DON JOHNSON 1988 Interview with Barbara Walters at his home then in Miami

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[@ardmoreverizon445]

Don johnson is down to earth but at the same time now confortable in his own skin. I bet he is a good friend to his inner circle and cares about people

[@wolfieears1984]

I don't think he cares about his fans though. Everything I've read regarding this aspect shows he wants nothing to do with them. This is a bit off-putting I think and while it's a performer's own choice, I don't think it assists their career. When you look at ridiculously long periods things like Supernatural ran (15 seasons) and such as Star trek and its offshoots, you can see it's because they maintain that "personal" contact with the people who love them. They don't regard them with contempt.

[@uhdudewhy7980]

@@wolfieears1984 I just got through reading David Cassidy's autobiography. Cassidy and Johnson were good buds back in the late-'60s when they were both struggling actors. In 1986, when Miami Vice was on a roll, Cassidy approached Johnson at a party, feeling happy to see an old friend after such a long time. DJ totally snubbed him. DJ does seem like a nice guy yet Cassidy wrote that DJ seemed to have an overly-competitive streak as well.

[@bethanyriley5068]

@@uhdudewhy7980 Maybe DJ was drunk and that’s why he snubbed him. I’m not trying to be funny.

[@bethanyriley5068]

@@wolfieears1984 I read that he’s really good to his fans. One of his fans said how personable and kind he is.

[@bethanyriley5068]

@@wolfieears1984 Also, I remember Jennifer Connelly was in a movie with him and people were saying that he was a hard guy to work with. She said that she didn’t have that kind of experience at all with him and that he is such a giving person.

[@Lomablen]

He will always be Sonny Crockett for me :)

[@michaelkays6981]

Lomablen He'll always be the dude that sang that one song with Barbra Streisand.

[@sinjyn66]

I agree.

[@123sonner]

tanks for reminding me of his character name. Tubbs I remembered. To me he is Don, in character or not!

[@rosarosadias4027]

Lomablen

[@ingridgustafsson3929]

Lomablen Agree! ⛵🚘🐊💜🇸🇪

[@sohooded]

He is so good looking.

[@cheddarcheese7928]

I have pictures of me in at 14 in 1986 wearing a pastel peach shirt,white pants,and shoes with no socks..Thanks Don Johnson..

[@topfitnessssss]

This guys was awfully handsomely beautiful !!!!! ... His look and character and most of all his CHARISMA. Amazing.

[@barbaraanderson9474]

Where does Don Johnson live now.

[@gmcneoplan84]

I like what Don said about doing something you love and expect nothing out of it. Too many people worry about the end result of stuff and the fame and forget about what's important about their craft. Don practiced what he preached. He had almost a half dozen canceled pilots and he kept working at it and then came Miami Vice, one of the greatest entertainment pieces ever made regardless of entertainment genre (music, movie, TV). I was about four when this was taped. What a time the 80s was.

[@Rick123691]

He’ll ALWAYS be one my favorites ! ♥️🚔 29 years of Law Enforcement under my belt and he played the part to PERFECTION !

[@mariaazevedo2452]

What an act of courage,and it shows, how great this MAN IS!! I LOVE HIM TO BITS AND PIECES!!

[@taroman7100]

I wish my hubby were still here, he would have loved it. We both loved Don. So glad we were around for this time. thanks for posting

[@43Marjorie]

Great interview, but I really loved his advice at the end.

[@MARIAMYLIONETTE]

i love DON!!!!!!! i AM always a FAN!

[@Mattnova_116]

Oh my god he can really sing, I was shocked! No wonder why that album went platinum. Seemed like such a well thought-out & extremely personable guy. I have read bad things about Don, when he was on set with 'Miami Vice' how he THEN used cocaine to cope with the feelings of fame, & made havoc for his co-stars. Little did I know he was using & abusing narcotics way before Mr. Johnson nabbed the iconic role of 'Sonny Crockett', very interesting video & interview.

[@charlesstarr6892]

Remember reading that when he got the screenplay for MV, He said, I know that guy,- Sonny's character- and he nailed it. I thought it was a great show, music, acting, even the plots. They took you all over the place. Show was way ahead of its time. IMO

[@christineadams1284]

He has always been musically inclined, he just didn't go far with it and then Miami Vice came along.

[@cozmusic_dk7097]

You can say a lot of Don Johnson of good things but lets be honest , the man LOVE the word PAL

[@tonywalton1052]

he sure does

[@d-baserox2773]

Freeze " Your busted Pal " LOL

[@l.fabulous8035]

Hey I'll be his pal any day...

[@txmetalhead82xk]

That was Michael Mann or Anthony Yerkovich. He was just saying what was on the script, in my opinion. Even Hill Street Blues (70s), pal, was a popular phrase.

[@txmetalhead82xk]

That was Michael Mann or Anthony Yerkovich. He was just saying what was on the script, in my opinion. Even Hill Street Blues (70s), pal, was a popular phrase.

[@l.fabulous8035]

Man he lived the dream.....

[@splandoo422]

very unique guy!

[@chocodiledundee1]

Wow Don Johnson doing Elvis was amazing , I am amazed he can sing too ! True southern belly , can do many things ! I loooooove Don Johnson

[@Sattnin77]

You've never heard him sing?! Look up Til I Loved You by Don Johnson and Barbra Streisand right now!!! He has a wonderful singing voice!

[@Sattnin77]

Or Heartbeat by Don Johnson

[@redeemedharshsw209]

DON JOHNSON CAN REALLY SING❣️

[@mickie-fielden5629]

Oh my and to actually hear him sing my favorite song , Amazing Grace and how well he does it...I wish he had made more albums... Never take anything for granted it may not be there for long....

[@sinjyn66]

I'm surprised how humane he comes across. Less Hollywood more human people than I expected.

[@foto21]

He's from Missouri. I'm a west coast boy, but many people from the Midwest, if not kooks or dumb as rocks, turn out quite great. He didn't come from money. That's pretty much everything right there. Plus, great looking men still have to work to redeem themselves and he clearly wanted to make something out of his existence other than just living off his looks, although his looks made his career. Kind of a conundrum, but I respect what he says, bottom line. Don was the pretty guy that guys still respect. He really should've had Brad Pitt;s acting career. No offense, but he's a better actor than Brad Pitt, though I do like Pitt in many things, but for actual acting skill, Don should've been a full fledged movie star.

[@Hot80s]

Don Jon is still The Don in my book. Listen & watch the crowd's reaction when He came out on Jay Leno last December.

[@lovenotwar598]

He was awesome in Harley Davidson and the Marlboro man

[@markrichards3810]

One of my favorite movies,i loved miami vice,currently have a loud speed boat,sold an almost replica of hdmm harley chopper,slew of fast cars over the years,all probably because of DJ LOL!

[@wandaprescott6672]

I Love Don Johnson..Always Have..Miami Vice was one of My Fave's...So Long Ago...Now He Has A Fabulous Actress Daughter ,Dakota Johnson...Their Both Amazing..❤❤

[@mistyhead1]

damn....he's good looking.

[@123sonner]

wow. big wow.

[@teenaapperson5880]

Ohhhh yeah

[@sharontaylor6195]

mistyhead1 Too Damn Fine!!

[@paulcooper5748]

I am too.

[@bradydavis5791]

@@paulcooper5748 They're talking about Don Johnson, bro.

[@johnnymichaelangelo9264]

Ever since i was a kid .. im 40 now .. watching this show with my dad was some of the only good memories i had. This guy is a great dude . Total 80s icon so was tubbs... funny thing is my dad was italian and jokingly people always said he looke like a white tubbs lol

[@lauraroberts9066]

Thank u!!My 82 yr old mom loves💕💕💕Don!!!

[@susanbuckley4153]

He’s a great guy!! Go Don! Hugs 🤗

[@TheRedDevil_NC]

The GOAT. Thanks Don for everything

[@jennyl.2689]

Don is so sweet! Barbara always made everything drama lol...she got everyone to open up...miss those shows...👍

[@Sharky165]

This is one of BW's better celeb interviews 🤔😆 The one with Sean Connery at that same time, and the prior series she did with Clint Eastwood, were much more difficult to get through (for the subjects _and_ , arguably, the audience) 😩🤣

[@melissasmith949]

I love his song, Heartbeat, to death. I play it all the time. I remember Miami Vice when I was growing up in the 80’s. Didn’t watch it much but during the pandemic I found it on Starz and watch every episode. Some episodes were ok but some were the best episodes on tv ever.

[@daisymaddie8503]

Great Interview!! It made me smile :)

[@duedecimal6622]

this is treasure, thanks for posting

[@tinarider9945]

Soooo charming, good actor in thriller or comedy.. I love Don.. ❤️From 🇦🇹

[@vickisharon]

Thanks for posting. I haven't seen that before and I really enjoyed it. Love you Don.

[@valeriaknapczyk3481]

I love DonJohnson

[@maryjanedeolivier5313]

I admire yiou so much my DJ!! your words are so wise!!

[@mariaazevedo2452]

my god babe you are trully the most beautiful man in the world ,you proved to be a wonderful father, a great husband,a great actor a great singer there are not enough words to describe the beauty within you my love how I wish that I would be blessed to have been loved by you even for a short time how I wish to have carried your baby my beautiful angel

[@splandoo422]

i can understand why! he's as close to a Clark Gable figure as were going to get! lol...he also has a great sense of humor!

[@histubeness]

Robert Kelly...I'm getting to you 5 years later, but, who's the girl in the bikini in the pic next to your name. Sure looks hot.

[@cheddarcheese7928]

Kinda surprising some of the things said in this interview..Dating 14 year olds,losing virginity at 12,all the sexual liaisons..You would never hear any celeb talking like this today..well maybe r Kelly

[@rangerwhiskeybreath4935]

I really liked that biker film he made with Mickey Rourke

[@MsJanieJ]

Yes hennck - on reflection and listening again - you're right - expect nothing and just do things for the love of it. Good philosphy if you can live by it!

[@jolandapiehl1835]

er ist ein toller sänger und schauspieler. wenn man so ein leben lebt da kann schon mal was schief gehen. und so viele die im öffentlichen leben stehen haben oft probleme.

[@andy1366]

I am big fan and luv all movies Miami vice ,especially the Both Ferrari s u were driving tesorosa Ferrari . Show was great Miami vice

[@silenthyena]

He seems brutally honest in this interview, not sure about the drinking part though, seems a little defensive, then folds arms lol. Guilty as Sin is my favorite movie of his.

[@loverockandcena]

WOW amazing thanks man :-)

[@helenmullane3547]

Great actor, great singer,jyst Great!!!!😍

[@blurpledragon2779]

I still think he is hot, I was so in love with Sonny Crockett. Memories man

[@Greenr0]

Work hard and love your work, but expect nothing and not for any reason other than just for the love of it - because if you do, then it will come out empty. How many lifetimes will it take a person to realize this? He definitely got it.

[@ShroudedFury]

Great actor!

[@HighlandStudio91]

Barbara Wwalters; "what are you looking for...do you know?" Don; "I'm looking for a HEARTBEAT! I'll nail anyone with a HEART...BEEAT!!

[@RobertWilliams247]

Your the one that's drunk Agent458! Don J. Is Back with a New TV Series "Oil And Blood" Coming Fall of 2015!!! I can't wait. I grew up watching Miami Vice, Nash Bridges, and now his new tv show. Rock on Don John!!! Big 80's M.V. fan.

[@DJTheGlobalForum]

Robert Williams Thank you so much for your honest and brilliant comment Robert. I am with you. I can hardly wait anymore to watch B&O. Let's all go for the third success with Don Johnson. ROCK ON DJ !!!!

[@juanestebanez8210]

Wooow.....DJ....sang....Gospel 😎.....pretty cool...and....amazing

[@andy1366]

Well done with everything ur bliss and humble

[@rosarosadias4027]

Belas recordações tanto que gostava das lindas séries Miami Vice são espectaculares ainda tem uma linda voz!!😍😘😍😘😘😘😍😘😍❤🌷❤🌷❤🌷❤🌷❤👄❤👄❤👄❤👄

[@HoursaDay]

❤ he doesn't pretend to be perfect. I love him.

[@isabellelarose5782]

I think this men is verry Honest,its not easy to talk about private things and Risk that some one will judge you .

[@Sharky165]

True, but TBF, everyone in Hollywood, even by that point, was aware of BW's reputation as a "dirt digger". So the conventional wisdom was, if you don't want to be asked those type of tough, very personal questions, don't agree to the interview. Makes you wonder just how many celebs declined her invitation over the decades...🤔🤣

[@rmjmoviereviews6876]

Don is a hit or miss sometimes in his acting but he is CONSISTENT. All that to say he played the character of Sonny Crockett very well, a tough playboy with a passion to always do the right thing even when the odds were stacked against him.

[@HELLH0WND]

A Boy and His Dog is my all-time favorite movie.

[@fiorelamn9013]

Don Wayne johnson está cañón aun pasando los años. 🐾🐾🐾💋💋💋👍

[@joseriva5539]

Saludos Fiorela espero estés bien un abrazo grande... Y Un café cito

[@go-goakins1489]

Good advice

[@rogerwhittaker4189]

I was only a few months old when this was taped and I first knew don johnson from nash bridges alongside Cheech Marin and I heard they've rebooted the show alongside new casts members .

[@mariaazevedo2452]

VOICE OF AN ANGEL!!!

[@ILoveLauriePartridge]

Stanley Sweetheart. Very good actor. Did quite a few movies before Miami Vice, like John Travolta in Saturday Night Fever, took him to superstardom.

[@alexjuarbe7570]

"When it comes to being a cop, I'm strictly business pal!" C'mon now lmao

[@firecracker8071]

I am now, all ways have been in love with Sonny and Don

[@thedragonofdojima4157]

DON JOHNSON!

[@alejandrodawyd8601]

Love you Don !!

[@ppumpkin3282]

Nice singing voice.

[@cristinapessoa2641]

I LOVE DON JOHNSON

[@mikeyyyyyy3312]

The thing is the show is so fucking good the acting but the style is what sticks out

[@cristinapessoa2641]

I Love DON JOHNSON

[@pedrocampinopt]

I'm not in the eighties (unfortunately) but I can relate with him...

[@MrMister1227]

Cool!

[@debbie1120]

loved him in the other woman and when in rome. both good movies

[@lorriholder2147]

Omg I loved Miami vice. I loved Crockett oxo

[@owenhansen7775]

It's eerie when you start to notice how Don and Barbara's hair are very similar.... ah the 80s.

[@DJTheGlobalForum]

Hi coolold85 ! THANKS (!!!) for your valuable comment :). Just my two cents: If a VIP went into an interview with Mrs. Walters he/she knows what will come. Ultimately he/she decides which questions are getting their answers. Mrs. Walters is wellknown for her directly kind. And always the interwieved person is responsible for the replies. To me it is even a sign of strength/toughness to went into an interview with her. No one has to offer what he/she wants to hide. It stays as his own if wanted.

[@kevinnelson66]

Don auditioned for the role of Lieutenant Starbuck in Battlestar Galactica(1978-79), but lost out on the role because Glen A. Larson felt Starbuck shouldn't have a southern accent. I think Don could have pulled it off had Dirk Benedict hadn't been cast.

[@rosadalessio9348]

¡ARRIBA..!SONY.. ¡ARRIBA PHILLIP TODAVIA... ¡ARGENTINA ...LOS .RECUERDAN..A TODOS AL ELENCO DE MIAMI VICE.. ¡BENDICIONES !DON Y PHILLIP..

[@mariaazevedo2452]

My beautiful sexy Donnie, you nare the most fantastic man on earth, what a loving father you must be my darling! I am so proud of you baby! I have been madly in love with you for decades, I admire you for everything you are . No one compares to you my pasion! May the Universe give you everything you want in life!

[@Sharky165]

You're a cutie yourself.

[@michaelcollins237]

Donny stole every scene in MV.

[@bareavis]

Great interview but I almost wish she would have interviewed Sonny Crockett. She would have been humbled.

[@tammiealmeida4982]

Two Beautiful Men!!!

[@livhonestly]

Just subscribed

[@tiffanyk.8473]

It is off Amazon Prime as of yesterday and I only got halfway through season 2. 😕

[@margaretlouiseable]

He was sober during Miami Vice? I think not.

[@johngomes8874]

Wise man !

[@foto21]

Wild interview. I think we know why this was buried. No, most boys do not have affairs w 17 year olds at 12 years old. Sorry, Don, but that has got to be a hyper rare experience, thankfully. He's from Missouri. I'm a west coast boy, but many people from the Midwest, if not kooks or dumb as rocks, turn out quite great. He didn't come from money. That's pretty much everything right there. Plus, great looking men still have to work to redeem themselves and he clearly wanted to make something out of his existence other than just living off his looks, although his looks made his career. Kind of a conundrum, but I respect what he says, bottom line. Don was the pretty guy that guys still respect. He really should've had Brad Pitt;s acting career. No offense, but he's a better actor than Brad Pitt, though I do like Pitt in many things, but for actual acting skill, Don should've been a full fledged movie star.

[@boogiebabe67]

Hilarious that he denied he was going to marry Melanie in 1988 ... then married her a year later. Hmmmmm .....

[@Sattnin77]

Their daughter Dakota Johnson (Anastasia 50 Shades of Grey) was born in 1989.

[@ppumpkin3282]

@@Sattnin77 A year is a long time.

[@johnnymichaelangelo9264]

I miss the 80s

[@MsJanieJ]

I'd like to hear more about his philosophy of life because he sure has lived it - the massive highs and the very low downs and he has come out of it definitely on top. I get tired of hearing the same old questions being churned out - Patti, the Jesse thing, the sobriety, the women......How about how the hell did he persevere to age 34 getting rejected constantly - what did he tell himself after each failed pilot to keep going - I'd sure like to know cos maybe it's something we could all use.

[@hallson2917]

REST IN PEACE BARBARA WALTERS!

[@ThinCrustPizza67]

This is my first time seeing Barbara Walters NOT looking like a corpse.

[@deflep007]

very underrated actor of our generation

[@jonsword9508]

"Almost no one in HWD would touch him," ....I don't think so! Maybe she said that for the benefit of the interview,...understandably ...Don Johnson is the Coolest ,Sharpest,.....Coolest.............BIKO PALS!

[@Callalily_]

The way Don Johnson talks and laughs (AND THAT SEXY TAN) brings Matthew McConaughey to my mind. lol

[@jonsword9508]

I am a dude and/but good call! keep in touch lol!

[@gaylebellaire5830]

I always thought they should have chosen Matthew McConaughey to play Sonny Crockett in that 2006 Miami Vice movie.

[@RjBenjamin353]

Let’s talk about those erwee days

[@hrsnrnd10]

Sure wish you could clean up the quality of this clip. Good interview!

[@jameswilliams-of3mv]

..the interview was in 1988.. Sweet Heart Dance came out in 88'..

[@wolfieears1984]

Can't reach the register with the forum page.

[@greenrefrigerator]

The 80's was such a great time in my life. I was young, healthy and full of life and life was GOOD. There's no such thing as perfection but this was the closest it would get for me. The 90's wasn't bad either but it seems (to me) after 9/11 the world has steadily been in decline. Political correctness, 3rd-wave feminism, politics, sjw's... it seems the whole world has gone crazy and I regularly find myself wishing I could go back in time to the best decade of my life before all this crap ruined everything :>\

[@nula14]

You think feminism is among the "crap" that "ruins everything"? I suppose you voted for Trump.

[@jeffsor47]

@@nula14 Sure did and proud of it. MAGA2020!

[@korzeniek78]

@@nula14 I didn't and still think feminism is not movement anymore. It's politics.

[@tomjones8610]

You and me both bro..l actually looked a lot like Don Johnson in 1988 (although I was only in my shy 20s) and would run 30 miles a week outside of my regular gym workouts...my Dad's friends and colleagues would ask in wonder if he looked like me when he was my age LOL...funnily enough I didn't even think Don Johnson was that great looking at the time...oh the silliness of youth...

[@youtubeuser3357]

@@nula14 That's not what he said. What he actually said is "third-wave feminism", not simply "feminism". Those are two completely different things