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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).
Johnson's newest project, The One Percent, had its world premiere at the TriBeCa Film Festival on April 29, 2006. The 80-minute feature discusses the challenges America faces as a society in which one percent of the people control nearly half the total wealth. The film features Robert Reich, Bill Gates Sr., Milton Friedman, and many others, coming from various socioeconomic strata, including residents of Chicago's infamous Cabrini Green housing project and Hurricane Katrina victims. The film was co-produced by Johnson and Nick Kurzon and will air on cable television in the first quarter of 2008.
Both Born Rich and The One Percent were promoted on Oprah Winfrey's television show. He was showcased along with Nicole Buffett, adopted granddaughter of billionaire Warren Buffett.
Johnson is a graduate of the Pingry School, a prep school located in Martinsville, New Jersey. He attended New York University, where he majored in American History.
| + Jamie Haskell | |
| Jamie Haskell | |
| Team Potter | |
| Alternate | Courtney George |
| Lead | Maureen Brunt |
| Second | Jessica Schultz |
| Third | Jamie Haskell |
| Skip | Cassandra Potter |
| Club | Bemidji Curling Club, Bemidji, Minnesota, United States |
Jamie Haskell (née Johnson) (born July 18, 1980) is a member of the United States women's curling team at the 2006 Winter Olympics.
Jamie was born in Bemidji, Minnesota, and is the older sister of Team USA skip Cassandra Potter. She usually plays third on her sister's team, and together they have won the silver medal at the 2005 World Championships, the championship at the U.S. Trials in February 2005, and the gold medal at the 2002 Junior World Championships. Playing third, Jamie excels at take-outs and setting up key shots for her skip.
Growing up in Bemidji (which is also home to Team USA men's skip Pete Fenson), the Johnson sisters were born to curl. Their grandparents and great-grandparents were avid curlers, and their parents, Tim and Liz Johnson, won the U.S. national mixed curling title in 1980. In fact, that championship came when Liz was five months pregnant with Jamie; according to Johnson family legend, shortly after Jamie's birth, she was placed in the bowl-shaped trophy her parents won at Nationals.
Coming off a silver medal at the 2005 Worlds, the U.S. Women anticipated a strong showing at the Torino Games. Jamie and her teammates' first trip to the Winter Olympics failed to live up to their expectations, though, as the team finished well shy of the medal round with just 2 wins. The team was the youngest (average age: 22) ever to represent the United States in curling at the elite level, however, and expects to return to the Olympic stage in 2010.
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