Johnny Depp, pictured here with Pirates of the Caribbean co-stars Keira Knightley and Orlando Bloom, is one of the most gracious and down-to-earth Hollywood stars there is. Now, reports are that a 17-year-old British girl is showing the first signs of awakening from a coma due to his graciousness last month.

After being contacted by Sophie Wilkinson’s parents, Johnny agreed to tape a recording for Sophie, who had entered a coma five months earlier after a horrific car accident. The recording, made by Sophie’s favorite movie star in his Captain Jack Sparrow voice, featured Johnny offering several commands to Sophie that were aimed at helping her respond while in her coma.

The idea came from a story Sophie’s parents read, in which Geri Halliwell sang for a young girl in a coma. The young girl moved her legs when Geri sang, and woke up from her coma the next day.

Well, Sophie’s parents are now so excited that they are enlisting the aid of other celebrities to put together a charitable service for other coma-sufferers. Sophie’s mom stressed the importance of finding the right “key” that unlocks each individual out of their coma, and often it may be hearing from someone whom they have a great admiration for. I suppose when Sophie fully awakens, she’ll have a much deeper love for Johnny. I already do.

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Johnny Depp is so grateful to the hospital that saved his daughter Lily Rose during her life and death battle with kidney failure  last year, that he donated 1 million pounds. He showed up with the donation, without fan fair, publicity or advanced notice. Now that’s class.

And that’s not all. Last November, Johnny showed up at the children’s ward and read stories and talked to the kids for four hours. Again, without fan fair or photographers. He also invited several doctors and nurses from the Great Ormond Street Hospital to attend the Sweeney Todd premiere party in London. Great looking, a good actor and a nice person? What a rare combination!

Rock on, Johnny!