Don Johnson

Don Johnson (born Donnie Wayne Johnson in Flat Creek, Missouri, on December 15, 1949) is an actor best known for his film and television appearances. Johnson, who graduated from South High School in Wichita, Kansas in 1967, became a household name as a result of his co-starring role in the popular 1980s cop series, Miami Vice. He lated starred in the 1996-2001 drama Nash Bridges.

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Flat Creek, Missouri - December 15 - 1949 - Actor - Wichita, Kansas - 1967 - 1980s - Miami Vice - 1996 - 2001 - Nash Bridges

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In the late 1960s, he was one of the male contestants on the popular television show The Dating Game.

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1960s - Television show - The Dating Game

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He was married twice to actress Melanie Griffith (briefly in 1976 and then from 1989-1996) and is currently married to Kelley Phleger of San Francisco. Ms. Phleger is related to the Gettys of Getty Oil. Mr. Johnson has a son with Patti D'Arbanville, Jesse, born in December 1982, a daughter with Griffith, Dakota Johnson, born in October 1989, and a daughter with Phleger, Atherton Grace Johnson, born in April 1999.

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Melanie Griffith - 1976 - 1989 - 1996 - Getty Oil - Patti D'Arbanville - December - 1982 - October - April - 1999

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He once had a screaming match on the radio with the hosts of the syndicated Ron and Ron Show, Ron Bennington (a.k.a. "Tex Bennington," now of The Ron and Fez Show) and Ron Diaz.

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Ron Bennington - Ron and Fez - Ron Diaz

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In the fall of 2005, he briefly starred in The WB courtroom television show Just Legal as a jaded lawyer with a very young and idealistic partner (Jay Baruchel); the show was canceled in October 2005.

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2005 - The WB - Just Legal - Jay Baruchel

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