What do spokesperson for Disneyland say about irascible Jack Sparrow?”
Would you strip for a Johnny Depp lookalike? Disneyland park in Anaheim, California is retiring the live actors that play Captain Jack Sparrow of the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise. While officials say they’re no longer actively promoting the films, which won’t come out in a fourth installment featuring Johnny Depp until 2012, rumor has it that the park had another reason to get rid of the dashing Depp lookalikes. Women were lifting their tops to pose with the dirty pirates, compromising the family-friendly image of Disneyland. A former employee says it’s true and claims that’s why the actors lost their job right before the holidays: Disneyland management has fired the four actors who played pirate Jack Sparrow because officials were worried about young female park-goers flashing the swashbuckling actors late at night, according to one former cast member. ‘They lost control when they saw Jack Sparrow,’ said former pirate Brandon Pinto, who left the role after a dispute with managem
