Don Johnson’s ‘Miami Vice’ fame required security ‘24/7′
nypost.comDon Johnson was one of the biggest icons of the ’80s thanks to his role on “Miami Vice,” but that fame came with a downside.“For a long time, I couldn’t even go anywhere,” Johnson told People magazine.He continued, “I had to isolate [myself].
The [women] know where you are. We had security 24/7.”The intense fandom reminded him of what Elvis Presley must have gone through at the height of his fame.“One day, I reflected on Elvis 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 said.“Miami Vice” celebrated its 40th anniversary this month.
The show launched Johnson to super stardom as Sonny Crockett.But with the fame and fans, Johnson worried about moving beyond the role.“My goal then was to not be Sonny Crockett forever,” he said. “I had seen the peril of the actors who were too identifiable with their character.
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