Don Johnson
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Kenan
Biography
Don Johnson plays Rick on the NBC comedy "Kenan." Johnson is best known as Det. Sonny Crockett on the hugely successful iconic TV series "Miami Vice." He earned an Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in 1985 and won a Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actor in a TV Series in 1986 and 1987.Born in Flat Creek, Mo., Johnson studied at the American Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco where he made his professional debut in "Your Own Thing," a rock musical modeled after William Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night." The young actor got his big break by starring in the controversial Off Broadway play "Fortune and Men's Eyes," which was directed by and starred Sal Mineo. During the run of "Miami Vice," Johnson starred in the critically acclaimed TV film "The Long Hot Summer" as well as starring opposite Susan Sarandon in the feature film "Sweet Hearts Dance" in 1988.
When "Miami Vice" ended, Johnson focused on his film career with "Dead Band," "The Hot Spot" and "Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man." His film work has given Johnson the opportunity to collaborate with legendary filmmakers such as John Frankenheimer, Sidney Lumet and Dennis Hopper.
Johnson co-wrote a two-hour movie in 1995 with neighbor "Hunter S. Thompson." While the movie was not picked up, CBS bought the story and he returned to television in 1996 with the cop show "Nash Bridges" as creator and producer.
In 2016, Johnson appeared in several episodes of the Netflix series "A Series of Unfortunate Events" as well as appearing in the Sky Television series "Sick Note."
He was recently seen in "Watchmen," the Emmy-winning Damon Lindelof series for HBO as well as the box office hit "Knives Out." Johnson has been married to Kelley Phleger since 1999. They have three children in addition to son Jesse Johnson and daughter Dakota.
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Movies in the Spotlight
Silver Linings Playbook
Drama R2012 (2h 2m) - Streaming on Netflix
After a stint in a mental hospital, Pat moves in with his parents and tries to win back his wife, until he meets a woman who's as unstable as he is.
This dramedy was nominated for eight Academy Awards, with a win for Best Actress going to Jennifer Lawrence. Source Netflix
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Sin City
Action Adventure Film-Noir R2005 (2h 4m) - Streaming on Netflix
In these intertwined tales, an ex-con avenges a hooker's death, a gumshoe gets mixed up with dangerous vixens, and a cop saves a dancer from a rapist. An all-star cast, including Mickey Rourke, Clive Owen and Bruce Willis, brings this graphic-novel adaptation to life. Source Netflix
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The Social Network
Drama PG‑132010 (2h) - Streaming on Netflix
Director David Fincher's biographical drama chronicles the meteoric rise of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg from Harvard sophomore to Internet superstar.
This biopic garnered three Oscar wins, five nominations and a #1 place at the box office opening weekend. Source Netflix
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Shows in the Spotlight
Goliath
Drama Crime TV‑MA2016 Series - Streaming on Amazon
Once a powerful lawyer, Billy McBride is now burned out and washed up, spending more time in a bar than a courtroom. When he reluctantly agrees to pursue a wrongful death lawsuit against the biggest client of the massive law firm he helped create, Billy and his ragtag team uncover a vast and deadly conspiracy, pitting them all in a life or death trial against the ultimate Goliath. Source Amazon
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Sneaky Pete
Drama Crime Con-Artist TV‑MA2015 Series - Streaming on Amazon
A con man (Giovanni Ribisi) on the run from a vicious gangster (Bryan Cranston) takes cover from his past by assuming the identity of his prison cellmate, Pete, "reuniting" with Pete's estranged family, a colorful, dysfunctional group that threatens to drag him into a world just as dangerous as the one he's trying to escape - and, just maybe, give him a taste of the loving family he's never had. Source Amazon
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Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan
Action Drama Suspense TV‑MA2018 Series - Streaming on Amazon
When CIA analyst Jack Ryan stumbles upon a suspicious series of bank transfers his search for answers pulls him from the safety of his desk job and catapults him into a deadly game of cat and mouse throughout Europe and the Middle East, with a rising terrorist figurehead preparing for a massive attack against the US and her allies. CIA analyst Jack Ryan uncovers a series of suspicious transactions that take him out from behind his desk and into the field to hunt down a powerful new threat to the world. Source Amazon
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Don,
My partner and I have written a script that hasa a perfect part for you. In it, you would play the part of a lawyer with a derelict cousin. (I don't want to give it away online). The script is 116 pages and it is very clever and funny. Please let me know who I would need to send it to in order for it to pass muster to eventually get to you so that you can read it. We would be happy to sign any kind of hold harmless agreement or whatever is necessary to get it to you. This is not our first project. Trust me, the movie would be great with you in it.
Posted by Connie Bolte (2011-07-28) 3236