Johnny Depp was just a teenager when he entered the dazzling world of entertainment. He made his film debut back with A Nightmare on Elm Street back in 1984 and rose to stardom as a teen idol with the 80's hit series 21 Jump Street (1987-1990).
The actor, who turned 57 on June 10, has been in the public eye for the major part of his life. And everything about him has been documented in tabloids, including his struggles with substance about.Depp never made any efforts to hide his issues with substance abuse and has always been open about his experience with alcoholism.
He has time and again mentioned that he went through a dark phase during the first few years of his acting career. “I’m a dumb-a–, and I poisoned myself for years.