Johnny Depp may refer to: 1) An instrumental indie rock band out of California, USA, having released one album in 2005 called Hovercraft. 2) An instrumental rock band out of Saint Petersburg, Russia with the only released album called Куда-то фотоаппараты 3) An actor: Born John Christopher Depp in Owensboro, Kentucky, on June 9, 1963. Depp was raised in Florida. He dropped out of school at age 15 in the hopes of becoming a rock musician. He fronted a series of garage bands including The Kids, which once opened for Iggy Pop. Depp got into acting after a visit to .