Dwayne Johnson
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Dwayne Johnson is an American actor, producer and former professional wrestler. He was born in 1972 in California and became one of the biggest superstars in WWE history before semi-retiring. He has since had a successful acting career, appearing in numerous blockbuster films like Fast & Furious and Jumanji that have made him one of the highest paid actors in Hollywood. Johnson married in 1997 and has two daughters, while also maintaining friendships from his wrestling career. He has won numerous awards for both his wrestling career, where he held several titles, and his film roles over the past two decades.
Dwayne Johnson
- 2. KNOWN LIFE Dwayne Johnson (or his wrestler name: The Rock) was born in May the 2nd in 1972 in Hayward, California. Dwayne is an American actor, producer and semi-retired professional wrestler from WWE. The Rock is considered by many to be the biggest superstar in WWE history, as one of the top box office draws in wrestling history. Years later, he semi-retired. Johnson also continued to act on television. He has appeared in the Guinness Book of World Records (2007), as the actor who has received the highest salary ($ 5 million), in his first film role, in The Mummy Returns.
- 3. PERSONAL LIFE Johnson married Dany Garcia on 1997, and they got a daughter, Simone Alexandra, in 2001. Years later, they divorced and intended to be Friends. Soon after the divorce, Johnson began dating Laure Hashian, and in September of 2015, they announced that they’re expecting their first child. The mother of Dwayne, is a descendant of Samoan chiefs, so he receive a partial Samoan pe’a tatoo in 2003. He is a good friend of Arnorld Schwarzenegger and wrestlers like John Cena or Hulk Hogan.
- 4. EARLY LIFE Johnson attend Richmond Road Primary School in New Zealand. Later, they moved to Honolulu, where Dwayne studied 10th grade at President William McKinley High School. When he studies 11th grade, they move to Pennsylvania, because her father got a job there. That year, he started to play football. Johnson was a promising football prospect. He finally accepted to be in the team of the University of Miami. He was injured, so he left the football, being replaced by the future NFL Warren Sapp. Johnson graduated in 1995 on criminology and physiology.
- 5. WRESTLER LIFE In 1996, the WWE was interested in him and sent him to the United States Wrestling Association to train them. He teamed with Bart Sawyer, gaining Championship by Pairs of the USWA twice its rivals one by applying Rock Bottom. The first time he fought in the WWF was like "Rocky Maivia" a combination of the name of his father and his grandfather's name. The combination was not. He participated in the Royal Rumble, but was eliminated. In “In Your House: A Cold Day in Hell”, was also defeated. Rocky Maivia turned heel and changed its name to The Rock and joined the Nation of Domination. During that time, Johnson attacked and insulted the fans. The Rock spoke of himself in the third person, starting many sentences with "The Rock Says …"
- 6. AWARDS Intercontinental Title (1998) WWF Heavyweight Title (1998, 1999, 2000, 2001) World Tag Team Title (2000, 2001) WWE Heavyweight Title (2002) …
- 7. ACTING CAREER After he retired, he continued acting on television. While he was away of WWE, the company continued selling The Rock merchandising. He started filming in films like “The game plan” or “Get smart”. In 2008, ha was nominated for the Favorite Movie Actor, but he lost out. He made several guests appearances in Disney Channel’s TV Series. In 2009, he appeared in “Race to witch mountain”, and in 2010 appeared in “Tooth fairy”. After that, he appeared in a lot of film: Fast & Furious 5, 6, 7 (2011, 2013, 2015), Journey 2 (2012), Hercules (2014), and the last one San Andreas (2015)
- 8. AWARDS CinemaCon: Action Star of the Year (2012) Kid’s Choice Awards: Favourite Male Butt Kitcher (2013) Teen Choice Award: Choice Sleazebag (2001)