Actor Johnny Depp reportedly agreed to record a voice message to help a comatose teenager in March 2008.
Background
17-year-old Sophie Wilkinson was critically injured in a 2007 car accident, and has been in a coma since. Her parents wrote to Johnny Depp for support, since he is her favorite actor.Hollywood.com: Depp to Help Coma Girl (March 24, 2008)
Depp agreed to record a voice message for Wilkinson in the hopes of waking her from the coma. He will record as his character in the Pirates of the Caribbean films, Jack Sparrow. He also reportedly agreed to visit Wilkinson in the hospital.Hollywood.com: Depp to Help Coma Girl (March 24, 2008)
In June 2008, reports indicated that other celebrities like Amanda Holden and Angelina Jolie were joining Depp in supporting the Wilkinson family.This Is Hampshire: Angelina Jolie and Johnny Depp bid to wake coma girl (June 6, 2008)
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Fast Facts
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Sophie Wilkinson was injured in car accident
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Comatose for several months
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Johnny Depp is Wilkinson's favorite actor
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Depp agreed to record a voice message for Wilkinson as Jack Sparrow in hopes to wake her out of coma
