~ Johnny's mother gave him his first quitar
~ He lived out of a friends car for a year selling pens in LA for a
telemarketing company
~ He had no intentions of becoming a "Blockbuster Boy"
~ Johnny turned down the role of Lestat(played by Tom Cruise) in the
movie, Interview With a Vampire, Keanu Reeve's role in Speed, and Brad
Pitt's part, in Legends of the Fall
~ His big break was being cast for the part of Officer Tom Hanson on the
television series, 21 Jump Street...where he became a teen idol
~ Johnny broke out of his "teen idol" image when he was cast as Wade
"Cry-Baby" Walker in John Water's, Cry-Baby
~ His nickname is "Mr. Stretch" (self chosen)
~ Johnny has been cutting himself on his arms regularly since he was a
teen, to mark important times in his life |
