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Dwayne Johnson

Date of Birth
2 May 1972, Hayward, California, USA

Birth Name
Dwayne Douglas Johnson

Nicknames
The People's Champion
The Brahma Bull
The Great One
The Rock

Height
6' 4" (1.93 m)

Dwayne Douglas Johnson was born in Hayward, California on May 2nd 1972 to Rocky Johnson and Ata Johnson. He is currently married to Dany Johnson (Garcia) and they have a daughter named Simone Alexandra, who was born in 2001.

While growing up, Dwayne traveled a lot with his parents and watched his father perform in the ring. It was at this time during his high school years, Dwayne began playing American football and later received a full scholarship from the University of Miami where he had great success as a football player. In 1995, Dwayne suffered a back injury which cost him a place in the NFL. He then signed a 3 year deal with the Canadian League but left after a year to pursue a career in wrestling.

He made his wrestling debut in the USWA under the name Flex Kavana. In 1996, Dwayne then joined the WWE and became Rocky Maivia where he joined a group known as "The Nation of Domination" and turned heel (bad guy). He eventually took over leadership of the "Nation" and changed his name to The Rock. After the "Nation" split, The Rock joined another elite group of wrestlers known as the "Corporation" and began a memorable feud with Steve Austin. Soon The Rock was kicked out of the "Corporation" and he turned face (good guy) and became known as "The Peoples Champion". In 2000, The Rock made his movie debut by appearing in The Mummy Returns as The Scorpion King. He later returned to wrestling in 2001, during the WCW/ECW invasion where he joined a team of WWE wrestlers. He then left wrestling again to star in The Scorpion King, a prequel to The Mummy Returns. He Then returned to the WWE in 2002 before eventually leaving to pursue a career as an actor in 2003.

He has gone on to star in films such as:-
The Scorpion King (2002)
The Rundown('Welcome To The Jungle') (2003)
Walking Tall (2004)
Be Cool (2005)
Doom (2005)
Southland Tales (2006)
Gridiron Gang (2006)
The Game Plan (2007)
Race to Witch Mountain (2009)


What members say | Filmography

Dwayne Johnson - what members say


  • Gridiron Gang
  • Gridiron Gang review by martinedwards from Derby, England
    Rated - 4 stars The Rock.......Rocks 11 July 2007
    ...oryline. Surely when you look at the cast and the title nobody saw that coming. Dwayne Johnson who shall from this point forward never be referred to as The Rock again was su...  
  • Get Smart
  • Get Smart review by williamsgwynfa from gwaenysgor
    Rated - 5 stars superb...................................... 24 June 2008
    ...use Max is more valuable in his current duties. Meanwhile, Agent 23 (played by Dwayne Johnson - The Rock) returns to CONTROL headquarters from a mission, while Max steps out...  

Dwayne Johnson - filmography


  • Planet 51 (2009)
    Starring: Dwayne Johnson,  Jessica Biel,  Justin Long
    Director: Jorge Blanco
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    The inhabitants of Planet 51 live in fear of alien invasion. Their paranoia is realized when an astronaut arrives from Earth. Befriended by a young resident, he has to avoid capture in order to recover his spaceship and try to return home.
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 72% from 11 members
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  • Get Smart on DVD (2008)
    Starring: Steve Carell,  Anne Hathaway,  Alan Arkin
    Director: Peter Segal
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Maxwell Smart is on a mission to thwart the latest plot for world domination by the evil crime syndicate known as KAOS. When the headquarters of U.S. spy agency Control is attacked and the identities of its agents compromised, the Chief has no choice but to promote his ever-eager analyst Maxwell ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 65% from 18,971 members
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  • Gridiron Gang on DVD (2006)
    Starring: Dwayne Johnson,  Xzibit,  L. Scott Caldwell
    Director: Phil Joanou
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Dwane "The Rock" Johnson stars in this gritty and inspirational movie based on a true story about a group of teenage delinquents given a second chance to redeem themselves by playing football. Sean Porter (Johnson) is a frustrated juvenile probation officer. Most of the kids in his detention camp ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 68% from 11,464 members
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  • Doom on DVD (2005)
    Starring: Dwayne Johnson,  Karl Urban,  Rosamund Pike
    Director: Andrzej Bartkowiak
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    In the not-so-distant future, a portal has been discovered leading from Earth to Mars, where the government operates a research base to examine the ruins of a lost civilisation; scientists are studying it, conducting experiments they perhaps shouldn't be, and trying find out what happened. Answer: ..read more »
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 51% from 30,314 members
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  • Doom - BLU-RAY Version (2005)
    Starring: Dwayne Johnson,  Karl Urban,  Rosamund Pike
    Director: Andrzej Bartkowiak
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    In the not-so-distant future, a portal has been discovered leading from Earth to Mars, where the government operates a research base to examine the ruins of a lost civilisation; scientists are studying it, conducting experiments they perhaps shouldn't be, and trying find out what happened. Answer: ..read more »
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 52% from 433 members
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  • The Mummy Returns on DVD (2001)
    Starring: Brendan Fraser,  John Hannah,  Rachel Weisz
    Director: Stephen Sommers
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Flanked by fabulous computer-generated battle scenes that would make BRAVEHEART proud, THE MUMMY RETURNS is a fast-paced sequel that surpasses the 1999 original, both directed by Stephen Sommers. Virtually the entire cast has come back for another exciting go-round, this time trying to prevent ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 67% from 19,334 members
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  • As Hard As The Rock (2000)
    Starring: Dwayne Johnson
    Certificate: Certificate: Ex
    This unauthorised biography of WWF superstar The Rock (aka Dwayne Johnson) takes a look at his humble beginnings, interviewing people who knew him before and after he became famous. The release is ndispensable for anyone who wants to know how The Rock got his start.
    Rate this: 2 stars out of 5 40% from 158 members
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  • Doom - HD DVD Version
    Starring: Dwayne Johnson,  Karl Urban,  Rosamund Pike
    Director: Andrzej Bartkowiak
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    In the not-so-distant future, a portal has been discovered leading from Earth to Mars, where the government operates a research base to examine the ruins of a lost civilisation; scientists are studying it, conducting experiments they perhaps shouldn't be, and trying find out what happened. Answer: ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 56% from 646 members
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Dwayne Johnson facts

5 most recent films

The Tooth Fairy - 4.0 stars
Race to Witch Mountain - 3.5 stars
Race To Witch Mountain - BLU-RAY Version - 3.5 stars
Planet 51 - 3.5 stars
Get Smart - BLU-RAY Version - 3.0 stars

5 highest-rated films

The Game Plan - 3.5 stars
Mummy Returns, The - HD DVD Version - 3.5 stars
Game Plan, The - BLU-RAY Version - 3.5 stars
Gridiron Gang - BLU-RAY Version - 3.5 stars
Gridiron Gang - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Planet 51 - 3.5 stars
The Tooth Fairy - 4.0 stars
As Hard As The Rock - 2.0 stars
Southland Tales - 2.0 stars
Doom - 2.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Seann William Scott - 4 times - show films
Grant Heslov - 3 times - show films
Ralf Moeller - 3 times - show films
Oded Fehr - 3 times - show films
Karl Urban - 3 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Andy Fickman - 4 times - show films
Charles Russell - 3 times - show films
Andrzej Bartkowiak - 3 times - show films
Stephen Sommers - 3 times - show films
Peter Berg - 2 times - show films