Dwayne Johnson
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Popular professional semi-retired wrestler and highest-paid actors in the world Dwayne Douglas Johnson was born on 2 May 1972, in Hayward California. He is popularly known as The Rock (his ring name). American-Canadian actor was a professional wrestler for more than eight years in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF or WWE) prior to pursuing an acting career.
Dwayne Johnson’s father Rocky Johnson, was a professional wrestler while Ata Maivia, his mother was the daughter of a wrestler. His father Rocky belongs to Black Nova Scotian origin while his mother belongs to Samoan heritage.
Before starting a wrestling career, Johnson aspired for a professional career in football, and He also won the national championship in 1991 when he played for the University of Miami. He then joined with the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL) in 1995, but in the middle of the first session, he was cut from the team, and shortly after, he began training as a professional wrestler. He also signed a secured contract with the WWF in 1996.
Johnson’s charismatic persona of a boastful trash-talking wrestler made him won the title of The Rock. He left WWE to start his acting career in 2004, but then also he is known as one of the greatest professional wrestlers and biggest draws of his time. Johnson made a debut with the film “The Mummy Returns” (2001) and later played a first lead role in “The Scorpion King” (2002). His outstanding acting skills made him famous and since he starred in numerous other films like The Rundown (2003), Walking Tall (2004), Race to Witch Mountain (2009), G.I. Joe: Retaliation (2013), Pain & Gain (2013), and many others.
Johnson was also starred in the HBO series “Ballers” (2015). The show successfully completed it’s five seasons and ranked high as one of the most-watched comedy show in six years. He also begged success as an author and producer. He also released an autobiography named “The Rock Says”. An entertainment production company called “Seven Bucks Productions” was founded by him in 2012. Johnson is the world’s highest-paid actors and made his place in the Time 100: Most Influential People in the World list during 2016 and 2019.
Championships Won by Dwayne Johnson During Wrestling Career
Rock was known for doing most professional wrestling pay-per-view event. The events and episodes in which he was featured were considered to be most-watched one which includes WrestleMania XXVIII, WWE Raw, and WWE SmackDown, he also won many championships at the events and shows, the list includes:
- Intercontinental Championship.
- World championship.
- Triple Crown championship.
Dwayne Johnson Some Successful Box Office Movie List
Johnson’s appeared in most successful box office movies and won many awards. His acting made him favorite for all the franchises, including Fast & Furious and Jumanji. Explore the list of blockbuster films of the actor.
- Fast Five (2011).
- Fast & Furious 6 (2013).
- Furious 7 (2015).
- Hobbs & Shaw (2019).
- Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017).
- Jumanji: The Next Level (2019).
- Hercules (2014).
- San Andreas (2015).
- Central Intelligence (2016).
- Moana (2016).
- Rampage (2018).
