Johnny Depp plays Donald Trump in top-secret comedy biopic

Donald Trump’s outlandish campaign claims - and hair - are a regular gift to late-night comedy writers.

But now Hollywood is getting in on the game with a spoof biopic starring Johnny Depp unveiled after the billionaire’s triumph in the New Hampshire primary.

The satirical website Funny or Die began streaming the faux documentary the morning after Trump’s resounding victory Tuesday night placed him firmly back atop the Republican field of White House contenders.

Kept top secret during production, Funny or Die Presents Donald Trump’s The Art of the Deal: The Movie is presented as a long-lost celluloid treasure written and directed decades ago by the real estate magnate himself.

The 1980s-styled parody stars an almost unrecognisable Depp in heavy makeup including trademark comb-over, set to music by the era’s soundtrack star Kenny Loggins whose credits include Top Gun and Footloose.

The tycoon-turned-politician says at the opening that at the age of 10, he saw he saw a photo that changed his life: a child standing in front of the Taj Mahal, India’s famous mausoleum.