Johnny Depp appears at the MTV VMAs as Moonman, Face Only

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Johnny Depp has just taken a small step in his Hollywood resurgence... as he's back on TV, appearing on MTV at the Video Music Awards in an astronaut costume.

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The movie star just made his debut as the channel's famous Moonman - recently dubbed the Moonperson - dressing up and showing his face on Sunday to kick off the awards show. But that's all that was shown...literally just a video of her cupping in the costume, which looks like it was pre-recorded. He said he "needed some work", and that was it.

The real McCoy wasn't there for show, it seems. Still, pretty cool!

As we told you for the first time... Johnny has been selected for a surprise appearance at the VMAs, and it follows both the recent announcement of his return to acting and his new contract. with Dior to continue being the face of the Sauvage fragrance line.

Johnny has won 5 MTV Movie Awards during his career, including Best Villain, Global Superstar, Best Male Performance, and the 2012 Generation Award.