The reclusive son of Hollywood legend Johnny Depp has been secretly working in a restaurant in Paris, MailOnline can exclusively reveal.
Jack, 22, the spitting image of his father, is rarely seen in public and keeps a low profile despite his celebrity genes – his mother is French singer-actress Vanessa Paradis, 51.
Jack has lived in the shadows of his A-list family and unlike his sister Lily-Rose – who is currently starting out in Dracula hit Nosferatu – he prefers to stay in the background.
But MailOnline has discovered that he has been working at a trendy Lebanese restaurant called L’Area in the French capital’s hipster Bastille district.
The venue – with its exposed skylights and mosaic floor – is popular with those in the music and fashion industries and is also a haunt for film stars such as Matt Damon and Matt Dillon.
A recent review read: ‘Excellent! Always a warm welcome and wonderful experience in this cozy restaurant. Good food and a great host.’
Jack – named after his 61-year-old father and grandfather – has been working shifts behind the bar and also whipping up a mean mixed mezze in the downstairs kitchen.
Pictures of him working at the restaurant are on the venue’s social media and there is also footage of Lily-Rose, 25, preparing cocktails behind the bar.
Hollywood legend Johnny Depp’s reclusive son, Jack, has been secretly working at a trendy Lebanese restaurant called L’Area in Paris’ hipster Bastille district
Jack with restaurant owner Edouard Chueke, who told MailOnline he worked at the restaurant for two years before leaving a few months ago
Footage of Lily-Rose, 25, shows her behind the bar preparing caipirinha cocktails
Jack worked at L’Area for two years before leaving, but owner Edouard Chueke expects him to return later next year.
Mr Chueke told MailOnline: ‘Jack is a great guy; he stays out of the spotlight, but worked behind the bar and in the kitchen here.
‘He was a good employee, he left a few months ago, but I expect him back later next year. Good staff is hard to find.
‘I’ve been running this place for 15 years and it’s very popular with the fashion and music crowd, but it also attracts film stars and Jack’s mum Vanessa Paradis and sister are regulars.
‘Lily was behind the bar mixing caipirinhas and was really into it, she was enjoying it.’
Vanessa always tried to keep her children out of the spotlight when they were younger and underlined her goal in a 2007 interview with the Belgian media.
She said: ‘Now I do indeed keep them away from the cameras because I don’t want our children to be forced to share in our fame against their will.
‘They didn’t ask for that. Not yet. The day they decide to do things that can put them in the spotlight, I won’t stop.’
Jack’s mother Vanessa Paradis and sister Lily-Rose are regulars at the trendy French restaurant
Johnny Depp pictured with his children Jack and Lily-Rose on holiday in Japan in 2013
Jack’s life away from the celebrity gaze is a world away from that of his sister, who has been in the spotlight since she was a teenager.
In a recent interview with her friend Natalie Portman for Interview magazine, Lily-Rose shed light on Jack and revealed that she earned some “cool points” from him for her new horror film.
She said: ‘This one in particular was big for me because my brother and I were both super obsessed with Dracula when we were younger.
‘My brother dressed up as Dracula when he went to school as a child. I thought, ‘Wow, if I get this role, my brother will finally think I’m cool.’
“It’s the classic thing: When you have a younger brother or sister, they think you’re so cool as a kid, and then when you get older, now I think he’s so cool, and I’m like, ‘Let’s hang in there !’ And he says, ‘I’m busy,’ but yeah, I think I got some points with this.”
In 2014, Johnny spoke of his relief that his son had not followed him to the big screen, saying: ‘My boy, Jack, has always been a very talented cartoonist.
‘He draws really well. He also plays music very well. He has a good feeling for that.
“Apart from school plays and such, he hasn’t shown any desire to be an actor. Wow.’
Jack’s older sister Lily-Rose Depp is currently starting in Dracula hit Nosferatu
“The film belongs to Lily-Rose Depp, whose performance is a revelation,” declared The Hollywood Reporter, as Collider called it “one of the best performances of the year.”
Photos on Jack’s social media show him playing guitar or relaxing on the beach with friends. He is known to divide his time between France and the United States.
Jack – who speaks fluent French – was linked to French model Camille Jansen after they were spotted together in London.
On his 18th birthday, she posted an image of the pair cuddling on Instagram and captioned it: “Happy birthday my love.”
Sister Lily also shared Jack’s coming of age celebrations on her Instagram, posting some unseen black and white photos of them together as children.
She wrote: “My little baby Jackie is 18. Happy birthday to my baby brother from all my heart. I love you so much!’