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Depp's mother bought her son a guitar when he was 12, and Depp
began playing in various garage bands. His first band was in honor of
his girlfriend, Meredith. A year after his parents' divorce, Depp
dropped out of high school to become a rock musician. He played with
The Kids, Depp collaborated with the band Rock City Angels and co-
wrote their song "Mary", which appeared on Rock City Angels' debut
for Geffen Records titled Young Man's Blues.
Television
Depp starred in a lead role on the Fox TV television series, 21 Jump
Street, which premiered in 1987. Depp accepted this role because he
was not getting much work in the business and wanted to work with
actor Frederic Forrest, who inspired him. The series' success turned
Depp into a popular teen idol during the late 1980s. He found the
teen-idol status irritating. Depp promised himself that after his
contract on the series expired, he would only appear in films that he
felt were right for him.
Films
Depp's first major role was in the 1984 horror film A Nightmare on
Elm Street, playing the heroine's boyfriend and one of Freddy
Krueger's victims. In 1986, he also appeared in a secondary role as
a Vietnamese-speaking private in Oliver Stone's Platoon. Depp
abandoned his teen idol image in 1990 with the quirky title role in
the Tim Burton film, Edward Scissorhands. The film's success began a
long association with Burton. in 1998's Fear and Loathing in Las
Vegas.
Depp's status as a major star was solidified with the success of the
2003 Walt Disney Pictures film Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of
the Black Pearl, for which his lead performance as the suave pirate
Captain Jack Sparrow was highly praised. Depp returned to the
character of Jack Sparrow for the sequel Pirates of the Caribbean:
Dead Man's Chest was relased on june 7, 2006.
He next sequel to Pirates of the Caribbean, At World's End, was
released May 24, 2007.
In 2006, Bill Nighy, Depp's co-star from the sequel, Pirates of the
Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, described the role as probably being
"one of the most popular performances of recent times. Depp was
also considered to be one of the main reasons audiences wanted to
see the movie.
Depp has collaborated with director and close friend Tim Burton in
seven films, beginning with his breakout role in Edward Scissorhands,
then Ed Wood, the role of Ichabod Crane in Sleepy Hollow. Depp did
not work with Burton again until the 2005 release of two films, the
first of which was Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, in which he
played Willy Wonka and The next Depp-Burton collaboration was Alice
in Wonderland (2010). Depp played the Mad Hatter alongside Helena
Bonham Carter, Anne Hathaway and Alan Rickman.
Some of the awards that Depp has won include honors from
the London Film Critics Circle (1996), Russian Guild of Film Critics
(1998), Screen Actors Guild Awards (2004) and a Golden Globe for
Best Actor. At the 2008 MTV Movie Awards, he won the award for
"Best Villain" for his portrayal of Sweeney Todd and "Best Comedic
Performance" for Jack Sparrow. Depp has been nominated for
three Academy Awards, in 2004 for Pirates of the Caribbean: The
Curse of the Black Pearl, in 2005 for Finding Neverland, and in 2008
for Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. Depp won his
first Golden Globe for his portrayal of Sweeney Todd in 2008.
Radiohead released their first single, "Creep", in 1992. The song was
initially unsuccessful, but it became a worldwide hit several months
after the release of their debut album, Pablo Honey (1993).
Radiohead's popularity rose in the United Kingdom with the release of
their second album, The Bends (1995). Radiohead's third album, OK
Computer (1997), propelled them to greater international fame.
Featuring an expansive sound and themes of modern alienation, OK
Computer has often been acclaimed as a landmark record of the
1990s.
Members
Jonathan Greenwood
05-11-1971