Not unless he graduated in one year...
Johnson was born on December 15, 1949, in
Flat Creek, Missouri.
[3] His mother, Nell (
née Wilson; 1933–1975), was a beautician. His father, Fredie Wayne Johnson (1930–2017), was a farmer.
[4][5] At the time of his birth, Johnson's mother and father were 16 and 19 years old, respectively.
[6] Johnson was raised in poverty in
Wichita, Kansas, where his parents relocated when he was six years old.
[6]
He graduated from
Wichita South High School, where he was involved in the high school's theater program. As a senior, he played the lead role of Tony in
West Side Story. His biography noted that he had previously appeared in
Burnt Cork & Melody and
The Hullabaloo. After graduating from high school in 1967, he enrolled at the
University of Kansas as a theater major, but dropped out after one year.
[6] He subsequently relocated to
San Francisco, California, to attend the
American Conservatory Theater.
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