Dwayne Douglas Johnson history life

Dwayne Douglas Johnson was born May 2,1972. He has popular name The Rock. The Rock is an American actor. Dwayne Johnson is signed to professional wrestler  WWE and appearing on the raw bran. He is often credited as “The Rock Johnson”.

The Rock was a college football player. He was part of the University of Miami’s national championship team in 1991. He later payer for the Calgary Stampeders in the Canadian football League. He was cut two months in to the 1995 season. This led to his decision to become a professional wrestler like his grandfather, Peter Maiyia. Johnson’s father name is Rocky Johnson. He has gained mainstream fame as a wrestler in world wrestling entertainment ( WWE ).he has originally known as the world wrestling federation (WWF) from 1996 to 2004. He was the first third-generation superstar in the company’s history. The Rock was quickly given a push as a heroic character in the WWF, originally billed as “Rocky Maivia”, and then as “The Rock”. He was would subsequently turn into a villain as a member of the nation of domination in 1997. He has two years after joined the WWF. Johnson has won the WWF Championship, became one of the most popular wrestlers within the company’s history for his engaging interviews and promos. Johnson is regarded by many as one of the greatest talkers in professional wrestling history, and he was ranked third on the official WWE fan poll of greatest microphone talkers behind stone cold Steve Austin and ruddy piper.

Johnson is widely considered one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time. He has won a total of 16 championships in WWF/E. This included nine World Heavy-weight championships (the WWF/WWE championship seven times and the WCW/World championship twice), two WWF intercontinental championships and five times as co-holder of the WWF tag team championships. He was the sixth WWF/WWE triple crown champion and the winner of the 2000 royal rumble.

Johnson’s has autobiography co-written with Joe lay den, The Rock says…,he was released in 2000. It debuted at number one on The New York times best seller list and remained on the list for several weeks. The Rock first leading role as an actor was in The Scorpion King in 2002. This films, he has received the highest salary for an actor in his first starring role earning $5.5 million. 

The success of  Johnson’s in-ring character allowed him to cross over into mainstream popularity and he appeared on Wycliffe Jean’s 2000 single it Doesn’t Matter and the accompanying video. That same year hosted Saturday Night live. Fellow wrestlers Triple ,The Big Show, and Mick Foley appeared on the show. Johnson was due to the success of that episode that he began receiving offers fromHollywood studios.

Johnson filmed guest roles on star trek; Voyager. He has played an alien wrestler that used Johnson’s famous movies and thae’70s show. He played his father “Rocky Johnson”. His motion picture debut was a brief appearance as “The Scorpion King” in the opening sequence of “The Mummy Returns”. His character later appears in the climax as a CG I Character. “The Scorpion King” film’s financial success led to his fist leading role starring in the follow up. He was considered for the lead in a feature-length “Johnny Bravo” film but it was canceled during production.

He had quit wrestling and focused solely on acting, since his last WWE match in 2004. he also continued to made television appearances, including Disney Channel’s hit show “Cory in the House”, in the episode entitled “Never the Dwayne Shall Meet”. The Rock has continued to be show a multitude of his acting/talent skills including film roles like the cocky famous football player Joe Kingman in The Game Plan and in Get Smart where he has played Agent 23.

The Rock was featured in the 2007 Guinness book of world starring role, he received US $5.5 million. He has appeared at the 80^thacademy awards on February 24, 2008 as a presenter for the academy award for best visual Effects. He was nominated for Favorite movie actor at the 2008 Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice awards for his role in The Game Plan bit lost out to Johnny Depp. Who won for his performance in Pirates of the Caribbean : at world’s end. He then had a supporting role in the Steve carrel action comedy get smart.
Johnson appeared on the tonight show with jay leno on the March 20,2009. Johnson has hosted Nickelodeon Kida’ choice awards on the March 28,2009. Johnson also appeared on the wizards of Waverly place episode ‘Art Teacher’ as part of his stint with the Walt Disney Company. Rock has made various guest appearances on Saturday night live. He  reviving his character of The Rock Obama. Johnson played an ex-con turned cab driver Jack Bruno in Lars Vegas in the movie Race To Witch Mountain in 2009. His role was to accompany and protect two aliens siblings, Seth and Sara, played by Alexander Ludwig and Anna Sophia Robb respectively, who crashed landed their spaceship and retrieve it before Earth is destroyed while being pursued by ‘Siphon’, a powerful armored alien assassin. He also voice acted as Capt.
Johnson headlined the family comedy Tooth Fairy in 2010. Rock also made an unaccredited cameo in the 2010 film Tyler Perry’s why did get married too? He as a handsome psychiatrist who asks out the recently widowed Patricia Agnew ( Janet Jackson ). He had a brief appearance in the will Ferrell/Mark Wahl berg film the other guys as an action seeking detective along with Samuel L. Jackson. He has made his return to action films after a string of family films and supporting roles with faster.
In 2011,Johnson appeared in the fourth sequel in the fast and the furious film aeries, agent assigned to hunt down the series, protagonists, played by van diesel and Paul Walker. Rock was cast in the role after diesel had read comments and feedback from fans, one of whom wanted to see diesel and Johnson in a movie together. Additionally, Johnson a fan of the franchise. He had wanted to work with universal again after they had given him his first film roles. Critics and audiences a like considered Johnson’s involvement a welcome addition to the franchise and plans are to have him return for future installments. The film grossed at over $86 million its opening weekend, making it the best opening for a ‘Fast And Furious’ film, in the biggest opening for an April release, and Johnson’s best opening weekend. 
Johnson will appear in journey 2,2012: The Mysterious Island and as Road block in G.I. Joe: Retaliation.