Dwayne Johnson aka The Rock is a wrestler turned actor. In college, he used to play football and was a national champion. Following the stride of his grandfather and father, he then entered wrestling. He signed with WWE (at that time, it was known as WWF) and wrestled under the ring name ‘The Rock’. As a result of his family profession, he became the first third-generation wrestler in the WWE history. After that, he entered show business (acting) and his first film in a lead role was The Scorpion King (2002) for which he received US$5.5 million (a world record by an actor to receive such a huge amount for his first lead role in a film).
Born Name
Dwayne Douglas Johnson
Nick Name / Ring Name
The Rock, Flex Kavana, Rocky Maivia, The People’s Champion, The Brahma Bull, The Great One, The Corporate Champion
Sun Sign
Taurus
Born Place
Hayward, California, USA
Nationality
Education
Dwayne attended Richmond Road Primary School in Auckland, New Zealand. After that, he returned to U.S. with his parents and finished 10th grade from President William McKinley High School in Honolulu, Hawaii. Johnson also went to the University of Miami to earn a degree in criminology.
Occupation
Retired professional wrestler, actor
Family
- Father – Rocky Johnson (Professional wrestler)
- Mother – Ata Johnson (née Maivia)
- Siblings – Curtis Bowles (Brother), Wanda Bowles (Sister)
- Others – Peter Maivia (Maternal Grandfather) (Wrestler), Lia Maivia (Maternal Grandmother) (Wrestling’s female professional promoter)
Manager
Dwayne’s managers include –
- Debra
- Shane McMahon
Build
Athletic
Height
6 ft 4 in or 193 cm (Billed height)
His real height is considered to be 6 ft 2½ in or 189 cm
Weight
119 kg or 262 pounds
Girlfriend / Spouse
Dwayne dated –
- (1996-2008) – The wrestler met American businesswoman, Dany nearing May 1996 in the University of Miami and soon started dating her. He married her on May 3, 1997 (a day after Johnson’s birthday). The couple has a daughter together named, (b. August 14, 2001). They separated in a friendly manner on June 1, 2007. Their divorce was finalized in May 2008. He had revealed that he would like to spend the rest of his life with his ex-wife, Dany as friends.
- Lauren Hashian (2007-Present) – The Rock then started dating singer Lauren Hashian in 2007. They had first met during the filming of The Game Plan in 2006. He then spent holidays in Hawaii with the singer Lauren Hashian. The couple welcomed their first daughter named, Jasmine on December 16, 2015. The couple had another child, a daughter named, Tiana Gia Johnson on April 17, 2018. They decided to get married on August 18, 2019, in Hawaii, U.S.
Race / Ethnicity
Multiracial
Johnson’s mother is of Samoan heritage while his father has Canadian ancestry.
Hair Color
Dark Brown
Eye Color
Dark Brown
Sexual Orientation
Straight
Distinctive Features
- His signature moves (listed below)
- Eyebrow trademark
Measurements
The Rock may have the following measurements –
- Chest – 50 inches
- Waist – 35 inches
- Arms / Biceps – 19 inches
- Legs / Thighs – 31 inches
Shoe Size
Dwayne wears a shoe of size 14 (US).
Brand Endorsements
The Dwayne Johnson Rock Foundation
Religion
Christianity
Best Known For
Working for WWE as a wrestler until August 2019. He is known as one of the professional wrestlers of all time.
First Film
He co-starred in the 1999 102 minutes long documentary film, Beyond the Mat as himself. The movie features the lives of professional wrestlers outside the ring.
First TV Show
Johnson guest appeared in American television period sitcom, That ’70s Show for his role as Rocky Johnson in the episode no. 15 of season 1 titled “That Wrestling Show”.
Personal Trainer
His trainers include his father Rocky Johnson, Pat Patterson, and Tom Prichard. Read about his .
During Wrestling
- Finishing Moves
- People’s Elbow / Corporate Elbow
- Rock Bottom
- Running shoulder breaker
- Sharpshooter (adopted from )
- Signature Moves
- Float-over DDT
- Flowing snap DDT, sometimes followed by a kip-up
- Running swinging neck breaker
- Running thrust lariat
- Samoan drop
- Jumping clothesline
- Snap overhead belly-to-belly suplex, sometimes to an oncoming opponent
- Spinebuster, usually followed by a People’s Elbow
Dwayne Johnson Favorite Things
- Food – Donuts, pizza
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Dwayne Johnson Facts
- He did his wrestling debut in 1996.
- He had lived briefly in New Zealand with his mom and her mom’s family. But, finally moved to the United States.
- He had opened a charity for at-risk ill children called “The Dwayne Johnson Rock Foundation” in 2006.
- Dwayne also donated $1 million to the University of Miami so that they can improve their football facilities.
- He was on the college football team.
- In 2017, The Rock donated $25,000 for the relief efforts of Hurricane Harvey.
- “The Game Plan” (2007) was the last movie to use his ring name “The Rock”.
- While filming the 2004 movie “Walking Tall”, Dwayne actually (but accidentally) smashed the rear lights of a Porsche car.
- The Rock won his first WWF belt in 1997 and he was the youngest wrestler to do so at the time at just 24.
- Dwayne’s cousin Tanoai Reed has served as a stunt double for Johnson in many of his movies.
- In September 2020, he endorsed for the 2020 U.S. Presidential election.
- He has worked with numerous charities including Make-A-Wish Foundation.
- To renovate the football facilities, he (along with his ex-wife) donated $1 million to the University of Miami in October 2007.
- In September 2020, he revealed that he, his wife, and 2 daughters had caught the COVID-19 virus. But, all of them recovered fully with time.
- He joined hands, in March 2016, with fitness brand Under Armour to launch ‘Project Rock’.
- Dwayne was the highest-earning actor of 2020 as per Forbes with $87.5 million earnings followed by at #2 with $71.5 million earnings.
- On October 8, 2020, The Rock crossed 200 million followers on Instagram.
- Dwyane owns the tequila brand Teremana.
- Towards the end of 2020, Dwayne became the highest-paid celebrity for sponsored posts on Instagram with over $1,000,000 charge per sponsored post dethroning as per data via Hopper HQ.
Facts of Dwayne Johnson aka The Rock
- full nameDwayne Johnson aka The Rock
- Date of Birth May 02, 1972
- Age 52 years 7 months
- Horoscope Taurus
- Lucky Number 8
- Lucky Stone Emerald
- Lucky Color Green
- Best Match for Marriage Virgo, Cancer, Capricorn
- weight119 kg
- height6 ft 2½ in