Johnny Depp

John Christopher Depp II, widely known as Johnny Depp (born June 9, 1963 in Owensboro, Kentucky), is an American actor.

Early life

Depp, of mostly Irish and German descent, was born to John Christopher Depp and Betty Sue Palmer (whose mother was fully Cherokee in ancestry). Depp was raised in Miramar, Florida where his family moved in 1970. The family would move again and again, over 20 times, and even in some cases into the house next door. His mother bought him a guitar around the age of 13 and Depp began playing in garage bands.

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Irish - German - Cherokee - Miramar, Florida - 1970

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His parents divorced in 1978, when he was 15, and it was a year later that he decided to drop out of school to become a rock musician. He played with a band named "The Kids," who had modest local success. The band set out for Los Angeles, California to try to get a record deal, changing their name to "Six Gun Method." He also married Lori Anne Allison, the sister of the drummer of the band later named "The Kids",a makeup artist, on December 28, 1983. This caused a ruckus between the band members and they split.

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1978 - Rock music - Los Angeles, California - Six Gun Method - The Kids - December 28 - 1983

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When a deal never materialized, he worked many odd jobs to support himself, such as a telemarketer for pens and his wife became a make-up artist. Later, he got into acting when his wife introduced him to actor Nicolas Cage, who advised Depp to turn to acting to support himself and his wife and also introduced him to his agent Tracey Jacobs. Depp's film debut was in Wes Craven's A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) as teenager Glen Lantz, who dies after being swallowed by a bed. Other jobs did not come along quickly and money problems finally took its toll on his marriage. He and Lori divorced two years after marrying.

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Telemarketer - Nicolas Cage - Tracey Jacobs - Wes Craven - A Nightmare on Elm Street - 1984

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