And those eclectic characters arguably don't even rate among Johnny Depp's five best performances.

Now 44, Depp has his third Best Actor nomination this year as a result of his madcap sixth collaboration with filmmaker Tim Burton. The bizarre envelope-pushing duo have given us a quirky masterpiece with Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street, and here's a celebration of the Oscar-nominated role -- the role that made Depp sing.

Read on to meet the demon himself.

Text: Raja Sen | Photograph: Getty Images

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