Past
Depp was born in, Owensboro Kentuky and raised in Florida, as the youngest of four children of Betty Sue Palmer (née Wells), a waitress, and John Christopher Depp, a civil engineer. The two divorced when Johnny was 15. The BBC genealogical TV program Who Do You Think You Are?, traced Depp's family name, Deppes, to 14th-century French Huguenots living in England.[8] In a 2002 interview, Depp stated that he has Native American ancestry; in 2011, he specified, "I guess I have some Native American [in me] somewhere down the line. My great-grandmother was quite a bit of Native American, she grew up Cherokee or maybe Creek Indian. Makes sense in terms of coming from Kentucky, which is rife with Cherokee and Creek."[10] The family moved frequently during Depp's childhood, and he and his siblings lived in more than 20 different locations, settling in Miramar,[11] Florida, in 1970. In 1978, Depp's parents divorced.[11] His mother married, as her second husband, Robert Palmer (died 2000), whom Depp called "an inspiration to me".[12] Depp engaged in self-harm when he was young, due to the stress of dealing with family problems, which resulted in several self-inflicted scars. In a 1993 interview, he reflected on his self-injury by saying "My body is a journal in a way. It's like what sailors used to do, where every tattoo meant something, a specific time in your life when you make a mark on yourself, whether you do it yourself with a knife or with a professional tattoo artist".[13]
Present
Depp starred in a lead role on the Fox television series, 21 Jump Street, which premiered in 1987.[11] Depp accepted this role to work with actor Frederic Forrest, who inspired him. 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.[11] Despite this success, Depp felt "forced into the role of product."[17] Depp subsequently decided to appear only in films that he felt were right for him.[17] Depp and his co-stars, Peter DeLuise and Holly Robinson, briefly reprised their roles in cameo appearances in the series' 2012 feature film adaptation, which featured a much more comedic tone than the series.
Future
Johnny Future plans to continue his acting career, keep filming and producing movies also.
