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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)
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Planet 51
(2009)
Starring: Dwayne Johnson, Jessica Biel, Justin Long
Director: Jorge Blanco
Certificate: 
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.
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72%
from 11 members
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Get Smart - BLU-RAY Version
(2008)
Starring: Steve Carell, Anne Hathaway, Alan Arkin
Director: Peter Segal
Certificate: 
The spy spoof series gets the big screen treatment with this action comedy starring Steve Carell and Anne Hathaway. Agents 86 (Carell), 99 (Hathaway), and 23 (Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson) lead Control against the evil entity KAOS.
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63%
from 3,932 members
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Get Smart
on DVD
(2008)
Starring: Steve Carell, Anne Hathaway, Alan Arkin
Director: Peter Segal
Certificate:
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 »
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65%
from 18,971 members
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Game Plan, The - BLU-RAY Version
(2007)
Starring: Madison Pettis, Gordon Clapp, The Rock
Director: Andy Fickman
Certificate: 
A film that marks Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson's first leading role in a family-friendly comedy, THE GAME PLAN finds the former pro wrestler starring as Joe Kingman, a popular NFL quarterback happily entrenched in a carefree single lifestyle. Kingman's world is turned upside-down, however, when a ..read more »
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70%
from 924 members
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Gridiron Gang
on DVD
(2006)
Starring: Dwayne Johnson, Xzibit, L. Scott Caldwell
Director: Phil Joanou
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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 »
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68%
from 11,464 members
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Gridiron Gang - BLU-RAY Version
(2006)
Starring: Dwayne Johnson, Xzibit, L. Scott Caldwell
Director: Phil Joanou
Certificate:
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 »
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70%
from 995 members
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Southland Tales
on DVD
(2006)
Starring: Seann William Scott, Mandy Moore, Bai Ling
Director: Richard Kelly
Certificate: 
Director Richard Kelly follows up cult favourite DONNIE DARKO with this sprawling epic about a futuristic version of Los Angeles that harnesses the power of the ocean to produce energy. The eclectic cast includes Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Seann William Scott, Justin ..read more »
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42%
from 8,765 members
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Doom
on DVD
(2005)
Starring: Dwayne Johnson, Karl Urban, Rosamund Pike
Director: Andrzej Bartkowiak
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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 »
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51%
from 30,314 members
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Be Cool
on DVD
(2005)
Starring: John Travolta, Uma Thurman, Vince Vaughn
Director: F. Gary Gray
Certificate:
Disenchanted with the movie industry, Chili Palmer (John Travolta) tries the music industry, meeting and romancing a widow of a music exec (Uma Thurman) on the way.
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54%
from 30,937 members
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Doom - BLU-RAY Version
(2005)
Starring: Dwayne Johnson, Karl Urban, Rosamund Pike
Director: Andrzej Bartkowiak
Certificate: 
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 »
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52%
from 433 members
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Walking Tall
on DVD
(2004)
Starring: Dwayne Johnson, Johnny Knoxville, Neal McDonough
Director: Kevin Bray
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Chris Vaughn (The Rock) has come home. He's a retired U.S. Special Forces soldier who has returned to his hometown to renew old relationships and make a new life for himself. But while Chris was away, his boyhood town wasted away to a dilapidated, crime-ridden shell of itself. His wealthy high ..read more »
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58%
from 20,924 members
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Welcome To The Jungle
on DVD
(2003)
Starring: Dwayne Johnson, Seann William Scott, Christopher Walken
Director: Peter Berg
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The Rock (aka Duane Johnson) firmly establishes himself as a major Hollywood force in WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE, an engaging action-comedy directed by Peter Berg. Johnson/Rock plays Beck, a retriever-for-hire, who is sent on one final mission before he can retire and realize his dream of opening up a ..read more »
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62%
from 14,106 members
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The Scorpion King
on DVD
(2002)
Starring: Dwayne Johnson, Michael Clarke Duncan, Kelly Hu
Director: Charles Russell
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Wrestler-turned-actor The Rock gets his first starring role with THE SCORPION KING. A prequel to Stephen Sommers' wildly successful THE MUMMY (1999) and THE MUMMY RETURNS (2001), THE SCORPION KING tells the action-packed story of Mathayus (Rock), an Akkadian assassin who is the only man strong ..read more »
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57%
from 10,241 members
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The Mummy Returns
on DVD
(2001)
Starring: Brendan Fraser, John Hannah, Rachel Weisz
Director: Stephen Sommers
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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 »
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67%
from 19,334 members
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As Hard As The Rock
(2000)
Starring: Dwayne Johnson
Certificate: 
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.
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40%
from 158 members
Not currently released
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Doom - HD DVD Version
Starring: Dwayne Johnson, Karl Urban, Rosamund Pike
Director: Andrzej Bartkowiak
Certificate:
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 »
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56%
from 646 members
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Dwayne Johnson facts
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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...
superb...................................... 24 June 2008
