Dwayne Johnson: Difference between revisions

{{Short description|American actor and retired professional wrestler}}

{{similar names|Duane Johnson (disambiguation){{!}}Duane Johnson}}

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| birth_name        = <!--Leave this blank as he does not use a stage surname.-->

| years_active      = {{ubl|1996–2004; 2011–2013; 2016,2019 (wrestling)|1999–present (acting)}}

| names = {{ubl|Dwayne Johnson<ref>{{cite web |title=The Rock |url=http://www.cagematch.net/?id=2&nr=960 |publisher=Cagematch |access-date=August 27, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160406203712/http://www.cagematch.net/?id=2&nr=960 |archive-date=April 6, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>|Flex Kavana<ref name="slam"/>|Rocky Maivia<ref name="slam"/>|'''The Rock'''<ref name="slam"/>}}

| height = 6 ft 5 in<ref name="wwebio" />

| weight = 260 lb<ref name="wwebio">{{cite web |url=https://www.wwe.com/superstars/the-rock |title=Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson |publisher=[[WWE]] |access-date=March 9, 2012}}</ref>

| billed = [[Miami, Florida]]<ref name="wwebio"/>

| trainer = {{ubl|[[Pat Patterson (wrestler)|Pat Patterson]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cagematch.de/?id=2&nr=960&gimmick=The+Rock |title=The Rock 'Wrestler-Datenbank' CAGEMATCH – The Internet Wrestling Database |publisher=Cagematch.de |access-date=August 13, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160628090425/http://www.cagematch.de/?id=2&nr=960&gimmick=The+Rock |archive-date=June 28, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>|[[Rocky Johnson]]<ref name="slam"/>|[[Tom Prichard]]<ref name="Dworkis"/>}}

| debut = 1996

| retired = 2019

'''Dwayne Douglas Johnson''' (born May 2, 1972), also known by his [[ring name]] '''The Rock''',<ref name="wwebio"/> is an American<!-- Do NOT add Canadian--> actor, businessman, and former [[Professional wrestling|professional wrestler]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivBrMj4qLI4  |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/ivBrMj4qLI4| archive-date=2021-12-11 |url-status=live|title=Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson Misses Wrestling |via=www.youtube.com}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref name=604now /> Regarded as one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time,<ref name="great2">{{cite web |url=http://www.ugo.com/tv/ugos-top-50-wrestlers-of-all-time?page=10 |title=The Greatest Professional Wrestlers of All Time |publisher=UGO|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131104005228/http://www.ugo.com/tv/ugos-top-50-wrestlers-of-all-time?page=10 |archive-date=November 4, 2013 |url-status=dead |access-date=July 21, 2018}}</ref><ref name="great3">{{cite web |url=http://wrestlingperspective.com/100wrestlers.html |title=The Top 100 Pro Wrestlers of All time Reviewed in Wrestling Perspective |access-date=November 14, 2011 |publisher=Wrestling Perspective}}</ref> he wrestled for [[WWE]] for eight years prior to pursuing an acting career. [[Dwayne Johnson filmography|His films]] have grossed over {{US$|3.5 billion|long=no}} in North America and over {{US$|10.5 billion|long=no}} worldwide,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/people/chart/?view=Actor&id=rock.htm |title=Dwayne Johnson Movie Box Office Results |website=[[Box Office Mojo]] |access-date=September 11, 2019}}</ref> making him one of the world's [[List of highest grossing actors|highest-grossing]] and highest-paid actors.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/people/?view=Actor&sort=sumgross&p=.htm |title=People Index |website=[[Box Office Mojo]] |access-date=September 11, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Robehmed |first1=Natalie |title=The World's Highest-Paid Actors 2016: The Rock Leads With Knockout $64.5 Million Year |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/natalierobehmed/2016/08/25/the-worlds-highest-paid-actors-2016-the-rock-leads-with-knockout-64-5-million-year/ |access-date=August 27, 2016 |work=[[Forbes]] |date=August 25, 2016}}</ref>

Johnson played [[college football]] at the [[University of Miami]], and won a [[College football national championships in NCAA Division I FBS|national championship]] in [[1991 Miami Hurricanes football team|1991]]. He aspired a professional career in football, but went undrafted in the [[1995 NFL Draft]]. He signed with the [[Calgary Stampeders]] of the [[Canadian Football League]] (CFL), but was cut from the team in his first season.<ref>{{cite news |title=20 Surprising Facts About Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson |work=Hollywood.com |url=http://www.hollywood.com/celebrities/things-you-didnt-know-about-the-rock-60361722/ |access-date=August 27, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150826193854/http://www.hollywood.com/celebrities/things-you-didnt-know-about-the-rock-60361722/ |archive-date=August 26, 2015}}</ref> Part of the [[Anoa'i family]], Johnson's father [[Rocky Johnson|Rocky]] and maternal grandfather [[Peter Maivia]] were professional wrestlers, and he secured a contract with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) in 1996.<ref name="slam"/> He rose to prominence after developing the [[Gimmick (professional wrestling)|gimmick]] of a charismatic trash-talker and helped usher in the [[Attitude Era]], an industry boom period in the late 1990s and early 2000s.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://seekingalpha.com/article/3730706-wwe-care-record-low-tv-ratings-yet |title=Why WWE Doesn't Care About Record-Low TV Ratings... Yet |first=Wayne |last=Duggan |date=December 3, 2015 |website=Seeking Alpha |access-date=April 19, 2019}}</ref> Johnson left WWE in 2004 and returned in 2011 as a part-time performer until 2013, making sporadic appearances until retiring in 2019.<ref>{{cite news |title=The Rock has 'quietly retired' from wrestling in the WWE |url=https://www.aol.com/article/entertainment/2019/08/05/the-rock-has-quietly-retired-from-wrestling-in-the-wwe/23788410/ |date=August 5, 2019 |access-date=August 5, 2019 |work=AOL.com |language=en}}</ref> A 10-time [[Professional wrestling championship#World championships|world champion]], including the promotion's first of African-American descent,<ref name ="great1">{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/picture/2015/may/22/dwayne-the-rock-johnsoninfographic |title=Dwayne Johnson |last=Dee |first=Johnny |date=May 22, 2015 |website=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=September 28, 2016}}</ref> he is also a [[List of WWE Intercontinental Champions|two-time]] [[WWE Intercontinental Championship|Intercontinental Champion]], a [[List of World Tag Team Champions (WWE)|five-time]] [[World Tag Team Championship (WWE)|Tag Team Champion]], the [[Royal Rumble (2000)|2000 Royal Rumble]] winner, and WWE's sixth [[Triple Crown (professional wrestling)|Triple Crown]] champion. 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 (''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' and ''[[WWE SmackDown|SmackDown]]'').<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.newsday.com/sports/pro-wrestling/wwe-wrestlemania-28-sets-pay-per-view-record-with-1-3-million-buys-1.3664926 |title=WWE: WrestleMania sets new PPV record |first1=Alfonso  |last1=Castillo|date=April 16, 2019 |website=Newsday |access-date=April 19, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/blakeoestriecher/2019/02/01/wwe-isnt-bringing-back-the-attitude-era-but-an-edgier-product-cant-hurt/ |title=WWE Isn't Bringing Back The Attitude Era, But An Edgier Product Can't Hurt |first=Blake |last=Oestriecher |website=Forbes |access-date=April 19, 2019}}</ref>

Johnson's first leading role was as the titular character in the [[sword and sorcery]] film ''[[The Scorpion King]]'' (2002). He has since starred in the comedies ''[[The Game Plan (film)|The Game Plan]]'' (2007), ''[[Tooth Fairy (2010 film)|Tooth Fairy]]'' (2010), and ''[[Central Intelligence]]'' (2016); the action-adventure films ''[[Journey 2: The Mysterious Island]]'' (2012), ''[[G.I. Joe: Retaliation]]'' (2013), ''[[Hercules (2014 film)|Hercules]]'' (2014), and ''[[Skyscraper (2018 film)|Skyscraper]]'' (2018); the science-fiction films ''[[San Andreas (film)|San Andreas]]'' (2015) and ''[[Rampage (2018 film)|Rampage]]'' (2018), and the animated film ''[[Moana (2016 film)|Moana]]'' (2016). His role as [[Luke Hobbs]] in the ''[[Fast & Furious]]'' films, beginning with ''[[Fast Five]]'' (2011), has helped it become one of the [[List of highest-grossing films#Highest-grossing franchises and film series|highest-grossing film franchises]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/most-successful-movie-franchises-of-all-time-at-box-office-2018-3 |title=The 23 most successful movie franchises of all time |first=John |last=Lynch |date= March 20, 2018|website=Business Insider |access-date=April 19, 2019}}</ref> Johnson also stars in the [[Jumanji (franchise)|''Jumanji'']] films, appearing in ''[[Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle]]'' (2017) and ''[[Jumanji: The Next Level]]'' (2019), and is set to portray [[Black Adam]] in its superhero [[Black Adam (film)|film adaptation]].

Johnson produced and starred in the [[HBO]] comedy-drama series ''[[Ballers]]'' (2015–2019),<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/ratings-ballers-hbos-most-watched-comedy-in-six-years-1201577098/|title=Ratings: 'Ballers' Ends First Season as HBO's Most-Watched Comedy in Six Years|first1=Rick|last1=Kissell|date=August 25, 2015}}</ref> and stars and produces the autobiographical sitcom ''[[Young Rock]]'' (2021). In 2000, Johnson released the autobiography ''The Rock Says'', which was a [[The New York Times Best Seller list|''New York Times'' bestseller]].<ref name="bestseller">{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/books/00/02/13/bsp/nonfictioncompare.html |title=Best Sellers Plus |access-date=August 28, 2012 |newspaper=The New York Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WMIxAQAAIAAJ&q=the%20rock%20biggest%20star%20wwe |title=Bulletin with Newsweek |date=November 12, 2016 |publisher=J. Haynes and J.F. Archibald |access-date=November 12, 2016 |via=Google Books}}</ref> In 2012, he co-founded the entertainment production company [[Seven Bucks Productions]],<ref name="deadline.com">{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2017/06/hiram-garcia-president-of-production-dwayne-johnson-dany-garcia-production-company-seven-bucks-1202109017/ |title=Hiram Garcia Named President of Production at Seven Bucks Prods. |first1=Anita |last1=Busch |date=June 7, 2017 |website=deadline.com |access-date=April 19, 2019}}</ref> and is the co-owner of American football league, the [[XFL (2020)|XFL]].<ref name=newowners>{{cite news |title=THE ROCK BUYS THE XFL FOR $15 MILLION |url= https://www.ringsidenews.com/2020/08/03/the-rock-buys-the-xfl-for-15-million/|website=RingsideNews.com |date=August 2, 2020 |access-date=August 2, 2020}}</ref><ref name=newxflowners>{{cite news |title= Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson buys XFL for $15 million with partner Redbird Capital, per report |url=https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/dwayne-the-rock-johnson-buys-xfl-for-15-million-with-partner-redbird-capital-per-report/ |first=Jeff|last=Kerr|publisher=CBSSports.com |date=August 2, 2020 |access-date=August 2, 2020}}</ref> In 2016 and 2019, Johnson was named by ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' as one of the world's [[Time 100|most influential people]].<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Berg |first=Peter |author-link=Peter Berg |date=April 21, 2016 |title=The World's 100 Most Influential People: Dwayne Johnson |url=http://time.com/4299718/dwayne-johnson-2016-time-100/ |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |access-date=May 22, 2016}}</ref><ref name="usatoday.com">{{cite web |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2019/04/17/taylor-swift-dwayne-johnson-cover-times-most-influential-people-issue/3484216002/ |title=Dwayne Johnson, Taylor Swift, Gayle King, more cover Time's 100 most influential people issue |website=USA TODAY |access-date=April 19, 2019}}</ref>

Johnson was born in [[Hayward, California]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/dwayne-johnson/ |title=Dwayne Johnson |work=[[Forbes]]}}</ref> on May 2, 1972,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.biography.com/people/dwayne-johnson-11818916 |title=Dwayne Johnson Biography: Film Actor, Athlete (1972–) |publisher=[[Biography.com]] ([[FYI (TV network)|FYI]] / [[A&E Networks]]) |access-date=December 12, 2017}}</ref> the son of Ata Johnson (née Maivia; born 1948)<ref name=rockyjohnsonbio>{{cite web |url=http://www.wwe.com/superstars/rockyjohnson |title=Rocky Johnson: Hall of Fame |publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]] |access-date=March 31, 2011}}</ref> and former professional wrestler [[Rocky Johnson]] (born Wayde Douglas Bowles; 1944–2020).<ref name="islandconnections">{{cite web |url=http://www.islandconnections.com/edit/dwayne_johnson.htm |title=Dwayne Johnson – How The Rock Transformed from Pro Wrestler to Bankable Movie Star |access-date=December 29, 2006 |publisher=Island Connections |author=Morgan, Kaya |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170829034426/http://www.islandconnections.com/edit/dwayne_johnson.htm |archive-date=August 29, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Levenson |first1=Michael |title=Rocky Johnson, Professional Wrestler and Father of Dwayne (the Rock) Johnson, Dies at 75 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/15/sports/rocky-johnson-dead.html |access-date=January 16, 2020 |work=The New York Times |date=January 15, 2020}}</ref> Growing up, Johnson lived briefly in [[Grey Lynn]] in New Zealand with his mother's family,<ref name="m&cbio">{{cite web |url=http://www.monstersandcritics.com/people/archive/peoplearchive.php/The_Rock/biog |title=Actors – The Rock |access-date=April 21, 2008 |publisher=Monsters&Critics |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080514174901/http://www.monstersandcritics.com/people/archive/peoplearchive.php/The_Rock/biog |archive-date=May 14, 2008}}</ref> where he played [[Rugby union|rugby]]<ref>{{Cite web|date=April 17, 2016|title=Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson: Rugby's the toughest sport I ever played|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/79022967/dwayne-the-rock-johnson-rugbys-the-toughest-sport-i-ever-played|access-date=July 14, 2020|website=Stuff|language=en}}</ref> and attended Richmond Road Primary School before returning to the U.S.<ref name="m&cbio" />

Johnson's father was a [[Black Nova Scotian]], with a small amount of [[Irish people|Irish]] ancestry.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.irishpost.com/entertainment/dwayne-johnson-irish-heritage-revealed-154204|title=Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson's Irish heritage revealed|publisher=irishpost.com|date=May 2, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://entertainment.ie/cinema/news/Watch-We-chat-to-Dwayne-Johnson-about-Hercules-getting-ripped-and-his-Irish-roots/274428.htm |title=Watch: We chat to Dwayne Johnson about Hercules, getting ripped and his Irish roots |last=Entertainment.ie |work=entertainment.ie|access-date=December 28, 2017}}</ref> His mother is [[Samoans|Samoan]]. His father was part of the first black [[World Tag Team Championship (WWE)|tag team champions]] in [[World Wrestling Entertainment|WWE]] history, along with [[Tony Atlas]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wwe.com/superstars/halloffame/inductees/rockyjohnson/bio/ |title=Superstars |work=wwe.com |access-date=November 12, 2016}}</ref><ref name=Solomon>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WrFWKBBQzAAC |last=Solomon |first=Brian |title=WWE Legends |publisher=Simon and Schuster |year=2006 |pages=146 |isbn=0-7434-9033-9}}</ref> His mother is the adopted daughter of [[Peter Maivia]], who was also a pro wrestler.<ref name=tsom>{{cite news |last=Young |first=Graham |title=The Rock's on a roll in Hollywood |newspaper=The Birmingham Post |date=April 10, 2010 |url=http://www.birminghampost.net/life-leisure-birmingham-guide/postfeatures/2009/04/10/the-rock-s-on-a-roll-in-hollywood-65233-23360885/ |access-date=November 10, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101223202537/http://www.birminghampost.net/life-leisure-birmingham-guide/postfeatures/2009/04/10/the-rock-s-on-a-roll-in-hollywood-65233-23360885/ |archive-date=December 23, 2010}}</ref> Johnson's maternal grandmother, Maivia's wife [[Lia Maivia|Lia]], was the first female [[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Promoter|pro wrestling promoter]], taking over Polynesian Pacific Pro Wrestling after her husband's death in 1982, and managing it until 1988.<ref name=mh>{{cite news |title=Grandmother of 'The Rock,' promoter |first=Elinor J. |last=Brecher |newspaper=[[The Miami Herald]] |date=October 25, 2008}}</ref><ref name="yahoo">{{cite web |url=https://movies.yahoo.com/feature/through-the-years-the-rock.html |title=Through The Years – Dwayne 'Not Just The Rock' Johnson |date=March 12, 2008 |last=Crow |first=Jonathan |access-date=March 13, 2009 |publisher=Yahoo Movies |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090316064529/http://movies.yahoo.com/feature/through-the-years-the-rock.html |archive-date=March 16, 2009}}</ref> Through his grandfather Maivia, Johnson is considered a non-blood relative to the [[Anoaʻi family|Anoa'i wrestling family]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.wwe.com/superstars/halloffame/inductees/petermaivia/bio/ |title=Hall of Fame: High Chief Peter Maivia |publisher=[[WWE]] |quote=Maivia, born in Samoa in the 1930s, was a "blood brother" of the Anoa'i family. |access-date=February 16, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100220124422/http://www.wwe.com/superstars/halloffame/inductees/petermaivia/bio/ |archive-date=February 20, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=The Anoa'i family wrestling dynasty: photos |newspaper=[[WWE]] |quote=High Chief Peter Maivia, The Rock's grandfather, was "blood brothers" with The Wild Samoans' father, Amituanai Anoa'i. |url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/anoai-family-photos |access-date=November 29, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |last=Sonny |first=Julian |title=Samoan Strength: The Rock's Family Tree Is A Wrestling Dynasty |newspaper=[[Elite Daily]] |date=November 16, 2015 |url=http://elitedaily.com/sports/the-rock-family-tree-infographic/1282191/ |access-date=November 29, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |last=Pockross |first=Adam |title=The Rock's Grandfather Was a Bond Villain: Could It Be Another Family Business? |newspaper=[[Yahoo! Movies]] |quote=the "High Chief" is most often remembered as a prominent member of one of the greatest families in all of professional wrestling: the Anoa'i/Maivia family of Samoans. |date=March 27, 2013 |url=https://www.yahoo.com/movies/bp/rock-grandfather-bond-villain-could-another-family-business-005014491.html |access-date=November 29, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=Wrestler 'Umaga' Edward Fatu dies of heart attack, friend says |newspaper=[[CNN]] |quote=[...]was a member of the famous Anoa'i wrestling family, which includes cousin Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, his two uncles, who wrestled as The Wild Samoans in the 1980s, and brothers, Sam "Tonga Kid" and Solofa Jr. "Rikishi," according to Wrestlers Rescue, a support group for retired professional wrestlers. |date=December 5, 2009 |url=http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/12/04/umaga.eddie.fatu/index.html |access-date=November 29, 2015}}</ref> In 2008, Johnson inducted his father and grandfather into the [[WWE Hall of Fame]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wwe.com/superstars/halloffame/articles/rockathof |title=Johnson Family Reunion |publisher=WWE |date=February 25, 2008 |access-date=March 4, 2009}}</ref>

Johnson attended Montclaire Elementary School in [[Charlotte, North Carolina]] before moving to [[Hamden, Connecticut]], where he spent a couple of years at Shepherd Glen Elementary School and Hamden Middle School.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://twitter.com/TheRock/status/1137049609610571776 |title=Wow check out my 8yr old AFRO!! I loved Montclaire Elementary!! Had my first crush (see what you could've had Eve??!) and was bullied by a punk and waited for him after school and punched him in the face. End of that, bs. Big love to all the kids and staff. #CharlotteNC |first=Dwayne |last=Johnson |date=June 7, 2019}}</ref><ref>[http://www.nhregister.com/news/article/NEW-HAVEN-200-Introducing-a-summer-series-11511479.php "NEW HAVEN 200: Introducing a summer series looking back on two centuries of sports"], Chip Malafronte, [[New Haven Register]], June 23, 2012</ref> He attended [[President William McKinley High School]] in [[Honolulu, Hawaii]], then [[Glencliff High School]] and [[McGavock High School]] in [[Nashville, Tennessee]], and finally [[Freedom High School (Pennsylvania)|Freedom High School]] in [[Bethlehem, Pennsylvania]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/entertainment/2015/08/09/rock-remembers-nashville-past/31370895/ |title='The Rock' remembers Nashville past |website=The Tennessean |access-date=April 19, 2019}}</ref>

Before the age of 17, he struggled, being arrested multiple times for fighting, theft, and check fraud.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/entertainment/people/2014/09/17/dwayne-johnson-past-arrest-theft-ring/15761517/ |title=Dwayne Johnson talks past arrest and theft ring |website=azcentral |access-date=April 19, 2019}}</ref> A gifted athlete, he was on his high schools' [[American football|football]], [[track and field]], and [[Scholastic wrestling|wrestling]] teams.<ref name="islandconnections"/>

==College and football career==

| highschool = [[Freedom High School (Pennsylvania)|Freedom (PA)]]

Johnson was a promising football prospect and received offers from many Division I collegiate programs. He attended the [[University of Miami]] on a full football scholarship, where he mostly played [[defensive tackle]].

In 1991, he was on the [[Miami Hurricanes]]' [[NCAA Division I FBS National Football Championship|national championship]] [[1991 Miami Hurricanes football team|team]].<ref name="miamihurricanes">{{cite web |url=http://www.ncaaticketsnow.com/miami-tickets.asp |title=University of Miami Famous Alumni |publisher=NCAA Tickets Now |access-date=December 29, 2006 |author=Morgan, Kaya |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061209124650/http://www.ncaaticketsnow.com/miami-tickets.asp |archive-date=December 9, 2006}}</ref><ref name="islandconnections"/> Johnson would appear in a backup role, starting only one game in four years, playing behind players such as [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]]r [[Warren Sapp]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.si.com/tech-media/2016/11/30/dwayne-johnson-the-rock-nfl-wrestling-hollywood-star |title=How football helped transform Dwayne Johnson into Hollywood's biggest star |website=SI.com |access-date=April 19, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=December 11, 2012|title=How good was The Rock at football?|url=https://www.espn.com/blog/playbook/fandom/post/_/id/15186/how-good-was-the-rock-at-football|access-date=January 3, 2021|website=ESPN.com|language=en}}</ref>

After Johnson graduated in 1995 with a [[Bachelor of General Studies]] in [[criminology]] and [[physiology]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://magazine.miami.edu/ |title=Miami Magazine &#124; University of Miami |website=magazine.miami.edu}}</ref> In college, he was one of UM's most prolific speakers to the community. He frequently spoke to youths, delivering a positive message about staying in school and the dangers of drugs.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/134158128/|date=August 27, 1994|title= Johnson is used to wrestling with misconceptions|work=[[The Palm Beach Post]]|access-date=November 19, 2021}}</ref> After graduation, he signed with the [[Calgary Stampeders]] of the [[Canadian Football League]] as a [[linebacker]]. He was assigned to the practice roster but was cut two months into the season.<ref name="islandconnections" /><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/alberta/dwayne-johnson-the-rock-calgary-stampeders/article36282340/ |title=Rising from rock bottom |date=September 15, 2017 |access-date=May 24, 2019 |last=Cryderman |first=Kelly |work=The Globe and Mail}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://calgaryherald.com/sports/Johnson+Stamps+could+party+like+1995/8935342/story.html |title=Johnson: Stamps could party like it's 1995 |last=Johnson |first=George |date=September 18, 2014 |work=Calgary Herald |access-date=December 5, 2014 |archive-date=December 24, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141224005351/http://www.calgaryherald.com/sports/Johnson+Stamps+could+party+like+1995/8935342/story.html |url-status=dead}}</ref>

After his football career, Johnson decided to pursue a career as a professional wrestler.<ref name="islandconnections" /> Veteran wrestler [[Pat Patterson (wrestler)|Pat Patterson]] got Johnson several tryout matches with the [[WWE|World Wrestling Federation]] (WWF) in 1996. Under his real name, he defeated [[Steve Lombardi|The Brooklyn Brawler]] at a [[house show]] on March 10<ref>{{cite book |author=The Rock |first2=Joe |last2=Layden |title=The Rock Says... |year=2000 |publisher=Harper Entertainment |isbn=0-06-039298-3 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/rocksaysmostelec00john/page/186 186–188] |url=https://archive.org/details/rocksaysmostelec00john/page/186 }}</ref> and lost matches to [[Chris Candido]] and [[Owen Hart]].<ref name="m&cbio" /> After wrestling at [[Jerry Lawler]]'s [[United States Wrestling Association]] as Flex Kavana and winning the [[USWA World Tag Team Championship]] twice with Bart Sawyer in the summer of 1996, Johnson signed a WWF contract. He received additional training from [[Tom Prichard]], alongside [[Achim Albrecht]] and [[Mark Henry]].<ref name="Dworkis">{{cite web |url=http://www.michaeldworkis.com/TheCage/WWE/DrTom.htm |title=Dr. Tom Prichard: The Doctor of Talent |author=Dworkis, Michael |publisher=MichaelDworkis.com |access-date=September 25, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103141618/http://www.michaeldworkis.com/TheCage/WWE/DrTom.htm |archive-date=November 3, 2013}}</ref><ref name="m&cbio" />

Johnson made his WWF debut as Rocky Maivia, a combination of his father and grandfather's ring names, although his real name was acknowledged by the announcers.<ref>{{cite episode |title=Marc Mero, Rocky Maivia, Jake Roberts, and The Stalker vs. Crush, Jerry Lawler, Hunter Hearst Helmsley, and Goldust |series=[[Survivor Series (1996)]] |credits=World Wrestling Federation |airdate=November 17, 1996}}</ref> He was initially reluctant to take this ring name but was persuaded by [[Vince McMahon]] and [[Jim Ross]].<ref name="yahoo" /><ref>{{cite book |author=The Rock |first2=Joe |last2=Layden |title=The Rock Says... |publisher=Harper Entertainment |year=2000 |location=Chapter 10, "Rocky Maivia" |page=[https://archive.org/details/rocksaysmostelec00john/page/146 146] |isbn=0-06-039298-3 |url=https://archive.org/details/rocksaysmostelec00john/page/146 }}</ref> He was given the nickname "The Blue Chipper" and his lineage was played to on TV, where he was hyped as the WWF's first third-generation wrestler.<ref name="wwebio" /> Maivia, a clean-cut [[Face (professional wrestling)|face]] character, was [[Push (professional wrestling)|pushed]] heavily from the start despite his wrestling inexperience. He debuted on ''[[WWE Raw|Monday Night Raw]]'' as a member of [[Marc Mero]]'s entourage on November 4, 1996.<ref>{{cite episode |title=Episode 183 |series=WWF Monday Night Raw |series-link=WWE Raw |network=[[USA Network]] |airdate=November 4, 1996 |minutes=4:15}}</ref> His first match came at [[Survivor Series (1996)|Survivor Series]], on November 17, in an [[Elimination tag team match|eight-man elimination tag match]]; he was the sole survivor and eliminated the final two members of the opposing team, [[Brian Adams (wrestler)|Crush]] and [[Goldust]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/survivorseries/history/1996/results/ |title=Survivor Series 1996 official results |publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]] |access-date=March 19, 2008}}</ref> On February 13, 1997, he won the [[WWE Intercontinental Championship|Intercontinental Championship]] from [[Triple H|Hunter Hearst Helmsley]] on ''Monday Night Raw''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.otherarena.com/htm/cgi-bin/history.cgi?1997/raw021397 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061026201823/http://www.otherarena.com/htm/cgi-bin/history.cgi?1997%2Fraw021397 |archive-date=October 26, 2006 |title=WWF Thursday RAW: February 13, 1997 |publisher=The Other Arena |access-date=March 19, 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322532 |title=Rocky Maivia's first Intercontinental Championship reign |publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]] |access-date=March 19, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070410102450/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/intercontinental/322532 |archive-date=April 10, 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite episode |series=WWF Television |title=[[WWE Raw|WWF Monday Night Raw]] |network=[[USA Network]] |airdate=March 31, 1997 |quote=The camera goes backstage after Steve Austin's in-ring interview, and Jim Ross says: "There, you see The Rock."}}</ref> Maivia then successfully defended the title against Helmsley at [[In Your House 13: Final Four]]. He had his first [[WrestleMania]] match at [[WrestleMania 13]] where he was victorious in his Intercontinental Championship defense against [[Rikishi (wrestler)|The Sultan]]. WWF fans started to reject his character and push from the company.<ref name="MondayNightWars01-12">{{cite AV media |title=Monday Night War S01 E12:The War Gets Electrified |publisher=WWE}}</ref> He defeated [[Bret Hart]] by disqualification in a title defense on the March 31 episode of ''Raw is War''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/raw/_1997/ |title=''Raw'' results: March 31, 1997. Online World of Wrestling. |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080607173222/http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/raw/_1997/ |archive-date=June 7, 2008}}</ref> Behind the scenes, Hart mentored Johnson for his first year in WWF<ref>{{cite web |author=Oliver, Greg |url=http://www.canoe.ca/SlamWrestlingArchive/feb24_rocky.html |title=A piece of The Rock |work=Slam! Wrestling |date=February 24, 1998 |access-date=August 26, 2018 |publisher=[[Canadian Online Explorer]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050309211541/http://www.canoe.com/SlamWrestlingArchive/feb24_rocky.html |archive-date=March 9, 2005 |url-status=live |author-link=Greg Oliver }}</ref> and refused to be booked to take the title from him.<ref>{{Cite book |ref={{harvid|Hart, Bret|2007}} |last1=Hart |first1=Bret |title=Hitman: My Real Life in the Cartoon World of Wrestling |publisher=[[Random House Canada]] (Canada), [[Grand Central Publishing]] (US) |year=2007 |page=420 |no-pp=y |isbn=9780307355676|title-link=Hitman: My Real Life in the Cartoon World of Wrestling }} {{ISBN|978-0-307-35567-6}} (Canada) {{ISBN|978-0-446-53972-2}} (US)</ref> On April 20, at [[In Your House 14: Revenge of the 'Taker]], he lost to [[Savio Vega]] by countout but retained the title. Audiences became increasingly hostile toward Maivia, with chants of "die, Rocky, die" and "Rocky sucks" being heard during his matches.<ref name="slam">{{cite web |url=http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/Bios/rock.html |title=The Rock Bio |last=Milner |first=John |access-date=April 13, 2008 |work=Slam! Sports |publisher=[[Canoe.com|Canadian Online Explorer]]}}</ref><ref name="yahoo"/>

[[File:WWE - Sheffield 020499 (49).jpg|thumb|upright|As part of [[The Corporation (professional wrestling)|The Corporation]], the Rock feuded with [[Steve Austin|Stone Cold Steve Austin]] and stole Austin's personalized [[WWE World Championship|WWF Championship]], the "Smoking Skull" belt]]

The Rock's popularity continued to grow and audiences still cheered for him even though he was a heel. He then lost the title rematch against Stone Cold Steve Austin at [[Backlash: In Your House]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/backlash/history/backlash1999/mainevent/ |title=WWE Champion Stone Cold Steve Austin def. The Rock |publisher=WWE |access-date=March 19, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080221164543/http://www.wwe.com/shows/backlash/history/backlash1999/mainevent/ |archive-date=February 21, 2008}}</ref> The next night on ''Raw is War'' he was fired from the Corporation after he was betrayed by Shane McMahon, turning him face again and starting a feud with Triple H, [[The Undertaker]] and [[The Corporate Ministry]]. On April 29, 1999, WWF aired the pilot episode of ''[[WWE SmackDown|SmackDown!]]'', a term derived from one of the Rock's catchphrases. In the episode, the Rock continued his feud with The Corporate Ministry. This led to a match with Triple H, at [[Over the Edge (1999)|Over the Edge]], which the Rock won,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/wweppv/overtheedge99.html |title=Over the Edge 1999 results |publisher=Online World of Wrestling |access-date=March 19, 2008}}</ref> and a match for the WWF Championship against The Undertaker, at [[King of the Ring (1999)|King of the Ring]], which the Rock lost.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/wweppv/kingofthering99.html |title=King of the Ring 1999 results |publisher=Online World of Wrestling |access-date=March 19, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080217032104/http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/wweppv/kingofthering99.html |archive-date=February 17, 2008}}</ref> The Rock then lost a number one contender's match to Triple H, at [[WWF Fully Loaded 1999|Fully Loaded]], after interference from [[Monty Sopp|"Mr. Ass" Billy Gunn]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/wweppv/fullyloaded99.html |title=Fully Loaded 1999 results |publisher=Online World of Wrestling |access-date=March 19, 2008}}</ref> The Rock then defeated Gunn in a Kiss My Ass match at [[SummerSlam (1999)|SummerSlam]]. The Rock was also given the privilege of having his own signature match, like The Undertaker with the Buried Alive match, Kane with the Inferno Match and Mankind with the Boiler Room Brawl: the Brahma Bullrope match, a variant of a [[strap match]] was a normal singles match where the components are tied together with a rope used for cattle farming, and the rope and its attached cowbell could both be used as weapons. The Rock contested this match twice, both times in Texas (vs Triple H in Dallas, and vs [[Al Snow]] in Houston).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/summerslam/history/1999/results/ |title=SummerSlam 1999 official results |publisher=WWE |access-date=March 19, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070620173807/http://www.wwe.com/shows/summerslam/history/1999/results/ |archive-date=June 20, 2007}}</ref>

[[File:WWE - London 6+70500 (22).jpg|thumb|left|upright|The Rock's popularity was fueled by his charisma and speaking abilities, which led to many catchphrases and merchandising opportunities]]

Due to his image at the time, a [[Magic: The Gathering]] deck archetype was named after him.<ref>{{Cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzGjBLuSgLc |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/IzGjBLuSgLc| archive-date=2021-12-11 |url-status=live|title=Where Did The Deck Name "The Rock" Come From? {{!}} MTG #Shorts|date=August 17, 2021|last=Olive|first=Saffron|language=en|publisher=MTGGoldfish}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

[[File:WWF RAW 2001-10-15 The Rock at ringside.jpg|left|thumb|upright|The Rock taunting an opponent at ringside]]

[[File:Rockwrestling.jpg|thumb|The Rock doing his signature pose before his match with [[Hulk Hogan|"Hollywood" Hulk Hogan]] (bottom right) at [[WrestleMania X8]]]]

==== Final feuds and first retirement (2003–2004) ====

[[File:Rockaustinxix.jpg|thumb|left|The Rock defeated Stone Cold Steve Austin (left) in the latter's final match at [[WrestleMania XIX]] in March 2003]]

[[File:The rock en WM !!!!.jpg|thumb|The Rock in the ring as host of [[WrestleMania XXVII]] in April 2011]]

[[File:Rock and Cena shake hands.jpg|thumb|left|The Rock and John Cena (left) on ''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'', agreeing to a match at [[WrestleMania XXVIII]] one year in advance]]

[[File:The Rock celebrating Wrestlemania 28.jpg|thumb|The Rock celebrating his victory at WrestleMania XXVIII in April 2012]]

[[File:Rock revealed his title.jpg|thumb|left|The Rock revealing the brand new WWE Championship design in 2013]]

[[File:Hogan Rock and Austin WrestleMania XXX.jpg|thumb|left|Hulk Hogan, Steve Austin and the Rock at [[WrestleMania XXX]] in April 2014]]

[[File:The ROCK.jpg|thumb|upright|right|The Rock during a 2001 ''[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]'' photo shoot]]

The Rock has been listed as one of the all-time greatest professional wrestlers<ref name="great1"/><ref name="great2"/><ref name="great3"/> as well as one of the top draws in wrestling history. Many have placed the Rock on their "[[Mount Rushmore]] of Pro Wrestling", including Hulk Hogan,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wrestlinginc.com/wi/news/2013/0405/561776/hulk-hogan-interview/ |title=Hulk Hogan on Which Four Wrestlers Should Be on Wrestling's Mt. Rushmore, Tonight's Q&A, More – WrestlingInc.com |work=wrestlinginc.com |access-date=November 12, 2016|date=April 5, 2013 }}</ref> Ric Flair<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wrestlinginc.com/wi/news/2016/0402/609289/ric-flair-on-who-should-be-on-wrestling-mt-rushmore/ |title=Ric Flair on Who Should Be on Wrestling's Mt. Rushmore, Hulk Hogan's Lawsuit, Origins Of 'Woooo' – WrestlingInc.com |work=wrestlinginc.com |access-date=November 12, 2016|date=April 2, 2016 }}</ref> and John Cena.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZCfrztVeYE  |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/XZCfrztVeYE| archive-date=2021-12-11 |url-status=live|title=SI Now: John Cena's wrestling Mt. Rushmore |last=Sports Illustrated |date=March 25, 2014 |access-date=November 12, 2016 |via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In "Cable Visions: Television Beyond Broadcasting", the Rock was described as "for a long time, the WWE's biggest star and probably held the greatest international appeal".<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cCwUCgAAQBAJ&q=the%20rock&pg=PA348 |title=Cable Visions: Television Beyond Broadcasting |last1=Banet-Weiser |first1=Sarah |last2=Chris |first2=Cynthia |last3=Freitas |first3=Anthony |date=2007 |publisher=NYU Press |isbn=9780814799499 |language=en|author-link=Sarah Banet-Weiser}}</ref> [[R. D. Reynolds]] stated in his book "The WrestleCrap Book of Lists" that the Rock was "the biggest star for WWE from 1999 until 2004".<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HFBTUhnc9DwC&q=the%20rock%20biggest%20star%20wwe&pg=PA282 |title=The Wrestlecrap Book of Lists! |first=R. D. |last=Reynolds |date=November 16, 2010 |publisher=ECW Press |access-date=November 12, 2016 |via=Google Books|isbn=9781554902873 }}</ref>

Derived from one of his catchphrases "lay the smackdown", WWE introduced its second flagship program ''[[WWE SmackDown]]'' in 1999 which later became television's second longest-running weekly episodic program in history.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ew.com/article/2015/04/07/usa-network-wwe-smackdown |title='WWE SmackDown' moves to USA Network |first=Ariana|last=Bacle|date=April 7, 2015 |work=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=August 28, 2015}}</ref> The term "smackdown" was instituted in [[Merriam-Webster]] dictionaries since 2007.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.today.com/id/19698856 |date=July 10, 2007 |publisher=[[Today.com]] |title=It was a ginormous year for new words |access-date=July 23, 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/smackdown |title=m-w.com/dictionary/smackdown |access-date=July 23, 2007}}</ref>

At [[Survivor Series (2021)|the 2021 Survivor Series]], WWE held a 25-man Battle Royal to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of The Rock's WWE debut.  The match was won by [[Omos]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Chiari |first1=Mike |title=Omos Wins Battle Royal to Celebrate The Rock at 2021 WWE Survivor Series |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10018708-omos-wins-battle-royal-to-celebrate-the-rock-at-2021-wwe-survivor-series |website=Bleacher Report |access-date=24 November 2021}}</ref>

[[File:Dwayne Johnson at the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival.jpg|thumb|upright|Johnson at the 2009 [[Tribeca Film Festival]]]]

 

Johnson's first big box office success came in 2011, portraying Luke Hobbs in ''[[Fast Five]]'' (2011), the film becomes the [[2011 in film#Highest-grossing films|seventh highest-grossing film of 2011]]. He became known for reinvigorating film franchises after portraying [[Roadblock (G.I. Joe)|Marvin F. Hinton / Roadblock]] in ''[[G.I. Joe: Retaliation]]'' and reprising his role as Luke Hobbs in ''[[Fast & Furious 6]]'' (2013),<ref>{{cite web |url=https://uk.movies.yahoo.com/why-dwayne-the-rock-johnson-is-%E2%80%98franchise-viagra%E2%80%99-102100359.html |title=Why Dwayne The Rock Johnson is 'franchise viagra' |work=yahoo.com |date=November 12, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet|user=TheRock|first=Dwayne|last=Johnson|number=235929285557358592|date=August 16, 2012|title=3:35am. London. AM cardio starts now.. then breakfast, then hit the weights, then on to set of FAST 6. Let's roll.. #OwnIt}}</ref> while also starring in true-story films ''[[Pain & Gain]]'' (2013) and ''[[Empire State (2013 film)|Empire State]]'' (2013). That same year, he hosted and produced the [[TNT (American TV network)|TNT]] [[reality competition]] series ''[[The Hero (2013 TV series)|The Hero]]'',<ref name=WrapGilman>{{Cite web | last = Gilman | first = Greg | title = How the Rock Went From Action Hero to TNT Reality 'Hero' | url = https://www.thewrap.com/tv/article/how-rock-went-action-hero-tnt-reality-hero-95941/ | work = [[The Wrap]] | date = June 6, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The Hero – official page |url=http://www.tntdrama.com/title/display/?oid=399948 |publisher=TNT |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130118054654/http://www.tntdrama.com/title/display/?oid=399948 |archive-date=January 18, 2013 }}</ref> and won the Favorite Male Buttkicker Award at the [[2013 Kids' Choice Awards|2013 Nickelodeon Kid's Choice Awards]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hollywoodlife.com/2013/03/23/kids-choice-awards-winners-2013-list-nickelodeon/|title=Kids' Choice Awards Winners 2013: Kristen Stewart & More — Full List|first=Andy|last=Swift|date=March 24, 2013}}</ref> In May 2013, it was announced that he would executive produce and star in ''[[Ballers]]'',<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2013/10/john-david-washington-to-co-star-in-hbos-ballers-robert-hoffman-in-es-songbyrd-616892/|title=John David Washington To Co-Star In HBO's 'Ballers', Robert Hoffman In E!'s 'Songbyrd'|first1=Nellie|last1=Andreeva|date=October 21, 2013}}</ref> an [[HBO]] [[comedy-drama]] series about [[NFL]] players living in [[Miami]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2013/05/dwayne-johnson-to-star-produce-hbo-pilot-about-athletes-from-steve-levinson-mark-wahlberg-peter-berg-to-direct-488467/|title=Dwayne Johnson To Star In & Produce HBO Pilot About Athletes From Steve Levinson & Mark Wahlberg, Peter Berg To Direct|first1=Nellie|last1=Andreeva|date=May 2, 2013}}</ref> By December of that year, ''[[Forbes]]'' named him the top-grossing actor of 2013, with his films bringing in $1.3 billion worldwide for the year. ''Forbes'' credited the success of ''Fast & Furious 6'', which grossed $789 million globally, and his frequent acting work as primary reasons for topping the list.<ref>{{cite news |last=Pomerantz |first=Dorothy |title=Dwayne Johnson Is The Top-Grossing Actor Of 2013 |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/dorothypomerantz/2013/12/16/dwayne-johnson-is-the-top-grossing-actor-of-2013/ |work=Forbes | date = December 16, 2013}}</ref>

Johnson starred as [[Hercules|the title character]] in ''[[Hercules (2014 film)|Hercules]]'' (2014)<ref name="Coming Soon">{{cite web |url=https://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=98951 |title=Hercules, Starring Dwayne Johnson, to Arrive August 8, 2014 |publisher=Coming Soon|date=January 17, 2013 }}</ref> and reprised his role as Luke Hobbs in ''[[Furious 7]]'' (2015).<ref>{{cite tweet|user=TheRock|first=Dwayne|last=Johnson|number=365921807393505280|date=August 9, 2013|title=She rocks my Championship belt better than me! My fam @UFC Champ @RondaRousey joins me in FAST &amp; FURIOUS 7! #BringIt}}</ref> He hosted another reality series for TNT in 2014, entitled ''Wake Up Call'', which saw him "lending a helping hand to everyday people who were facing enormous challenges in their lives" alongside guest experts such as [[Rocco DiSpirito]], [[Jillian Michaels (personal trainer)|Jillian Michaels]], and [[Josh Shipp (teen expert)|Josh Shipp]].<ref name="auto">{{cite news |url=https://variety.com/2013/tv/news/tnt-orders-reality-series-wake-up-call-from-dwayne-the-rock-johnson-1200758762/ |title=TNT Orders Reality Series 'Wake Up Call' from Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson |work=Variety}}</ref> In 2016, Johnson co-starred with [[Kevin Hart]] in the action-comedy ''[[Central Intelligence]]'' and had a lead voice role in the Disney animated film ''[[Moana (2016 film)|Moana]]'', in which he voiced the Polynesian demigod [[Māui (mythology)|Maui]]. He reprised his role as Luke Hobbs in ''[[The Fate of the Furious]]'', which was released in 2017. Johnson starred in two other blockbuster movies that year, ''[[Baywatch (film)|Baywatch]]'' and ''[[Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle]]'' as [[Mitch Buchannon|Mitchell "Mitch" Buchannon]] and [[Dr. Smolder Bravestone]], respectively.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Siegel |first1=Tatiana |last2=Kit |first2=Borys |title=Dwayne Johnson to Star in Film Adaptation of 'Rampage' Video Game |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/dwayne-johnson-star-film-adaptation-804458 |access-date=August 27, 2016 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=June 23, 2015}}</ref><ref name="comingsoon.net">{{cite news |last1=Evry |first1=Max |title=Dwayne Johnson Officially Boards Jumanji Remake |url=https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/679261-dwayne-johnson-officially-boards-jumanji-remake |access-date=August 27, 2016 |work=[[ComingSoon.net]] |date=April 22, 2016}}</ref> In 2018, he starred in the action films ''[[Rampage (2018 film)|Rampage]]'' and ''[[Skyscraper (2018 film)|Skyscraper]]''.

In 2019, Johnson produced and appeared as himself in ''[[Fighting with My Family]]'', a comedy-drama about [[Paige (wrestler)|Paige]] and her family, who are also professional wrestlers.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2017/film/news/vince-vaughn-dwayne-johnsons-fighting-with-my-family-1201988165/ |title=Vince Vaughn Joins Dwayne Johnson's 'Fighting With My Family' |first=Justin |last=Kroll |date=February 14, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://collider.com/fighting-with-my-family-trailer/|title='Fighting with My Family' Trailer Has The Rock Helping Wrestling Wannabes|last=Goldberg|first=Matt|date=November 14, 2018|website=Collider|language=en-US|access-date=December 12, 2018}}</ref>

Johnson voted for [[Barack Obama]] in the [[2008 United States presidential election|2008]] and [[2012 United States presidential election|2012 presidential elections]].<ref name=RS2018>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-features/dwayne-johnson-the-pain-and-the-passion-that-fuel-the-rock-630076/ |title=Dwayne Johnson: The Pain and the Passion That Fuel the Rock |first=Josh |last=Eells |date=April 4, 2018 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|access-date=March 17, 2021}}</ref> He did not vote in the [[2016 United States presidential election|2016 election]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mediaite.com/entertainment/dwayne-the-rock-johnson-admits-he-didnt-vote-for-trump-or-hillary-in-2016-i-wanted-someone-else/ |title=Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson Admits He Didn't Vote for Trump or Hillary in 2016: I Wanted 'Someone Else' |website=[[Mediaite]]|date=April 5, 2018 |access-date=April 27, 2019}}</ref> and is an [[independent voter]] {{as of|2017|lc=y}}.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.gq.com/story/dwayne-johnson-for-president-cover |title=Dwayne Johnson for President! |first1=Peggy|last1=Sirota |first2=Caity|last2=Weaver|date=May 10, 2017 |work=[[GQ (magazine)|GQ]]|access-date=May 12, 2017 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190611153935/https://www.gq.com/story/dwayne-johnson-for-president-cover |archive-date=June 11, 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He endorsed [[Joe Biden]] in the [[2020 United States presidential election|2020 presidential election]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Dwayne Johnson Endorses Presidential Candidate for First Time, Supports Joe Biden and Kamala Harris|url=https://people.com/politics/dwayne-johnson-endorses-joe-biden-kamala-harris/|access-date=September 27, 2020|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]|first=Karen|last=Mizoguchi|date=September 27, 2020|language=EN}}</ref> Johnson has expressed an interest in running for president himself, telling ''[[USA Today]]'' in February 2021 "I would consider a presidential run in the future if that's what the people wanted".<ref>[https://www.newsweek.com/dwayne-johnson-rock-running-president-republicans-democrats-election-poll-1642097 Dwayne Johnson Shares 'Honest Feelings' on Running for President] Ryan Smith, ''[[Newsweek]]'' (October 25, 2021)</ref> Following an online public opinion poll that found that 46% of Americans would consider voting for Johnson in a presidential election, he further stated during an April 12, 2021 interview on [[Today (American TV program)|''The Today Show'']] that "I do have that goal to unite our country and I also feel that if this is what the people want, then I will do that".<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/apr/12/the-rock-dwayne-johnson-white-house-president The Rock for president? I’ll run if the people want it, says Dwayne Johnson] ''[[The Guardian]]'' (12 April 2021)</ref>

In 2006, Johnson founded the Dwayne Johnson Rock Foundation, a charity working with at-risk and [[terminally ill]] children.<ref>{{cite web |publisher=DJ Rock Foundation.org |url=http://www.djrockfoundation.org/mission.php |title=DJ Rock Foundation: Mission Statement |access-date=June 4, 2007 |year=2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080305152513/http://www.djrockfoundation.org/mission.php |archive-date=March 5, 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref> On October 2, 2007, he and his ex-wife donated $1&nbsp;million to the University of Miami to support the renovation of its football facilities. The University of Miami renamed the Hurricanes' locker room in Johnson's honor.<ref>{{cite news |first=Nick |last=Schwartz |title=Miami unveils football locker room dedicated to The Rock |agency=For The Win |access-date=September 11, 2014 |url=http://ftw.usatoday.com/2013/08/miami-dedicates-football-locker-room-to-the-rock}}</ref> In 2015, Johnson donated $1,500 to a [[GoFundMe]] to pay for an abandoned dog's surgery.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.today.com/news/dwayne-rock-johnson-donates-1-500-save-abandoned-puppys-life-t59286 |title=He's a Pawller! Dwayne Johnson drops $1,500 to save orphaned puppy's life |website=TODAY.com |access-date=April 19, 2019}}</ref> In 2017, he donated $25,000 to [[Hurricane Harvey]] relief efforts.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://abc7.com/2354563/ |title=Dwayne Johnson donates thousands to aid Hurricane Harvey recovery efforts |date=August 29, 2017 |website=ABC7 Los Angeles |access-date=April 19, 2019}}</ref> In 2018, Johnson donated a gym to a military base in Oahu, Hawaii.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/Bi-NSa4l5NS/  |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/instagram/therock/1782920942907265874 |archive-date=2021-12-23 |url-access=subscription|title=@therock on Instagram: "Cool update on ARMED FORCES DAY. I was able to donate an entire gym to a military base that's very close to my heart, @jointbasephh. We…" |website=Instagram |access-date=April 19, 2019}}{{cbignore}}</ref> After the [[2018 Hawaii floods]], he worked with Malama Kauai, a nonprofit organization, to help repair damages caused by the floods.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/38196642/stay-strong-kauai-the-rock-asks-for-donations-for-flood-ravaged-kauai |title='Stay strong, Kauai': 'The Rock' asks for donations for flood-ravaged Kauai  |website=hawaiinewsnow.com |access-date=April 19, 2019}}</ref> Johnson has also worked with [[Make-A-Wish Foundation]] on a number of occasions.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://comicbook.com/movies/2018/09/16/dwayne-rock-johnson-disney-jungle-cruise-make-a-wish-kids/ |title=Dwayne Johnson Inspired by Make-A-Wish Kids on Disney's 'Jungle Cruise' Set |website=Movies |access-date=April 19, 2019}}</ref>

[[File:Dany Garcia and Dwayne The Rock Johnson 2009 Tribeca.jpg|thumb|Johnson with his ex-wife Dany García in April 2009]]

Johnson married [[Dany Garcia]] on May 3, 1997. She is a businesswoman, IFBB professional bodybuilder, and producer.<ref name="split" /> Their daughter, Simone, was born on August 14, 2001.<ref name="split" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://goodmorningamerica.com/culture/story/dwayne-johnsons-heartfelt-post-daughter-18th-birthday-make-64965303|title=Dwayne Johnson's heartfelt post to his daughter on her 18th birthday will make you want to call your dad|last=FitzPatrick|first=Hayley|website=ABC News|language=en|date=August 14, 2019|access-date=February 12, 2020}}</ref> They announced they were separating amicably on June 1, 2007,<ref name="split">{{cite magazine |url=https://people.com/celebrity/dwayne-the-rock-johnson-wife-split-up/ |title=Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson & Wife Split Up |first=Julie |last=Jordan |magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]]  | access-date = June 4, 2007 |date=June 1, 2007}}</ref> and their divorce was finalized in May 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.eonline.com/news/1494/the-rock-s-divorce-solidifies|title=The Rock's Divorce Solidifies|date=May 30, 2008|first=Natalie|last=Finn|access-date=September 23, 2020}}</ref>

Johnson subsequently began dating Lauren Hashian, the daughter of [[Boston (band)|Boston]] drummer [[Sib Hashian]]. They first met in 2006 while Johnson was filming ''[[The Game Plan (film)|The Game Plan]]''.<ref name="Lauren Hashian 5 things">{{cite web |url=http://hollywoodlife.com/2015/09/17/lauren-hashian-5-things-to-know-about-the-rock-girlfriend-dwayne-johnson/ |title=Lauren Hashian: 5 Things To Know About The Rock's Pregnant Girlfriend |first=Jason |last=Brow |work=[[Hollywood Life]]| access-date = October 13, 2015 |date=September 17, 2015 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151012010502/http://hollywoodlife.com/2015/09/17/lauren-hashian-5-things-to-know-about-the-rock-girlfriend-dwayne-johnson/ | archive-date = October 12, 2015 | url-status=usurped}}</ref> They were married on August 18, 2019, in [[Hawaii]].<ref>: {{Cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/B1V5m7WFfUy/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/instagram/therock/2113848963832870194_2113848961492434793 |archive-date=2021-12-23 |url-access=subscription|title=@therock on Instagram: "We do. August 18th, 2019. Hawaii. Pōmaikaʻi (blessed) @laurenhashianofficial❤️ @hhgarcia41📸"|website=Instagram}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Jones |first1=Rich |title=Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson announces marriage to Lauren Hashian |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/other-sports/wrestling/dwayne-the-rock-johnson-announces-18962271 |work=Mirror |date=August 19, 2019 |access-date=August 19, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Dwayne The Rock Johnson Marries Longtime Partner Laura Hashian in Secret Hawaiian Wedding, See Pics |url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/dwayne-the-rock-johnson-marries-longtime-partner-laura-hashian-in-secret-hawaiian-wedding-see-pics-2275743.html |date=August 19, 2019 |access-date=August 19, 2019 |work=News18}}</ref> The couple have two daughters: Jasmine (born December 17, 2015)<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://people.com/parents/dwayne-johnson-the-rock-daughter-jasmine-3rd-birthday-wishes/ |title=Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson's Daughter Jasmine Turns 3 — See Her Parents' Birthday Tributes |first=Emily |last=Zauzmer |magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]] |date=December 17, 2018 | access-date = August 19, 2019}}</ref> and Tiana (born April 17, 2018).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://people.com/parents/dwayne-johnson-lauren-hashian-daughter-tiana-turns-2/|title=Dwayne Johnson's Daughter Tiana Turns 2! 'Sweetest Baby Girl in the Whole World,' Lauren Hashian Says|website=PEOPLE.com}}</ref> The family reside in Los Angeles, having also a farm in [[Virginia]] and a second home in [[Southwest Ranches, Florida]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2019/02/07/one-good-thing-virginia-has-going-it-this-week-rock/ |title=One good thing Virginia has going for it this week? The Rock. |date=February 7, 2019 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|access-date=May 1, 2019 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.sportsretriever.com/stories/look-inside-the-rocks-amazing-mansion/ |title=Taking a look inside The Rock's luxurious $5&nbsp;million mansion |last=Walton |first=Rebbeca |date=October 10, 2018 |website=Sports Retriever |language=en-US|access-date=April 25, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://miami.curbed.com/2014/10/1/10040852/the-rock-moves-into-55m-southwest-ranches-house-immediately-orders-1 |title=The Rock Moves into Southwest Ranches, Orders Big Addition |work=Curbed Miami|access-date=June 23, 2018}}</ref>

He received a partial Samoan [[pe'a]] tattoo on his left side in 2003.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tahititatou.com/therock-engl_2.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041010163000/http://www.tahititatou.com/therock-engl_2.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 10, 2004 |title=Tahiti Tatou |access-date=December 7, 2007 }}</ref> In 2017, he had the small "Brahma bull" tattoo on his right arm covered with a larger [[Sleeve tattoo|half-sleeve tattoo]] of a bull's skull.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/Bb_dn43lA7E/  |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/instagram/therock/1657173472366038724 |archive-date=2021-12-23 |url-access=subscription|title=@therock on Instagram: "After approximately 30 hours of tattooing (4 sessions) with my good bud and iconic artist @nikkohurtado, the story of my skull is complete.…" |website=Instagram |language=en|access-date=June 20, 2018}}{{cbignore}}  

In February 2020, the WWE announced that Johnson's daughter Simone began training at the [[WWE Performance Center]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/wwenxt/article/simone-johnson-wwe-performance-center|title=Simone Johnson begins training at WWE Performance Center|website=WWE|language=en|access-date=February 12, 2020}}</ref> making her the first fourth-generation WWE wrestler.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-51471305|title=WWE: The Rock's daughter steps into the ring|date=February 12, 2020|work=BBC News|access-date=February 12, 2020|language=en-GB}}</ref> On May 16, Johnson announced she had signed a contract with WWE.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://wrestlingnews.co/wwe-news/watch-the-rock-on-his-daughter-simone-johnson-joining-wwe/|title=WATCH: The Rock on his daughter, Simone Johnson, joining WWE|date=May 16, 2020|website=Wrestling News}}</ref>

 

In September 2020, amid the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], Johnson revealed that he, his wife, and their two young daughters had all tested positive for (and since recovered from) [[COVID-19]]. He said they contracted the virus after contact with family friends.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson, His Wife and Daughters, 4 and 2, Test Positive for COVID-19 |url=https://people.com/movies/dwayne-johnson-family-test-positive-covid-19/ |magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]] |date=September 2, 2020}}</ref>

[[File:WWE Champion The Rock 2013.jpg|thumb|upright|The Rock during his eighth and final [[WWE Championship]] reign]]

[[File:Intercontinental Champion THE ROCK.jpg|right|upright|thumb|The Rock during one of his two [[WWE Intercontinental Championship|Intercontinental Championship]] reigns]]

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