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Don Johnson
Johnson in 2019
Born
Don Wayne Johnson

(1949-12-15) December 15, 1949 (age 74)
Flat Creek, Missouri, U.S.
Occupations
  • Actor
  • producer
  • singer
Years active1969–present
Spouses
  • Unknown spouse
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    (annul.)​
  • Another unknown spouse
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    (annul.)​
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    (m. 1976; div. 1976)​
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    (m. 1989; div. 1996)​
  • Kelley Phleger
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    (m. 1999)​
PartnerPatti D'Arbanville (1981–1985)
Children5, including Jesse and Dakota

Don Wayne Johnson[1][2][3] (born December 15, 1949) is an American actor. He played the role of James "Sonny" Crockett in the 1980s television series Miami Vice, for which he won a Golden Globe, and received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination. He also played the titular character in the 1990s series Nash Bridges. Johnson received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1996.[4]

Johnson has appeared in films such as A Boy and His Dog (1975), Tin Cup (1996), Machete (2010), Django Unchained (2012) and Knives Out (2019). As a singer, he released the albums Heartbeat (1986) and Let It Roll (1989). His cover version of "Heartbeat" peaked at number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Early life

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Johnson was born on December 15, 1949, in his grandmother's house[5] in Flat Creek, Missouri.[6] His mother, Nell (née Wilson; 1933–1975), was a beautician. His father, Fredie Wayne Johnson (1930–2017), was a farmer.[2][3] At the time of his birth, Johnson's mother and father were 16 and 19 years old, respectively.[7] Johnson was raised in Wichita, Kansas, where his parents relocated when he was five years old and where his father worked for Boeing Aircraft.[8][9] He has described his childhood as "incredibly dysfunctional and abusive" as his parents were both frequently absent and stressed. His father subjected the children to corporal punishment.[7] According to Johnson, he was 12 years old when he lost his virginity to his 16-year-old babysitter.[10] Johnson's parents divorced when he was 12. He continued to live with his mother, younger sister and two younger brothers until he was 13, at which time he ended up in juvenile court and was sent to live with his father in Missouri.[11][7]

He moved back home to Wichita for his senior year of high school, working part-time as a butcher's apprentice and ladies' shoe salesman. He attended Wichita South High School, from which he graduated in 1967.[11] When he was kicked off the school's football team, Johnson enrolled in a drama class to earn enough credits to graduate. Encouraged by his teacher, he played the lead role of Tony in West Side Story. He was also exposed to the plays of Molière, Tennessee Williams and Shakespeare. During his last semester, he auditioned for the summer repertory program at the University of Kansas and won a partial scholarship. He was subsequently awarded a full scholarship to attend as a drama major.[7] There, Johnson, 18, dated his 29-year-old acting teacher.[12] In his sophomore year, he left to San Francisco after passing an audition for the American Conservatory Theater.[7]

Acting career

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Early years

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Johnson's first major role was in the 1969 Los Angeles stage production of Fortune and Men's Eyes, in which he played the lead role of Smitty.[13][14][15] The play included a "shockingly realistic prison rape" scene portrayed by Johnson.[16] This exposure led to the quickly forgotten film The Magic Garden of Stanley Sweetheart (1970). Johnson continued to work on stage, film and television without breaking into stardom. His notable films from this period were Zachariah (1971), The Harrad Experiment (1973) (a film in which Johnson displayed frontal nudity),[17][18] Lollipop and Roses (1974) and A Boy and His Dog (1975). In 1976, Johnson was the roommate of actor Sal Mineo at the time Mineo was murdered.[19]

Miami Vice and stardom

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In 1984, after years of struggling to establish himself as a TV actor, Johnson landed a starring role as undercover police detective Sonny Crockett in the Michael Mann/Universal Television cop series, Miami Vice.[20] The show ran from 1984 to 1990.[21] Miami Vice made Johnson "a major international star".[22] According to Rolling Stone, "No one had more swagger in the Reagan era than Don Johnson. As Miami Vice's Sonny Crockett, the undercover detective and professional stubble-cultivator who lived on a houseboat with his pet alligator Elvis, he embodied masculine cool in the era of coke binges and Lamborghinis".[23] The Sonny Crockett character typically wore thousand-dollar Versace and Armani suits over pastel cotton T-shirts, drove a Ferrari, wore expensive timepieces by Rolex and Ebel, and lived on an Endeavour yacht.[24][25][26][27] Miami Vice was noted for its revolutionary use of music and cinematography,[28] and for its glitzy take on the police drama genre.[29] In the show, Crockett's partner was Ricardo Tubbs, played by Philip Michael Thomas.[30]

Johnson's work on Miami Vice earned him a Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor In A Television Series - Drama, in 1986.[31] Johnson was nominated for the same award in 1987.[32] He was also nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in 1985.[33][34]

Between seasons on Miami Vice, Johnson gained further renown through the TV miniseries The Long Hot Summer (1985), a remake of the 1958 film.[35] During the time he was on Miami Vice, he had set up an hour-long music video/pay cable program with videocassette versions of the programs Johnson had hosted being handled by distributor CBS/Fox Video. The project was a tie-in to his first album Heartbeat, which became available from CBS/Epic Records in 1986.[36]

In 1988, he starred in the romantic comedy Sweet Hearts Dance, alongside Susan Sarandon, Jeff Daniels and Elizabeth Perkins.[37] In 1989 he played the sheriff of Los Angeles County Jerry Beck in John Frankenheimer's film Dead Bang.[38]

In the early 1990s, Johnson played a variety of roles in well-produced films, including the role of drifter and car salesman Harry Maddox in Dennis Hopper's The Hot Spot (1990) opposite Jennifer Connelly and Virginia Madsen.[39] He worked on two films with his wife Melanie Griffith, Paradise (1991) and Born Yesterday (1993).[40][41] He appeared alongside Mickey Rourke in Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man (1991),[42] and in Sidney Lumet's thriller Guilty as Sin (1993), opposite Rebecca De Mornay.[43]

Nash Bridges

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Johnson later starred in the 1996–2001 CBS-TV police drama Nash Bridges with Cheech Marin, Jeff Perry, Jaime P. Gomez, Kelly Hu, Wendy Moniz, Annette O'Toole, Jodi Lyn O'Keefe as his daughter Cassidy, and James Gammon as his father Nick. Johnson portrayed the title role, an inspector (later promoted to captain) for the San Francisco Police Department. In Nash Bridges, Johnson was again paired with a flashy convertible car, a yellow 1971 Plymouth Barracuda.[44]

2001–2010

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Don Johnson with Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher at the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2006

In the fall of 2005, Johnson briefly starred in The WB courtroom television drama show Just Legal as a jaded lawyer with a young and idealistic protégé/partner (Jay Baruchel); the show was canceled in October 2005 after just three of the eight produced episodes aired. In January 2007, Johnson began a run in the West End of London production of Guys and Dolls as Nathan Detroit.[45]

Johnson also had a role in the Norwegian comedy Lange Flate Ballær 2 ("Long Flat Balls II"), directed by Johnson's friend Harald Zwart. Johnson did the movie as a favor to Zwart. The movie was launched on March 14, 2008, in Norway, with Johnson making an appearance at the premiere. He next appeared in When in Rome with Danny DeVito, Anjelica Huston and Kristen Bell.[46]

Johnson had a supporting role in Robert Rodriguez's film Machete. Johnson played Von Jackson, "a twisted border vigilante leading a small army". The film was released on September 3, 2010. In October 2010, he began appearing on the HBO series Eastbound & Down, playing Kenny Powers' long-lost father, going by the alias "Eduardo Sanchez". He also reprised his role as Sonny Crockett for a Nike commercial with LeBron James in which the NBA player contemplates acting and appears alongside Johnson on Miami Vice.[47]

2011–present

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In September 2011, Johnson had a cameo in the comedy A Good Old Fashioned Orgy with Jason Sudeikis.[48] Johnson had a supporting role in the 2012 Quentin Tarantino film Django Unchained, playing a southern plantation owner named Spencer 'Big Daddy' Bennett.[49] In 2014, Johnson starred as the character "Jim Bob" opposite Sam Shepard and Michael C. Hall in Jim Mickle's critically acclaimed crime film, Cold in July.[50] In 2015, Johnson began starring in the ABC prime time soap opera Blood & Oil.[51]

In 2018, he starred as the character of Arthur, the love interest of Vivian, played by Jane Fonda in Bill Holderman's romantic-comedy Book Club.[52] In 2019, Johnson played the role of Richard Drysdale in Rian Johnson's murder-mystery Knives Out;[53] and starred as Police Chief Judd Crawford in the HBO series Watchmen.[54]

In 2021, Johnson co-starred on Kenan until its cancellation in May 2022.[55] He also appeared in a Nash Bridges television film with co-star Cheech Marin on the USA Network in 2021.[56]

In April 2024, it was revealed that Johnson would be starring in the Ryan Murphy drama television series, Doctor Odyssey.[57]

Music career

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Johnson released two albums of pop music in the 1980s. Heartbeat was released in 1986. Let it Roll was released in 1989. His single "Heartbeat" reached No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.[58]

"Till I Loved You", a duet with then-girlfriend Barbra Streisand, was a top 40 hit on the Billboard Hot 100. It was released on the Columbia Records studio album Till I Loved You on October 25, 1988. The song was re-released on the Streisand album Duets in 2002.

Personal life

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Relationships and family

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Johnson in 1989

Johnson has been married five times to four women, and has four children with two of them (one daughter with Melanie Griffith, three children with Kelley Phleger) plus one son with Patti D'Arbanville.

Three of his marriages were brief; the first two were annulled within a matter of days.[6][59] The names of Johnson's first two wives have not been made public, though he has said that one of them was a dancer and the other a "rich bimbo".[60]

Circa 1971, Johnson lived with self-described "groupie" Pamela Des Barres.[61]

During the first half of 1972, Johnson met Melanie Griffith, the 14-year-old daughter of his Harrad Experiment co-star Tippi Hedren.[59] The pair moved in together when Griffith was 15 and Johnson was 23.[59] On her 18th birthday they became engaged, and were married in January 1976; they separated that July and divorced in November.[62][63]

In 1980, Johnson dated Sally Adams, mother of actress Nicollette Sheridan.[64]

In January of the following year, he met former Warhol model Patti D'Arbanville at a Los Angeles restaurant.[65] The pair lived together from 1981 to 1985 but never married.[63] Johnson and D'Arbanville have a son, Jesse Wayne Johnson (born December 7, 1982).[66]

In her 2000 autobiography Cybill Disobedience, Cybill Shepherd wrote of a liaison with Johnson during the making of the television miniseries The Long Hot Summer (1985).[67]

Johnson next had a relationship with Barbra Streisand, lasting into at least September 1988.[59]

Just days after breaking up with Streisand, Johnson, then 38, was linked to 18-year-old Uma Thurman.[68]

Johnson was then briefly involved with Dead Bang co-star Penelope Ann Miller before reuniting with Melanie Griffith.[68] They conceived a child close to the start of 1989,[59] Dakota Johnson (born October 4, 1989), and were married again from June of that year until 1996.[69]

In 1996–1997, Johnson dated Jodi Lyn O'Keefe, who played his daughter on Nash Bridges.[70] Johnson was 47 at the time while O'Keefe was 18.

On April 29, 1999, Johnson married San Francisco socialite and Montessori nursery school teacher Kelley Phleger, former longtime girlfriend of Governor Gavin Newsom,[71] at the Pacific Heights mansion of Ann and Gordon Getty.[72] Actor Robert Wagner served as best man, and Mayor Willie Brown presided over the civil ceremony.[72] Johnson and Phleger have three children together: a daughter, Atherton Grace (born December 28, 1999),[73] and two sons, Jasper Breckinridge (born June 6, 2002),[74] and Deacon (born April 29, 2006).[75][76]

Johnson was "best friends" with journalist Hunter S. Thompson, who wrote for Nash Bridges,[77] and his daughter Dakota saw Thompson as a "godfather figure."[78]

Powerboat racing

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Johnson entered powerboat racing and sometimes raced with Kurt Russell and Chuck Norris.[79] In 1986, Johnson achieved his first motor sport victory. He won a 1,100-mile powerboat race up the Mississippi River from New Orleans to St. Louis. Characterized by shipmates as an aggressive, fearless pilot who did not make mistakes, Johnson became American Power Boat Association's World Champion of the Offshore World Cup in 1988.[80]

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In November 2002, German customs officers at the Swiss–German border performed a routine search of Johnson's car.[81] Bank statements evidencing US$8 billion in transactions were found in the trunk of his car.[81][82][83] He was accompanied in his black Mercedes-Benz by three men: an investment adviser, a personal assistant, and a third unknown individual who could not be identified.[82] Initially it was thought Johnson was involved in money laundering,[83] but he was cleared of wrongdoing.[84]

In May 2008, within hours of losing his Woody Creek, Colorado, home to foreclosure, Johnson paid off his $14.5 million debt.[85]

In July 2010, a Los Angeles jury awarded Johnson $23.2 million in a lawsuit against production company Rysher Entertainment, from whom Johnson sought a share of profits commensurate with his ownership of half the copyright of Nash Bridges.[86] Rysher announced it would appeal the verdict.[86] In January 2013, Rysher settled the suit with a $19 million payment.[87]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1970 The Magic Garden of Stanley Sweetheart Stanley Sweetheart
1971 Lollipops and Roses Franky
Zachariah Matthew
1973 The Harrad Experiment Stanley Cole
1975 A Boy and His Dog Vic
Return to Macon County Harley McKay
1981 Swan Lake Benno (voice) English version
Soggy Bottom, U.S.A. Jacob Gorch
1982 Melanie Carl
Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp Wazir's Son (voice) English version
1985 Cease Fire Tim Murphy
1987 G.I. Joe: The Movie Lieutenant Vincent R. Falcone / Lieutenant Falcon (voice) Direct-to-video
1988 Sweet Hearts Dance Wiley Boon
1989 Dead Bang Jerry Beck
1990 The Hot Spot Harry Madox
1991 Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man Robert Lee Edison / The Marlboro Man
Paradise Ben Reed
1993 Born Yesterday Paul Verrall
Guilty as Sin David Edgar Greenhill
1996 Tin Cup David Simms
1998 Goodbye Lover Ben Dunmore
2007 Moondance Alexander Dante Longpre
Bastardi Sante Patene
2008 Long Flat Balls II Admiral Burnett
Torno a vivere da solo Nico Johnson's voice is dubbed by Roberto Pedicini
2010 When in Rome Mr. Martin Uncredited
Machete Von Jackson
2011 Four Loko Vineyards Mr. Four Loko Short film
A Good Old Fashioned Orgy Jerry Keppler Uncredited
Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star Miles Deep
2012 Django Unchained Spencer 'Big Daddy' Bennett
2014 Cold in July Jim Bob Luke
The Other Woman Frank Whitten
2015 Alex of Venice Roger
2017 Vengeance: A Love Story Jay Kirkpatrick
Brawl in Cell Block 99 Warden Tuggs
2018 Book Club Arthur
Dragged Across Concrete Lieutenant G. Calvert
2019 Vault Gerard 'Gerry The Frenchman' Ouimette Also executive producer
Knives Out Richard Drysdale
2022 A Little White Lie T. Wasserman
High Heat Ray
2023 Book Club: The Next Chapter Arthur
The Collective Liam
2024 Rebel Ridge Sandy Burnne
TBA Unit 234 TBA Post-production; also executive producer[88]

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1971 Sarge Deloy Coopersmith Episode: "The Combatants"
1972 Young Dr. Kildare Ted Thatcher Episode: "House Call"
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors Ev Howard Episode: "Endtheme"
1973 Kung Fu Nashebo Episode: "The Spirit-Helper"
1974 The Rookies Al Devering Episode: "The Teacher"
1976 The Streets of San Francisco Officer Larry Wilson Episode: "Hot Dog"
Barnaby Jones Wayne Lockwood Episode: "Renegade's Child"
Law of the Land Quirt Television film
1977 The City Sergeant Brian Scott Pilot
Cover Girls Johnny Wilson Television film
Nashville 99 Mike Watling Episode: "Sing Me a Song to Die By"
Eight Is Enough Doug Episode: "Trial Marriage"
Big Hawaii Gandy Episode: "Gandy"
Police Story Lee Morgan Episode: "Trigger Point"
1978 What Really Happened to the Class of '65? Edgar Episode: "Class Crusader"
The American Girls Everett Simms Episode: "A Crash Course in Survival"
Pressure Point Unknown Television film
Ski Lift to Death Mike Sloan
The Two-Five Charlie Morgan
Katie: Portrait of a Centerfold Gunther
First, You Cry Daniel Easton
1979 Amateur Night at the Dixie Bar and Grill Cowboy
The Rebels Judson Fletcher 2 episodes
1980 Beulah Land Bonard Davis Episode: "Part I"
Revenge of the Stepford Wives Officer Andy Brady Television film
From Here to Eternity Private Jefferson 'Jeff' Davis Prewitt 13 episodes
1981 Elvis and the Beauty Queen Elvis Presley Television film
The Two Lives of Carol Letner Bob Howard
1982 Matt Houston Terry Spence Episode: "The Woman in White"
1983 Six Pack Brewster Baker Pilot
1984–1989 Miami Vice Detective James 'Sonny' Crockett Main role, 111 episodes
1985 Tales of the Unexpected Reeve Baker Episode: "People Don't Do Such Things"
The Long Hot Summer Ben Quick Television film
1988; 2015 Saturday Night Live Himself 2 episodes
1990 Seriously...Phil Collins Himself Television film
1995 In Pursuit of Honor Sergeant John Libbey
1996–2001 Nash Bridges Inspector / Captain Nash Bridges Main role, 122 episodes; also executive producer
2003 Word of Honor Lieutenant Benjamin Tyson Television film; also co-executive producer
2005–2006 Just Legal Grant H. Cooper Main role, 8 episodes
2010 American Dad! Mr. McCormick (voice) Episode: "Don't Look a Smith Horse in the Mouth"
Southern Discomfort Unknown Pilot
2010–2011 Glenn Martin, DDS Grandpa Whitey (voice) 4 episodes
2010–2012 Eastbound & Down Eduardo Sanchez Powers 5 episodes
2011 A Mann's World Allan Mann Pilot
2014–2015 From Dusk till Dawn: The Series Sheriff Earl McGraw 5 episodes
2015 Blood & Oil 'Hap' Briggs 10 episodes
2016 TripTank Johnny Bahama (voice) Episode: "The Director"
2017 A Series of Unfortunate Events Sir 2 episodes
Sick Note Kenny West 6 episodes
2018 LA to Vegas Jack Silver Episode: "Jack Silver"[89]
Daddy Issues Roman Pilot
2019 Watchmen Chief Judd Crawford 4 episodes
2020 Home Movie: The Princess Bride[90] Humperdinck Episode: "Chapter Seven: The Pit of Despair"
2021–2022 Kenan Rick Noble Main role, 20 episodes
2021 Nash Bridges Nash Bridges Television film
2024 Doctor Odyssey Captain Robert Massey Main role

Discography

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Studio albums

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Title Details Peak chart positions
US
[91] 		AUS[92] AUT
[93] 		FIN
[94] 		FRA
[95] 		GER
[96] 		NL
[97] 		NOR
[98] 		SWE
[99] 		SWI
[100]
Heartbeat 17 44 3 5 — 3 20 7 34 7
Let It Roll
  • Release date: September 20, 1989
  • Label: Epic Records
  • Formats: CD, cassette, LP
 — — 23 17 15 2 19 — 35 6
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Compilation albums

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Title Details
The Essential

Singles

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Year Single Peak positions Album
US
[58] 		AUS
[92] 		AUT
[93] 		FIN
[94] 		FRA
[101] 		GER
[102] 		NL
[97] 		NOR
[98] 		SWE
[99] 		SWI
[103] 		UK
[104]
1986 "Heartbeat" 5 26 3 4 — 6 10 5 16 6 46 Heartbeat
"Heartache Away" 56 — 22 — — 31 25 — — — 126
1987 "Voice on a Hotline" — — — — — — 59 — — — —
1989 "Tell It Like It Is" — — 13 — 6 2 6 — — 6 84 Let It Roll
"Other People's Lives" — — — — 46 57 53 — — — —
"A Better Place" (with Yuri) — — — — — — — — — — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart
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Year Single Artist Peak chart positions Album
US
[105] 		AUS
[106] 		FRA
[101] 		GER
[102] 		NL
[97] 		UK
[107]
1988 "Till I Loved You" Don Johnson and Barbra Streisand 25 34 22 26 4 16 Till I Loved You

Videography

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  • 1987: Heartbeat - Full Length Video (VHS) - (Release date: May 10, 1987)

Awards and recognition

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Year Result Award Category TV/Film
1975 Won Saturn Award Best Actor[108] A Boy and His Dog
1985 Nominated Emmy Awards Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series[109] Miami Vice
1986 Won Golden Globe Awards Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Drama[110]
1987 Nominated Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Drama[110]
1988 Won APBA Offshore World Cup Superboat class[111]
1996 Included Hollywood Walk of Fame Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame[4]

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Further reading

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  • Hershkovits, David. Don Johnson, in series, 2M Communications Production[s]. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1986. ISBN 0-312-90165-8
  • Latham, Caroline. Miami Magic: Don Johnson and Philip Michael Thomas, the Inside Story of the Stars of 'Miami Vice' [and of their other television and film work]. New York: Zebra Books, 1985. N.B.: The subtitle given, lacking on the t.p., is from the pbk. book's front cover. ISBN 0-8217-1800-2
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