Dwayne Johnson Age, Biography, Career, Movies
Dwayne Johnson is listed as the 100 Most Influential People in the World two times by “the TIMES’. Also known as “The Rock” is a most favorite actor of all age group
Index
- Who is Dwayne Johnson
- Dwayne Johnson family background
- Personal Life
- Dwayne Johnson Career
- Movie, Music, Video Game & TV series List
- FAQ About Dwayne Johnson
1. Who is Dwayne Johnson
Dwayne Douglas Johnson was born on 2 May 1972 in Hayward, California, United State for showing his capability in every field. He is better known by his ring name ‘THE ROCK’ than the real one.
He is an American Actor, Producer, former football player, and retired professional wrestler. Johnson ‘ The Rock’ is a well-known personality all over the world and has a huge fan following on Instagram, around 237 million till May 2021. However, he is on the list of Top 10 most-followed Instagram accounts in the world.
From, a football player via wrestler to an actor, He gained huge popularity and stardom. Now he is doing very well in Acting. He did lots of movies and still doing new movies. He charges $31 million(197 crores) per movie. His Upcoming movie is a series of fast & furious (Fast & Furious 10 in 2022). He has citizenship in America and Canada.
| Birthday: | May 02, 1972 |
| Born In: | Hayward, California, USA |
| Sun Sign: | Taurus |
| Also Known As: | The Rock |
| Famous As: | Actor, Wrestler |
| Height: | 1.93 meter |
| Siblings: | Curtis Bowles & Wanda Bowles |
| Religion: | Christianity |
| Spouse/wife: | Dany Garcia (Divorced), Lauren Hashian |
| Children: | Simone Alexandra Johnson, Tiana Gia Johnson, and Jasmine Johnson |
| Hobbies: | Working out, Listening Music, Fishing, Watching Movies |
| Net Worth: | $400 million |
2. Dwayne Johnson Family background
Johnson belongs to the background of the Wrestling family. His father Rocky Johnson was a former Pro. wrestler and his mother named Ata Johnson. His grandparents were also wrestlers. Johnson completed his graduation in 1995 with a Bachelor of General Studies in Criminology and physiology from Miami.
3. Personal Life
On 3 May 1997, Johnson married Dany Garcia. She is a businesswoman, IFBB professional bodybuilder, and producer. Together they had a daughter,” Simone”, But their marriage didn’t last long and they divorced each other in May 2008.
On 18 August 2019, he again married his long-time girlfriend Lauren Hashian. They met in 2006. Both blessed with daughters named “Jasmine and Tiana”. Check Dwayne’s full dating history and the reason for his separation from these beautiful women.
4. Dwayne Johnson Career
He was part of Football from 1990 to 1995. Johnson was a college football player at the University of Miami, with which he won the National Championship in 1991. He was a promising football prospect and received offers from many Division I, collegiate programs.
4.1 Early Career
After his Football career, he turns himself into Wrestling in 1996. Johnson made his WWE debut as Rocky Maivia, a combination of his father and grandfather’s ring names. His first match was at the survivor series, in an eight-man eliminating tag match, and he was the sole survivor after eliminating the final two-player “Crush and Goldust” of the opposing team. He won his first WWF championship in 1998. The Rock was trained by “Pat Patterson, Rocky Johnson, and Tom Prichard”.
He was active in Wrestling for some time. After starting a career in wrestling he left it to pursue an acting career in 2004. He returned back in 2011 as a part-time performer until 2013.
| Active in football | 1990-1995 |
| active in wrestling | 1996-2004, 2011-2013 |
| Nickname | The Rock |
| First WWF championship title | in 1998 |
4.2 Acting and Movies
Johanson stepped into Hollywood film Industry after getting stardom in wrestling. He became the most popular and famous personality very soon through his acting and early achievement. He also became the highest-paid actor.
The Rock began his acting career on television during his wrestling time. Some of his Superhits movies are Journey 2: The Mysterious land, Hercules, Baywatch, San Andreas (with co-star Alexandra Daddario), Skyscraper, and the Jumanji series(Welcome to the jungle(2017), The next level(2019)).
In 2000, Johnson published his autobiography, titled ‘The Rock Says…,’ which he co-wrote with Joe Layden.
In 2012, Johnson founded his production company “Seven Bucks Production”.
In 2016, Johnson started his YouTube channel. His first video was The YouTube Factory.
5.1 Movies List
| Year | Movies Names |
|---|---|
| 1990 | Beyond The Mat |
| 2001 | The Mummy Returns, Longshot |
| 2002 | The Scorpion King |
| 2003 | The Rundown |
| 2004 | Walking Tall |
| 2005 | Be Cool, Doom |
| 2006 | Southland Tales, Gridiron Gang |
| 2007 | Reno 911!: Miami, The Game Plan |
| 2008 | Get Smart |
| 2009 | Race to Witch Mountain, Planet 51 |
| 2010 | Tooth Fairy, Why Did I Get Married Too, The Other Guys, You Again, Faster |
| 2011 | Fast Five |
| 2012 | Journey 2: The Mysterious Island |
| 2013 | Snitch, G.I. Joe: Retaliation, Pain &Gain, Fast & Furious 6, Empire State |
| 2014 | Hercules |
| 2015 | Furious 7, San Andreas |
| 2016 | Central Intelligence, Moana |
| 2017 | The Fate of The Furious, Baywatch, Jumanji: Welcome to The Jungle |
| 2018 | Rampage, Skyscraper |
| 2019 | Fighting With My Family, Shazam!, Hobbs & Shaw, Jumanji: The Next Level |
| 2021 | Fast & Furious 9 |
5.2 Music Videos
| Year | Music Video Names |
|---|---|
| 2000 | “Know Your Role”, “It Doesn’t Matter” |
| 2011 | “Dwayne The Rock Johnson WWE Entrance Video” |
| 2016 | “You’re Welcome” |
| 2017 | “Jumanji, Jumanji” |
| 2020 | “The Man” |
5.3 Video Games
“The Mummy Return” Actor has also given his voice to the various video games which became popular of that time.
| Year | Video Game Names |
|---|---|
| 2002 | The Scorpion King: Rise of the Akkadian |
| 2006 | Spy Hunter: Nowhere to Run |
5.4 Television Series
| Year | Television Series Names |
|---|---|
| 1999 | That ‘70s Show, The Net |
| 2000 | Star Trek: Voyager |
| 2000-2017 | Saturday Night Live |
| 2007 | Cory in the House, Hannah Montana |
| 2009 | Wizards of Waverly Place, 2009 Kids’ Choice Awards |
| 2010 | Family Guy, Transformer: Prime |
| 2013 | The Hero |
| 2014-2015 | Wake Up Call |
| 2015 | Lip Sync Battle |
| 2015-2019 | Ballers |
| 2016 | 2016 MTV Movie Awards |
| 2017 | Lifeline |
| 2019-Present | The Titan Games |
| 2021-Present | Young Rock |
| 2021 | Behind The Attraction |
Awards
- Time(2016,2019) : 100 Most Influential People in the World
- 2019 : MTV Generation Award
- CinemaCon2012 : Action Star of the Year and many more.
6. FAQ
If you want to know more about Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson: visit Wikipedia.
Image source: Instagram(The rock)
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