Mark Johnson

 American producer Mark Johnson was born December 27 1945. Johnson received the Best Picture Academy Award for producing the 1988 drama movie Rain Man, starring Dustin Hoffman and Tom Cruise. The film, winner of four Oscars, also captured a Golden Globe for Best Picture.ohnson began his involvement in show business in 1965, as an actor in the role of the deputy of the sheriff in the Spanish "Spaghetti Western" Brandy, directed by Jose Luis Borau. In Spain, he spent 10 years of his youth. He worked as an extra in movies like Nicholas and Alexandra by Franklin Schaffner and Dr. Zhivago by David Lean. His early experiences led to small acting roles in the European western Ride and Kill and the 1964 drama The Thin Red Line. He earned an undergraduate degree at Virginia University in Drama and an MA from Iowa , in Film Scholarship.