Dwayne Johnson

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Dwayne
Johnson
actor, wrestler and
meme person

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• Dwayne Douglas Johnson (born May 2, 1972), also
known by his ring name The Rock, is an American actor
and former professional wrestler. Widely regarded as
one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time,
he was integral to the development and success of the
WWE during the Attitude Era, an industry boom period
in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Johnson wrestled for
WWF for eight years prior to pursuing an acting career.
His films have grossed over $3.5 billion in North
America and over $10.5 billion worldwide, making him
one of the world's highest-grossing and highest-paid
actors.

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• Dwayne Johnson’s creative
biography in the cinema began
with a smash hit. Hollywood
directors became interested in
Johnson in 2000, after the
release of his book “The Rock
Says.” The same year he was
invited to play in the movie The
Mummy Returns. For this work,
the debutant actor received an
unprecedented fee of $ 5.5
million, and he was listed in the
Guinness World Records.

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Interesting facts
He was born Dwayne Douglas
Johnson on May 2, 1972, in
Hayward, California, United States.
His father, Rocky Johnson, was a
professional wrestler while his
mother, Ata Maivia, was the
daughter of a wrestler. His father is
of Black Nova Scotian origin, while
his mother is of Samoan heritage,
which explains his exotic looks.
He lived in New Zealand for a brief
period and attended the
Richmond Road Primary School,
before returning to the United
States where he enrolled at the
Freedom High School.

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Interesting facts (more)
His favorite sport was
American football and he
received a full scholarship from
the University of Miami to play
defensive tackle. However, an
injury dashed his dreams of a
football career. He graduated in
1995, with a Bachelor of
General Studies degree in
criminology and physiology.

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Even more
interesting facts
• In 2016, Dwayne Johnson
gave his voice to the
character of Polynesian
demigod Maui in the
Disney animated
film Moana.
In 2017, he reprised his role in the
eighth installment of the The Fast
and the Furious franchise, 'The
Fate of the Furious'. In the same
year, he starred in two other big
hits, namely, 'Baywatch' and
'Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle'

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Dwayne Johnson in
Internet culture
In Internet culture, he is known not only as
an actor, but also as a hero of memes.

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Dwayne Johnson
"The Wock"
With the beginning of the use of
deepfake technology, memes with the
Asian version of Dwayne Johnson began
to gain popularity.

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