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'Blow' Inspiration George Jung -- Ex-Cocaine King Back on the Street

Published: 06/03/2014
The infamous smuggler Johnny Depp played in the movie “Blow” is free again after flooding America with endless piles of primo cocaine ... and spending nearly 20 years in the pokey. So that's awesome--ly horrible? Umm ... drugs are bad. Depp's cool though.
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Johnny Depp's 'Blow' Inspiration George Jung -- RELEASED From Prison ... After Almost 20 Years Behind Bars

Published: 06/02/2014
George Jung -- the prolific cocaine smuggler portrayed by Johnny Depp in the movie “Blow” -- has been released from prison after serving almost 20 years behind bars -- and TMZ has a pic of his first moments of freedom. Jung (now 71-years-old) was doing time at FCI Fort Dix in New Jersey and…
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Johnny Depp's 'Blow' Inspiration -- Prison Hall Pass for Cancer Surgery

Published: 02/27/2012
George Jung -- the prolific cocaine smuggler portrayed by Johnny Depp in the movie “Blow” -- got a temporary get out of prison free card recently ... after doctors spotted a potentially cancerous growth on his face. For those unfamiliar, Jung -- who's currently serving a 15-year stretch in…
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'Blow' Inspiration Targeted for TV Show Special

Published: 05/01/2011
George Jung -- Johnny Depp's real-life cocaine-dealing inspiration for the movie "Blow" -- is still locked up in prison ... but TMZ has learned Jung is in talks with a TV show interested in doing a special on his life behind bars. Sources close to Jung tell TMZ ... producers from the National…
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