Whether or not you recognize the name 'Don Johnson' is probably down to whether you were around to watch hit television shows during the 1980s. Johnson was one of the starts of 'Miami Vice.' which was definitely the best cop show of the decade. His career never really made it out of the 80s, and so he's a lesser-known name today. He only has himself to blame for that. He could have played John McClane in 'Die Hard,' and if he had, he'd probably still be starring in sequels today.
Johnson wasn't enamored with the script he read for the action movie, and decided that having been so closely associated with one police show, he'd rather not play a police officer in a movie. In doing so, he joined a list which includes Richard Gere and Al Pacino, who also turned 'Die Hard' down. That forced the producers to take a chance on the relatively-unknown Bruce Willis, and they never looked back.
Chefs made their way into celebrity land a while ago. But how many celebrities that weren’t trained as professional cooks are actually whizzes in the kitchen? Here are several that come to mind.
Actress Julia Roberts is confident about her cooking skills. “I’m quite a good cook,” she told E! News. “I’m like a closet home ec teacher…I can really cook anything.” Roberts has said she often cooks fish for herself and her kids. And speaking of her three children, “They think that I’m a good cook,” Roberts told People. “They actually told me that I should open a restaurant.” She also relishes cooking for the holidays, particularly shredded Brussel sprouts. Roberts hasn’t published a cookbook, but we did find recipes attributed to her for peach crisp and banana hemp muffins. Or you can make the same summer salad the actress supposedly eats.
Chrissy Teigen started off as a supermodel. Then her love of cooking filtered into her professional life too. At this point, she’s created recipes for a limited Blue Apron release and also just launched her own home and cooking line at Target named “Cravings,” after the two cookbooks she’s released. Teigen describes cooking as “a time of peace” for herself. So maybe peace out to her tuna melt sandwich or the fried chicken wings that are a favorite of her husband, John Legend.
Lady Gaga, whose real name is Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, comes from a cooking Italian family. Her father started his own restaurant in New York and also published a cookbook. And apparently, Lady Gaga has inherited the family’s cooking genes. Her Instagram account occasionally features photos of her culinary activities. Sure, sometimes it’s topless cooking. But other times it’s more poignant like in the post she shared about her bringing food to the family of her dear friend who passed away. Want to try a Gaga/Germanotta family favorite? Check out her recipe for whole wheat pasta with a sweet fennel sauce.