Johnny Depp - Dark Shadows Interview. Johnny Depp filmography. Johnny Depp. Johnny Depp. Early life 1960s–1970s Depp was born in Owensboro, Kentucky in 1963,[7][8] as the youngest of four children of Betty Sue Palmer (née Wells), a waitress, and John Christopher Depp, a civil engineer.[10] Depp moved frequently during his childhood, and he and his siblings lived in more than 20 different locations, settling in Miramar[11] Florida, in 1970.
In 1978, when he was 15, Depp's parents divorced.[11][12] His mother married, as her second husband, Robert Palmer (died 2000), whom Depp has called "an inspiration to me".[13] Depp engaged in self-harm when he was young, due to the stress of dealing with family problems, which resulted in several self-inflicted scars.