Dwayne Douglas Johnson ( The Rock ) Date of birth May 2, 1972 (age 52) Place of birth Hayward, California, USA Citizenship USA Canada Profession wrestler, actor, film producer Career 1999 — n.in. Awards Teen Choice Awards Hall of Fame Wrestling Observer Newsletter [Sun] Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame Logo of Vykysklad Media files on Vykysklad He is considered one of the greatest wrestlers of all time, before starting his acting career he performed in WWE for eight years. His films have grossed more than $3.5 billion in North America and more than $10.5 billion worldwide, making him one of the highest-grossing and highest-paid actors in the world. Johnson played football at the University of Miami and won a national championship in 1991. He aspired to make a career in football, but remained unselected in the 1995 NFL draft. Signed a contract with the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League, but was cut from the team in the first season. His father Rocky Johnson and maternal grandfather Peter Maivia were wrestlers, and in 1996 he signed a contract with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE)[9]. He became famous after developing an image of himself as a charismatic thrash-talker and helped usher in the Attitude era, the boom period in the industry in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Johnson left WWE in 2004, returned in 2011 and performed until 2013, before making occasional appearances in the company until his retirement in 2019. He is a 10-time world champion, as well as a two-time WWF intercontinental champion, a five-time tag team champion, the winner of the 2000 Battle Royale and the sixth Triple Crown champion. Johnson headlined the biggest-grossing PPV show in wrestling history, WrestleMania XXVIII. In 2000, Johnson wrote an autobiographical book, The Rock Speaks, which debuted at number one on the New York Times bestseller list. Since 2001, he began acting in movies, and in 2002 he played the main role in the film "The Scorpion King". His fee of 5.5 million dollars was entered in the Guinness Book of Records as the highest fee for the first leading role. In addition, Johnson starred in such films as "The Mummy Returns", "Walks Wide", "Treasure of the Amazon", "Doom", "The Tooth Fairy", "Depth in the Deep", "G.I. Joe: Cobra Throw 2", "Heracles", "Jumanji: Call of the Jungle", "Jumanji: New Level", as well as in the series "The Fast and the Furious". Johnson produced and starred in the HBO comedy-drama series "The Players" (2015-2019), and also became the hero and producer of the autobiographical sitcom "Young Rock" (from 2021). In August 2018, Johnson took second place in Forbes magazine's ranking of the highest-paid actors of the year. In 12 months, he earned $124 million. In August 2019, Johnson took first place in the ranking of the highest-paid actors of the year according to Forbes magazine. In 12 months, he earned $89.4 million. In 2016 and 2019, Johnson was named by Time magazine as one of the most influential people in the world. In 2020, he became a co-owner of the United Football League. In January 2024, Johnson joined the board of directors of TKO, the parent company of WWE and the UFC mixed martial arts promotion. He is the founder of the company Teremana Tequila, the value of which is estimated at approximately 3.5 billion dollars.
