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Went to Wichita South High School. 1971 graduate of University of Kansas in Lawrence KS on a full drama scholarship. Got his big break into stardom by starring in the controversial off-Broadway play "Fortune and Men's Eyes", which was directed by and starred Sal Mineo. The play, which featured a realistic rape scene in a men's prison, generated plenty of press reviews due to the once taboo subject of homosexuality in the arts. Children: Atherton Grace Johnson (born December 28, 1999 at 7 lbs. 15 oz.) Jasper Breckenridge Johnson (born June 6,2002 in Los Angeles, California) and Deacon James Johnson (born April 29, 2006 at 27.5 inches, 7 pounds Los Angeles, California) (with wife Kelley Phleger); 'Dakota Mayi Johnson' (born October 4, 1989) (with ex-girlfriend 'Melanie Griffith); 'Jesse Wayne Johnson' (born December 7, 1982) (with ex-girlfriend 'Patti D'Arbanville'). Co-wrote a two-hour movie with his neighbor Hunter S. Thompson. The movie was not picked up, but CBS bought the story and turned it into "Nash Bridges" (1996). Has a family in Colorado with whom he used to celebrate Christmas. Popular Finnish music group Don Johnson Big Band is named after him. Third child with his wife Kelley, son Deacon, born on April 29, 2006 at a Los Angeles hospital. The baby measured 27.5 inches long and weighed 7 pounds. Mentioned in Walter Kirn's novel "Thumbsucker". Loves the Tuscany area of Italy and has vacationed there often. He is a devotee of the culture of Vietnam and he owns a small island off the south coast. He honeymooned there with his wife, Kelley, in May 1999. Considered for the part of John McClane in Die Hard (1988). To maintain his perpetual two-day stubble on "Miami Vice" (1984), he shaved with a sideburn trimmer. Won the 1988 APBA Offshore World Cup in the Superboat class. He and Tom Cruise were the premier faces of the Ray Ban brand of sunglasses during the 1980s. None of them took part in any official campaigns, but simply by clever product placement strategies both helped boost Ray Ban's sales enormously. Johnson wore many different models on "Miami Vice" (1984), most notably a pair of Ray-Ban Wayfarers (Model L2052, Mock Tortoise) which increased sales of Ray Ban's to 720,000 units in 1984 alone. Was given a Ferrari Testarossa by Enzo Ferrari as an appreciation of his work on "Miami Vice" (1984). Good friends with Bruce Willis, Kevin Costner, Sylvester Stallone, Robert Wagner and Jack Nicholson. Considered for David Caruso's role on "CSI: Miami" (2002). Was the director's first choice for the role of Tom Wingo in The Prince of Tides (1991). Starred in, co-created and owned a percentage of "Nash Bridges" (1996). He often arrived at the set of "Miami Vice" (1984) in his own power boat, called "My Vice". Wellcraft let him design his own offshore power-boat, called The 43 ft Scarab Don Johnson Signature Series, and he raced a similar one. Best known by the public for his starring roles as Det. Sonny Crockett in "Miami Vice" (1984), and the title character in "Nash Bridges" (1996). He is a lifelong Democrat. Good friend of Nick Nolte.