The Tragic Story of Johnny Depp. FULL BIOGRAPHY (Life, scandals, career and prison) The Story Of One Collapse: What Happened to Johnny Depp's Career? Devoted fans of Depp are afraid to even imagine how much the world cinema would have lost if he had become a rock musician at one time. After all, Johnny Depp carried this dream in his heart for half of his conscious life. But before becoming a famous movie star and even getting into the Guinness Book of Records, the man had to go through a lot of troubles.