Early Life & Career
Professional wrestler and actor Dwayne "The Rock" Douglas Johnson was born on May 2, 1972, in Hayward, California. The grandson of professional wrestler Peter "High Chief" Fanene Maivia and son of wrestler Rocky Johnson, the young Johnson grew up watching his father perform in the ring. With no plans to follow in his footsteps, Johnson played college football at the University of Miami, showing promise with his size and athleticism until being slowed by injuries.
The Rock
With few prospects in professional football, Johnson turned to wrestling, debuting in the WWF against the Brooklyn Brawler in Texas. After a couple more matches, including a tag team win with Bart Sawyer, the WWF signed him under the name Flex Kavana. A year later, he joined The Nation of Domination, eventually taking over its leadership. Dwayne got his screen name "The Rock" during his professional WWE wrestling career.
He later joined another band of elite wrestlers known as The Corporation and began a notorious feud with Steve Austin. Also known as "The People's Champ," The Rock went on to win a combined 17 WWF/WWE titles over his acclaimed career.
Johnson is considered to be "the biggest superstar" in the wrestling history as affirmed by WWE legend Hulk Hogan.
His entertainment career started when he took the lead role in the 2002 movie, The Scorpion King. The movie became a hit which earned him roles in several other films in the course of his showbiz career. He has been casted and given major roles in big hits such as The Game Plan, Faster and portrays the character of Luke Hobbs, the overzealous and adrenaline junkie detective helping, if not going after, the lead characters of the movie franchise, Fast and Furious.
He also gained praises in many other movies that he starred in, making him the top-grossing actor of 2013, according to Forbes magazine.
Dwayne's Motivational Quotes:
Blood, Sweat and Respect. First Two You Give, Last One You Earn.
When You Walk Up To Opportunity’s Door: Don’t Knock It. Kick That Bitch In, Smile and Introduce Yourself.
1995. $7 Bucks In My Pocket. I Knew Two Things: I’m Broke As Hell and One Day I Won’t Be.
I Like To Use The Hard Times in The Past, To Motivate Me Today.
I’ll never, ever be full. I’ll always be hungry. Obviously, I’m not talking about food. Growing up, I had nothing for such a long time. Someone told me a long time ago, and I’ve never forgotten it, ’Once you’ve ever been hungry, really, really hungry, then you’ll never, ever be full.
The Road To Success and Greatness Is Always Paved With Consistent Hard Work. Outwork Your Competitors, Be Authentic And Above All Else. Chase Your Greatness.
Let Actions Do Your Talkin For You, (Unless You’re Telling A Good Dirty Joke)
With Drive And A Bit Of Talent, You Can Move Mountains.
Success at anything will always come down to this: Focus & Effort , and we control both.
Bio:
Dwayne Johnson is known by his ring name The Rock. Dwayne Johnson is an actor and wrestler. He was listed in the Guinness World Records as the highest-paid actor in his first starring role. The actor received US $5,5 million for the debut role in the movie The Mummy Returns. Viewers also remember Dwayne Johnson in such popular films as The Mummy Returns, Walking Tall, The Rundown, Doom, Tooth Fairy, The Other Guys, G.I. Joe: Retaliation, Hercules and in a number of films of The Fast and The Furious franchise.
Dwayne was born on May 2, 1972, in America. Dwayne Johnson is also an ethnic Polynesian and black Canadian (Nova Scotian), but what is more important The Rock comes from a family of wrestlers. Dwayne's grandfather, father, uncles, cousins earned a living by wrestling. Even his mother and grandmother were involved in wrestling, his mother was the promoter of his father, and his grandmother was the director of the female club. His father constantly moved from place to place, so Dwayne changed many schools. He studied in New Zealand, Hawaii, and graduated in Pennsylvania.
Since an early age, Johnson Jr. attended the training of his father, and at the age of 12, he took a crack at lifting the bar but failed. From that moment his father trained Dwayne.
In high school, Dwayne started playing football and showed such good results that several universities were interested in him. Dwayne enrolled in the Psychology and Criminology Department of the University of Miami and successfully graduated in 1995. He could have continued his career in football, but a back injury sidelined him. Then Johnson got into wrestling.
Dwayne’s debut took place in autumn 1996. He appeared in front of the audience as Rocky Maivia, and by the end of the same year, he had already won the first Championship.
He tried to act fairly without violating the rules. At first, spectators liked it, but they quickly became bothered. During the matches, they often catcalled Johnson, demanded that he left.
Dwayne decided to take a break.
Dwayne returned to the ring as a bad guy, The Rock. This name distinguished the outstanding parameters of the wrestler. The new image and style of the fight brought him popularity. Dwayne called himself the "The People's Champion" as the audience loved and supported him. When his career ended, The Rock had earned 17 World Champion titles.
Dwayne Johnson’s creative biography in the cinema began with a smash hit. Hollywood directors became interested in Johnson in 2000, after the release of his book "The Rock Says." The same year he was invited to act in the movie The Mummy Returns. For this work, the debutant actor received an unprecedented fee of $ 5.5 million, and he was listed in the Guinness World Records. His next role was a lead one. Dwayne Johnson starred in the movie The Scorpion King. In 2011, the shooting of Fast Five with his participation began. Dwayne Johnson joined the popular franchise "The Fast And The Furious" at the six release. The role of the agent Hobbs was changed especially for the actor. Vin Diesel played the main role in this film as well as in other movies of the series.
Dwayne Johnson stars not only in action movies he also plays parts in comedies. For example, he starred in the Tooth Fairy and The Game Plan. In 2014, the premiere of Hercules took place with Johnson in the main role. In the spring of the following year, Furious 7 was released with the participation of the actor, and in 2016 the comedy Central Intelligence appeared too. Dwayne Jones played the main role of agent Bob Stone in the action comedy. When the agent was a child, he grew up as a stout boy and was laughed at by his classmates, but later he became a super-spy with impressive muscles. Bob takes an old friend (Kevin Hart) for a partner, the latter works as an accountant and only dreams of adventures, chases, and skirmishes.
In 2016, Dwayne also voiced Maui in the animated film Moana. Maui is an egotistic demigod and the second main character together with the daughter of the chief, Moana. The heroes seek to find common ground and fulfill the main mission: to bring back the heart of the goddess, which was stolen by Maui.
In April 2017, the new film "The Fate of the Furious" of "The Fast and The Furious" franchise was released. The film, as well as the previous installments, are filled with street races, crimes, and chases. Nevertheless, the characters develop throughout the films. Dominic (Vin Diesel) celebrates the honeymoon with his beloved wife, and at the end of the film becomes a father.
Dwayne Johnson also returned to the role of agent Luke Hobbes, who emerged to prominence and is considered the second main hero in The Fate of the Furious. During the preview of the film, Dwayne Johnson also spoke at the possibility of the release of a separate spin-off about Luke Hobbs.
In the summer of 2017, the actor appeared in the lead role in the comedy Baywatch, which is the film version of the popular American television series. Dwayne’s hero is an experienced beach lifeguard who works together with the team on the Pacific coast.
The slow-paced life of the rescuers is disturbed by the frightening news that the beach they are familiar with may soon disappear. The ownership of the nightclub, which is also involved in the local drug business, began to buy places and wants to get the beach into personal property. The rescuers defend their native coast in every possible way.
On December 28, 2017, the actor appeared in the lead role in the adventure film Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, the sequel to the famous film Jumanji. This time the action takes place not in the table game, but in the video game.
Filmography
2001 — The Mummy Returns
2002 — The Scorpion King
2005 — Doom
2008 — Get Smart
2009 — Race to Witch Mountain
2010 — Tooth Fairy
2010 — The Other Guys
2011 — Fast Five
2012 — Journey 2: The Mysterious Island
2013 — Pain & Gain
2013 — Fast & Furious 6
2014 — Hercules
2015 — Furious 7
2015 — San Andreas
2016 — Central Intelligence
2017 – The Fate of the Furious
Major Work
Dwayne Johnson is most famous for his portrayal of Luke Hobbs in the Fast and the Furious movie franchise. All the movies starring him in the franchise have been super-hits, and he has received considerable praise for his acting skills.
Awards & Achievements
In 2001, he won the Teen Choice Awards in the category “Film – Choice Sleazebag” for the movie ‘The Mummy Returns’.
The CinemaCon Awards 2012 honored him with the Action Star of the Year Award.
He won the Kids' Choice Awards for Favorite Male Butt Kicker for ‘Journey 2: The Mysterious Island’ in 2013.
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Initially gained fame as the wrestler The Rock, competing in the WWF and WWE from 1996 to 2004. The Dwayne became a widely popular actor, starring in such films as Hercules, San Andreas and the Fast and the Furious franchise.
Before Fame
He played college football at the University of Miami before joining the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League. He spent two months with the team in 1995 before being released.
Trivia
In 2007, he set an all-time record by earning the highest income for a first starring role after receiving $5.5 million for his appearance in The Scorpion King. In 2016, he played a demigod in the highly successful animated film Moana.