| 12: Depp's age when he started smoking. 13: Depp's age when he lost his virginity, to a fan of his agrage band, Flame, in a van following on of their gigs. 15: Depp's age when his parents divorced. To pursue his career as a guitarist: Reason he gave for dropping out of school as a teen. The Kids: Name of the band in which he played guitar when he was 17. They were fairly successful, and eventually opened up for the B-52's, Iggy Pop and the Talking Heads. Six Gun Method: Name that the Kids adopted when they moved to Los Angeles to make it big. Telemarketer: Job Depp took when his band;s aspirations for Los Angeles went nowhere. He sold pens. Nicholas Cage: Person who told Depp he dhould give acting a try, considering his rock star-pen merchant career was going nowhere. His big brown eyes: The reason director WesCraven's daughter liked Depp during his audition for The Nightmare on Elm Street. He got the part. Josh Brolin: The actor that Fox studio execs originally wanted for the role on 21 Jump Street. Sherilyn: Name on the helmet of Depp's character in Platoon. At the time, Depp was dating ( and eventually engaged to) Sherilyn Fenn (aka Audrey from the cult hit Twin Peaks). 10,000: Number of fan letters sent each week to 21 Jump Street, most of them addressed to Depp. Skirts and angora sweaters: Standard wardrobe for Depp's character in Ed Wood. Great Balls of Fire! Movie premiere at which Depp met Winona Ryder. Winona Forever: Tattoo Depp got on his right arm. Wino Forever: How that tattoo read after Depp had it redone, following his 1993 split from Ryder. Viper Room: Name of the Sunset Strip club bought by Depp. It was a former hangout of gangsters and early Hollywood types. Halloween, 1993: Date River Phoenix visited the Viper Room, consumed lots of drugs and died on the sidewalk outside. Fierce armadillo: Cause, according to Depp, of the $10,00 in damage done to a Manhattan hotel room in September 1994. Depp said he opened the closet door, the animal wrecked a few pieces of furniture and jumped out the window. Depp was arrested and charged with criminal mischief. Keith Richards: Rolling Stone on whom Depp based his character in Pirates of the Caribbean. He said he also htrew in a bit of Pepe Le Pew and Dean Martin. Oprah Noodlemantra: Name by which Depp's cameo was credited in 1991's Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare. Goldeneye: Name of the horse Depp adopted and saved from destruction after filming Sleepy Hollow. "Fade In-Out": Track of Oasis' album Be Here Now on which he played slide guitar. "Into the Great Wide Open": 1991 Tom Petty music video in which Depp appears. 7018 Hollywood Boulevard: Address of Depp's star, for motion pictures, on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Willy Wanka: Character which Depp is scheduled to play in the upcoming Tim Burton version of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. |
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