Who played the title character in "Cry Baby"?

Johnny Depp played the title character, Wade "Cry-Baby" Walker, in "Cry-Baby." The 1990 film is a teen musical romantic comedy written and directed by John Waters, with Depp playing a rebellious Baltimore teenager known for shedding a single tear on command.

Cry-Baby belongs to a group of delinquent youths called the Drapes, who clash with the more conventional Squares. The story centers on his romance with Allison Vernon-Williams, a Square played by Amy Locane, and the social boundaries their relationship disrupts.

The movie was designed as a playful send-up of 1950s youth melodramas, rock-and-roll rebellion, and moral panic. Its cast also includes Susan Tyrrell, Iggy Pop, Ricki Lake, Traci Lords, and Polly Bergen, giving the film the eccentric ensemble associated with Waters’ work.

Released in 1990, "Cry-Baby" helped establish Depp as a major young star while showing his willingness to embrace stylized comedy and musical performance. The film was later adapted into a Broadway musical in 2008.