'Miami Vice' star Don Johnson seemed like an overnight success, but he lived in poverty in his childhood and struggled in his early Hollywood career.
Don Johnson was an overnight success that took years of struggle. In a new interview with the Wall Street Journal, the 'Miami Vice' star said he spent years living 'below the national poverty level' before achieving Hollywood stardom. 'It leaves a mark. For years I feared losing everything. I managed it with meditation,' Johnson told the outlet of growing up in poverty.
In 1983, when Johnson was 34, he auditioned for 'Miami Vice' and felt an immediate connection. '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.' However, 'Then came the letdown. First the project was delayed, and then it was pushed forward. Months later, I landed ‘Cease Fire,’ an independent film in Miami.
The 74-year-old next stars in the Netflix thriller 'Rebel Ridge,' playing the police chief. When he's not working, he spends time with his wife, Kelley Phleger, and their children at their family home outside Hollywood. 'As for my family house in Flat Creek, it’s still there. I bought it in 1999,' he told WSJ. 'I haven’t been back since the start of the pandemic, but I’m looking forward to going soon.
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