Mark Johnson (producer)

Mark Johnson is an American film producer. Johnson won 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 as Best Picture.

Johnson was born in Washington, D.C., the son of Dorothy , a realtor, and Emery Johnson, who worked in the air cargo business. He graduated from the University of Virginia in 1971.

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