Donnie Wayne Johnson was born on 15 December 1949, in Flat Creek, Missouri USA, to mother Nell, a beautician, and father Wayne Johnson, a farmer. Don is a actor who rose to prominence as a star of such television series “Miami Vice” and “Nash Bridges”. In addition he is also a singer, songwriter, director and producer, which collectively has earned him a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Don Johnson has been active in the entertainment industry since 1969.
So just how rich is Don Johnson, as of late 2017? Sources report that Don’s current net worth reaches the sum of $45 million; he apparently earned $1.2 million for the first season of the television series “Nash Bridges”, although Don stated that he earned $150,000 for every episode of the mentioned above series.
Don Johnson Net Worth $45 Million
Don Johnson matriculated from South High School in 1967, and afterwards he studied at the University of Kansas in Lawrence, but didn’t graduate, dropping out to concentrate on an acting career. He debuted on the big screen with a leading role in the film “The Magic Garden of Stanley Sweetheart” (1970) directed by Leonard Horn. Other important roles in the early years of Don’s career were in films including “Zachariah” (1971) directed by George Englund, “The Harrad Experiment” (1973) and “A Boy and His Dog” (1975) directed by L.Q. Jones.
Don Johnson actually rose to prominence on TV, in 1984 for his role as James “Sonny” Crockett in the crime drama series “Miami Vice” created by Anthony Yerkovich, which continued until 1989. For this role Johnson won the Golden Globe Award for the Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Drama. Another outstanding character created by Don was that of Nash Bridges in the police procedural series “Nash Bridges” (1996-2001) by Carlton Cuse. During his long spanned career Johnson has created many other impressive roles, and currently he is working on his role in the horror drama series “From Dusk till Dawn: The Series” (2014 – present) created by Quentin Tarantino and Robert Kurtzman.
Don Johnson is the winner of a Saturn Award, Golden Globe Award, and aside from acting, was a noted powerboat racer, the American Power Boat Association’s 1988 World Champion of the Offshore World Cup. In 1996, he was rewarded with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
In addition to being a popular actor, Don Johnson is also a singer; he has released two studio albums, a compilation album and six singles. Both of his studio albums “Heartbeat” (1986) and “Let It Roll” (1989) found a place on the music charts in most European countries as well as in the US music charts.
In 2010, Johnson received $23.2 million from the production company Rysher Entertainment as a legal settlement for his rights to 50% of the copyright of “Nash Bridges”, then in completing the same case, Don received a further $19 million in 2012. However, he lost millions when having legal problems while allegedly being involved in money laundering in Germany, which charges were eventually quashed. However, perhaps he’s not a great money manager, as he only avoided foreclosure on his property in Colorado in 2008, by paying $14.5 million in debts just the day prior.
In his personal life, Don Johnson has been married four times; his first two marriages were annulled and the names of the wives haven’t been announced to the public. He was briefly married to actress Melanie Griffith in 1976, then partnered with actress Patti D’Arbanville from 1981 to 1985, and Barbra Streisand to 1988 before marrying Griffiths again, from 1989 to 1996. He has been married to Kelley Phleger since 1999. He has fathered five children.
