Dwayne Johnson

Described as

American actor and professional wrestler (born 1972)

Other names

Dwayne The Rock Johnson, Dewey, Dwayne Douglas Johnson, The Rock, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Flex Kavana, Rocky Maivia

Born

May 2, 1972 · 4 references

Born in

Hayward

Name at birth

Dwayne Douglas Johnson

Citizen of

Canada (2009–) · 1 reference; United States

Occupation

professional wrestler (1996–2019) · 1 reference; film actor · 1 reference; film producer; executive producer; American football player; television actor · 1 reference; voice actor · 1 reference; businessperson

Education

University of Miami (–1995); President William McKinley High School · 1 reference; Freedom High School · 1 reference; McGavock Comprehensive High School

Teams

Miami Hurricanes football; Calgary Stampeders (1995)

Sport

American football; professional wrestling; Canadian football

Known for

The Scorpion King; Fast Five; Moana; Fast & Furious 6; Furious 7; Red Notice; Rampage; Skyscraper

Awards

Teen Choice Awards; Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame; star on Hollywood Walk of Fame · 1 reference

Spouse

Dany Garcia (1997–2008); Lauren Hashian (2019–)

Children

Simone Johnson

Father

Rocky Johnson

Mother

Ata Johnson

Siblings

Curtis Bowles

Religion

Christianity · 1 reference

Lived in

Southwest Ranches; Fort Lauderdale · 1 reference

Website

https://www.facebook.com/DwayneJohnson?fref=ts · 1 reference

Wikipedias with a page

113

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Dwayne Douglas Johnson (born May 2, 1972), also known by his ring name "the Rock", is an American actor and semi-retired professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE, where he performs on a part-time basis. Widely regarded as one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time, Johnson was integral to the development and success of the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) during the Attitude Era. He wrestled for the WWF full-time for eight years before pursuing an acting career. His films have grossed over $11.4 billion worldwide, making him one of the world's highest-grossing actors of all time. He is a co-owner of the United Football League, a member of the board of directors of TKO Group Holdings—the parent company of UFC and WWE—and co-founder of Seven Bucks Productions.
After accepting an athletic scholarship to play football at the University of Miami as a defensive tackle, Johnson was a member of the 1991 national championship team but was largely a backup player. Despite aspirations to play professional football, he went undrafted in the 1995 NFL draft, and briefly signed with the Calgary Stampeders before being cut in his first season. In 1996, with assistance from his father in securing a contract, Johnson debuted in the WWF's New Generation Era as Rocky Maivia. The next year, Johnson adopted the more famous gimmick of The Rock, a charismatic trash talker, and soon rose to global prominence in the company's Attitude Era. Johnson left the WWE in 2004; he returned in 2011 as a part-time performer until 2013 and made sporadic appearances until his retirement in 2019; in 2023, he returned once again on a part-time basis. A 10-time world champion—including the promotion's first of African descent—he is also a two-time Intercontinental Champion, a five-time Tag Team Champion, the 2000 Royal Rumble winner, and WWE's sixth Triple Crown champion. Johnson headlined multiple pay-per-view events, including WWE's flagship event WrestleMania six times (15, 16, 17, 28, 29, and 40 – Night 1) which includes the most-bought professional wrestling pay-per-view (WrestleMania 28) and main evented the most-watched episodes of WWE's flagship television series (Raw and SmackDown).
Johnson's first film role was in The Mummy Returns (2001). The next year, he played his first leading role in the action fantasy film The Scorpion King. He has since starred in family films The Game Plan (2007), Race to Witch Mountain (2009), Tooth Fairy (2010), Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017), Jumanji: The Next Level (2019), and Jungle Cruise (2021), and the action films Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (2012), G.I. Joe: Retaliation (2013), Hercules (2014), Skyscraper (2018), San Andreas (2015), and Rampage (2018). He also starred in the action comedy films Get Smart (2008), Central Intelligence (2016), Baywatch (2017), and Red Notice (2021). His role as Luke Hobbs in the Fast & Furious films, beginning with Fast Five (2011), helped the franchise become one of the highest-grossing in film. He joined the DC Extended Universe by playing the title role in Black Adam (2022). He has also voiced Maui in the Disney animated film Moana (2016) and its sequel Moana 2 (2024), and reprised the role in the 2026 live-action remake. He received critical praise for his dramatic turn as MMA fighter Mark Kerr in the sports biopic The Smashing Machine (2025).
Johnson produced and starred in the HBO comedy-drama series Ballers (2015–2019) and the autobiographical sitcom Young Rock (2021–2023). His autobiography, The Rock Says, was released in 2000 and was a New York Times bestseller. In 2016 and 2019, Time named him as one of the world's most influential people.

Born, in its opening lines

May 2, 1972

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