From a difficult past, Dwayne Johnson has always nurtured his dream of becoming an action movie star. Currently, he is a bright name in the Hollywood film industry.
Dwayne Johnson – Hollywood’s “giant”: Giant, or great, are two of the many words that the Western press uses to call this actor 1.96 m tall and 118 kg heavy. As of the end of July 2019, Dwayne Johnson owns a fortune of over $320 million, is one of the best-earning action stars in Hollywood. Photo: Getty Images.
At the age of 47, he has participated in nearly 40 movies, 6 music discs, many films he has participated in with revenue of up to billion USD. On the Instagram account with more than 151 million followers, Twitter has more than 13.1 million followers, fans pass on stories about the private life, the life of the guy nicknamed “The Rock”. To have such great influence and fame today, few people know that Dwayne Johnson has gone through a dreary past. Photo: Getty Images.
The past used to see the police station as home, repeatedly failed in competition: Dwayne Johnson’s father, Rocky Johnson, was a professional wrestler. His mother is also the daughter of a wrestler. Johnson’s family had to constantly move houses so that his father could study safely, the boy Dwayne Johnson changed schools many times. Until one day, the Johnson family went bankrupt. His mother almost committed suicide. In adulthood, Dwayne Johnson once went to steal. Many times he had to sleep at the police station. However, that was not the only tragedy that befell Johnson. Photo: Dale Robinette.
Born into a family, Dwayne Johnson was trained by her father to become a professional wrestler. But before choosing the path of his father and grandfather, he once brought glory to the University of Miami in 1991 when he excelled in winning the national football championship. But the following season 4 years later, he was ruled out due to injury. He went to bed, huddled in a car next to the landfill, his girlfriend abandoned him, he was poor when he had only a few dollars left in his pocket. He returned to the path that his father and grandfather had chosen. Photo: Getty Images.
At the age of 24 (ie 1996), when he first appeared in the ring at the WWF tournament (World Wrestling Federation, now WWE), more than 20,000 spectators did not notice the guy named Rocky Maivia , always smiling and dancing. Rocky Maivia is a compound name of his father and grandfather. Vince McMahon, the father of American wrestling, recognized the potential in Dwayne Johnson. “A good guy” was the sentence Vince McMahon gave him at that time. In August 1997, Dwayne Johnson returned to the ring from injury, and he declared himself “The Rock”. The Rock was active from 1996 to 2004, having won the WWE 8 times. He is one of the famous wrestlers loved and loved by the fans. Later, despite being busy filming, Dwayne Johnson still returned to the ring (2011-2013) because he missed his job.
Good boy of Hollywood entertainment: Although he looks “tiger” because of his large body, many tattoos … but Dwayne Johnson is a loving father, a gallant man, with little reputation. He was previously married to Dany Garcia, has one daughter. But the two are still close after their separate ways. The private life of the million-dollar star has little market. Currently, The Rock has 2 more daughters with fiancé Lauren Hashian.
To have a statue-like body, the father of three not only regularly goes to the gym but also adheres to a strict diet. Eating 7 meals a day, participating in training with different coaches, waking up at 4 am to prepare… is what “The Rock” does for a long time to have a standard muscular body.
Dwayne Johnson’s acting career came to him by accident, when the producers saw him host Saturday Night Live (March 2000), they targeted him for the role of the Scorpio King. . Appearing in Universal’s The Mummy Returns (2001) (global gross of over $433 million), he was paid a handsome $5.5 million. From there, he went straight on the film path. Photo: Universal.
Name associated with action movies: He is a name specializing in explosive action movies with spectacular and spectacular fighting scenes such as the Fast & Furious series (5, 6 and 7), Scorpio King, Journey 2: The Mysterious Island, Hercules, San Andreas, Jumanji series… His roles are often associated with rescue missions, fighting, climbing, and “eating points” thanks to his natural acting, happy. In his career, he used to act badly in movies, but he is still a diligent bee, making very good money on the silver screen. Photo: Sony.
If in the live-action version, the role of Luke Hobbs nailed the name of the father of three into the Fast & Furious series, then in the animated film, the voice of the demigod Maui in Moana is one of the impressive roles of the actor. Older brother. A jovial tattooed demigod, tireless fighting, always smiling seems to be portrayed exclusively for Dwayne Johnson. Currently, the actor is busy for many upcoming film projects, such as Jumanji: The Next Level, Fast & Furious 10… Photo: Disney.
