Johnny Depp is reflecting on his turbulent childhood, which led him to drop out of high school.
The Pirates of the Caribbean star was born in Owensboro, Kentucky, in 1963, and his family moved to Miramar, Florida, when he was 7. He told The Wall Street Journal that they “moved around constantly — upwards of 40 different places,” making him feel like a “loner” and “an outsider.”
“When I was 15, I dropped out of high school during my freshman year,” Depp, 63, recalled. His life changed when his mother, Betty Sue Depp, gave him a relative’s acoustic guitar.
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“Music became a lifeline, and eventually I formed a band,” Depp said about his life before he discovered acting. After his mother and his father, John Christopher Depp, divorced, he said she fell into a deep depression and “threw me out” of their house.
He formed a group, The Kids, and moved to Los Angeles in 1983, seeking a record deal under a new band name, Six Gun Method. His big break came when his then-wife, makeup artist Lori Anne Allison, introduced him to Nicolas Cage, who saw his struggling band play several times. Cage, 62, had just appeared in his first film, 1982’s Fast Times at Ridgemont High, and suggested that Depp pursue a different career as an actor.
“I was up for anything that would help pay the bills,” the three-time Oscar nominee said about Cage’s advice.
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After an introduction to Cage’s agent, Depp launched his acting career, starring in the 1984 slasher film, A Nightmare on Elm Street.
Now 42 years later, Depp has become one of the most successful actors in history, with his films grossing over $10 billion. After taking a break from major studio productions, he is now starring in the title role in Paramount Pictures’ Ebenezer. The new film, based on Charles Dickens’ legendary A Christmas Carol character, opens in theaters on Friday, November 13.
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