Dwayne Johnson Biography, Height, Weight, Age, Wife, Girlfriend, Children, Family & More

Dwayne Douglas Johnson is an American- Canadian actor, producer, businessman, former football player, and former professional wrestler. Extensively known as one of the topmost professional wrestlers of all time, he was integral to the development and success of the WWE during the Attitude Era, an assiduity boom period in the late 1990s and early 2000s. He's one of the world's highest-grossing and highest-paid actors.

Dwayne Johnson Biography
  • Full Name: Dwayne Douglas Johnson
  • Nickname: The Rock, Rocky Maivia, Flex Kavana, The People's Champion, The Brahma Bull, The Great One, The Corporate Champion
  • Date of Birth: 02 May 1972
  • Motherland: Hayward, California, United States
  • Spouse: Dany Garcia (m.1997; div. 2007), Lauren Hashian,( daughter of Boston drummer Sib Hashian (m.2018))
  • Children: Daughters Simone Alexandra Johnson( from Dany GarcĂ­a), Jasmine Johnson and Tiana( both from Lauren Hashian)
  • Father: Rocky Johnson
  • Mother: Ata Johnson
  • Brother: Curtis Bowles
  • Sister: Wanda Bowles
  • Grandfather: Peter Maivia
  • Grandmother: Lia Maivia
  • Profession(s): Actor, Film Producer, ProfessionalWrestler
  • Height: 6' 2"
  • Weight(approx.): 119 kg
  • Chest: 50 Inches
  • Waist: 35 Inches
  • Biceps: 23 Inches
  • Eye Colour: Dark Brown
  • Hair Colour: N/A (Bald)

Early Life

Dwayne Johnson was born on 02 May 1972, in Hayward, California, to Ata Johnson and Rocky Johnson. His father is a former professional wrestler. In his growing days, Johnson lived for a long time in Grey Lynn in Auckland, New Zealand with his mom's family. In Grey Lynn, he played rugby and attended Richmond Road Primary School before returning to the U.S. His father was a Black Nova Scotian with a small amount of Irish ancestry and his mother is Samoan. In 1983, his father Rocky Johnson and tag teammate Tony Atlas was the first black tag team champions in WWE history.

He attended Montclaire Elementary School in Charlotte, North Carolina. After moving to Hamden, Connecticut, he attended Shepherd Glen Elementary School and then Hamden Middle School. After this, he attended President William McKinley High School in Honolulu. He also attended Glencliff High School and McGavock High School, both in Nashville, and also Freedom High School in Bethlehem Township in the Lehigh Valley, where he graduated in 1990.

At Freedom High School in the Lehigh Valley, Johnson primarily struggled and was drawn into petty crime and a culture of conflict and was arrested multiple times for fighting, theft, and check fraud and was suspended two weeks for fighting, before getting 17. At school, football trainer Jody Cwik, still, saw athletic capability in Johnson and suggested he join Freedom's football squad, where he played defensive tackle and also was a member of the school's track and field and wrestling teams. The EPC's( Eastern Pennsylvania Conference) wrestling programs have been ranked best in the nation by WIN magazine and have been described as" among the nation's best in the sport for nearly three decades", and Johnson quickly found himself facing some of the nation's most accomplished high academy wrestlers.

By his senior period at Freedom High School, Johnson had only played 02 years of high school football but the fact that he'd exceeded on a team in an elite high academy athletic division known nationally for producing a long list of professional and Olympic- level athletes, including future NFL stars Andre Reed, Saquon Barkley, Kyzir White, and others, drew the attention of NCAA Division I collegiate programs. College football recruiters ranked Johnson as one of the top ten high school defensive tackles in the nation. He chosed to accept a full athletic education offer from the University of Miami, whose football program was then one of the best in the nation.

Some more about Johnson

  1. Zodiac sign: Taurus
  2. Nationality: American
  3. Hometown: California Richmond Road
  4. School: Primary School, New Zealand, President William McKinley High School in Honolulu, Hawaii
  5. College: University of Miami
  6. Educational Qualifications: Bachelor of General Studies degree in Criminology and Physiology
  7. Wrestling Debut: 1996
  8. Film Debut: 2002
  9. Hobbies: Working out, Listening to Music, Fishing, Watching

Movies Major disputes

In August 2016, Dwayne Johnson slammed his male Fast & Furious 8 co-stars in a furious rant on Facebook describing them as" candy asses".

Favorite Things of The Rock

  1. Favorite Food: Donuts, Pizza
  2. Favorite Actor: Tommy Lee Jones
  3. Favorite Actress: Angela Basset
  4. Favorite: Color Black
  5. Favorite movie: The Godfather
  6. Marital Status: Married
  7. Cars Collection: 1971 Chevrolet Chevelle SS, Ferrari

Personal information

Johnson married twice. He first married on 03 May 1997 to Dany Garcia, with whom he has a daughter Simone Alexandra Johnson. In 2008 they get divorced. On 18 August 2019, he married Lauren Hashian and the couple has two daughters together named Jasmine Johnson and Tiana.

Some Facts about Dwayne Johnson

  1. Dwayne Douglas Johnson is also known through his ring name" The Rock". He's a Canadian- American actor, producer, and semi-retired professional wrestler presently signed to WWE.
  2. Dwayne Johnson is the son of Ata Johnson and professional wrestler Rocky Johnson. His maternal grandfather, Peter Maivia, was also a wrestler. His cousin, Savelina Fanene, is also a wrestler presently working for WWE.
  3. His father is a Black Nova Scotian, and his mother is of Samoan descent. His father was a member of the first black tag team which won the World Tag Team Championship in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF).
  4. For a short period of time, Johnson lived in the suburb of Grey Lynn in Auckland, New Zealand, with his mother's family. He attended Richmond Road Primary School, before returning to the United States with his parents.
  5. He began playing football at Freedom High School (Pennsylvania) in the East Penn Conference. He was also a part of the school's track and field and wrestling teams.
  6. Johnson was a college football player for the University of Miami when he was the student winning a national championship on the 1991 Miami Hurricanes football team.
  7. Dwayne Johnson made his film debut as lead actor in The Scorpion King in 2002 for which he was paid US$5.5 million, a world record for an actor in his first starring task. He returned to the WWE for part-time in 2011 until 2013.
  8. As of October 2016, Johnson has taken 17 championship reigns in WWE competition incorporating 10 as a world champion, winning the WWF/ E Championship eight times and the WCW/ World Championship For two times.
  9. Johnson carried off the Intercontinental Championship two times and the WWF Tag Team Championship five times. Johnson is the sixth Triple Crown Champion in the history of WWE and has won also the 2000 Royal Rumble. He's extensively received as one of the topmost pro wrestlers of all time.
  10. Apart From wrestling, he also set foot in the music world. In the year 2000, he appeared for a short period of time in Wyclef jean's single" It does not Matter" and in its video too. He also recorded for WWF The Music, Vol 5.
  11. He also hosted Saturday Night Live with fellow wrestlers Mike Foley, Triple H and The Big Show appearing in the show. He attributes the success of this show to his getting offers from Hollywood studios.
  12. In the year 2006, he set up Dwayne Johnson Rock Foundation for the betterment of terminally ill children.
  13. In 2007, he along with his ex-wife donated a million dollars to the University of Miami for the modification of its football facility. This is the largest donation to the university by its former students.
  14. Johnson's autobiography The Rock Says., co-written with Joe Layden, was published in 2000. It was at No. 1 on The New York Times's Best Seller list, spent 20 weeks on The New York Times bestseller list and sold 7,20,000 copies in hardcover alone.
  15. Forbes named Dwayne Johnson in the Top 100 Most Powerful Celebrities in 2013.
  16. He became the world's highest-paid actor in 2016.
  17. Time listed him as one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2016.
  18. Muscle & Fitness named Dwayne" The Rock" Johnson as their" Man of the Century" in 2015.
  19. He has a Net Worth (approx.) Of $ 125 Million.

Personal Quotes

  1. "Success is not always about' greatness', it's about thickness. harmonious, hard work earnings success."
  2. "When life puts you in tough situations, do not say 'Why me?' just say 'Try me'."
  3. "Success is not overnight. It's when every day you get a little better than the day ahead. It all adds up."
  4. "The first step to achieving your thing, is to take a moment to admire your thing. Know what it means to you to achieve it."
  5. "All success begins with tone discipline. It starts with you."
  6. " Success at anything will always come down to this focus and trouble. And we control both."
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