Don Johnson

Also known as Donny Wayne Johnson, Donald Wayne Johnson, Donnie Wayne Johnson

American actor and singer (born 1949)

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Don Johnson is an American singer, actor, and filmmaker born Donnie Wayne Johnson on December 15, 1949, in Flat Creek, Missouri. He began his work period in 1970 and has worked in acting, music, film direction, and film production. Johnson is educated at the University of Kansas and speaks English. He is the father of Jesse Johnson and Dakota Johnson and was previously married to Melanie Griffith. He was also in an unmarried partnership with Patti D'Arbanville.

His professional recognition includes a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama, Saturn Awards, and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. His musical style is associated with tags such as 80s, pop, classic rock, and Miami Vice. Johnson uses his voice as an instrument and writes in English. He is recognized in the Hollywood Walk Of Fame collection.

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Flat Creek, Missouri, USA

Donald Wayne Johnson (born December 15, 1949) is an American actor, producer, director, singer, and songwriter. He's best known for his role as Det. James "Sonny" Crockett in the 1980s television series Miami Vice, winning a Golden Globe for his work in the role. In 1984, after more then a decade of acting on television, Johnson landed a starring role as undercover police detective Sonny…

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Unit 234 — Jules2024
Rebel Ridge — Chief Sandy Burnne2024
Doctor Odyssey — Captain Robert Massey2024
Book Club: The Next Chapter — Arthur2023
The Collective — Liam2023
A Little White Lie — T. Wasserman2023
Commitment to Life — Self (archive footage)2023
High Heat — Ray2022
Nash Bridges — Nash Bridges2021
Kenan — Rick2021

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Type: Person
Gender: Male
Country: United States
Active from: 1949

Discography

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Listeners: 122,738
Total plays: 566,626

Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Don
Family name: Johnson
Gender: male
Citizenship: United States
Occupation: film director
Educated at: University of Kansas
Languages spoken: English language
Native language: English language
Award: star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Field of work: film production
Instrument: voice
Image: Don Johnson TIFF 2019.jpg

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Commons category: Don Johnson
date of birth: 1949-12-15
unmarried partner: Patti D'Arbanville
Commons gallery: Don Johnson
start of work period: 1970-00-00
social media followers: 35400
writing language: English language
name in native language: Don Johnson
birth name: Donnie Wayne Johnson

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Encyclopedic overview

Don Wayne Johnson (born December 15, 1949) is an American actor and singer-songwriter. He played the role of James "Sonny" Crockett in the 1980s television series Miami Vice, for which he won a Golden Globe, and received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination. He also played the titular character in the 1990s series Nash Bridges. Johnson received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1996.

Johnson has appeared in films such as A Boy and His Dog (1975), The Hot Spot (1990), Guilty as Sin (1993), Tin Cup (1996), Machete (2010), Django Unchained (2012), Cold in July (2014) and Knives Out (2019). He released the albums Heartbeat (1986) and Let It Roll (1989) as a singer. His cover version of "Heartbeat" peaked at number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100.

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