Dwayne Johnson (The Rock) is one of the brightest representatives of the film industry for his generation. His sports background and many other undeniable talents and virtues helped him get on the big screen. Thanks to his huge charisma and exotic appearance, the film actor gets the main roles in the world's highest grossing blockbusters.
Exemplary pedigree
Dwayne Johnson (The Rock) is a 3rd generation professional wrestler as both the actor's father and grandfather also competed in the ring. Even his maternal grandmother, Leah Mayvia, worked as a professional wrestling promoter. Several cousins, as well as Duane's uncles, were also professional wrestlers. Thus, looking at this sports family, one can frankly state that wrestling is a kind of family business. At first, he was carried away by football, the young athlete wanted to build a career in this field, but an injury and a number of other circumstances forced him to change his mind. When his football career was over, Johnson (The Rock) decided to join the family business. His father at first did not want such a difficult future for his son, so being a wrestler is incredibly difficult, but in the end he agreed to train him himself, which he was very proud of later.
Football past
Johnson was born in the town of Hayward in California, but was forced to travel a lot throughout the country, as his family often changed their place of residence. This was necessary for my father's wrestling career. The many moves made it difficult for young Duane to make friends. He was often teased by other children about his last name as well as his appearance. Because of his short temper, Johnson was even arrested several times for fighting. After channeling his energies into the right direction, he soon became known for his talents on the football field. However, Dwayne also found time for crazy antics. During one game against San Diego in 1992, thousands of people watched on TV as he chased the opponent's mascot, a man in an oversized Aztec warlord's jumpsuit across the field.
The future of football seemed bright until Duane injured his back. He fell into depression, started studying and began to skip classes. However, he managed to pull himself together and graduated from college in 1995. When offered a contract with the Calgary Stampeders, Johnson went to Canada with the hope that he could achievesuccess in professional football. Life in a new place disappointed him. A small salary, a tiny, dark rented apartment where he was forced to sleep on a mattress - all this he was ready to endure, so that later he would be able to move forward. Duane was determined to hold on, but ended up being replaced by a former league player. Thus ended his football career.
Interesting facts from life
- Dwayne Douglas Johnson (The Rock) was born May 2, 1972 in Hayward, California.
- As a child, the future TV star traveled a lot, his childhood was spent in Hawaii, Pennsylvania and even New Zealand.
- His father, Rocky Johnson, is of Scottish descent, and his mother is from Samoa (an island nation located in the South Pacific).
- Even though Johnson (The Rock) was not born in Canada, he became a full Canadian citizen in 2009 due to changes in Canadian citizenship law, as his father was born in Canada. In addition, Dwayne also has American citizenship.
- While in high school in Pennsylvania, Johnson became interested in playing football, subsequently receiving a full scholarship, which gave him the opportunity to play as a quarterback at the University of Miami. In 1991, a talented football player was already a member of the championship team. Following his injury, Johnson was replaced by future Football League star Warren Sapp.
- Dwayne has been nicknamed "The Rock" since 1997. An incredibly gifted wrestler has achieved incredible heights in the ring, for which he was repeatedly presented with an award for victories in sports championships. His retirement dates from 2004.
- Filmography of the Rock (Johnson): debut in the movie was the role in the film "The Scorpion King. The Mummy Returns (2001). In parallel, The Scorpion King (2002) was launched, in which Johnson played his first major role. He also received a fee of $5.5 million, which was pretty good for a first time.
- Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson has been successful everywhere. In 2013, Forbes magazine named him the highest-grossing actor of 2013, with over $1.3 billion in worldwide box office grosses for his films.
- As for his personal life, the actor married Dani Garcia in May 1997, they have known each other since their studies at the University of Miami. In 2001, their daughter Simone Alexandra was born. Unfortunately, this beautiful couple broke up in 2007, while maintaining good friendships.
- Johnson ("The Rock") wrote his autobiography, "The Rock Says…" in 2000. The book debuted on the New York Times bestseller list and stayed there for five months!
Thunder of world wrestling
Real fame in the world of wrestling came after Johnson changed his image beyond recognition. Dwayne Johnsonbegan to call himself "The Rock" with increased volume and to the fullest. The “bad boy” wore black boots, underpants of the same shade, a tattoo of the bull of Brahma flaunted on his huge bicep, he became a formidable force both inside the ring and beyond its borders, his formidable trademark was the formidable rise of his right eyebrow, which he presented his rivals during press conferences. It was in this image that popularity came to him. At the sight of him, the crowd went wild, queues lined up for fights with his participation. Despite the fact that he did not win all the fights, he has a large number of rematches on his account, where he won. Johnson has become perhaps the most popular wrestler in the history of the sport.
Rock on the big screen
Popularity grew exponentially, in 2000 he published his autobiography, began to appear on television, several times was a guest on the popular late night comedy show "Saturday Night Live" and other programs. The next logical step was the big screen. The filmography of The Rock (Johnson) originates from an episodic role in the blockbuster The Mummy Returns. His fee was a measly $500,000 by Hollywood standards. Although he was not given many minutes of screen time, the producers were so impressed with Johnson's character that they decided to dedicate an entire film to this character ("The Scorpion King").
The film, which was released in 2002, is an adventure movie. Johnson playsa desert warrior determined to save his people from an evil conqueror. If he succeeds, he will take his rightful place as the king of the Scorpions. While the film is definitely not high drama, as Johnson's character spent most of his time brandishing a sword and slashing at his enemies, the newly minted actor took his role seriously. The picture turned out to be a box office and collected $ 36 million for the first weekend, and Johnson began to be called the champion of the big screen and the new face of Hollywood. He was said to be as natural on screen as he was in the ring.
The Rock (Johnson): Movies
By the mid-2000s, Johnson had become a full-fledged movie star. Critics also praised the actor's comedic abilities. In 2004, he made his debut in the dramatic films Walking Tall, where he fought drug dealers led by the local sheriff. Comedy films with The Rock (Johnson) have been made: It'll Be Cool (2004) and Get Shorty (2005). Despite his busy schedule and numerous film roles, Johnson managed to maintain his sports schedule and actively engaged in wrestling.
Films with The Rock are always associated with the risk of various kinds of injuries, sprains and sprains often occur on the set. His football background helped in the filming of the film "Game Plan", where he plays the famous football player Joe Kingman, for which he was subsequently nominated for an Oscar for Best Actor. Dwayne (The Rock) Johnson, films with whomalways attract attention, appeared as Luke Hobbs in the fifth part of the Fast and the Furious. This happened mainly because Vin Diesel received a lot of comments, where the desire of the public was their joint work in the cinema. His inclusion set a box office record of sorts, with $86 million opening weekend.
Big man - big heart
Having made a great career in the film industry, Dwayne fulfilled his dream. He was recently honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In 2006, he founded a foundation to improve the lives of terminally ill children. In 2007, together with his ex-wife, he donated a million dollars to the University of Miami, where he once studied and played football.
