Johnny depp facts

Born: 9th june 1963 as john christopher depp in owensboro, kentucky, usa. raised in florida, he dropped out of school at age 15 in hopes of becoming a rock musician. He fronted a series of garage bands, including THE KIDS, which once opened for iggy pop. Depp got into acting after a visit to LA with his former wife, who introduced him to actor Nicolas Cage. He made his film debute in 1984's A nightmare on Elm Street, In 1987, he shot to fame when he replaced Jeff Yagher in the role of undercover cop Tommy Hanson in the popular TV series 21 jump street. In 1990, after numerous roles in teen films, his first of a few great collaborations with director Tim Burton came about when he portrayed the title role in Edward Scissorhands. Following the film's success, Depp carved a niche for himself as a serious, somewhat dark, idiosyncratiic performer, consistently selecting roles that surprise critics and audiences alike. He continued to gain critical acclaim and increasing popularity by appearing in many features before re-joining with Burton in the lead role of Ed Wood. In 1997, he played the undercover FBI agent in the factually based film, Donnie Brasco,opposite Al Pacino; in 1998 he appeared in Fear and Loathing in the Las Vegas and then in 1999 he appeared in the sci-fi horror The Astronaut's Wife. the same year he teamed up with Burton again in sleepy hollow, brilliantly portraying ichabod crane. To Be continued