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Don (Wayne) Johnson Biography (1949-)

Full name, Don Wayne Johnson; born December 15, 1949, in Flatt Creek, MO; father, a farmer; mother, a beautician; married a dancer, 1968 (marriage annulled); married (marriage annulled); married Melanie Griffith (an actress), 1976(divorced, 1977); companion of Patti D'Arbanville (an actress); remarried Griffith, June 6, 1989 (divorced, 1996); engaged to Kelley Phleger, 1998; children: Jesse Wayne, Alexander, Dakota (daughter). Career: Actor, producer, director, and singer. Appeared in an Emmy nominated anti-drug commercial, 1985; served as chairman of the Offshore Powerboat Tour; chairman of The NetShow Company (Internet development group), 1996-. Member: Actors' EquityAssociation, Screen Actors Guild, American Federation of Television and Radio Artists. Awards, Honors: Golden Scroll Award, best actor of the year, and Academy of Science Fiction and Horror Films, both 1976, for A Boy and His Dog; Emmy Award nomination, best actor in a drama series, 1984, andGolden Globe Award, best actor in a drama series, 1986, both for Miami Vice; ShoWest Award, male star of the year, 1988, for Miami Vice; recipient, Offshore World Cup (powerboat racing), 1988; Hollywood Walk of FameStar, 1996. Addresses: Agent: International Creative Management, 8942Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211.; Manager: c/o Gold Spaceship Management, 3575 Cahuenga Boulevard W., Suite 470, Los Angeles, CA 90068.; Publicist: Neil Koenigsberg and Lili Ungar, PMK Public Relations Inc., 8436 West ThirdStreet, Suite 650, Los Angeles, CA 90048. E-mail: dwjnumber1@aol.com.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Occupation

Actor, producer, director, singer

Birth Details

December 15, 1949

Flatt Creek, Missouri, United States

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Television Appearances
• Series
• Jefferson Davis Pruitt, From Here to Eternity, NBC, 1980
• Detective James "Sonny" Crockett, Miami Vice, NBC, 1984-89
• Inspector Nash Bridges, Nash Bridges, CBS, 1996
• Miniseries
• Judson Fletcher, The Rebels, syndicated, 1979
• Bonard Davis, Beulah Land, NBC, 1980
• Ben Quick, The Long Hot Summer, NBC, 1985
• Movies
• Daniel Easton, First You Cry, CBS, 1978
• Mike Sloan, Ski Lift to Death, CBS, 1978
• Gunther, Katie: Portrait of a Centerfold, NBC, 1978
• Cowboy, Amateur Night at the Dixie Bar and Grill, NBC, 1979
• Andy Brady, Revenge of the Stepford Wives, NBC, 1980
• Elvis Presley, Elvis and the Beauty Queen, NBC, 1981
• Bob Howard, The Two Lives of Carol Letner, CBS, 1981
• Regimental Sergeant Major John Patrick Libbey, In Pursuit of Honor(also known as Fiddler's Green), HBO, 1995
• Specials
• NBC All-Star Hour, NBC, 1985
• Presenter, 38th Annual Emmy Awards, NBC, 1986
• Bob Hope's High-Flying Birthday, NBC, 1986
• NBC's 60th Anniversary Celebration, NBC, 1986
• All-Star Gala at Ford's Theater, ABC, 1987
• Don Johnson's Heartbeat (music video), HBO, 1987
• The Barbara Walters Special, ABC, 1987
• Bob Hope's High-Flying Birthday Extravaganza, NBC, 1987
• Host, The Special Olympics Opening Ceremonies, ABC, 1987
• Willie Nelson's Picnic, syndicated, 1987
• Bob Hope's Jolly Christmas Show with the All-America Champs, NBC,1988
• Presenter, The 61st Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1989
• Host, Super Bowl Saturday Nite, CBS, 1990
• Host, American Red Cross Emergency Test, ABC, 1990
• NBC Saturday Sports Showcase, NBC, 1990
• Seriously.Phil Collins, CBS, 1990
• That's What Friends Are For, CBS, 1990
• Presenter, The 16th Annual People's Choice Awards, CBS, 1990
• Victory & Valor: A Special Olympics All-Star Celebration (alsoknown as The International Special Olympics All-Star Gala), ABC, 1991
• Presenter, The Walt Disney Company Presents the American Teacher Awards, The Disney Channel, 1992
• Host, The Grand Opening of Euro Disney, CBS, 1992
• Host, One Child, One Dream: The Horatio Alger Awards, NBC, 1993
• The 19th Annual People's Choice Awards, NBC, 1993
• Host, The Horatio Alger Awards, NBC, 1994
• Bob Hope..Laughing With the Presidents, NBC, 1996
• Presenter, The 22nd Annual People's Choice Awards, 1996
• Presenter, The 1996 Emmy Awards, 1996
• Host, The 23rd Annual People's Choice Awards, 1997
• Guest host, CBS: The First 50 Years, CBS, 1998
• Televsion Appearances
• Pilots
• Quirt, Law of the Land, NBC, 1976
• Sergeant Brian Scott, The City, NBC, 1977
• Johnny Wilson, Cover Girls, NBC, 1977
• Charlie Morgan, The Two-Five, ABC, 1978
• Brewster Baker, Six Pack, NBC, 1983
• Television Appearances
• Episodic
• Contestant, The Dating Game, ABC, 1969
• Deloy Coopersmith, "The Combatants," Sarge, NBC, 1971
• Nashebo, "The Spirit Helper," Kung Fu, ABC, 1973
• "The Teacher," The Rookies, ABC, 1973
• Officer Larry Wilson, "Hot Dog," Streets of San Francisco, ABC, 1976
• "Renegade's Child," Barnaby Jones, CBS, 1976
• Nashville 99, CBS, 1977
• "Gandy," Big Hawaii, NBC, 1977
• Boyfriend, "Trial Marriage," Eight Is Enough, ABC, 1977
• "Pressure Point," Police Story, NBC, 1977
• "A Crash Course in Survival," The American Girls, CBS, 1978
• "The Class Crusader," What Really Happened to the Class of '65?, NBC, 1978
• "People Don't Do Such Things," Tales of the Unexpected, NBC, 1979
• "The Woman in White," Matt Houston, ABC, 1983
• The Mississippi, CBS, 1983
• Also appeared in episodes of The Bold Ones, NBC, and Young Dr.Kildare, NBC.
• Television Work
• Executive Producer, Don Johnson's Heartbeat (music video), HBO, 1987
• Executive Producer, Life on the Flipside (comedy pilot; also knownas Flipside, Homeward Bound, and Pop Rock), NBC, 1988
• Executive Producer, In the Company of Darkness, CBS, 1993
• Executive Producer, The Horatio Alger Awards, NBC, 1993-94
• Director and producer (with Jeff Fahey), The Marshall (series), ABC, 1995
• Executive producer, Nash Bridges (series), CBS, 1996
• Also directed six episodes of Miami Vice.
• Film Appearances
• (Film debut) Stanley Sweetheart, The Magic Garden of Stanley Sweetheart, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1970
• Matthew, Zachariah, Cinerama, 1971
• Stanley, The Harrad Experiment, Cinerama, 1973
• Vic, A Boy and His Dog, LQ/JAF, 1975
• Harley McKay, Return to Macon County, American International Pictures, 1975
• Carl Daniel, Melanie, Embassy, 1981
• Jacob Gorch, Soggy Bottom U.S.A., Gaylord, 1982
• Tim Murphy, Cease Fire, Cineworld, 1985
• Voice of Lieutenant Falcon, G.I. Joe: The Movie, Marvel Productions, 1987
• Wiley Boon, Sweet Hearts Dance, TriStar, 1988
• Jerry Beck, Dead-Bang, Warner Bros., 1989
• Harry Madox, The Hot Spot, Orion, 1990
• Marlboro, Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/Pathe, 1991
• Ben Reed, Paradise, Buena Vista, 1991
• David Greenhill, Guilty As Sin, Buena Vista, 1993
• Paul Verrall, Born Yesterday, Buena Vista, 1993
• David Simms, Tin Cup, Warner Bros., 1996
• Ben Dunmore, Goodbye Lover, Warner Bros., 1998
• Stage Appearances
• Your Own Thing, American Conservatory Theatre, San Francisco, CA,1968
• Smitty, Fortune and Men's Eyes, Coronet Theatre, Los Angeles, CA,1969
• RECORDINGS
• Albums
• Heartbeat, Epic, 1986
• Let It Roll, Epic, 1989
• Contributing Vocals
• "I'm No Angel," I'm No Angel, Greg Allman, Epic, 1986
• "Till I Loved You," (duet with Barbra Streisand) Till I Loved You,Barbra Streisand, Columbia, 1988
• "Dreams," Dreams, Allman Brothers Band, Polydor, 1989
• WRITINGS
• Songs
• (With Dickey Betts) "Blind Love" and "Can't Take It with You," both recorded by the Allman Brothers, Enlightened Rogues, Capricorn, 1979
• (Co-author) "Love Roulette" and "Can't Take Your Memory," Heartbeat, Epic, 1986

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

• Entertainment Weekly, March 29, 1996, p. 28; January 23, 1998, p.57.
• Inside Media, May 1, 1996, p. 42.
• Life, April 1, 1989, pp. 70-74.
• Newsweek, October 7, 1985, pp. 96-98.
• People Weekly, July 17, 1985, May 18, 1998, p. 123.
• Playboy, January 17, 1987, p. 49.
• Rolling Stone, November 7, 1985, pp. 32-34.

Internet Website:

• http://www.donjohnson.com*