Johnson attended Montclaire Elementary School in Charlotte, North Carolina, before moving to Hamden, Connecticut, where he attended Shepherd Glen Elementary School and then Hamden Middle School. In 2008, Johnson inducted his father and grandfather into the WWE Hall of Fame. Through his maternal grandfather Maivia, Johnson is a non-blood relative to the Anoa'i wrestling family.
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Johnson's maternal grandmother Lia was one of the first female pro wrestling promoters, taking over Polynesian Pacific Pro Wrestling after her husband's death in 1982 and managing it until 1988.
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His mother is the adopted daughter of Peter Maivia, who was also a professional wrestler.
His father and Tony Atlas were the first black tag team champions in WWE history, in 1983. Johnson's father was a Black Nova Scotian with a small amount of Irish ancestry. Growing up, Johnson lived briefly in Grey Lynn in Auckland, New Zealand, with his mother's family, where he played rugby and attended Richmond Road Primary School before returning to the U.S. Johnson was born in Hayward, California, on May 2, 1972, the son of Ata Johnson ( née Maivia born 1948) and former professional wrestler Rocky Johnson (born Wayde Douglas Bowles 1944–2020). In 20, Time named Johnson one of the world's most influential people. Johnson is a co-owner of the XFL, a professional American football league, which he acquired from WWE owner Vince McMahon for $15 million in 2020. In 2012, he co-founded the entertainment production company Seven Bucks Productions. In 2000, Johnson released his autobiography, The Rock Says, which was a New York Times bestseller.
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Johnson produced and starred in the HBO comedy-drama series Ballers (2015–2019), and the autobiographical sitcom Young Rock (2021). He is also known for voicing Maui in the Disney animated film Moana (2016). He joined the DC Extended Universe playing the titular role in Black Adam (2022). His role as Luke Hobbs in the Fast & Furious films, beginning with Fast Five (2011), helped the franchise become one of the highest-grossing in film. He also starred in the action comedy films Get Smart (2008), Central Intelligence (2016), Baywatch (2017), and Red Notice (2021). He has since starred in family films The Game Plan (2007), Race to Witch Mountain (2009), Tooth Fairy (2010), Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017), Jumanji: The Next Level (2019), and Jungle Cruise (2021), as well as the action films Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (2012), G.I. The following year he played his first leading role in the action fantasy film The Scorpion King (2002). Johnson's first film role was in The Mummy Returns (2001). Johnson headlined the most-bought professional wrestling pay-per-view ( WrestleMania XXVIII) and was featured among the most watched episodes of WWE's flagship television series ( Raw and SmackDown). A 10-time world champion, including the promotion's first of African-American descent, he is also a two-time Intercontinental Champion, a five-time Tag Team Champion, the 2000 Royal Rumble winner, and WWE's sixth Triple Crown champion. Johnson left WWE in 2004 and returned in 2011 as a part-time performer until 2013, making sporadic appearances until retiring in 2019. Johnson quickly rose to global prominence, aided by a gimmick he employed as a charismatic trash talker. In 1996, Johnson's father Rocky assisted in helping him secure a contract with the WWF. Despite aspirations at professional football he went undrafted in the 1995 NFL draft, and was briefly signed with the Calgary Stampeders before being cut in his first season. Īfter accepting an athletic scholarship to play at the University of Miami, he was a member of the 1991 national championship team, but largely was a backup player. His films have grossed over $3.5 billion in North America and over $10.5 billion worldwide, making him one of the world's highest-grossing and highest-paid actors. Johnson wrestled for the WWF for eight years prior to pursuing an acting career. Widely regarded as one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time, he was integral to the development and success of the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) during the Attitude Era, an industry boom period in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Dwayne Douglas Johnson (born May 2, 1972), is an American actor, film producer, and former professional wrestler known by ring name The Rock.
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