Don Johnson Says Daughter Dakota Johnson Used to Draw Penises on His Papers — and Jimmy Kimmel's Son Does the Same

Mar. 15, 2025

Don Johnson (left) and Dakota Johnson in 2019.Photo:Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty

Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty

Don JohnsonandJimmy Kimmelare no strangers to silly pranks from their children.On Thursday, Nov. 7, theRebel Ridgestar, 74, sat down with the talk show host, 56, onJimmy Kimmel Live!, where Don revealed that his actress daughter,Dakota Johnson, 35, was a “very eventful child,” who always had a prank or two up her sleeve.“You wanted to be very mindful about leaving blank sheets of paper laying around on your desk or stuff like that, the dad of five shared, “because she would promptly draw a large penis on it.“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Kimmel, who lives just “next door” to Dakota, has also gotten used to finding penis-riddled paperwork in his home, thanks to his 7-year-old sonBilly. “I did that to my dad too, and my son is doing it to me!” he said, joking, “Maybe that’s the community we moved into.“In addition to Dakota’s NSFW drawings, Don said, “If I would leave my phone laying around anywhere, just kind of unattended, she would get on the phone and somehow get into my contacts and send obscene messages to random people.“Don shares Dakota with his ex-wifeMelanie Griffith. He’s also a dad to sons Deacon, 18 and Jasper, 22, and daughter Atherton, 24, with his current wife, Kelley Phleger, as well as son Jesse, 41, with his previous partner, Patti D’Arbanville.The PEOPLE Puzzler crossword is here! How quickly can you solve it? Play now!From left: Jesse Johnson, Melanie Griffith, Dakota Johnson and Don Johnson.Krista Kennell/Variety/Penske Media via GettyKimmel is a dad to son Billy and daughter Jane, 10, whom he shares with wifeMolly McNearney. He and his ex-wife, Gina Maddy, share two adult children together: daughter Katie, 33, and son Kevin, 31.After Don and Phleger dropped off Deacon at the University of Southern California in August, the actorspoke to PEOPLE about his relationships with his children.“He’s my sixth and final one,” Don tells PEOPLE. “I might have done my best work there,” he says of his youngest son. He jokes, “I have a famous daughter who probably won’t like to read that in print!“He says Deacon is an exact clone of his late father. “He has the looks of like ten movie stars, But he probably won’t end up in the business because he’s incredibly authentic and doesn’t mind telling you when you’re full of caca!”

Don JohnsonandJimmy Kimmelare no strangers to silly pranks from their children.

On Thursday, Nov. 7, theRebel Ridgestar, 74, sat down with the talk show host, 56, onJimmy Kimmel Live!, where Don revealed that his actress daughter,Dakota Johnson, 35, was a “very eventful child,” who always had a prank or two up her sleeve.

“You wanted to be very mindful about leaving blank sheets of paper laying around on your desk or stuff like that, the dad of five shared, “because she would promptly draw a large penis on it.”

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Kimmel, who lives just “next door” to Dakota, has also gotten used to finding penis-riddled paperwork in his home, thanks to his 7-year-old sonBilly. “I did that to my dad too, and my son is doing it to me!” he said, joking, “Maybe that’s the community we moved into.”

In addition to Dakota’s NSFW drawings, Don said, “If I would leave my phone laying around anywhere, just kind of unattended, she would get on the phone and somehow get into my contacts and send obscene messages to random people.”

Don shares Dakota with his ex-wifeMelanie Griffith. He’s also a dad to sons Deacon, 18 and Jasper, 22, and daughter Atherton, 24, with his current wife, Kelley Phleger, as well as son Jesse, 41, with his previous partner, Patti D’Arbanville.

The PEOPLE Puzzler crossword is here! How quickly can you solve it? Play now!

From left: Jesse Johnson, Melanie Griffith, Dakota Johnson and Don Johnson.Krista Kennell/Variety/Penske Media via Getty

Krista Kennell/Variety/Penske Media via Getty

Kimmel is a dad to son Billy and daughter Jane, 10, whom he shares with wifeMolly McNearney. He and his ex-wife, Gina Maddy, share two adult children together: daughter Katie, 33, and son Kevin, 31.

After Don and Phleger dropped off Deacon at the University of Southern California in August, the actorspoke to PEOPLE about his relationships with his children.

“He’s my sixth and final one,” Don tells PEOPLE. “I might have done my best work there,” he says of his youngest son. He jokes, “I have a famous daughter who probably won’t like to read that in print!”

He says Deacon is an exact clone of his late father. “He has the looks of like ten movie stars, But he probably won’t end up in the business because he’s incredibly authentic and doesn’t mind telling you when you’re full of caca!”

source: people.com