Updated: January 12, 2025

Jack Johnson Biography:

Show business is in Jack Johnson's blood. Born April 7, 1987 in Los Angeles California, his grandmother, Doris Bowden was an accomplished actress in the 30's & 40's, appearing in films like "The Grapes of Wrath" and "Young Mr. Lincoln", and his grandfather, Nunnally Johnson was a screenwriter also responsible for working on "The Grapes of Wrath" and "Tobacco Road".

Jack is no slouch in the entertainment field either, featured in movies like "Love Affair", "The Night Before Christmas", "The Ties That Bind", "The Little CHP", "Lost in Space", and a voice in the animated feature "Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina". On television he's been seen in "Ned and Stacey", "E.R.", and "Last Call with Carson Daly".

But Jack's talents are not confined the film and television world. He's also a guitarist in the band Retreat From Paradise, which claims the honor of the youngest band ever to hit the stage in California's famous rock club the Whisky in October of 2000.

And rumor has it he was hard at work building his own Robot when he was chosen for the part of young Will Robinson in the 1998 movie "Lost in Space", making him the perfect candidate to fill the shoes of Bill Mumy!

Many thanks to, Bruce Fedow for this write-up!