Happy Birthday Johnny Depp: When the actor RECALLED being 'broke' before his 21 Jump Street audition
Johnny Depp rose to fame with one of his earliest roles on the 1987 TV show, 21 Jump Street. Here's a throwback tale of how he landed on this role.
Johnny Depp is an actor who portrayed many colors onscreen and today his career looks like it is filled with some of the deadliest villains as well as entertaining characters such as Captain Jack Sparrow, with the actor becoming a 'teen idol'. started his journey. . After making his acting debut with Nightmare on Elm Street, Platoon and Cry-Baby, Depp soon landed the role of Tom Hanson in the 1987 TV show, 21 Jump Street.
His performance in the TV show is still loved by his fans and not many know how the actor arrived at it. As Depp celebrates his birthday on June 9 and turns 58, we take a look back at his early screen roles, including the audition process the actor went through before becoming a beloved teen sensation back in the day.
In an interview with The Guardian in 2015, Depp spoke about his career, and 21 Jump Street in particular. Johnny who appeared on the TV show, despite starring in minor roles, said that he "broke up" before auditioning for it.
Elaborating on playing Tom Hanson on the show, Depp told The Guardian that his audition was a "last minute thing." He continued, "I had one of the worst flu I've ever experienced in my life, went there, signed some piece of paper, did a screen test — and the next day I was on a plane to Vancouver. I think that was my best audition."
Despite the position that landed Depp on 21 Jump Street, there's no denying that the actor totally nailed his acting and it started his incredible acting journey that complicated him with films like Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. seen playing the roles. and Edward Scissorhands among others.
As Depp turns a year older, fans who may have missed out on his teen acting days can certainly turn to streaming platforms to binge on his famous 1987 show. For the irreverent, 21 Jump Street followed the story of Depp posing as Hanson and other cop students dealing with crime at the school. The show aired for five seasons on the Fox network from 1987 to 1991.