Don Johnson

Background

Don Johnson is a household name in the American movie industry. He is a talented actor who has spent many years enjoying success as a result of his hard work. The handsome actor is also a talented singer and has a great sense of humor. Donnie Wayne Johnson was born on December 15, 1949, in Flat Creek, Barry County, Missouri. His zodiac sign is Sagittarius, and he has English, Scottish, Irish, German, Dutch, and French Huguenot ancestry. His parents are Wayne Johnson and Nell Johnson; they had him as teenagers. He grew up in abject poverty in Wichita, Kansas, where his parents farmed.

Later, he attended Wichita South High School in 1967 and proceeded to the University of Kansas to study theater. Johnson dropped out of college after one year and headed to the American Conservatory Theater, a nonprofit theater company in San Francisco, California. Johnson got his first acting role in 1969 in the production of the stage play “Fortune and Men’s Eyes.” During this period, Johnson acted in many movies, one of which was “A Boy and His Dog” (1975), but he didn’t become the movie star he wanted to become.

His breakthrough role came in 1984 when he landed the lead role in “Miami Vice,” a police T.V. series. While shooting the series, Johnson participated in another project — the 1985 remake of “The Long, Hot Summer.” He also released his first single, ‘Heartbeat,’ during this period. Having many projects circulating in the same period greatly improved his profile. Between 1996 and 2001, Johnson began acting in another police drama, “Nash Bridges.” He was a part-owner of the series, and his ownership led to legal problems later on, making him sue Rysher Entertainment, the production company, for $23 million. The lawsuit was later settled for $19 million in 2013.