Born:
May 02, 1972
in
Hayward, California
Best Known For:
Playing The Scorpion King.
Early-life:
Dwayne Douglas Johnson was born on May 2, 1972, in Hayward, California, to Samoan and African-Canadian parents. He earned a criminology degree from the University of Miami in 1994, where he shone as part of their national championship college football team. Johnson had a few run-ins with law before realising he should get his act together. He became one of the World Wrestling Federation's biggest stars, winning nine major awards. His 2000 autobiography The Rock Says, a title derived from his wrestling name 'The Rock', became a bestseller.
Career:
In 2001, Johnson appeared as a warrior in The Mummy Returns, and reprised his role a year later as the eponymous hero in The Scorpion King. He went on to star in a series of hit-and-miss projects, including Welcome to the Jungle, Be Cool, Walking Tall, Get Smart, Race To Witch Mountain, Tooth Fairy, Faster and The Other Guys. He returned to form in 2011 in the hugely popular Fast and the Furious sequel Fast Five alongside Vin Diesel and Paul Walker. More recently, he has starred in Journey 2: The Mysterious Island, Snitch, GI Joe: Retaliation, Fast & Furious 6 and Hercules.
Quote:
"There are definitely people who disagree with certain creative decisions you make. Pleasing everyone is pretty hard."
Trivia:
In 2013, he won a Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Award in the Favourite Male Butt Kicker category.