The ’90s saw Depp continue to diversify his resume with roles in Benny & Joon, What’s Eating Gilbert Grape, Ed Wood, Don Juan DeMarco, Donnie Brasco, and Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.
Immediately following his time on 21 Jump Street, Depp began his long and fruitful relationship with director Tim Burton which would lead to some of his most iconic roles starting with Edward Scissorhands. Finally, after wrapping the show’s fourth season, Depp was allowed to leave. Attempting to get fired, Depp “trashed trailer” on 21 Jump Street and began changing his lines without warning.Īt one point, Depp suggested that his character should harbor a peanut butter obsession (a quirk that was declined for the series but included in his cameo appearance in the 2012 film).
By 21 Jump Street season 3, Depp began making his discontent known in dramatic, sometimes strange ways. Wants Johnny Depp in Sherlock Holmes 3 - 4 Reasons it Won’t Happenĭepp shared Peete’s vision for his career and became increasingly disgruntled on 21 Jump street. I thought it was very good and there were a lot of strong messages.” Johnny Depp played 21 Jump Street’s Tom Hanson I just didn’t want to be stuck in something I was going to be doing for six years … then I read the script and I thought it was real good. When the host of the show implies that Depp felt television content was beneath him, Depp replied: Depp replied that he had just wrapped Platoon at the time and didn’t want to step into serialized content. In a 1988 interview with CNN (via Youtube), Depp is asked why he didn’t want “any part” of 21 Jump Street when first pitched the role. Johnny Depp | COOLMedia/NurPhoto via Getty Images Johnny Depp didn’t want to get stuck in a television contract Despite the show’s massive success, however, Depp had his sights set on becoming a huge film star. It was such a hit that it has now been reinvented, with stars Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill starring in 2012’s 21 Jump Street movie and its sequel in 2014 titled 22 Jump Street. The series, which ran for five seasons from 1987 to 1991, is ranked on IMDb as one of the greatest television series of all time. Looking back now, viewers still recognize 21 Jump Street as one of the biggest shows of the 1980s, but at the time, Johnny Depp was reluctant to join the cast.
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