Kelley Phleger Is Don Johnson's Wife and Mother of His 3 Children

"Miami Vice" actor Don Johnson has been married to socialite Kelley Phleger since 1999. The couple welcomed several children together and have had many adventures.

While playing a San Francisco cop on "Nash Bridges," Don Johnson scored an invite to the birthday bash of the city's mayor, Willie Brown, where he met Kelley Phleger. The mayor later officiated their wedding a few years later making her Don Johnson's spouse.

The couple does not share the same taste in entertainment; he enjoys documentaries and what he calls "droll history" books, while Kelley reads novels and scripted films. However, the long-term couple does agree that family time is "sacred."

Who Is Kelley Phleger, Don Johnson's Wife?

Kelley has been called many things in the press by her husband, like "statuesque" and a "woman of substance." When they are alone, she is his Miss Kelley, and he is her "DJ." They married on April 29, 1999, two-and-a-half years after they met; it was love at first sight for him.

When they met, Kelley worked at a kindergarten as a teacher during the day and moved into high-society circles after hours. The socialite had another high-profile romance before him; she once dated the Governor of California, Gavin Newsom.

The "Knives Out" actor would later describe his first encounter with his future bride at a party as a "rare moment of clarity." Once he had Kelley's attention, he went about getting to know her by interviewing her.

The sober star admitted to one vice in a 2014 interview: his five children.

Only his looming morning filming schedule could pry him away during their first conversation when he told Kelley they would marry. The shocked socialite asked, "Are you crazy?" and he replied, "A little bit." They did not have contact for a year after that.

After twenty-plus years together, Kelley and her husband are still madly in love. The "Miami Vice" actor called her wife "mother of all mothers" on Instagram in May 2022, and his best friend in an anniversary tribute the same year.

Kelley's husband still finds her gorgeous after all these years, and in June 2023, he shared several Instagram pictures of her celebrating her birthday with her mother. He lovingly called her his "beautiful bride" as she received assistance blowing out a birthday cake candle.

Kelley has her own Instagram account with 1,135 posts and 28.4K followers at the time of writing. She mostly posts the adventures and vacations she takes with her family and her everyday life, giving a peek into their lives.

In November 2023, Kelley shared a picture of her and her husband out on a lunch date. In April 2023, Kelley celebrated her mother, Jean's birthday by sharing an Instagram post of her holding a bouquet of flowers, stating:

"Happy Birthday Dream! We all LOVE you Mom."

For that year's Mother's Day, she uploaded a picture of Jean hiding behind her in the middle of a dirt road. In the post's caption, Kelley hilariously explained that her mother didn't like the outfit she wore in the photo and decided to hide behind her daughter using her height!

Her mother got a lot of love from her on her Instagram account and in June 2023, she shared an image of her bonding with the parent in childhood. That October, Jean appeared in her latest adventure, proudly sitting on a horse while wearing sunglasses.

Kelley ensured not to leave out her husband in her posts, so in late April 2023, she featured a throwback picture of them to celebrate their 24th wedding anniversary. She called him the "love of [her] life."

The star's wife also revealed that the image was taken when she was seven months pregnant with Grace while attending the SF Symphony Opening. Kelley Phleger and her husband have several children together.

Kelley Phleger's Children with Her Famous Husband

Kelley gave birth to Atherton Grace eight months after her wedding to Don in December 1999. The couple completed their family with Jasper Breckinridge, born in 2002, and Deacon, born in April 2006. The sober star admitted to one vice in a 2014 interview: his five kids.

Atherton was an athlete in her youth and is signed to IMG Models, the same agency as Gigi Hadid and Karlie Kloss. She has an Instagram page where she uploads some of her modeling pictures. On the other hand, Jasper shares a love of sports with his father and Deacon and plays basketball.

On June 6, 2023, Jasper's mother celebrated his 21st Birthday with an Instagram post of him when he was a young boy. Deacon Johnson got his birthday shoutout on April 29, 2023, with some throwback childhood photos and a video.

Kelley wished him a happy 17th birthday and said they loved him and were proud of him. On December 28, 222, Atherton celebrated turning 23, with her mother sharing two cute childhood images of her playing on a swing.

Don Johnson welcomed two more children before marrying Kelley. When they tied the knot, Kelley became a stepmother to her husband's two older children: famous daughter Dakota and his son Jesse.