Johnny Depp was born on June 9th 1963 in Owensboro Kentucky. Johnny Depps birth name is John Christopher Depp II. Johnny Depp was raised in Florida and dropped out of High School to pursue his dream of becoming a rock star. One of the bands that he was involved in was a band called The Kids.
When Depp moved to Los Angeles, he decided to also pursue an acting career. The first film he was in was A Nightmare On Elm Street.”
In 1987, he scored a major role in the hit television show 21 Jump Street.
1990, Depp starred in the film Edward Scissorhands, directed by Tim Burton. Burton like Depp so much that he decided to use him in a series of his films, such as Ed Wood, Sleepy Hollow, Corpse Bride, and Charlie And The Chocolate Factory.
Other roles that Jonny Depp has played is and undercover FBI Agent in Donne Brasco, starring Al Pacino. Johnny Deep also played a role as Hunter S. Thompson, an intricate journalist who pushes his drug use to extremes in the film, Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas.
The role that made Johny Depp a household name was when he played Captain Jack Sparrow in the film Pirates Of The Caribean. The personality of Captain Jack Sparrow was influenced by Keith Richards of The Rolling Stones and Pepe Le Pew.
Johnny Dep was nominated three times for a nomination. Those films were, Sweeny Todd, Finding Neverland, and Pirates Of The Caribbean.
Johnny Depp currently lives in France and Los Angeles and has two children with French Singer and Songwriter Venessa Paradis.