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LMM: Captain Jack is notorious for his beautiful eyeliner.

Most of it I’ve purchased online, and modified and customized it. How did you put it together?īA: If I were a true pirate, I’d have to say that I stole it. That I was able to make an impact on a boy like that will always stay with me. It was a very humbling and touching moment for me. He passed away two years ago, and I got to attend his funeral. He was a huge Jack Sparrow fan… so I made an appearance to see this boy, and from that moment on I kept in touch with the family. A nurse from the Amplatz Children’s Hospital at the University of Minnesota came up to me and told me the story of a young boy who had been diagnosed with a rare form of leukemia. Any special memories?īA: About three or four years ago, I was doing an event in Excelsior. Hill Days to Duluth’s Tall Ships Festival to the Minnesota State Fair. LMM: You appear at events all over the area, from James J. I was in costume as Captain Jack, and a mom came up to me and asked if I did kids’ birthday parties. I put a simple costume together and people started saying, “You know, you look a lot like him.” The next year, we decided to do another pirate-themed event, and some of us were down at the Lake Minnetonka docks shooting a promo video. On a whim, I decided to dress up as Jack Sparrow. LMM: What inspired you to become a Captain Jack Sparrow impersonator?īA: Back in 2007, there was a pirate-themed event at my office. I’m 44 years old, and I live with my wife Christa and our two Chihuahuas. I’ve been in the computer IT industry for about 15 years, and I currently work at Cargill in IT. I grew up in Elk River, Minnesota, and went to school at Northwestern College in St. Who are you, really?īrendan Anderson: My name is Brendan Anderson. So who is this dreadlocked, kohl-eyed pirate? In an exclusive interview, Lake Minnetonka Magazine got the scoop and unmasked-er, unbearded-our very own Captain Jack. Now, we’re pretty sure that Johnny Depp (he of Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean films) hasn’t moved to Minnesota recently. The Twin Cities’ own Captain Jack Sparrow often spends his summer evenings out and about on the lakeshore, commandeering dinner cruises, popping into picnics and taking dozens of photographs with fans. If you’re out sailing-or swashbuckling-on Lake Minnetonka this summer, keep a weather eye out for a familiar face.