When was dwayne the rock johnson born

During his football career, he suffered a number of injuries and was eventually replaced on the starting line up. The team cut him two months into the season. After his football career, Dwayne decided to pursue a career as a professional wrestler and auditioned for the World Wrestling Foundation, or WWF, in It was during this time that The Rock started a feud with Steve Austin, something many fans still remember to this day.

He returned to WWE for several years after this, but retired in to focus full-time on his acting career. Was good friends with the late actor Michael Clarke Duncan. His cousin, Tanoai Reed , is his stunt double for many of his movies.

Cousin of Solofa Fatu Jr. Rikishi and Yokozuna Yokozuna. All of his other films have received PG, at the most. They set his trailer on fire, which did not seem to faze him. This was only after Vince, one of the Punk'd crew, blamed the fire on him that things got really heated and they revealed the gag. Has three daughters: Simone Garcia Johnson b. December 16, and Tiana Gia Johnson b. April 17, with wife Lauren Hashian. The donation was announced at the Miami premiere of Gridiron Gang In an interview with "Entertainment Magazine", he no longer wants to be known as "The Rock".

Because of his retirement from the wrestling business, he now considers himself an actor: "I no longer am a wrestler, I am now pursuing a future as an actor and someday as a director. I am not the Rock. I am Dwayne Johnson. Not only was his father, Rocky Johnson , a wrestler, but his grandfather, three uncles, and six cousins one adopted have been in wrestling too.

Honored by the Congressional Award in Washington, D. The Horizon Award is presented to individuals from the private sectors who have contributed to expanding opportunities for all Americans through their own personal contributions, and who have set exceptional examples for young people through their successes in life. Has expressed his desire to play a villain in a James Bond film. Although he has lived in the United States for most of his life, he has Samoan citizenship as his mother is Samoan.

He has often stated in interviews he is proud of his Samoan heritage and feels honored to be a Samoan. Has stated that the film adaptation of Doom was a complete failure, and that the movie did a huge disservice to fans of the video game franchise. He was contacted about appearing at the Flair farewell address the night following WrestleMania XXIV , but declined due to scheduling conflicts.

After becoming successful in the movie industry, Dwayne was able to fulfill an ambition he had listed on his agenda of priority "To Do" items, and bought a home for his parents, a luxury they had never theretofore known.

His first major personal indulgence was his purchase of a Rolex watch. While he was filming his swordfight scene with Michael Clarke Duncan in The Scorpion King , the breaking of the swords was real and unintended, and openly stated that this was extremely dangerous because this was not planned and this could have cut anybody. His ex-wife, Dany Garcia , is his manager. While on tour to promote San Andreas , he set a world record of selfies in three minutes, averaging out to one selfie every 1. Ate at the fast food restaurant, In-N-Out, for the first time ever.

April 17, Dwayne Johnson was named as Forbes magazine's highest-paid actor. Although standing at 6' 5", the movie The Rundown claims him to be 6' 4".

This also claimed to be wrong in Smackdown vs. Raw in which he is listed at 6' 5". Has more than 82 million Instagram followers and 11 million Twitter followers. Often plays a character who appears in a sequel of a franchise without having been in the first movie. Joe: Retaliation and Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle Time magazine named him one of the Most Influential People in the World He wanted to play the title role in Jack Reacher but was passed over in favor of Tom Cruise. December 12, Announced that he and his girlfriend Lauren are expecting their second daughter in Spring Dwayne Johnson's character creation of "the Rock" became one of the most charismatic and dynamic characters the WWE industry has ever seen.

He was offered the role of Cade Yeager in Transformers: Age of Extinction , but he declined, in order to star in Hercules The role went to Mark Wahlberg.

In Dwayne formed the film company "Seven Bucks Productions" with ex-wife Dany Garcia and her brother Hiram Garcia to produce their own variety of projects.

The company name was reportedly inspired by Dwayne's predicament after ditching his football career when he ended up with just "seven bucks" to his name. When he was wrestling full-time with WWE, one of Johnson's many catchphrases was telling opponents he was going to "lay the smackdown" on them.

After The Rock used the phrase so often, the word "smackdown" became so popular that it made Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary in Despite being played as a hero, fans booed him relentlessly and chanted "Rocky sucks" every time he had a match. He later told Oprah Winfrey those negative chants made him transform into the egotistical character, The Rock, which, ironically made him a fan favorite.

In , Johnson got a large tattoo that covers much of his chest and left arm. The tattoo is a partial Pe'a, which is an intricate tattoo males have traditionally gotten in Samoan culture. Johnson said his tattoo took 60 hours to complete and that it tells the story of his ancestors and his own life.

It looks similar to the tattoo that Johnson's animated character, Maui, has in Moana Even in interviews today, his teammates still refer to him as Dewey. They apparently first heard the nickname when Johnson's parents came to visit and his mom called him by that name in front of everyone.

In , Johnson told "The Tonight Show" host Jay Leno that country music legend Willie Nelson gave him a guitar for his birthday and that the pair had been friends since about He played the guitar and sang several times in the ring during his years with WWE. That same day, Johnson announced he would be hosting a episode unscripted competition show, The Titan Games , to "create a platform that gave everyday people the opportunity to change their lives and do something extraordinary.

Next up for the action star was Rampage , based on the popular s arcade game, which hit theaters a few months before the July release of Skyscraper. Johnson returned to his wrestling roots by appearing as himself in Fighting with My Family , based on the true story of female wrestling champion Saraya "Paige" Bevis. In , Young Rock , a television series about the life of Johson, premiered. The show stars Johnson and other actors playing younger versions of the actor.

The two are parents to daughters Jasmine Lia b. December and Tiana Gia b. April Johnson also has a daughter, Simone Alexandra, from his first marriage. He and his high school sweetheart, Dany Garcia, wed in and split up a decade later, though she continues to serve as his manager. We strive for accuracy and fairness. If you see something that doesn't look right, contact us! Subscribe to the Biography newsletter to receive stories about the people who shaped our world and the stories that shaped their lives.

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