"was in the horror film ""A Nightmare on Elm Street"" (1984), in which he played the boyfriend of heroine Nancy Thompson (Heather Langenkamp) and one of Freddy Krueger's victims. After a starring role in the comedy ""Private Resort"" (1985), Depp was cast in the lead role of the skating drama ""Thrashin'"" (1986) by the film's director, but the decision was later overridden by its producer. Instead, Depp appeared in a minor supporting role as a Vietnamese-speaking private in Oliver Stone's Vietnam War drama ""Platoon"" (1986). Depp became a popular teen idol during the late 1980s, when he starred as a"
"and ""Transcendence"" (2014) with Morgan Freeman. His television work includes playing Officer Thomas ""Tom"" Hanson, Jr. in the crime drama ""21 Jump Street"" from 1987 to 1990. He has also lent his voice to the animated series ""King of the Hill"" in 2004, ""SpongeBob SquarePants"" in 2009, and ""Family Guy"" in 2012. Depp has been described as one of the most versatile and prolific actors of his generation. Johnny Depp filmography John Christopher Depp II is an American actor, director, screen writer, film producer,art director and musician. He started his film career by playing Glen Lantz in the 1984 horror"
"split up before signing a record deal. Depp subsequently collaborated with the band Rock City Angels and co-wrote their song ""Mary"", which appeared on Rock City Angels' debut Geffen Records album ""Young Man's Blues"". On December 20, 1983, Depp married Lori Anne Allison, the sister of his band's bass player and singer. During their marriage she worked as a makeup artist while he worked a variety of odd jobs, including a telemarketer for pens. His wife introduced him to actor Nicolas Cage, who advised him to pursue an acting career. Depp and Allison divorced in 1985. Depp's first film role"
"police officer who goes on an undercover operation in a high school in the Fox television series ""21 Jump Street"", which premiered in 1987. He accepted this role to work with actor Frederic Forrest, who inspired him. Despite his success, Depp felt that the series ""forced [him] into the role of product."" He subsequently decided to appear only in films that he felt were right for him. In 1990, Depp played the title character in Tim Burton's film ""Edward Scissorhands"", in which he starred opposite Dianne Wiest and Winona Ryder. The film was a critical and commercial success that established"
"Johnny Depp John Christopher Depp II (born June 9, 1963) is an American actor, producer, and musician. He has been nominated for three Academy Awards and has won the Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Awards for Best Actor. Depp rose to prominence on the 1980s television series ""21 Jump Street"", becoming a teen idol. Depp has challenged himself by playing larger-than-life roles, including a supporting role in Oliver Stone's 1986 Vietnam War film ""Platoon"" and the title character in the 1990 romantic dark fantasy ""Edward Scissorhands"". He later found box office success in the adventure film ""Sleepy Hollow"" (1999),"
"""Wes Craven's New Nightmare"" (1994). Johnny Depp was another unknown when he was cast; he initially went to accompany a friend (Jackie Earle Haley, who went on to play Freddy in the 2010 remake) but eventually got the part of Glen. Homage is played to Glen Lantz's epic death scene by a flashback in ""Freddy vs. Jason"". Depp got his own nod in a cameo role in """" as a guy on TV. Craven's daughters picked Depp's headshot from the set he showed them. Other actors such as Charlie Sheen (who wanted too much money), John Cusack, Kiefer Sutherland, Nicolas"
"him as a leading Hollywood actor and began his long association with Burton. Producer Scott Rudin has stated that ""basically Johnny Depp is playing Tim Burton in all his movies""; although Burton disapproved of the comment, Depp agrees with it. In his introduction to ""Burton on Burton"", a book of interviews with the director, Depp called Burton ""... a brother, a friend, ... and [a] brave soul"". Depp's first film release in 1990 was John Waters' ""Cry-Baby"", a musical comedy set in the 1950s. Although it was not a box office success upon its initial release, over the years it"
"Private Resort Private Resort is a 1985 comedy film, directed by George Bowers, and written by Gordon Mitchell, Ken Segall and Alan Wenkus. The film starred the then and still-unknown Rob Morrow (his first appearance), Johnny Depp (in his first starring role) and Andrew Dice Clay. ""Private Resort"" was the third in a series of comic teen sex romps from producer R. Ben Efraim, each of which had the word Private in the title. The previous two films were ""Private Lessons"" and ""Private School"". Johnny Depp and Rob Morrow star as Jack and Ben, respectively, teen buddies who are on"
"during the film, which provided an additional sensory connection to the viewed image. ""A Nightmare on Elm Street"" was produced and released by New Line in 1984. The resulting franchise was New Line's first commercially successful series after a devastating financial slump, leading the company to be nicknamed ""The House that Freddy Built"". The film was made on a budget of $1.8 million and grossed over $25.5 million at the United States box office. It was the first film to feature the actor Johnny Depp. A year later, """" was released, and grossed $3.3 million in its first three days"
"in a snuff film in exchange for money for his family. Depp was a fan and friend of writer Hunter S. Thompson, and played his alter ego Raoul Duke in ""Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas"" (1998), Terry Gilliam's film adaptation of Thompson's pseudobiographical novel of the same name. Depp's next venture with Burton was the period film ""Sleepy Hollow"" (1999), in which he played Ichabod Crane opposite Christina Ricci and Christopher Walken. For his performance, Depp took inspiration from Angela Lansbury, Roddy McDowall and Basil Rathbone. He stated that he ""always thought of Ichabod as a very delicate, fragile"
"their resources and came up with $90,000. Later, in Craven's best-known film, ""A Nightmare on Elm Street"" (1984), Cunningham directed one of the chase scenes, although he was not credited. Their characters, Freddy Krueger and Jason Voorhees, appeared together in the slasher film ""Freddy vs. Jason"" (2003) with Cunningham acting as producer, while screenwriter Victor Miller is credited as ""Character Creator"". Later, in ""The Last House on the Left"" remake (2009), Cunningham and Craven share production credits. Craven had a hand in launching actor Johnny Depp's career by casting him in ""A Nightmare on Elm Street"", Depp's first major film"
"a member of any tribe. Johnny Depp John Christopher Depp II (born June 9, 1963) is an American actor, producer, and musician. He has been nominated for three Academy Awards and has won the Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Awards for Best Actor. Depp rose to prominence on the 1980s television series ""21 Jump Street"", becoming a teen idol. Depp has challenged himself by playing larger-than-life roles, including a supporting role in Oliver Stone's 1986 Vietnam War film ""Platoon"" and the title character in the 1990 romantic dark fantasy ""Edward Scissorhands"". He later found box office success in the"
"Depp's feature film debut. After receiving critical acclaim for his role as Donald Campbell in ""The Bay Boy"", Sutherland moved to Hollywood. ""Stand by Me"" was the first film Sutherland made in the United States. In the film, directed by Rob Reiner, he played a neighborhood bully in a coming-of-age story about a search for a dead body. Before that, he played a silent, supporting character, as one of Sean Penn's friends who goes up against Christopher Walken in James Foley's crime-thriller ""At Close Range"". His film ""Promised Land"", with Meg Ryan, was the first film to be commissioned by"
"offered the act a recording contract. The band then relocated to Los Angeles where they became a local fixture into the 1990s. In 1986, Bobby St. Valentine changed his name to Bobby Durango, and actor Johnny Depp, also from South Florida, joined the band as a rhythm guitarist before debuting as an actor on the police procedural television series ""21 Jump Street"". At this time, after signing with Worldwide Media, Geffen Records took notice and bought their contract from New Renaissance Records in 1986. Before the release of their debut studio album, ""Young Man's Blues"", in 1988, the band assumed"
"— with unexpected results. No Small Affair No Small Affair is a 1984 American comedy-drama film directed by Jerry Schatzberg and starring Jon Cryer and Demi Moore. Cryer, Jennifer Tilly and Tim Robbins make their film debuts. The 16-year-old amateur photographer Charles (Jon Cryer) accidentally takes a photo of Laura (Demi Moore), and falls in love with her when he develops the picture. He finds out that she works as a singer in a bar, but is about to be thrown out. Although rejected at first by the 22-year-old, he attempts to boost her performing career by starting an ad"
"has gained cult classic status. Depp had no film releases in the following two years, with the exception of a brief cameo in """" (1991), the sixth installment in the ""A Nightmare of Elm Street"" franchise. He appeared in three films in 1993. In the romantic comedy ""Benny and Joon"", he played an eccentric and illiterate silent film fan who befriends a mentally ill woman and her brother; it became a sleeper hit. He then starred alongside Leonardo DiCaprio and Juliette Lewis in Lasse Hallström's ""What's Eating Gilbert Grape"", a drama about a dysfunctional family. In his review of the"
"in eight categories in the British Independent Film Awards for 2005, and won in one category, gaining a Best Performance by a Supporting Actor or Actress in a British Independent Film award for Rosamund Pike. The other nominations were: ""The Libertine"" is available on DVD as of 2004. The Libertine (2004 film) The Libertine is a 2004 British-Australian drama film, the first film directed by Laurence Dunmore. It was adapted by Stephen Jeffreys from his play of the same name, starring Johnny Depp, John Malkovich, Samantha Morton and Rosamund Pike. Depp stars as John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester, a"
"Flies on Fire, and Junkyard, and opened for Black Flag and Circle Jerks. Rock City Angels Rock City Angels were an American glam metal band from Florida. They found only limited success, and are perhaps best known for having Johnny Depp as a guitarist before he launched his acting career. In 1981, the band was founded as The Abusers by singer Bobby Bondage and original bassist Andy Panik after meeting at a screening of the documentary ""The Decline of Western Civilization"". Later evolving into the Rock City Angels, the band assumed a more glam rock fashion style; members grew out"
"Jesse James (actor) Jesse James (born September 14, 1989) is an American actor. James was born in Palm Springs, California, the son of Jaime, a laboratory technician, and Shane James, an actor. James began his acting career in the 1997 film ""As Good as It Gets"", a role for which he won the Hollywood Reporter Young Star award. His career continued with his role in the 2001 film ""Blow"", as the child version of Johnny Depp's character, and ""Pearl Harbor"", in which he played the young version of Ben Affleck's character. James acted in the 2004 film ""The Butterfly Effect"""
"the sexual prowl for beautiful, wealthy girls at a posh Miami resort where they are weekend guests. Also on the prowl is The Maestro (Hector Elizondo), a skilled jewel thief who is pursuing the diamond necklace of society woman Amanda Rawlings (Dody Goodman). When they accidentally run afoul of the Maestro, Ben and Jack suddenly have their hands full. Private Resort Private Resort is a 1985 comedy film, directed by George Bowers, and written by Gordon Mitchell, Ken Segall and Alan Wenkus. The film starred the then and still-unknown Rob Morrow (his first appearance), Johnny Depp (in his first starring"
"leading character"" and its engravings ""are also essential clues"". In reading ""El Club Dumas"", Polanski pictured Johnny Depp as ""Dean Corso"", who joined the production as early as 1997, when he met Polanski at the Cannes Film Festival, while promoting ""The Brave"". Initially, he did not think Depp right as ""Corso"", because the character was forty years old (Depp at the time was only 34). He considered an older actor, but Depp persisted; he wanted to work with Roman Polanski. The film press reported, around the time of the North American release of ""The Ninth Gate"", creative friction between Depp"
"returning to the series in a cameo role. A Nightmare on Elm Street A Nightmare on Elm Street is a 1984 American slasher film written and directed by Wes Craven, and produced by Robert Shaye. It stars Heather Langenkamp, John Saxon, Ronee Blakley, Amanda Wyss, Jsu Garcia, Robert Englund, and Johnny Depp in his film debut. The plot focuses on four teenagers, living on one street in a fictitious town of Ohio, whose dreams are invaded by a burnt killer with a bladed glove. In the dreams, the teenagers are killed, but they also die in reality. The teenagers do"
"attend New York University as a film student, but dropped out after a semester. Rapp first performed on Broadway in 1981 in ""The Little Prince and the Aviator"", a musical based on Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's novel ""The Little Prince"". The show closed during previews. His screen debut was as a member of the starring ensemble in the 1987 film ""Adventures in Babysitting"", directed by Chris Columbus, who would later direct him in the film version of ""Rent"". He has appeared in several movies and Broadway shows. His notable roles includes such films as ""Dazed and Confused"", ""A Beautiful Mind"", ""School"
"(""How to Get Ahead in Advertising"", teaming him again with Richard E. Grant, and ""Jennifer 8"", a Hollywood thriller) were not as well received. Robinson became disillusioned with the restrictive film-making practices of Hollywood and stopped directing to concentrate solely on writing. He wrote the screenplays for the films ""Return to Paradise"" (1998) and ""In Dreams"" (1999), but both were altered drastically by their producers, leaving Robinson once again disappointed. Robinson eventually returned to directing with an adaptation of Hunter S. Thompson's novel ""The Rum Diary"", with the main role performed by Johnny Depp. With Aaron Eckhart and Richard Jenkins"
"beauty we would've missed out on had [Burton and Depp] never met."" Depp won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for the role, and was nominated for the third time for the Academy Award for Best Actor. In director Terry Gilliam's 2009 film ""The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus"", Depp, Jude Law, and Colin Farrell each played the character initially portrayed by their friend Heath Ledger, who died before the film was completed. All three actors gave their salaries to Ledger's daughter Matilda. Depp next starred in Michael Mann's 2009 crime film ""Public Enemies"","
"His film debut was the role of Steve Estes in the biopic/drama ""Joni"" (1980), the story of Joni Eareckson. He played Larry in the western/drama ""Hard Country"" (1981) with Jan-Michael Vincent and Kim Basinger; then played Deputy Dodd in the slasher/horror film """" (1985). His many television guest appearances include episodes of ""The Love Boat"", ""M*A*S*H"", ""The Waltons"", ""Crazy Like a Fox"", ""T. J. Hooker"", ""Knight Rider"", ""Matlock"", """", ""Hunter"", ""China Beach"", ""Dallas"", """", ""NYPD Blue"", ""Touched by an Angel"", """" and ""JAG"". He also played Billy in the ""Incident In a Small Jail"" segment of the television film ""Alfred"
"Class of 1984 Class of 1984 is a 1982 Canadian-American action thriller crime film directed by Mark L. Lester and co-written by Tom Holland and John Saxton based on a story by Holland. The film stars Perry King, Merrie Lynn Ross (who also served as co-executive producer), Timothy Van Patten, Lisa Langlois, Stefan Arngrim, Michael J. Fox (credited as Michael Fox in an early role shortly before his breakthrough on the TV series ""Family Ties""), and Roddy McDowall. The film used the punk look and image that was becoming part of popular culture in the early 1980s. The theme song,"
"a boy, played by Joyce Hyser. Fenn starred alongside Johnny Depp in the 1985 short student film ""Dummies"", directed by Laurie Frank for the American Film Institute. Fenn and Depp dated for three and a half years, subsequently getting engaged. In 1987, she joined Depp in a season-one episode of ""21 Jump Street"" called ""Blindsided"". Fenn has described many of these early films as sexploitation films ""where directors tried to convince [her] to appear naked after the contract was signed."" In a February 1993 interview she explained,Still, I did a lot of movies instead of waitressing or that kind of"
"Falling in Love (1984 film) Falling in Love is a 1984 American romantic drama film starring Robert De Niro and Meryl Streep and directed by Ulu Grosbard. In the film, two married strangers meet randomly, become friends, and fall in love. They spend time together, riding the train into the city of New York, and begin meeting for coffee or lunch. They enjoy their time together and this enjoyment eventually blossoms into love. While Christmas shopping for their respective families, architect Frank Raftis (De Niro) and graphic artist Molly Gilmore (Streep) bump into each other in a bookstore. When they"
"(1984) was filming in the area. Dye landed his first film role as ""Skip."" In the 1985 music video for the ZZ Top song ""Sleeping Bag"", he appeared alongside fellow actors Tracey Walter and Heather Langenkamp. In 1986 he starred alongside actresses Virginia Madsen and Cynthia Gibb in the comedy film ""Modern Girls"". In 1987 Dye got his first leading role, in the film ""Campus Man"", as Todd Barrett. That same year, he re-teamed with Nelson in the television miniseries ""Billionaire Boys Club"". In 1989, he starred alongside actors James Earl Jones and Eric Roberts in the martial-arts drama ""Best"
"and the Fountain of Youth, but the film is not a straight adaptation of the novel. Looking to do a family film, Johnny Depp visited the Walt Disney Studios in 2001 when he heard of plans to adapt the Pirates of the Caribbean ride into a film. Depp was excited by the possibility of reviving an old Hollywood genre, and found the script met his quirky sensibilities: the crew of the ""Black Pearl"" were not in search of treasure but trying to return it to lift a curse on them, and the traditional mutiny had already occurred. Depp was cast"
"Sarah Michelle Gellar, Kadeem Hardison, Jamie Kennedy, Heather Langenkamp, Rose McGowan, Cillian Murphy, Mitch Pileggi, Kristy Swanson and Amanda Wyss. Depp stated, ""Wes Craven was the guy who gave me my start, from my perspective, for almost no reason in particular. I read scenes with his daughter when I auditioned for the part. At the time, I was a musician. I wasn't really acting. It was not anything very near to my brain or my heart, which is pretty much how it remains to this day. But Wes Craven was brave enough to give me the gig based on his"
"in which he portrayed real-life gangster John Dillinger. The next Depp-Burton collaboration was ""Alice in Wonderland"" (2010), in which he played the Mad Hatter alongside Helena Bonham Carter, Anne Hathaway and Alan Rickman. The following year saw the release of the fourth installment in the ""Pirates"" series, """" (2011), which was again a box office success. Depp also voiced the title character, a lizard, in the animated film ""Rango"" (2011). Depp returned to Hunter S. Thompson's work with a film adaptation of the novel ""The Rum Diary"", which also became the first project undertaken by his production company, Infinitum Nihil."