Johnny Depp and wife Amber Heard have been taking in the sun and fun in South America while the actor tours with his star-studded group The Hollywood Vampires.
But on Thursday they took a break from the festivities for something really important.
American actor Johnny Depp, right, puts a hearing device in the ear of a child in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015. Starkey Hearing Foundation and the Hollywood Vampires band are joining forces in Rio de Janeiro to provide more than 200 children and adults in need the gift of hearing in advance of the supergroup’s highly-anticipated performance on the main stage at the Brazilian edition of Rock in Rio festival. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)Silvia Izquierdo / AP
The stars, joined by Vampires co-founder Alice Cooper, help provide the gift of hearing to more than 200 children and adults in Rio de Janeiro.
Working with the Starkey Hearing Foundation, Depp was hands-on in the process, actually helping to fit one child with a hearing aid.
American actress Amber Heard, left, cries with Daniele Lopes, 32, after Daniele received a hearing device in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015. Starkey Hearing Foundation and the Hollywood Vampires band are joining forces in Rio de Janeiro to provide more than 200 children and adults in need the gift of hearing in advance of the supergroup’s performance on the main stage at the Brazilian edition of Rock in Rio festival. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)Silvia Izquierdo / AP
"If you pass something over to someone that they haven't had ever before, it's very moving," Depp told the Associated Press.
"This sweet little girl, I turned the volume up and I just sort of made a noise — ba-ba-ba-ba-ba — and she went, 'Yes! ... I can hear!'"
American actor Johnny Depp, right, puts a hearing device in the ear of a child while his wife, the actress Amber Heard, left, puts a bracelet on her arm, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015. Starkey Hearing Foundation and the Hollywood Vampires band are joining forces in Rio de Janeiro to provide more than 200 children and adults in need the gift of hearing in advance of the supergroup’s performance on the main stage at the Brazilian edition of Rock in Rio festival. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)Silvia Izquierdo / AP
Heard looked on in tears as the emotional moments unfolded around them.
"The reaction somebody has when they hear for the first time, in this case, you see it light up — changes their whole face," she said.
"Just to be a small part of that for one moment, to watch someone's life change in front of you, it's moving to say the least."
American actor Johnny Depp, left, and his wife, the actress Amber Heard talk with the media in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015. Starkey Hearing Foundation and the Hollywood Vampires band are joining forces in Rio de Janeiro to provide more than 200 children and adults in need the gift of hearing in advance of the supergroup’s performance on the main stage at the Brazilian edition of Rock in Rio festival. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)Silvia Izquierdo / AP
The event was part of a partnership between the Starkey group and the Rock in Rio festival, where The Hollywood Vampires played Thursday night.
Several people who were fitted for aids by Depp and Co. attended the show.
American actor Johnny Depp, right, poses for a photo with a woman that is receiving hearing devices in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015. Starkey Hearing Foundation and the Hollywood Vampires band are joining forces in Rio de Janeiro to provide more than 200 children and adults in need the gift of hearing in advance of the supergroup’s performance on the main stage at the Brazilian edition of Rock in Rio festival. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)Silvia Izquierdo / AP
The Starkey Hearing Foundation fits more than 100,000 hearing aids globally each year.
