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\"Rock Johnson\" redirects here. Not to be confused with Rocky Johnson, Duane Johnson, Dewayne Johnson, or Wayne Johnson.

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Dwayne Johnson
Johnson in 2023
Born	Dwayne Douglas Johnson (1972-05-02) May 2, 1972 (age 52) Hayward, California, U.S.
Education	University of Miami (BGS)
Occupations	Actor professional wrestler film producer businessman
Years active	1990\u20131994 (college football) 1995 (professional football) 1996\u20132004 2011\u20132019 2023\u2013present (wrestling) 1999\u2013present (acting) 2000; 2021\u2013present (rapping)
Works	Filmography
Spouses	\n Dany Garcia \n (m. 1997; div. 2008) \n Lauren Hashian (m. 2019)
Children	3, including Simone
Father	Rocky Johnson
Relatives	Anoa\u02bbi family
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)	Flex Kavana Rocky Maivia The Rock^[1]
Billed height	6 ft 5 in (196 cm)^[2]^[3]
Billed weight	260 lb (118 kg)^[2]^[3]
Billed from	Miami, Florida, U.S.^[2]^[3]
Trained by	Pat Patterson^[4] Rocky Johnson^[1] Tom Prichard^[5]
Debut	March 10, 1996^[4]
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Dwayne Douglas Johnson (born May 2, 1972), also known by his ring name the Rock, is an American actor, professional wrestler, seasonal singer and businessman. He is signed to WWE, where he performs on a part-time basis. Widely regarded as one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time,^[6]^[7] Johnson was integral to the development and success of the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) during the Attitude Era. He wrestled for the WWF full-time for eight years before pursuing an acting career. His films have grossed over $3.5 billion in North America and over $12.5 billion worldwide,^[8] making him one of the world's highest-grossing and highest-paid actors.^[9]^[10]^[11] He is a co-owner of the United Football League,^[12]^[13]^[14] a member of the board of directors of TKO Group Holdings\u2014the parent company of UFC and WWE^[15]^[16]^[17]\u2014and co-founder of Seven Bucks Productions.^[18]\n

After accepting an athletic scholarship to play football at the University of Miami, Johnson was a member of the 1991 national championship team but was largely a backup player.^[19] Despite aspirations to professional football, he went undrafted in the 1995 NFL draft, and briefly signed with the Calgary Stampeders before being cut in his first season.^[20] In 1996, his father assisted in helping him secure a contract with the WWF.^[1] Johnson quickly rose to global prominence, aided by a gimmick he employed as a charismatic trash talker. Johnson left the WWE in 2004; he returned in 2011 as a part-time performer until 2013 and made sporadic appearances from thereon until his retirement in 2019;^[21] in 2023, he returned once again on a part-time basis. A 10-time world champion\u2014including the promotion's first of African-American descent^[22]\u2014he 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 headlined multiple pay-per-view events, including WWE's flagship event WrestleMania six times (15, 16, 17, 28, 29 and 40) which includes the most-bought professional wrestling pay-per-view (WrestleMania 28) and main evented the most watched episodes of WWE's flagship television series (Raw and SmackDown).^[23]^[24]\n

Johnson's first film role was in The Mummy Returns (2001). The next year, he played his first leading role in the action fantasy film The Scorpion King. 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), and the action films Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (2012), G.I. Joe: Retaliation (2013), Hercules (2014), Skyscraper (2018), San Andreas (2015) and Rampage (2018). He also starred in the action comedy films Get Smart (2008), Central Intelligence (2016), Baywatch (2017), and Red Notice (2021). 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.^[25] He joined the DC Extended Universe by playing the title role in Black Adam (2022).^[26] He is also known for voicing Maui in the Disney animated film Moana (2016), and its sequel Moana 2 (2024).\n

Johnson produced and starred in the HBO comedy-drama series Ballers (2015\u20132019)^[27] and the autobiographical sitcom Young Rock (2021\u20132023). His autobiography, The Rock Says, was released in 2000 and was a New York Times bestseller.^[28]^[29] In 2016 and 2019, Time named him as one of the world's most influential people.^[30]^[31]\n

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Position	Defensive tackle
Major	Criminology and physiology
Personal information
Height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight	253 lb (115 kg)
Career history
College	\n Miami (FL) (1990\u20131994) \n
Bowl games	\n Cotton Bowl Classic (1991) \n Orange Bowl (1992) \n
High school	Freedom High School (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania)
Career highlights and awards
\n National champion (1991) \n

Title\n	Year\n	Peak chart positions\n	Certifications\n	Album\n
US ^[435]\n	CAN ^[436]\n
\"You're Welcome\"\n	2016\n	83	85\n	\n RIAA: 6\u00d7 Platinum^[437] \n BPI: 3\u00d7 Platinum^[438] \n	Moana: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack\n

Title\n	Year\n	Peak chart positions\n	Album\n
US ^[439]\n	US R&B /HH ^[440]\n	CAN ^[441]\n
\"It Doesn't Matter\" (Wyclef Jean featuring the Rock and Melky Sedeck)\n	2000\n	\u2014	80	\u2014^[A]\n	The Ecleftic: 2 Sides II a Book\n
\"Face Off\" (Tech N9ne featuring Joey Cool, King Iso, and Dwayne Johnson)^[443]\n	2021\n	\u2014^[B]	45	77\n	Asin9ne\n

Year\n	Award\n	Category\n	Work\n	Refs.\n
1991\n	NCAA National Championship\n	Football\n	Miami Hurricanes\n	^[469]\n
2001\n	Teen Choice Awards\n	Choice Movie: Villain\n	The Mummy Returns\n	^[470]\n
2012\n	CinemaCon\n	Action Star of the Year\n	\n	^[471]\n
2013\n	Kids Choice Awards\n	Favorite Male Buttkicker\n	Journey 2: The Mysterious Island\n	^[472]\n
2015\n	Muscle & Fitness\n	Man of the Century\n	\n	^[473]\n
2016\n	Mr. Olympia\n	Icon Award\n	\n	^[474]\n
People's Choice Awards\n	Favorite Premium Cable TV Actor\n	\n	^[475]\n
People Magazine\n	Sexiest Man Alive\n	\n	^[476]\n
Shorty Awards\n	Best Actor\n	\n	^[477]\n
Time\n	100 Most Influential People in the World inclusion\n	\n	\n
2017\n	Hollywood Walk of Fame\n	Motion pictures star\n	\n	^[478] ^[479]\n
People's Choice Awards\n	Favorite Premium Series Actor\n	\n	^[480]\n
Kids' Choice Awards\n	BFF's (shared with Kevin Hart)\n	Central Intelligence\n	^[481]\n
Teen Choice Awards\n	Choice Fantasy Movie Actor\n	Moana\n	^[482]\n
NAACP Image Awards\n	Entertainer of the Year\n	\n	^[483]\n
2018\n	Kids' Choice Awards\n	Favorite Movie Actor\n	Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle\n	^[484]\n
Teen Choice Awards\n	Choice Comedy Movie Actor\n	^[485]\n
Golden Raspberry Awards\n	The Razzie Nominee So Rotten You Loved It\n	Baywatch\n	^[486] ^[487]\n
2019\n	Honored\n	United States 1st Armored Division\n	\n	^[488]\n
Time\n	100 Most Influential People in the World\n	\n	^[31]\n
MTV Movie & TV Awards\n	MTV Generation Award\n	\n	^[489]\n

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Early life and education

Football career

College career

Canadian Football League

Professional wrestling career

Early career (1996)

World Wrestling Federation / World Wrestling Entertainment

Intercontinental Champion (1996\u20131997)

Nation of Domination (1997\u20131998)

WWF Champion and rise to superstardom (1998\u20132000)

Record-breaking world champion (2000\u20132002)

Hollywood Rock (2003)

Final feuds and departure (2003\u20132004)

Non-wrestling appearances (2007\u20132009)

Independent circuit (2009)

Return to WWE

Feud with John Cena (2011\u20132013)

Part-time appearances (2014\u20132023)

The Final Boss (2024\u2013present)

Mainstream crossover

Legacy in professional wrestling

Acting career

Career beginnings (1999\u20132010)

Commercial success (2011\u20132020)

Streaming ventures and career fluctuations (2021\u2013present)

Producer

Business career

Other work

Activism and philanthropy

Politics

Charity

Personal life

Relationships

Discography

Singles

As lead artist

As featured artist

Championships and accomplishments

Awards and honors

Notes

References

External links

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