Complete Biography of Famous Actor Dwayne Johnson

Johnson's full name is Dwayne Douglas Johnson. But he is mostly known as Dwayne Johnson on social media. As you may know, Johnson has been a famous wrestler before, so his nickname "The Rock" is also very popular among fans, and fans are often called by that name. Johnson is an American actor, businessman, and former professional wrestler by profession. He was born on May 2, 1972, in Hayward, California, United States. He is about 1.96 meters tall and has a present age of 49 years. He is considered one of the greatest wrestlers of his time. He wrestled for the WWE for about eight years before beginning his acting career.

Spouses of Dwayne Johnson:

He has two spouses. Johnson's first spouse is Danny Garcia. The relationship between Johnson and Danny began in 1997 and ended in 2008. Johnson said in an interview about his first relationship that because of some personal differences between the two, they ended their relationship. Johnson's second relationship began at the end of 2018 with "Lauren Hashian" and in 2019 they officially married. If we talk about Johnson's children, then he has 3 children and he has one child from the first relation named "Simone Alexandra Johnson" and from the second relation he has two children named "Jasmine Johnson" and "Tiana Gia Johnson".

Dwayne Johnson As an Athlete:

Johnson was born into a wrestling family. Johnson's father, Soulman Rocky Johnson, also worked in the American regional wrestling circuit and wrestled. Johnson's father was a partner of George Foreman in 1974 and was working with Mohammad Ali (Wrestler) on "The Rumble in the Jingle". However, he began his sports career playing football in his childhood. He was an athlete in his high school and played for the NCAA Championship football team at the University of Miami in 1991.

As injuries ended his football career, he began wrestling. Due to Johnson's remarkable body size, speed, and abilities, he made his wrestling career debut in a short time. He played his first wrestling match for the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) in 1996 under his ring name "Rocky Maivia". He put his ring name on the names of his father and grandfather to pay tribute to both.

Dwayne Johnson As a Wrestler:

After wrestling for a few months, Johnson became quite popular in his field. His fan following became even more and he soon became a crowd favorite. His fans gave him a new name and he became known among his fans as 'The Rock'. After this popularity, Johnson became one of the biggest stars of the WWF and he won the first title of his wrestling career in 1998.

Start of Johnson's Acting Career :

Johnson decided to wrestle in the ring as well as come on screen. He played a major role in the 2001 movie "The Mummy Returns" and won the hearts of his fans in this movie. In this way, Johnson started a new career in his life and he got a lot of success in it. This was followed by Johnson's new movie "The Scorpion King" in 2002 and "The Rundown" movie in 2003. In 2004, he made a major decision of his life and announced his complete retirement from his wrestling career and Johnson also said that he now wants to devote his full focus and time to his acting career.

Dwayne Johnson Movies List:

Johnson's later movies include Retaliation (2013), Pain & Gain (2013). He is also known for his role in the four installments of "The Fast and the Furious" series. These movies include Fast Five (2011), Fast & Furious 6 (2013), Fast & Furious 7 (2015), and The Fate of the Furious (2017). Johnson has also starred in a number of family entertainment movies during his acting career, including The Game Plan (2007), Tooth Fairy (2010), and Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (2012).

He played the main role of the titular Greek mythological figure in the movie "Hercules" in 2014. In 2015, he played the role of a firefighter in which he fights earthquakes and the name of this action movie is "San Andreas". In 2016, he played the lead role in a comedy and action movie, Central Intelligence, which greatly increased his fame.

Johnson has also acted in some historical and comedian movies. Just like in 2017 a comedy base movie "Baywatch" showed its comedian face to its fans. Johnson also played the main character in a gaming movie "Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle" in 2017, the story of which is taken from a children's book written by "Chris Van Allsburg". In 2019, he also played the lead role in part two of the Jumanji series "Jumanji: The Next Level". Most recently, in 2021, Johnson co-starred with Emily Blunt in the adventure movie "Jungle Cruise."

Dwayne Johnson As a TV Host:

He has acted as a host on a number of television shows in his acting career, including The Hero (2013), Ballers (2015-19), The Titan Games (2019_), and The Young Rock (2021_). He appeared in the wrestling ring for the first time since his retirement in 2011. Johnson's appearance at the WWE event was a huge success, with 1.3 million pay-per-view orders and $ 67 million in global sales. In 2013, Johnson won the eighth professional wrestling title of his wrestling career. In the end, Johnson won many acting and wrestling awards in his entire life career, that’s why the whole world knows him.