Johnny DEPP

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John Christopher "Johnny" Depp-actor,director and musician-was born on June 9,1963. Depp was withdrawn and a self-admittedoddball (古怪的人). "I made odd noises as a child,"he later revealed in an interview. "Just did weirdthings, like turn off light switches twice."

In 1983, at the age of 20, Johnny met andmarried 25-year-old makeup artist LoriAllison. A year later, Depp fell into acting when hiswife introduced him to her ex-boyfriend-actorNicolas Cage. Cage saw potential in Depp, andintroduced him to a Hollywood agent. Afterseveral small roles as a film extra, Depplanded his first legitimate movierole in the horror film A Nightmareon Elm Street (《猛鬼街》, 1984).

Depp started to study acting inearnest ( 認真地), the lessonspaid off in 1987 when hereplaced actor Jeff Yagher inthe role of undercover copTommy Hanson in the popularTV series 21 Jump Street(《龍虎少年隊》). The rolethrust (推) Depp into almostimmediate stardom.