Don Johnson : Biography, Pictures, Photos, Trivia, Address, Filmography (Miami Vice, Nash Bridges)

. Went to Wichita South high school

. Made his professional debut in the American Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco, in "Your Own Thing," a rock musical modeled after Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night." Won a full drama scholarship to the University of Kansas. Made five pilots for NBC early in his career. All were rejected.

. 1971 graduate of University of Kansas in Lawrence KS.

. Got his big break into stardom by starring in the controversial off-Broadway play, Fortune and Men's Eyes, which was directed 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.

. Together with "Miami Vice" (1984) co-star John Diehl were investors in the boxing career of Mark Breland.

. Scored three hits on the Billboard Hot 100 singles charts with "Heartbeat" (US #6, 1986), "Heartache Away" (US #56, 1986) and the 'Barbara Streisand' duet "Til I Loved You" (US #25, 1989)

. Co-wrote a two-hour movie with his neighbor Hunter S. Thompson. The movie was not picked up, but NBC 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.

. Les acteurs télé sont plus célêbres que les acteurs de cinéma aujourd'hui. Plus les gens vous voient, plus ils vous reconnaissent. Les salaires à la télé rivalise de nos jours avec ceux du cinéma

. Je peut faire ce que je veux, je suis riche, célêbre, et je suis plus important que toi (interview dans une émission de radio avec l'animateur Ron)

. Je suis meilleur que De Niro et Pacino. J'ai le talent, mais ils ont les films