American actor and singer (born 1949)
Don Johnson is an American actor and singer born in 1949 who became widely known for his role in the television series "Miami Vice" during the 1980s. He has maintained a career in entertainment spanning several decades across both television and film.
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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…
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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Don Johnson, best known for his TV work on the series Miami Vice and later Nash Bridges, branched out into music and scored a Billboard Top 10 hit with "Heartbeat" that reached #5 in 1986. According to the Heartbeat Songfacts, it was also a worldwide hit, charting in the UK, Sweden, Germany, Switzerland, Norway, Austria, and other places. Johnson would break the Top-40 one more time, this time with assistance from Barbra Streisand in 1988 with "Till I Loved You." <a href="https://www.last.fm/mu
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