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Born in Owensboro, Kentucky
June 9, 1963
Depp was born in Owensboro, Kentucky, the son of Betty Sue Palmer, a waitress, and John Christopher Depp, Sr., a civil engineer. He has one brother, Danny, and two sisters, Christie (who is Johnny's personal manager) and Debbie.
Moved to Miramar, Forida
June 1, 1970
The family moved frequently during Depp's childhood, and he and his siblings lived in more than twenty different locations, settling in Miramar, Florida, in 1970, when he was 7.
First Guitar
June 1, 1975
Depp's mother bought her son a guitar when he was twelve, and Depp began playing in various garage bands.
Miramar High School
August 19, 1977 - November 21, 1979
Depp dropped out of high school at 16.
Parent Divorce
June 1, 1978
In 1978, when Depp was 15, his parents were divorced.
Lori Anne Allison
December 24, 1983 - June 1, 1985
On December 24, 1983, Depp married Lori Anne Allison, a makeup artist and sister of his band's bass player and singer. During Depp's marriage, his wife worked as a makeup artist while he worked a variety of odd jobs, including a telemarketer for ink pens. Later, his wife introduced him to actor Nicolas Cage, who advised Depp to pursue an acting career. In 1985, Depp and Allison divorced.
A Nightmare on Elm Street
November 16, 1984
Johnny Depp's first major role was in the 1984 horror film A Nightmare on Elm Street, playing the heroine's boyfriend and one of Freddy's victims.
Platoon
December 19, 1986
In 1986, he also appeared in a secondary role as a Vietnamese-speaking private in Oliver Stone's Platoon. Depp has since stated that he felt Platoon was the first 'proper' film in which he appeared.
21 Jump Street
April 12, 1987 - April 27, 1991
Depp starred in a lead role on the FOX TV television series, 21 Jump Street, which premiered in 1987. Depp accepted this role because he wasn't getting much work in the business and wanted to work with actor Frederic Forrest, who inspired him. Later in the season, Depp's long time friend Sal Jenco joined the cast as a semi-co-star as the janitor named Blowfish. The series' success turned Depp into a popular teen idol during the late 1980s. He found the teen-idol status an irritant, noting that he felt "forced into the role of product" and that it was "a very uncomfortable situation and I didn't get a handle on it and it wasn't on my terms at all." Depp promised himself that after his contract on the series expired, he would only appear in films that he felt were right for him.
Edward Scissorhands
December 7, 1990
Depp then left his teen idol image in 1990, playing the quirky title role in the Tim Burton film, Edward Scissorhands. The film's success began a long association with Burton, as Depp starred in several of his films.
Arrested for Damaging Hotel
September 1, 1994
In September 1994, Johnny Depp trashed his $2,200-a-night Presidential suite at New York's exclusive Mark Hotel. Though he offered to pay for the damages, he refused to leave and was forcibly evicted. His accommodation for the night was generously provided by the NYPD: Depp was taken to three different jail cells (and was mobbed by female cops at each location).
Vanessa Paradis
June 1, 1998 - Now
Since 1998, Depp has been involved with Vanessa Paradis, a French actress and singer whom he met while filming The Ninth Gate. The couple have two children. Daughter Lily-Rose Melody Depp was born May 27, 1999. In 2007, she recovered from a very serious illness, an E. coli bacteria infection that began to cause her kidneys to shut down and resulted in an extended hospital stay. However, earlier sources reported that she had blood poisoning due to stepping on a rusty tack. Son John "Jack" Christopher Depp III was born April 9, 2002. Although Depp has not remarried since his early divorce, he notes that having children has given him "real foundation, a real strong place to stand in life, in work, in everything." "You can't plan the kind of deep love that results in children. Fatherhood was not a conscious decision. It was part of the wonderful ride I was on. It was destiny; kismet. All the math finally worked." The family divides its time between their home in Meudon, located in Paris suburbs, and their villa in Plan-de-la-Tour, a small town an hour and a half from Saint-Tropez, in the south of France. Depp is soon to marry Paradis, after he proposed in October 2007.
Arrested for Threatening Paparazzi
Feburary 1, 1999
Bad Boy actor Johnny Depp has been arrested in London and charged with threatening to smash photographers with a large wooden plank.
According to the New York Post, the 35-year-old heartthrob was taken into custody after he scuffled with paparazzi outside the posh Mirabelle restaurant Saturday night.
Received a Hollywood Walk of Fame star
November 19, 1999
Received a Hollywood Walk of Fame star
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
July 9, 2003
Depp's status as a major star was solidified with the success of the 2003 Walt Disney Pictures film Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, for which his lead performance as the suave pirate Captain Jack Sparrow was highly praised. The performance was initially received negatively by the studio bosses who saw the film, but the character became popular with the movie-going public; in 2006, Depp's co-star from the sequel to Pirates of the Caribbean, Bill Nighy, described the role as probably being "one of the most popular performances of recent times." According to a survey taken by Fandango, Depp was also considered to be one of the main reasons audiences wanted to see the movie. The film's director, Gore Verbinski, has said that Depp's Jack Sparrow character closely resembles Depp's own personality, although Depp himself said that he modeled the character after Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards. Depp, who has noted that he was "surprised" and "touched" at the positive reception given to the film, was nominated for an Academy Award for the role.
