<p>Actor Johnny Depp visited children's hospital announced dressed as his famed character Captain Jack Sparrow from the 'Pirates of the Caribbean' films.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The philanthropic actor regularly travels with his famous costume from the 'Pirates of the Caribbean' films so he can surprise ailing kids in character, according to franchise producer Jerry Bruckheimer.<br /><br />"He knows he is a very fortunate person and he wants to give back," Bruckheimer said.<br />The 50-year-old has played Captain Jack Sparrow - a mischievous but loveable pirate - in four blockbuster films and the character strikes a particular chord with Depp's younger fans.<br /><br />In 2010, the actor accepted an invitation from nine-year-old girl Beatrice Delap to appear at her school in London after she discovered he was filming 'Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides' film at the nearby Old Royal Naval College.<br /><br />The schoolgirl wrote a letter to Depp asking him to visit Meridian Primary School in Greenwich, and the star obliged, surprising excited pupils in full Captain Jack garb at a school assembly.</p>
<p>Actor Johnny Depp visited children's hospital announced dressed as his famed character Captain Jack Sparrow from the 'Pirates of the Caribbean' films.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The philanthropic actor regularly travels with his famous costume from the 'Pirates of the Caribbean' films so he can surprise ailing kids in character, according to franchise producer Jerry Bruckheimer.<br /><br />"He knows he is a very fortunate person and he wants to give back," Bruckheimer said.<br />The 50-year-old has played Captain Jack Sparrow - a mischievous but loveable pirate - in four blockbuster films and the character strikes a particular chord with Depp's younger fans.<br /><br />In 2010, the actor accepted an invitation from nine-year-old girl Beatrice Delap to appear at her school in London after she discovered he was filming 'Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides' film at the nearby Old Royal Naval College.<br /><br />The schoolgirl wrote a letter to Depp asking him to visit Meridian Primary School in Greenwich, and the star obliged, surprising excited pupils in full Captain Jack garb at a school assembly.</p>