently. He said he expects Jack to return sometime next year.“Jack is a great guy. He keeps out of the limelight, but worked here behind the bar and in the kitchen,” Chueke said. “He was a good employee, he left a few months ago, but I expect him back later next year. Good staff are hard to find.“Chueke added that the restaurant is “very popular with the fashion and music crowd,” with Jack’s motherVanessa Paradisand sisterLily-Rose Deppbeing “regulars.““Lily was mixing caipirinhas behind the bar and really getting into the swing of it, she was enjoying herself,” the owner said.Johnny shares both Jack and Lily-Rose with Paradis. The pair were together for 14 yearsbefore their split in 2012.Paradis previously explained to Belgium’sWeekend Knackmagazine in 2007 why she chose to raise Jack near her hometown after welcoming her son in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France, five years earlier.“For my children I secretly choose France. Even though Los Angeles is great too,” she said at the time. “Only, in the south of France you can live much more anonymously. And that’s a bliss, especially when the children are still young.“Jack has stayed relatively out of the spotlight. In 2014, his dad toldThe Philippine Daily Inquirerthat Jack was not interested in following in his on-screen footsteps. “Aside from school plays and things, he hasn’t shown any desire to become an actor. Whew,” Johnny said.While promotingThe Idolin a 2022 interview with ELLE, Lily Rose also shared some rare insight into her relationship with her younger brother, revealing that they were “super close” and spending time at home together between work.Jack Depp.Lily Rose Depp InstagramNever miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Lily Rose revealed in an interview withInterviewmagazinethis month that her brother was “the coolest person ever” while speaking withNatalie Portman about the vampire horror filmNosferatu.“This one in particular was big for me, because my brother and I both were super obsessed with Dracula when we were younger. My brother used to dress up like Dracula when he was a kid for school,” Lily-Rose recalled.“I was like, ‘Wow, if I get this part my brother’s going to finally think I’m cool,’ " she added. “… It’s the classic thing of when you have a younger sibling, they think you’re so cool when you’re kids, and then when you get older, now I think he’s so cool, and I’m like, ‘Let’s hang!’ And he’s like, ‘I’m busy.’ But yeah, I think I got some points with this one.”

Jack Depp, the 22-year-old son ofJohnny Depp, has been working as a bartender at a Lebanese restaurant in Paris, though he has since taken a break from the gig, according to a report fromThe Daily Mail.

The outlet reported on Saturday, Dec. 7, that Johnny’s son has been quietly working at restaurant L’Area as both a bartender and in the location’s downstairs kitchen.

Owner Edouard Chueke toldThe Daily Mailthat Jack had been working at L’Area for two years before leaving recently. He said he expects Jack to return sometime next year.

“Jack is a great guy. He keeps out of the limelight, but worked here behind the bar and in the kitchen,” Chueke said. “He was a good employee, he left a few months ago, but I expect him back later next year. Good staff are hard to find.”

Chueke added that the restaurant is “very popular with the fashion and music crowd,” with Jack’s motherVanessa Paradisand sisterLily-Rose Deppbeing “regulars.”

“Lily was mixing caipirinhas behind the bar and really getting into the swing of it, she was enjoying herself,” the owner said.

Johnny shares both Jack and Lily-Rose with Paradis. The pair were together for 14 yearsbefore their split in 2012.

Paradis previously explained to Belgium’sWeekend Knackmagazine in 2007 why she chose to raise Jack near her hometown after welcoming her son in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France, five years earlier.

“For my children I secretly choose France. Even though Los Angeles is great too,” she said at the time. “Only, in the south of France you can live much more anonymously. And that’s a bliss, especially when the children are still young.”

Jack has stayed relatively out of the spotlight. In 2014, his dad toldThe Philippine Daily Inquirerthat Jack was not interested in following in his on-screen footsteps. “Aside from school plays and things, he hasn’t shown any desire to become an actor. Whew,” Johnny said.

While promotingThe Idolin a 2022 interview with ELLE, Lily Rose also shared some rare insight into her relationship with her younger brother, revealing that they were “super close” and spending time at home together between work.

Jack Depp.Lily Rose Depp Instagram

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Lily Rose revealed in an interview withInterviewmagazinethis month that her brother was “the coolest person ever” while speaking withNatalie Portman about the vampire horror filmNosferatu.

“This one in particular was big for me, because my brother and I both were super obsessed with Dracula when we were younger. My brother used to dress up like Dracula when he was a kid for school,” Lily-Rose recalled.

“I was like, ‘Wow, if I get this part my brother’s going to finally think I’m cool,’ " she added. “… It’s the classic thing of when you have a younger sibling, they think you’re so cool when you’re kids, and then when you get older, now I think he’s so cool, and I’m like, ‘Let’s hang!’ And he’s like, ‘I’m busy.’ But yeah, I think I got some points with this one.”

source: people.com