dwayne johnson

origin

Dwayne Johnson was born in 1972 in Hayward, California. His father is Rocky Johnson, a wrestler, from the Black Canadian group, and there is an Irish race in him. His mother is a Samoan named Ata. He has seven siblings from another mother. He rarely met any of them. His families, both his father and mother, were deeply involved in the world of wrestling from their grandparents. He lived with his mother's family in Auckland, New Zealand, for a short period of time when he was young. He then returned to the United States at an early age as well.

His upbringing and life were in more than one American state, and he moved between many elementary and secondary schools. Everyone thought when they saw him that he was a girl and not a boy, because of his haircut. His childhood was somewhat harsh, because of his family's weak financial situation.

Dwayne Johnson and secondary education

Dwayne Johnson moved between several high schools in several states, staying the longest at Freedom High School in Pennsylvania, graduating in 1990.

Dwayne Johnson experienced several struggles at this school, being arrested multiple times for various offenses, including theft, multiple fights, and other offenses. He was suspended for a period of time, and was known as a teenager with a history of various problems. However, one vision differed from all of this: the vision of football coach Jody Quick at this school.

Quick saw great physical and athletic potential in Dwayne Johnson and recruited him to the school's team, where he played defensive back. This marked a major shift in Dwayne Johnson's personality, as he began to reflect on his goals and future.

Dwayne Johnson played on the football team for two years, and as a senior at Freedom High School, he was surprised to receive a scholarship and athletic training from the University of Miami, where football had just begun.

Dwayne Johnson and college

Dwayne Johnson's college career was relatively uneventful. He played defensive back for the University of Miami for four years, never being a top prospect, but instead a reserve. He won a national championship with the team in 1991.

Dwayne Johnson majored in two sciences at his undergraduate studies: criminology and physiology, earning bachelor's degrees in both. He was a major contributor to guiding students at the university to stay focused on their studies and avoid engaging in drug dealing and abuse.

Dwayne Johnson graduated from college in 1995 and joined the Calgary Stampeders in the Canadian National League. However, he was surprisingly cut from the team just two months later, a turning point in his life.

Entering the world of wrestling

Dwayne Johnson entered the world of wrestling in 1996. He made his debut in the World Wrestling Federation under the ring name Rocky Maivia. He successfully won several titles, including the Intercontinental Championship, but also lost several times. The crowd chanted against him in an extremely aggressive manner, and he suffered a severe knee injury that kept him out of the ring for months.

Upon Dwayne Johnson's return to the ring, he joined up a group called the Nation of Domination, where he began aggressively attacking the crowd. He changed his name to The Rock. He subsequently engaged in several intense feuds with Steve Austin, Ken Shamrock, and Faarooq, successfully retaining the Intercontinental Championship. This led to his feuding with these wrestlers.

The Rock also participated in the King of the Ring tournament, where he lost in the final, and also faced Triple H in the Intercontinental Championship, losing to him in 1998. From here, the fans' attitude towards him began to change, as they began to support him strongly, and his popularity increased significantly, which made many wrestlers hate him, including members of his team, the Nation, which later led to the team's disbandment.

The Rock then entered several matches with various stars, winning several titles, including the WWE Championship against Mankind. He also allied with a number of wrestlers, but also lost several titles along the way. He also participated in the Royal Rumble matches, where he faced Mankind to regain the title. They then faced each other again, with The Rock losing to him. Mankind then retained the WWE Championship. The Rock also faced Steve Austin, losing to him for the WWE Championship.

The Rock's popularity gradually grew, and with it, his feuds with many wrestlers began to grow. He faced Triple H once and defeated him, and then lost to The Undertaker. However, he was granted the privilege of having his own match, like Kane, The Undertaker, and Mankind. He also had two such matches against Triple H and Al Snow.

The Rock then formed a team with Mankind known as the Rock 'n' Sock Connection, and they became WWE Tag Team Champions for the first time, defeating The Undertaker and Big Show. They then lost the titles to the same duo, only to regain the title again. They then faced another duo calling themselves The New Age Outlaws, losing the title to them, only to regain it one last time against the same duo in another match. They then faced another duo called The Holly Cousins, losing the title to them.

The Rock faced Big Show twice, losing the first time and winning the second, to face Triple H for the WWE Championship.

A Fatal Four-way Elimination match followed, featuring The Rock, Triple H, Big Show, and Mick Foley, from which The Rock was eliminated by Triple H.

The Rock won the WWE Championship for the fourth time against Triple H, then the fifth tag team championship, teaming with Kane and The Undertaker, and the sixth championship against Kurt Angle. He then took a break from wrestling for a while, during which time The Scorpion King was filmed.

The Rock continued to present many wrestling matches for a long time, and formed many feuds with many wrestlers, and entered with others in more than one tag team, and won many championships, and lost many as well, and became a trademark in the world of wrestling, and created his legend in this world through his abilities, and became a symbol of this world, but acting attracted him strongly, to enter this world through its widest doors, and begin his career in it.

Dwayne Johnson and the world of acting

Dwayne Johnson entered the acting world in 1999, where he appeared on The 70s Show, playing the role of his father, Rocky Johnson. He then appeared in the Star Trek Voyager series, and also appeared in the movie The Mummy Returns. He then made his starring role in the movie The Scorpion King, for which he received a record salary, which entered him into the Guinness Book of World Records, for the highest salary for a leading actor for the first time, and his acting performance was praised by everyone.

Dwayne Johnson's roles have varied between action, comedy and drama, and his work continued to appear from 1999 to 2010. Some of his films were successful and others failed, such as Walking Tall, Southland Tales, Doom, the Game Plan, Tooth Fairy, and Faster. He also performed voice acting in some animated films, such as Planet 51.

Fast Five was a box office success in 2011, which encouraged producers to make films with Dwayne Johnson. He also appeared in some highly acclaimed series, such as Hercules. Dwayne Johnson became the highest-grossing actor in 2013, and he also appeared in the famous Fast and Furious series, and he was ranked sixth among the highest-grossing actors of the first decade of the 21st century.

dwayne Johnson has collaborated with numerous actors and directors, including Ryan Reynolds, Emily Blunt, and others. He is also a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

dwayne Johnson's most recent work was in 2024, with Chris Evans and director Jake Kasdan, in the film Red One Christmas. Unfortunately, the film was not a critical or financial success, despite its enjoyable action and adventure elements.

Dwayne Johnson production company

Dwayne Johnson founded a production company called Seven Bucks Productions in 2012, and began producing several films, and participated in some of his own productions. He began to move towards profitable films, and worked with many actors and directors. Some of his films as a producer were accepted, while others were rejected. His production company is still going today.

Investment and other businesses

Dwayne Johnson has made numerous investments, including his Teremana tequila, which sold an estimated $3 billion in its first year. He also purchased the XFL, along with several partners, and became a board member of TKO Media Group, thus gaining full ownership of his trademark, The Rock.

Personal Life

Dwayne Johnson married Danny Garcia in 1997, his University of Miami girlfriend, a bodybuilder and businesswoman. They divorced in 2007 and have a daughter, Simone.

Dwayne Johnson later married Lauren Hashian, the daughter of drummer Seb Hashian. They met on the set of The Game Plan and fell in love. They have two daughters, Tiana and Jasmine.