Bart Johnson

Barton Robert Johnson (born December 13, 1970),[1] is an American actor, best known for his role as Coach Jack Bolton in the High School Musical film series.[2] He was exposed to the TV and film industry at a young age and began his career in the mid-1990s. His film debut was My Family in 1995. He has also appeared in recurring roles on TV shows Hyperion Bay, Lifetime's The Client List, and Hawaii Five-0. He is married to actress Robyn Lively, with whom he has appeared in Gortimer Gibbon's Life on Normal Street. He also appeared in the 2018 adaptation of Little Women.

For the baseball player, see Bart Johnson (baseball).
Bart Johnson
Headshot of Bart Johnson in 2009
Born
Barton Robert Johnson

(1970-12-13) December 13, 1970
Hollywood, California, United States
Alma materYale University
OccupationActor
Years active1993–present
Height6"3 (1.91)
Spouse(s)
(
m. 1999)
Children3

Personal life
Johnson with wife Robyn Lively

Johnson was born in Hollywood, California,[3] one of seven children. Their mother Charlene Johnson is a television hairstylist,[4] and so Bart spent much of his early childhood on television sets such as The Brady Bunch, Mork and Mindy, and Charlie's Angels.[5] At the age of 15, he moved from California to Utah, where he graduated from Wasatch High School.[6] His family converted a flour mill near Park City, Utah into the Johnson Mill Bed & Breakfast, which Johnson later purchased from his parents.[7] His first acting experience was a production of West Side Story.[6] He attended college at the University of Utah as a pre-med student before deciding to transfer to Yale University's drama program.[8]

His brothers, Adam and Brad, also work in film. He is married to actress Robyn Lively, sister of actresses Blake Lively and Lori Lively and actors Eric Lively, Jason Lively. Bart and Robyn have three children: daughter Kate and sons Baylen and Wyatt Blake.[9] In 2019, he accompanied his son Baylen on a humanitarian trip to Samoa, where they joined a group of youth to build a classrooms for two weeks.[10] He and wife Robyn Lively are practicing members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.[11]

Career

Johnson's first appeared in film with My Family in 1995. He then had guest roles on the following TV shows: Diagnosis Murder (1995), Walker, Texas Ranger (1997), Sunset Beach (1997), Jag (1997, 2004), and Babylon 5 (1998). From 1998 to 1999,[2] he appeared on The WB's television show Hyperion Bay as local bully Nelson Tucker.[8]

He is well-known for his role as the High School Musical series' Coach Jack Bolton, father of star player Troy Bolton (Zac Efron). He was invited to audition by director Kenny Ortega, who became a family friend after Johnson's mother's work as a hair stylist on the set of Newsies. Ortega persuaded executives to accept Johnson for the role after he auditioned with little background knowledge on his role.[5]

Johnson had a recurring role on the TV series The Client List for Lifetime as Beau Berkhalter[3] as well as on Gortimer Gibbon's Life On Normal Street for Amazon, alongside his wife Robyn Lively and their three children.[12] He starred in a Hallmark movie, The Christmas Spirit, alongside Nicollette Sheridan.[13] Johnson also appeared in the 2013 vampire comedy Vamp U.[14] He portrayed Senator Gordon H. Smith[15] in The Saratov Approach, a film based on the 1998 kidnapping of LDS missionaries in Saratov, Russia.[16] He has worked on multiple projects with his brothers, including a short film about the brothers' adventures in Mexico entitled "The Run," as well as "Waffle Street," an independent movie filmed in Lehi, Utah.[4] He appeared alongside wife Robyn Lively and actress Katee Sackhoff in the independent film Lockdown (later renamed A Deadly Obsession)[17] in 2011.[18] In 2018, he played Papa March in a modern-day adaptation of Little Women.[19] In 2020, he appeared as Siena Agudong's character's father on Hawaii Five-0.[20]

Johnson is the owner of the Johnson Mill Bed & Breakfast in Midway, Utah, near Park City, Utah. According to a 2008 website article WorkHomeYou.com, Redbook determined it to be one of the four most romantic in the country.[5] In 2012, it was awarded the AAA Four Diamond Award.[21] Johnson converted the bed and breakfast into a treatment center for those recovering from drug addictions.[7]

Filmography
Year Film Role Notes
1993CrossroadsFrostyTelevision series (Episode "The Last Roundup")
1994Saved by the Bell: The New ClassClintTelevision series (Episode "Back at the Ranch")
1995Diagnosis: MurderOfficer BlackTelevision series (Episode "A Blast from the Past")
My FamilyYoung Officer
Thunder AlleyBuzzard BoyTelevision series (Episode "Buzz Off, Buzzard Boy")
1997The DateBiff
Sunset BeachManTelevision series
CluelessShnerv MchnickTelevision series (Episode "I'm in with the Out Crowd")
Walker, Texas RangerWyatt McLainTelevision series (Episode "The Fighting McLains")
JAGLt. JohnsonTelevision series (Episode "Impact")
1998Babylon 5RangerTelevision series (Episode "The Paragon of Animals")
1998–1999Hyperion BayNelson TuckerTelevision series
2003TremorsJared MackTelevision series (Episode "Water Hazard")
2004CSI: MiamiMatt BoltonTelevision series (Episode "Blood Moon")
JAGArmy Specialist Ray ScanlonTelevision series (Episode "Camp Delta")
Strong MedicineJake MatousakTelevision series (Episode "Foreign Bodies")
2006High School MusicalCoach Jack BoltonTelevision movie
EveAnthonyTelevision series (Episode "Diva Day Care")
Simon SaysGarth
2007Happy ValleyDoug
Taking FiveMark Thompson
Daddy Day CampPhil Jacobs
High School Musical 2Coach Jack BoltonTelevision movie
Las VegasBarry BertowskiTelevision series (Episode "Head Games")
2008DesertionDaniel
Murder.comGarner
High School Musical 3: Senior YearCoach Jack Bolton
AnimalsVaughn
"The Run"ScottShort film; also writer and director
2009The Harsh Life of Veronica LambertTerry
Evil AngelJeff Morgan
The Cell 2Skylar
Locker 13Eugene MacClemore
The YanklesSledge Dixon
2010Monster MuttJeff Taylor
Beautiful Wave
Stuck
The Saratov ApproachSenator Gordon H. Smith
20126 Bucks and a Bottle of WaterAs himselfDocumentary internet film; also producer
2015Hoxsey
NCISDean HudsonTelevision series (Episode "Incognito")
2018Little WomenPapa March
All AmericanCoach Hanson; football boosterTelevision series (Episode “All Eyez On Me”)

References
  1. "Celebrity birthdays for Dec. 13". The Canadian Press. 5 December 2014.
  2. Hunter, J. Michael (2012). Mormons and Popular Culture: The Global Influence of an American Phenomenon. ABC-CLIO, LLC. p. 240. ISBN 9780313391675.
  3. "Cast | The Christmas Spirit". Hallmark Movies and Mysteries. Retrieved 2020-03-31.
  4. Haddock, Sharon (2014-09-30). "Utah family into film, acting, directing and producing movies". Deseret News. Retrieved 2020-03-31.
  5. Santorelli, Dina (2008). "Celebrity Interview: Actor and Bed & Breakfast Small Business Owner Bart Johnson". WorkHomeYou.com. Archived from the original on 12 October 2018. Retrieved December 15, 2016. Johnson owns the Johnson Mill Bed & Breakfast in Midway, Utah, which Redbook magazine recently named 'one of the 4 most romantic inns in the country'.
  6. Wilson, Anne (25 August 2007). "'HSM' actor's Utah ties run deep". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  7. Hallowell, Billy. "INCREDIBLE: Hollywood Actor Is Helping Save Drug Addicts' Lives". insider.pureflix.com. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
  8. Youngren, Jason (19 September 1998). "Johnson Travels from Midway to 'Hyperion Bay'". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  9. "Robyn Lively and Bart Johnson welcome son Wyatt Blake". PEOPLE.com. Retrieved 2020-04-02.
  10. Mayron, Sapeer (6 April 2019). "American Actor building classrooms in Samoa". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  11. Haddock, Sharon (2009-07-30). "Hollywood, Studio City wards offer aspiring stars refuge". Deseret News. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
  12. "Robyn Lively Now: Gortimer Gibbon's Life on Normal Street". PEOPLE.com. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
  13. Kiesewetter, John (5 October 2013). "Hallmark turns town into movie set". Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  14. "Sorority Girls Suck! ...in the Horror Comedy 'VAMP U'". PR Newswire. 7 February 2013. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  15. "The Saratov Approach". Metacritic. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  16. Linden, Sheri. "The Saratov Approach: Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
  17. "A Deadly Obsession". John Stimpson | Director | Writer | Editor. Retrieved 2020-04-02.
  18. Melanson, Alana (4 December 2011). "Lancaster college on 'Lockdown'". Sentinel & Enterprise. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  19. "Pinnacle Peak to Release Modern Retelling of Timeless Family Story "Little Women" In Theaters Sept. 28: Lea Thompson Leads Cast as Classic Literary Work Celebrates 150 Years". PR Newswire. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  20. Rorke, Robert (2020-03-06). "'Hawaii Five-0' star Katrina Law says filming finale was 'super-emotional'". New York Post. Retrieved 2020-04-02.
  21. "AAA gives diamond awards for Utah hotels, restaurants". The Salt Lake Tribune. 2 February 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
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