Johnson grew up in Boise, Idaho, attended Whittier College in Los Angeles where he earned degrees in business administration and political science. Johnson started out as the Green Power Ranger on the TV series followed by working for Peter Guber's Mandalay Pictures before leaving to independently produce, forming Pretty Dangerous Films in Venice CA then going on to build a Studio in New York followed by joining Sprockefeller Pictures which packages, finances and produces feature films.