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)