Don Johnson

He has married five times. However, the names of his first two wives have remained undisclosed till date. It is only known that these marriages took place in late 1960s and were short-lived.

When Don was twenty two, he began dating Melanie Griffith, who at that time was only fourteen years old. They began to live together once she turned fifteen and got engaged when she became eighteen. Finally, they got married in January, 1976, but within six months they had their marriage annulled.

Don Johnson began a live-in relationship with Pamela Des Barres. From 1981 to 1988, he had another relationship with Patti D'Arbanville. Their son Jessie Wayne Johnson was born in1982. After his break up with Patti, he developed a relationship with Barbra Streisand and it lasted till September 1988.

Donald Wayne Johnson was born as on December 15, 1949 in Flat Creek Missouri. His father Wayne Fred Johnson was a farmer while his mother Nell/Eva Johnson was a beautician. When he was six years old, the family moved to Wichita, Kansas.

In Wichita, Don studied in South High School. Here, he took part in various plays such as ‘Burnt Cork and Melody’, ‘The Hullabaloo’ and ‘West Side Story’.

Don graduated from South High School in 1967 and enrolled at the University of Kansas for a brief period. Later he shifted to American Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco to study drama.

Don Johnson got his first major role in 1969. He played the lead role of Smitty in ‘Fortune and Men’s Eyes’, a Los Angeles stage production. It caught the attention of film director Leonard J. Horn and he got the role of Stanley Sweetheart in ‘The Magic Garden of Stanley Sweetheart’ (1970). However, the film failed to make any mark.

He then continued working in different commercials, television shows and films. Films like ‘Zachariah’ (1971),’The Harrad Experiment’ (1973), ‘Lollipop and Roses’ (1974), and ‘A Boy and His Dog’ (1975) and television series like ‘Revenge of the Stepford Wives’ (1980) are some of his notable works during this period.

Although Don received critical acclaim and Best Actor Award for ‘A Boy and His Dog’ it did not have any positive effect on his career. Finally in 1984, Don got his first real break in a television series called ‘Miami Vice’ (1984 to 1989). In this series Don appeared as undercover police detective Sonny Crockett. It brought him instant stardom.

After ‘Miami Vice’ ended in 1989, Don began to star in number of films such as‘Hot Spot’ (1990), ‘Paradise’ (1991), ‘Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man’ (1991), ‘Born Yesterday’ (1993), ‘Guilty as Sin’ (1993), ‘In Pursuit of Honor’ (1995), ‘Tin Cup’ (1996).

In 1985, he had a substantial role in television miniseries titled ‘Ben Quick’. It was the TV remake of ‘The Long, Hot Summer’. The role added to his popularity. However, after ‘Miami Vice’ he had to wait till 1996 to get any major role in any other television series.

He has so far three albums to his credit. The first album titled ‘Heartbeat’ was released in 1986. It was a major hit and the title track occupied the fifth place on Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. His second album ‘Let It Roll’ was released in 1989 and the third, a compilation album titled ‘Essential’, was released in 1997.

Don also has number of single hits to his credit; they are ‘Heartbeat’, ‘Heartache Away’, ‘Voice on A Hotline’, ‘Tell It Like It Is’, ‘Other Peoples Lives’, ‘A Better Place’ etc. His duet ‘Till I loved You’ also made big hits.

In addition, Don has co-written numerous songs, which have become all time hits. ‘Blind Love’, ‘Can’t Take It With You’, ‘Till I Loved You’ etc. are some of them.