Johnny Depp leaves $4,000 tip

[backtoblue]

Report: Johnny Depp Leaves $4K Tip For Chicago Waiterby Access Hollywood    June 24, 2009 CHICAGO, Ill. -- Johnny Depp has previously said that money isn't the key to happiness.

But during a visit to a Chicago restaurant, the star certainly brought joy to one unsuspecting waiter with a reported sizable tip.

Depp, his "Public Enemies" co-star Marion Cotillard, director Michael Mann, along with about a dozen other folks -- who were in Chicago last week for the premiere of their new gangster movie -- made a stop at Gibsons Steakhouse around 11:30 PM, according to the Chicago Sun Times.

Once the bill came around 2:30 AM -- totaling up to a reported $4,400 -- Depp made sure the man who waited on the group into the late hours was well compensated for his time, as Mohammaed A. Sekhani reportedly received a $4,000 tip from the star.

"He had visited our restaurant several times before while he was filming 'Public Enemies' and he promised me that he would return after the premiere," Sekhani told Radar Online.
According to the longtime Gibsons waiter, Depp and his friends ordered items including shrimp cocktails, Clams Casino, as well as a few expensive bottles of wine.
"He also ordered some $500 bottles of Italian wine and he was in good spirits throughout the evening chatting with Mr. Mann and Miss Cotillard," Sekhani added.

Generous tip aside, Sekhani said he always enjoys waiting on the "Pirates of the Caribbean" star each time he visits Gibsons.
"Because he had visited us before he calls me 'Mo' and I know exactly the way he likes to be treated. He may be one of the most famous actors in the world but he is a very 'humble guy' and a really cool dude," the waiter continued. "I have worked with a lot of stars like Sean Connery and Robert De Niro but Johnny Depp is my favorite He is a very soft spoken guy who is very charming and sweet -- when I wait for him he doesn't like to be too fussed over and is not in any way demanding."
When contacted by Access Hollywood, a rep for Depp was not immediately available for comment on the story.

[Vidar]

1. Classy gesture if one can afford it.

[redqueen]

2. Shame on you for not including the pic.

Shame!




full size here: http://movies.yahoo.com/photos/movie-stills/gallery/1535/johnny-depp

[Raffi Ella]

9. you mean this one...?

:o :loveya:

[backtoblue]

10. Oh!!! I'm sorry, here ya go!

(I posted as drool fell on the keyboard...)

:hi:

[gmoney]

3. This just in: Depp pissed now that ALL waiters are hinting at $4000 tip.

"I enjoy prompt, courteous and accurate service as much as anybody," says Depp. "But now waiters, hotel staff and everyone is just going overboard. And forget driving down the street in LA... I've got MBAs and bank managers swarming my car with filthy rags and squeegees."

[theNotoriousP.I.G.]

4. Johnny is one classy dude

no prima donna bullshit, orders his food, he's low key and then he leaves a tip almost as much as the original bill. :thumbsup:

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

5. OMG HE GAVE MONEY TO AN AY-RAB! TERRAIST !!!1111!!!1tan(pi/4)11!!

You know some freeper, somewhere, is thinking* that, for real.

* I use the word loosely, of course.

[Ikonoklast]

6. If I had tons of dough, I'd tip like that.

What good is money if you can't spread it around? If a few bucks can make someone's life a little better, why the hell not?

When me and the group of guys I hang with go out to lunch, we always leave the waiter/waitress a nice tip, and they always see fit to give us great service.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

7. Don't have THAT much dough but I learned that unexpected, out-of-the-blue, "excessive" generosity

can give you a very pleasant rush. Depending on the situation, it could be as cheap as $20.

[Ikonoklast]

8. There were, let me see, eight of us at lunch today.

No big deal, just at a local Steak 'N Shake, but I bet the waitress got twenty dollars on forty dollar tab.

When I'm in town there are five or six places we meet for lunch or breakfast, and the wait staff at each place knows who we are, and take care of us nicely.

[Mad_Dem_X]

11. He seems like such a cool person.

Not only talented and good looking, but very humble and down to earth.