David Maurice Johnson
- Actor
- Producer
Proud Father of 2 healthy young men who have excelled as scholar athletes and scholar academics at Gonzaga University and UC Santa Barbara. David began his career in the entertainment industry at 20th Century Fox before joining MGM Studios under the mentorship of film industry pioneer Ted Mann, the founder and original owner of the Mann Theatre chain, which included the prestigious Chinese Mann Theatre in the heart of Hollywood, California. Now after 35 years of experience in theatrical film distribution, David has been responsible for film launches, and auditing movie trailer pledges for major & niche movie studios exhibiting on feature films at theaters throughout North America to ensure compliance. David is also a SAG-AFTRA actor and producers consultant on an upcoming motion picture film, Magazine Dreams.
Building bridges that connect people to possibilities, he has collaborated with professional athletes, entertainment executives, celebrities and charitable causes such as Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, Will Rogers Motion Picture Pioneers Foundation, Options For Life Foundation, while also serving on the board of Variety, the Children's Charity for 8 years. David drives new business development, consultation, client & investor relations, in addition to helping fund raise for early stage startups across entertainment, health care, marketing technology, consumable packaged goods and blockchain.
With a lifelong passion for health, wellness, and meaningful charitable causes, David has donated his time and finances while leading by example. Exhibiting discipline in his daily life with superior focus toward reaching his own personal health goals. His advocation is bodybuilding and in 2016 the National Physique Committee introduced a new division, the Classic Physique Division, which he won to become an IFBB Pro. For becoming the 1st Gold's Gym member to earn an IFBB Pro card and National winner in the new division, Gold's Gym Venice honored him by hanging his picture up with only 125 other Bodybuilding greats over their 60 year history. One of the highlights of his fitness journey. He inspires those around him to be their best both personally and professionally. As the founder of Dumbbell Club® he shares, encourages and celebrates others who reach their own fitness goals with the purpose of informing everyone that it is Smart to be Fit®.
Building bridges that connect people to possibilities, he has collaborated with professional athletes, entertainment executives, celebrities and charitable causes such as Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, Will Rogers Motion Picture Pioneers Foundation, Options For Life Foundation, while also serving on the board of Variety, the Children's Charity for 8 years. David drives new business development, consultation, client & investor relations, in addition to helping fund raise for early stage startups across entertainment, health care, marketing technology, consumable packaged goods and blockchain.
With a lifelong passion for health, wellness, and meaningful charitable causes, David has donated his time and finances while leading by example. Exhibiting discipline in his daily life with superior focus toward reaching his own personal health goals. His advocation is bodybuilding and in 2016 the National Physique Committee introduced a new division, the Classic Physique Division, which he won to become an IFBB Pro. For becoming the 1st Gold's Gym member to earn an IFBB Pro card and National winner in the new division, Gold's Gym Venice honored him by hanging his picture up with only 125 other Bodybuilding greats over their 60 year history. One of the highlights of his fitness journey. He inspires those around him to be their best both personally and professionally. As the founder of Dumbbell Club® he shares, encourages and celebrates others who reach their own fitness goals with the purpose of informing everyone that it is Smart to be Fit®.