Jamie Johnson

About Jamie Johnson

James Wittenborn Johnson (b. 1979) is one of the great-grandsons of the founder of Johnson & Johnson Inc. and an Emmy-nominated documentary filmmaker.

Johnson received attention when he made a documentary in 2003 called Born Rich which was purchased by HBO. The film was described as "a documentary on children of the insanely rich, directed by one of their own, Johnson & Johnson, Inc., heir Jamie Johnson." It consists primarily of Johnson interviewing his friends and peers about the experience of living life free of financial constraints. These interviews are offset by Johnson's exploration of his own experience and family. Jamie's uncle is screenwriter and novelist Dirk Wittenborn, whom Jamie credits with encouraging him to make a documentary about the experience of wealthy children.

The documentary was nominated for two Emmy Awards including 'Outstanding Directing for Nonfiction Programming' for the director. The other nomination was in the category 'Outstanding Nonfiction Special' for the producers: Sheila Nevins (executive producer), Wittenborn (produced by) and Johnson (producer).