Johnny Depp Timeline 1963-1990

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		1963

		9/6 -	Born John Christopher Depp II in Owensboro, Kentucky, the self-styled ‘Barbecue capital of the world', to Betty Sue (Palmer) Depp and John Christopher Depp Sr. His father works as a city engineer while his mother is a waitress. [MORE] [ADD]


		1970

			- Moves with his family to Miramar, Florida following the death of his grandfather (Pawpaw). The family move from motel to motel before Depp’s father eventually finds work as director of public works at Miramar. [MORE] [ADD]


		1975

			– Depp’s mother buys him a $25 Decca electric guitar with a blue amp. Depp steals a chord book from a local music store and teaches himself to play such rock standards as Smoke On The Water. [MORE] [ADD]


		1978

			– Parents divorce [MORE] [ADD]


		1979

			– Drops out of school. [MORE] [ADD]


		1980

			– Auditions for a high school talent show with a group called Bitch [MORE] [ADD]

			– His band The Kids opens for Iggy Pop. [MORE] [ADD]


		1981

		10/8 –	The Kids open for The Pretenders. [MORE] [ADD]

		Dec –	Attends the wedding of Lori Anne Allison's aunt, Cindy Kahn, in Florida [MORE] [ADD]


		1983

		Early –	Depp and The Kids move to Los Angeles and change their name to Six Gun Method. Lack of gigs means he resorts to working as a telemarketer selling ballpoint pens. [MORE] [ADD]

		24/12 –	Marries 25-year-old makeup artist Lori Anne Allison on Rivo Alto Island, Florida. [MORE] [ADD]


		1984

			– Lori Anne introduces Depp to her actor friend Nicolas Cage who refers him to his agent, Ilene Feldman. [MORE] [ADD]

			– Wins his first acting role in Wes Craven’s A Nightmare on Elm Street. According to the director, Depp won the role because his daughter took a liking to the young actor. He plays Glenn Lantz, the boy who gets eaten by a bed, and earns $1,200 per week for eight weeks for his efforts. [MORE] [ADD]

		16/11 –	A Nightmare on Elm Street is released. [MORE] [ADD]


		1985

		10/10 –	Appears in an episode of the TV series Lady Blue entitled Beast of Prey. [MORE] [ADD]

			– Divorces Lori Anne Allison, but the couple stay on friendly terms. [MORE] [ADD]

		– Makes the short film Dummies for the AFI with Sherilyn Fenn, with whom he begins a relationship. [MORE] [ADD]

		– Appears in Private Resort, a low-budget teen sexploitation flick. [MORE] [ADD]


	1986

	19/12 –	Plays Private Gator Lerner in Oliver Stone's Platoon. Most of Depp’s performance is cut. [MORE] [ADD]

		– Enrols at The Loft acting school in Los Angeles. [MORE] [ADD]

		– Plays Donnie Fleischer in the Showtime movie Slow Burn. [MORE] [ADD]


	1987

	4/2 –	Appears as Rob Cameron in an episode of TV series Hotel entitled Unfinished Business. [MORE] [ADD]

	4/4 –	Joins the cast of Fox Network TV series 21 Jump Street. [MORE] [ADD]


	1988

	Mar –	Appears in court in Vancouver after being involved in a bar room scuffle. The charges are dropped. [MORE] [ADD]

	31/5 –	Gets a tattoo that reads "Betty Sue." [MORE] [ADD]

		– Breaks up with SherIlyn Fenn. [MORE] [ADD]


	1989

	Apr-Jun –	Films John Waters’ Cry-Baby. [MORE] [ADD]

	26/6 –	Meets actress Winona Ryder at the premiere of Great Balls of Fire. [MORE] [ADD]

	Late –	Begins dating Winona Ryder and gets a tattoo that reads ‘Winona forever.’ The pair had their first date at a party thrown by Ryder’s godfather, 60s guru Timothy Leary. [MORE] [ADD]


	1990

	26/2 –	Becomes engaged to Winona Ryder. [MORE] [ADD]

	6/4 –	Attends the premiere of John Waters’ Cry-Baby [MORE] [ADD]

	Apr-Jul –	Films Tim Burton’s Edward Scissorhands with Winona Ryder. Burton chooses Depp over studio’s choice of Tom Cruise, and the film marks the first of many collaborations between them. [MORE] [ADD]

	16/7 -	Leaves 21 Jump Street. [MORE] [ADD]

	7/12 –	Premiere of Edward Scissorhands. [MORE] [ADD]

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