Music: Johnny has loved music since he was little. When he was about 13 his mother brought him his first guitar and he taught himself to play. He has played in a couple of bands in Florida and the went on to form 'The Kids' who supported Iggy Pop. The band then went to Los Angeles to find fame but then Johnny got involved with acting instead. Johnny has been involved in making some music videos and has many musical friends including Keith Richards who he based his character, Jack Sparrow on in 'Pirates of the Carribean', Iggy Pop, The Taraf de Haidouks and Chuck. E Weiss.

Johnny is now in a band called 'P' with Sal Jenco, Bill Carter and Gibby Haynes. They released an album in 1995 called 'P' with the Capitol Label.

Johnny also helped out his girlfriend, Vanessa Paradis on her album, 'Bliss' which was released in 2000. He co-wrote St. Germain and Bliss with Vanessa and took the photo for the front cover.

Other Information: When Johnny was quite young his parents decided to move to Miramar in Florida. His mother brought him his first guitar when he was about 13, this is when his love of music began. Johnny dropped out of school at the age of 16 to play music professionally. He formed the band 'The Kids' which soon moved to Los Angeles to try and find fame but did not succeed. Instead, Johnny married at 20 to Lori Allison and sold pens down the phone. This was all about to change when Lori introduced him to the actor Nicholas Cage. The pair did not get on at first but soon became friends and Nicholas persuaded Johnny to try acting and sign up with his agent. Johnny's first audition was in A Nightmare on Elm Street, directed by Wes Craven. Craven asked his daughter who she thought should play the part of Glen Lantz and she said Johnny. And so started his film career.

After a few more movies and not many offers, Johnny's agent sent him to audition for a part in the TV series 21 Jump Street. Johnny wasn't keen but he accepted since he hadn't much money and didn't expect the show to last very long. The show was hugely popular, particularly particulaly with young teenage girls and so Johnny became the most popular teen idol. The show continued for 4 years and Johnny was still very famous.

Johnny recently (2004) gave up his share in the nightclub The Viper Room in Los Angeles. He had part-owned it for many years. He has also recently bought an island like his late friend Marlon Brando. You can find more information about these on the News pages.

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