Johnny Depp Biography

Johnny Depp was born in Owensboro, Kentucky on June 9, 1963. His parents moved the family to Miramar, Florida when he was very young. When he was twelve, his mother bought him a guitar which became his obsession. Johnny decided to drop out of school at age 16 to concentrate on his music career. He played guitar for a group called 'The Kids'. The show became popular with teens and the Fox TV executives began to push Johnny as a teen idol. He developed a bad boy image. In 1991, Johnny was awarded the Star of Tomorrow Award at the SHOWEST convention in Las Vegas. He spoofed his teen idol role in his next movie, called 'Cry Baby', and started to change his cutesy image for one of a serious actor. In November of 1996, Johnny reach another milestone in his career. He finished filming his directorial debut, 'The Brave'.