As a father of 5, Don Johnson is all the time on the lookout for methods to information his kids.
Throughout an look on “Good Morning America” this week, the 75-year-old veteran actor, who’s selling his new Hulu present “Doctor Odyssey,” opened up about his ideas on a few of his youngsters following in his footsteps.
“I warned them against it. I said, ‘This is not for you,’” Johnson stated, earlier than telling the hosts of the Johnson household rule.
“When Dakota [Johnson] was graduating from high school … we have a rule in the family,” he continued. “The rule is that when you don’t go on to varsity and get a job, you’re off the household payroll.
“Out of highschool, I went to Dakota and stated, ‘Do you want to go visit some colleges?’ And he or she stated, ‘I’m not going to varsity.’ I stated, ‘Oh, that’s fascinating. How are you going to take care of your self?’ She stated, ‘Don’t you are worried about it. I’m going to be an actress.’
“Three months later, she had that part in ‘The Social Network’ and hasn’t looked back,” he added.
The distinguished actor who discovered mega success as James “Sonny” Crockett within the Nineteen Eighties TV sequence “Miami Vice,” has been married to spouse Kelley Phleger since 1999.
The couple share three kids: Atherton Grace, Jasper and Deacon. He’s additionally father to son Jesse Wayne Johnson from his relationship with Patti D’Arbanville and Dakota Johnson from his marriage to Melanie Griffith.
Earlier than discovering fame, the Golden Globe Award winner as soon as recalled being down on his luck at the start of his profession.
Johnson instructed The Wall Road Journal in 2024 he “spent years living below the poverty line” and admitted he went for years getting “cast in a lot of forgettable roles, including five unsuccessful TV pilots,” earlier than touchdown his position in “Miami Vice.”
“I couldn’t believe somebody had seemingly been jotting down my thoughts, feelings and emotions. The part was meant for me,” he recalled. “The audition went well, so well that I was convinced it was a sure thing.”
Johnson went on to star within the widespread present for 5 seasons and obtained an Emmy nomination for his portrayal of Det. James Crockett.
That very same yr, Johnson mirrored on the ups and downs of fame throughout his career-making success on “Miami Vice.”
“For a long time, I couldn’t even go anywhere,” he instructed Folks journal. “I needed to isolate. The [women] know the place you’re. We had safety 24/7.
“One day, I reflected on Elvis [Presley] and thought, ‘Isn’t this kind of the way Elvis lived and died?’ Not that I’m comparing myself to Elvis, but in terms of him not being able to have a personal life. So, I learned to manage it and vowed not to let it imprison me,” Johnson stated.
On a private degree, nevertheless, Johnson stated he has discovered the important thing to a profitable marriage.
“Marry right,” he instructed Folks. “A bad marriage will age you.”
In 2023, he revealed the connection recommendation he as soon as obtained from Bob Dylan.
“Obviously, [Kelley]’s a saint. I was with Bob Dylan one time, and I was having relationship issues. And Bob looks up at me and goes, ‘Well, see, love is about kindness, trust and respect, isn’t it?’ And that’s the embodiment of Kelley,” Johnson instructed Parade about what makes Phleger excellent for him.
“It’s kindness, trust and respect, and we have that with each other. We’re lovers and friends, and it’s fun. She’s an amazing woman.”
Alongside the way in which, Johnson has discovered the nice in Hollywood in that he’s cultivated a whole lot of sturdy relationships all through the years, together with his friendship with Bruce Willis.
Throughout his look on “Good Morning America” this week, Johnson recalled the second he first met Willis whereas the “Die Hard” star was tending bar in New York Metropolis.
“I’d go in there and sit with Bruce. … Bruce was such a good storyteller, and he’d tell me about all the trials and tribulations of dealing with the drunks and the actors. … And, you know, I got to be friendly with him,” Johnson recalled. “I stated, ‘You know what? You’d be superior.’
“So, I called the casting director … and I said, ‘This guy is interesting. He’s special. Bring him in and read him.’ She did and cast him in ‘Miami Vice’ before he was ever in anything else.”
Johnson stated he knew from the start Willis was particular, saying, “I could just tell.”
Throughout an interview with Leisure Tonight in February, Johnson briefly touched on Willis’ well being.
“We’re best of friends, and he’s having a little bit of a struggle right now,” he stated of Willis, who was recognized with frontotemporal dementia in 2022. “I take this moment to send him love.”
