Almost every American, as well as a resident of any other country, knows who Dwayne Johnson is. The filmography of this actor is rich and diverse, and one can only admire his successes in wrestling. So where did the new action hero come from , and what was his life like before appearing in the ring and on the set?
Actor's childhood
Dwayne was born May 2, 1972 in the city of Hayward, in the state of California. His father was the famous black wrestler Soulman
Rocky Johnson. Mother is the promoter of Ata Maivia of Polynesian descent. By the way, the grandfather of the future actor and repeated champion was also a wrestler, and his grandmother also led the promotion. Many fans of Deyn not without reason say that the sport of this person is literally in the blood.
The boy spent several years in Auckland (New Zealand), where he lived with his mother's relatives. Here he attended elementary school. As a teenager, the family moved to Honolulu (Hawaii), where he attended William McKinley High School.
Before leaving school, parents again changed their place of residence, now the family settled in the town of Betleham (Pennsylvania), where Dwayne graduated from high school. By the way, during his school years he was a member of a football team, and also quickly became a school champion in athletics and wrestling.
Thanks to the amazing success in sports after graduation, the guy received several offers at once from different universities. He ultimately chose the University of Miami. Here he also played in the university football team, and after he even signed a contract with the Calgary Stampeders club. Unfortunately, after the first season, Dwayne got a back injury, this is where his football career ended. By the way, the future athlete managed to get a degree in criminology and psychology.
How did your wrestling career begin?
Of course, the filmography of Dwayne ("The Rock") Johnson is of interest to many fans. But do not forget that he became famous precisely due to sports achievements and only after that he began to work on the set.
All friends jokingly called him the first-ever wrestler in the third generation. As a teenager, the boy often went to his father's training. When Dwayne was 12 years old, his dad decided to seriously engage in the physical training of the guy. Dwayne himself liked this idea. At 13, the guy was significantly superior to all his classmates, his height was 170 cm with a weight of 78 kg.
In 1996, Dwayne made his debut in the World Wrestling Federation under the pseudonym Rocky Maivia. He regularly appeared in the ring until 2004. Johnson then temporarily stopped speaking. In 2011, he returned to WWF and has since appeared in the ring as part of Raw.
Success and awards
During his career as a wrestler, Dwayne managed to win a lot of awards. He became WWF Team Champion five times. Twice he won the WCW Heavyweight Championship.
In addition, it is Johnson who is the winner of the so-called Royal Battle, which took place in 2000 (wrestling competition). He also became the sixth champion of the Triple Crown, which is considered extremely honorable in the world of sports. Twice Dwayne became the WWF Intercontinental Champion.
First steps in the cinema
The actor first appeared on the screen in 1999 in the "Show of the 70s." In 2000, a film was released entitled Star Trek: Voyager, where Dwayne appeared in the form of a Champion.
The famous wrestler also gets a secondary role in the film “Will of chance”, which appeared on the screens in 2001. This is a comedy story that tells the story of a relationship between two brothers.
These films with Dwayne Johnson did not bring the actor popularity. Nevertheless, small minor roles gave him the opportunity to demonstrate himself as an actor.
“Scorpion King”: the first major role and the highest royalties in history
To begin with, it is worth noting that the shooting of the movie “King of Scorpions” has a small background. In 2001, the continuation of the popular painting "The Mummy" entitled "The Mummy Returns" was released. And in this film, Rick O'Connell will have to fight again not only with the familiar Imhotep, but also with the resurrected King Scorpio.
In 3067 BC, the great warrior gave his soul to the
Egyptian god Anubis for the opportunity to defeat the doctor. And after several thousand years his spirit is resurrected. It was the role of the Scorpion King (in this film she is rather negative) played by Dwayne Johnson.
The filmography of this actor is famous for another film. In 2002, the screens went out spin-off to "Mummy 2" under the name "King of Scorpions." Here Dwayne got the main role of Metaes, the great warrior, an Akkadian mercenary.
This is a wonderful story about a real hero and a beautiful sorceress who are destined together to overthrow a tyrant and create a new prosperous state.
It is worth noting that for his first major role in the feature film, the aspiring actor received a fee of $ 5.5 million, this amount was recorded in the Guinness Book of Records as the highest payment for the first role. And if until 2002 Dwayne was known as an athlete, now they are talking about him and as a talented actor.
Dwayne Johnson: filmography
After the release of “The King of Scorpions”, the wrestling champion quickly turned into a popular actor. In 2003, the film “The Treasures of the Amazon” was released, in which he played Beck - a specialist in debt collection, who, at work, goes to the Amazon wilds.
A year later, in 2004, Dwayne again appears on the screen in the role of the American special forces sergeant Chris Vaughn. In 2005, the actor takes part in the filming of the comedy "Be Cool", where he gets the role of Elliot. In the movie Game Plan (2007), Johnson plays professional footballer Joseph Kingman.
There are other films with actor Duane Johnson. For example, in 2009, a picture called “The Witch’s Mountain” was released, where the actor plays Jack Bruno, a taxi driver who defends a couple of children with supernatural powers with all his might.
The year 2010 pleased the fans with the comedy "Tooth Fairy", where Dwayne played the role of Derek - a tough hockey player who was turned into a real tooth fairy.
New films featuring Dwayne Johnson
There are many newer films starring Dwayne Johnson, the filmography of this actor is really full of a wide variety of paintings and genres. For example, in 2010, a comedy titled “The Cops in the Deep Reserve” appeared on the screens, where Dwayne played cop Christopher Danson.
In 2011, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson delights his fans with the main role in the movie "Faster than a Bullet", where he plays a driver who vowed to avenge the death of his family. In the same year, the sequel to the well-known film “Fast and the Furious 5” was released, where Dwayne got the role of the elite special agent Luke Hobbs, who first hunts for the main characters Domenic and Brian, and then becomes their faithful ally.
Johnson also plays Hank Parsons in the movie Journey 2: The Mysterious Island, which was released in 2012. And a year later, appears before the fans in the image of John Matthews, the protagonist of the crime thriller "Snitch." In the same 2013, the comedy “Blood and Sweat: Anabolics” was released, in which there is a lot of black humor, here the actor got the role of bodybuilder Paul Doyle. Back in 2013, the sixth part of The Fast and the Furious appears, in the filming of which Duane also takes part. These are probably the best films with Dwayne Johnson.
Johnson's involvement in other projects
Of course, watching movies with Dwayne Johnson is a pleasure. But this man manages to not only work on the set and train, but also take part in a host of other projects.
In particular, in 2009 he made his debut as a producer, working on the film "Rider's Dreams." He also acted as a producer in projects such as Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (2012), Snitch (released in 2013), Hero (2013) and Players (2014).
And in 2000, Dwayne, along with Joe Leiden, published an autobiographical book called "The Rock Says ...". By the way, in the first week the book became a bestseller and stayed on the top of the list of the best books of The New York Times for several weeks.
Johnson also created the Children's Health and Strength Foundation. The famous athlete and actor is seriously concerned about the state and way of life of a modern child. After all, most of the time children spend at computers. The fund was created to explain to children the basic principles of a healthy diet, and also to indicate the danger that a sedentary lifestyle entails. Dwayne hopes that with the help of this organization he will succeed in instilling in children a love of sports.
The personal life of the actor
Today, little is known about personal life and relationships with the opposite sex. At the age of 20, the future champion met a girl, Cuban Dani Garcia. They began a strong relationship. Young people met for almost seven years before deciding to legitimize their relationship.
On May 3, 1997, Dani and Dwayne got married. Wrestler and actor Johnson for all the years of marriage has never been seen in treason and has always been a good family man. And in August 2001, a daughter is born to the spouses, who was named Simone Alexandra.
In 2007, the couple announced their official divorce. The divorce passed quietly and calmly, without any scandals. Former spouses communicate normally and maintain friendly relations.