Johnny Depp dresses up as Jack Sparrow to send sweet message of support to terminally-ill YouTuber

‘I’m your number one fan and I send you all my respect and love’: Johnny Depp dresses up as his iconic character Captain Jack Sparrow while sending a sweet message of support to a terminally ill 11-year-old YouTuber.

Johnny Depp helped make a young fan’s dream come true this week when he sent him a sweet message of support in the midst of his battle with terminal heart disease.

The actor, 59, surprised YouTuber Kori, 11, with a video message and phone call as Captain Jack Sparrow, telling him: ‘I wish you the best of luck, I’m your number one fan Captain Kori , all my respect and love.’

Kori has reportedly had two heart transplants and is in hospice care, but wants to gain as many subscribers as possible while he can, which Johnny helped him with.

Johnny Depp dresses up as Jack Sparrow to send sweet

“I’m your number one fan and I send you all my respect and love”: Johnny Depp dressed up as his iconic character Captain Jack Sparrow while sending a sweet message of support to a terminally ill 11-year-old YouTuber this week.

Their goal is to reach 100,000 followers on the platform and win a Silver Play Button award.

For the video message and call, Johnny dressed as his iconic Pirates of the Caribbean character Captain Jack Sparrow and wished Kori well.

He also encouraged his fans to subscribe to Kori’s account.

Brave: Kori (pictured) has reportedly had two heart transplants and is in hospice care, but he wants to gain as many subscribers as possible while he can, which Johnny helped him with.  In the photo call with Johnny

Brave: Kori (pictured) has reportedly had two heart transplants and is in hospice care, but he wants to gain as many subscribers as possible while he can, which Johnny helped him with. In the photo call with Johnny

“Captain Kori… I get that you’re quite the YouTube channel… so what I’m saying is that I’d be happy to follow your YouTube channel and I’ll tell all my friends to follow your YouTube channel,” Johnny said. in a clip.

‘I wish you the best of luck, I am your number one fan Captain Kori, all my respect and love.’

In a phone call, Johnny pretended he was on a pirate ship while dressing as Jack Sparrow and chatted with Kori.

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“Captain Kori… I get that you’re quite the YouTube channel… so what I’m saying is that I’d be happy to follow your YouTube channel and I’ll tell all my friends to follow your YouTube channel,” Johnny said. in a clip

He joked at one point: “I’m extremely flammable, I’m in so much fire with the candles that I’m afraid this adventure could go wrong.”

He said he loved Kori’s pirate hat and went on to ‘knight’ Kori with Captain Jack’s sword.

But Kori scoffed at the knighting, saying he needs to get to 200,000 subscribers to launch the rest of the call.

Sweet: In a phone call, Johnny pretended he was on a pirate ship while dressing as Jack Sparrow and had a chat with Kori.

Sweet: In a phone call, Johnny pretended he was on a pirate ship while dressing as Jack Sparrow and had a chat with Kori.

Rumors – It comes after rumors that Johnny would return to the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise were denied.

Rumors – It comes after rumors that Johnny would return to the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise were denied.

Kori now has a whopping 170,000 YouTube subscribers.

Fans loved the clips of Johnny that Kori shared on YouTube and wished him well in his battle.

It comes after rumors that Johnny would return to the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise were denied.

‘Captain Kori, the fact that Captain Jack is following you is the best news!’ a fan commented below.

On the rise: Kori now has a whopping 170,000 YouTube subscribers

On the rise: Kori now has a whopping 170,000 YouTube subscribers

Adorable: Kori seemed excited after talking to Johnny Depp

Adorable: Kori seemed excited after talking to Johnny Depp

Iconic role: Johnny appears in character as Captain Jack Sparrow in 2003

Iconic role: Johnny appears in character as Captain Jack Sparrow in 2003

We’re all rooting for you and know your progress will be phenomenal! And thanks for being you, Captain Jack!

‘You are more special than you will ever know!’

Another commented: “Love or hate Johnny Depp, but you can’t deny his true love for taking care of and sending wonderful messages to sick children.” This man has a heart of gold!

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Support: Fans loved the clips of Johnny that Kori shared on YouTube and wished him well in his battle.

Support: Fans loved the clips of Johnny that Kori shared on YouTube and wished him well in his battle.