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Dwayne Johnson

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. Dwayne Johnson then returned to the WWE on 14th of February 2011, he appeared on Monday Night Raw, making a spectacular come back and went on to be the guest host of Wrestlemania XXVII. Dwayne, as The Rock, has scheduled to wrestle John Cena at Wrestlemania XXVIII which will take place in Miami, FL, which is Dwayne's hometown

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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Dwayne Johnson - what members say


  • Gridiron Gang
  • Gridiron Gang review by martinedwards from Derby, England
    Rated - 4.0 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...   Read customer review
  • Planet 51
  • Planet 51 review by williamsgwynfa from gwaenysgor
    Rated - 5.0 stars superb............................ 16 November 2009
    ...Planet 51 is an animated film starring Dwayne Johnson, Jessica Biel as Neera, Justin Long as Lem, Seann William Scott as Skiff, Gary Oldman as General Grawl and John Cleese a...   Read customer review
  • Race to Witch Mountain
  • Race to Witch Mountain review by Pebbly from Driffield
    Rated - 2.0 stars Race to Witch Mountain 2 November 2009
    ...Typical american story of down and out guy makes good in the end. Dwayne Johnson aka the Rock has made a good transition from wrestling to film actng but this one does not do...   Read customer review

Dwayne Johnson - filmography


  • G.I. Joe 2 - Retaliation - Blu-ray (2012)
    Starring: Bruce Willis,  Adrianne Palicki,  Jonathan Pryce
    Director: Jon M. Chu
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    Dance film-directing veteran Jon Chu takes a crack at G.I. JOE in this sequel to Stephen Sommers' blockbuster 2009 film. Dwayne Johnson stars as Roadblock in the film, with Channing Tatum returning as Duke, the leader of the Joes, and Ray Park joining them as mute ninja Snake Eyes. Bruce Willis, ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 No ratings yet. Be the first.
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  • Journey 2 - The Mysterious Island (2011)
    Starring: Kristen Davis,  Dwayne Johnson,  Michael Caine
    Director: Brad Peyton
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    The new journey begins when young adventurer Sean (Josh Hutcherson) receives a coded distress signal from a mysterious island where no island should exist--a place of strange life forms, mountains of gold, deadly volcanoes, and more than one astonishing secret. Unable to stop him from going, Sean's ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 72% from 113 members
    Due for release on 26th June 2012
  • Fast and Furious 5 (2011)
    Starring: Vin Diesel,  Paul Walker,  Dwayne Johnson
    Director: Justin Lin
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Former cop Brian O'Conner partners with ex-con Dom Toretto on the opposite side of the law. Since Brian and Mia Toretto broke Dom out of custody, they've blown across many borders to elude authorities. Now backed into a corner in Rio de Janeiro, they must pull one last job in order to gain their ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 75% from 949 members
    Not available for rental
  • Fast and Furious 5 - Blu-ray (2011)
    Starring: Vin Diesel,  Paul Walker,  Dwayne Johnson
    Director: Justin Lin
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Former cop Brian O'Conner partners with ex-con Dom Toretto on the opposite side of the law. Since Brian and Mia Toretto broke Dom out of custody, they've blown across many borders to elude authorities. Now backed into a corner in Rio de Janeiro, they must pull one last job in order to gain their ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 80% from 199 members
    Not available for rental
  • Faster on DVD (2010)
    Starring: Tom Berenger,  Dwayne Johnson,  Carla Gugino
    Director: George Tillman Jr.
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    An ex-con sets out to avenge his brother's death after they were double-crossed during a heist years ago. During his campaign, however, he's tracked by a veteran cop and an egocentric hit man.
    3.5 stars out of 5 67% from 10,500 members
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  • The Other Guys on DVD (2010)
    Starring: Will Ferrell,  Mark Wahlberg,  Eva Mendes
    Director: Adam McKay
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Allen Gamble (Ferrell) and Terry Hoitz (Wahlberg) are partnered NYPD detectives who work in the forensic accounting department and rarely see any action. Gamble is more than happy with his job while Hoitz has been assigned against his will after a public incident with his quick trigger finger. They ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 62% from 38,505 members
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  • The Other Guys - Blu-ray (2010)
    Starring: Will Ferrell,  Mark Wahlberg,  Eva Mendes
    Director: Adam McKay
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Allen Gamble (Ferrell) and Terry Hoitz (Wahlberg) are partnered NYPD detectives who work in the forensic accounting department and rarely see any action. Gamble is more than happy with his job while Hoitz has been assigned against his will after a public incident with his quick trigger finger. They ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 62% from 13,832 members
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  • Faster - Blu-ray (2010)
    Starring: Tom Berenger,  Dwayne Johnson,  Carla Gugino
    Director: George Tillman Jr.
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    An ex-convict seeks revenge for his brother's death in this action-packed revenge thriller starring Dwayne 'The Rock Johnson. Ten years ago, Driver (Johnson) was part of a bank heist gone horribly awry. In the chaos of the botched robbery, his brother wound up dead. Now Driver is a free man, and he'..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 67% from 5,175 members
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  • Tooth Fairy - Blu-ray (2010)
    Starring: Dwayne Johnson,  Ashley Judd,  Stephen Merchant
    Director: Michael Lembeck
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Dwayne Johnson is "The Tooth Fairy," also known as Derek Thompson, a hard-charging minor league hockey player whose nickname comes from his habit of separating opposing players from their bicuspids. When Derek discourages a youngster's dreams, he's sentenced to one week's hard labor as a real tooth ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 64% from 1,316 member
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  • The Tooth Fairy on DVD (2010)
    Starring: Dwayne Johnson,  Ashley Judd,  Stephen Merchant
    Director: Michael Lembeck
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Dwayne Johnson is "The Tooth Fairy," also known as Derek Thompson, a hard-charging minor league hockey player whose nickname comes from his habit of separating opposing players from their bicuspids. When Derek discourages a youngster's dreams, he's sentenced to one week's hard labor as a real tooth ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 68% from 5,948 members
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  • Planet 51 - Blu-ray (2009)
    Starring: Dwayne Johnson,  Jessica Biel,  Justin Long
    Director: Jorge Blanco
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    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.
    3 stars out of 5 64% from 2,227 members
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  • Planet 51 on DVD (2009)
    Starring: Dwayne Johnson,  Jessica Biel,  Justin Long
    Director: Jorge Blanco
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    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.
    3.5 stars out of 5 68% from 12,440 members
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  • Get Smart - Blu-ray (2008)
    Starring: Steve Carell,  Anne Hathaway,  Alan Arkin
    Director: Peter Segal
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Watch now: Unavailable
    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.
    3 stars out of 5 63% from 6,542 members
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  • Get Smart on DVD (2008)
    Starring: Steve Carell,  Anne Hathaway,  Alan Arkin
    Director: Peter Segal
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Watch now: Unavailable
    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 »
    3.5 stars out of 5 66% from 29,066 members
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  • The Game Plan - Blu-ray (2007)
    Starring: Madison Pettis,  Gordon Clapp,  The Rock
    Director: Andy Fickman
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    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 »
    3.5 stars out of 5 69% from 1,411 member
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  • Southland Tales on DVD (2006)
    Starring: Seann William Scott,  Mandy Moore,  Bai Ling
    Director: Richard Kelly
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    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 »
    2 stars out of 5 42% from 10,260 members
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  • Southland Tales - Blu-ray (2006)
    Starring: Seann William Scott,  Mandy Moore,  Bai Ling
    Director: Richard Kelly
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Director Richard Kelly's follow-up to 2001's popular DONNIE DARKO is a sprawling dystopian satire featuring an all-star cast and a storyline that splinters off into strange and unexpected places. The film begins with a nuclear explosion in Texas, which sparks a full-scale war between the U.S., the ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 63% from 11 members
    Not available for rental
  • 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 »
    3.5 stars out of 5 69% from 13,010 members
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  • Gridiron Gang - Blu-ray (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 »
    3.5 stars out of 5 70% from 1,517 member
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  • Be Cool on DVD (2005)
    Starring: John Travolta,  Uma Thurman,  Vince Vaughn
    Director: F. Gary Gray
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
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    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.
    2.5 stars out of 5 54% from 32,002 members
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  • Doom - Blu-ray (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 »
    2.5 stars out of 5 54% from 1,390 member
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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 »
    2.5 stars out of 5 52% from 32,878 members
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  • Walking Tall on DVD (2004)
    Starring: Dwayne Johnson,  Johnny Knoxville,  Neal McDonough
    Director: Kevin Bray
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    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 »
    3 stars out of 5 59% from 22,450 members
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  • Walking Tall - Blu-ray (2004)
    Starring: Dwayne Johnson,  Johnny Knoxville,  Neal McDonough
    Director: Kevin Bray
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    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 »
    3.5 stars out of 5 73% from 9 members
    Not available for rental
  • The Scorpion King - HD (2002)
    Starring: Dwayne Johnson,  Michael Clarke Duncan,  Kelly Hu
    Director: Charles Russell
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    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 »
    3 stars out of 5 60% from 292 members
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  • The Scorpion King on DVD (2002)
    Starring: Dwayne Johnson,  Michael Clarke Duncan,  Kelly Hu
    Director: Charles Russell
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    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 »
    3 stars out of 5 57% from 12,190 members
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  • The Mummy Returns - HD (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 »
    3.5 stars out of 5 70% from 774 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 »
    3.5 stars out of 5 66% from 24,169 members
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  • The Mummy Returns (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 »
    3.5 stars out of 5 67% from 2,079 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.
    2 stars out of 5 40% from 188 members
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  • Doom - HD
    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 »
    3 stars out of 5 55% from 717 members
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