celebrity Name : Don Johnson

Celebrity Real Name :  Don Wayne

Date of Birth : December 15, 1949

Birth Location : Flat Creek, Missouri

Biography  of   Don Wayne  :
Donald Wayne “Don” Johnson (born December 15, 1949) is an American actor well known for his film and television appearances. Johnson became a household name as a result of his role in the popular 1980s TV cop series, Miami Vice.

Early life :
Johnson was born in Flat Creek, Missouri. His father was a farmer, his mother a beautician. At the age of 6, he moved from Missouri to Wichita, Kansas. He graduated from South High School in Wichita, Kansas in 1967 and attended the University of Kansas in Lawrence, Kansas. He is of English origin.
In the late 1960s, he was one of the male contestants on the popular television show The Dating Game.

Early career :
Johnson studied drama at the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco. His first major role was in the 1969 Los Angeles stage production of Fortune and Men’s Eyes in which he played Smitty, the lead role. This exposure led to the quickly forgotten 1970 film The Magic Garden of Stanley Sweetheart. He continued to work on stage, film and television without breaking out into stardom. His notable films from this period were The Harrad Experiment (1973) and A Boy and His Dog (1975). He was referred to as a “six-time loser” in Hollywood as a result of having been featured in six failed pilot television series.

Awards & Recognitions :
* In 1996, Johnson received a star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for his role in television. This is located at 7080 Hollywood Blvd.
* Golden Globe Award Best Actor in a Television Series (Drama) “Miami Vice” - 1985

Trivia :
* Johnson’s height is 5′ 9″.
* Was considered to play Eliot Ness in The Untouchables.
* Was also considered for the role of Edward Deline on the popular NBC TV Show Las Vegas.
* Popular Finnish music group Don Johnson Big Band is named after him.
* He once had a screaming match on the radio with the hosts of the syndicated Ron and Ron Show, Ron Bennington (also known as “Tex Bennington,” now of The Ron and Fez Show) and Ron Diaz.
* Ferrari founder Enzo Ferrari gave Johnson a silver Ferrari Testarossa while he was working on Miami Vice. Johnson auctioned the car while going through bankruptcy proceedings.
* Was the inspiration for Bill Murray’s character Don Johnston in the 2005 film Broken Flowers.
* In a Calvin and Hobbes comic, when Calvin and Hobbes are getting ready to go to a dinner with Calvin’s parents, Hobbes asks, “Do you think I should shave?”, to which Calvin replies “Nah, go for the Don Johnson fuzzy look.”

Music career :
Johnson, like a few other celebrities (Eddie Murphy, Philip Michael Thomas, Bruce Willis, Patrick Swayze) in the 1980’s decided to venture out into the music business. His hit single Heartbeat reached #5 on the Billboard Charts for 10 straight weeks. He released two albums, one in 1987 and the other in 1989. His first album was received pretty well, but his second tanked. [wikipedia]