Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson is an American actor, professional wrestler, and businessman. He gained prominence in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) during the Attitude Era, becoming one of wrestling's all-time greats. Transitioning to acting, Johnson achieved immense success, becoming one of the highest-grossing and highest-paid actors globally, with his films earning over $14.9 billion worldwide. Beyond entertainment, he is a co-owner of the United Football League, a board member of TKO Group Holdings (UFC & WWE's parent company), and co-founder of Seven Bucks Productions, demonstrating his entrepreneurial ventures.
Mid 20th century (1950)
Mid 20th century (1969)
On May 2, 1972, Dwayne Douglas Johnson, also known as The Rock, was born. He is an American actor, professional wrestler, and businessman.
Late 20th century (1975)
In 1982, Dwayne Johnson's maternal grandmother, Lia, took over Polynesian Pacific Pro Wrestling after her husband's death.
In 1983, Dwayne Johnson's father and Tony Atlas became the first black tag team champions in WWE history.
Dwayne Johnson's maternal grandmother, Lia, managed Polynesian Pacific Pro Wrestling until 1988.
In 1990, Dwayne Johnson graduated from Freedom High School in Bethlehem Township, Pennsylvania.
In 1991, Dwayne Johnson was a member of the Miami Hurricanes team, which won the national championship that year.
In 1991, Dwayne Johnson was a member of the University of Miami's national championship football team, primarily as a backup player.
After graduating, in 1995, Dwayne Johnson was signed by the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League but was cut two months into the season.
In 1995, Dwayne Johnson graduated with a Bachelor of General Studies and a dual major in criminology and physiology.
In 1995, Dwayne Johnson went undrafted in the NFL draft after aspiring to a career in professional football.
On November 4, 1996, Dwayne Johnson made his WWF debut as Rocky Maivia on Monday Night Raw.
After being cut by Calgary, in 1996, Dwayne Johnson began his professional wrestling career and secured a contract with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF).
In 1996, Dwayne Johnson secured a contract with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), aided by his father.
On February 13, 1997, Rocky Maivia won the Intercontinental Championship from Hunter Hearst Helmsley on Monday Night Raw.
On May 3, 1997, Dwayne Johnson married Dany Garcia.
The Rock feuded with Stone Cold Steve Austin and Ken Shamrock through the end of 1997 and beginning of 1998.
On January 19, 1998, at the Royal Rumble, the Rock defeated Ken Shamrock by disqualification to retain the Intercontinental Championship.
In 1998, Rocky Maivia turned heel by lashing out at fans and joining the Nation of Domination, referring to himself as the Rock.
In 1998, The Rock and the Nation feuded with Triple H and D-Generation X (DX), with the two stable leaders first meeting in the quarter-final of the 1998 King of the Ring tournament, which the Rock won.
In the latter half of 1998, the Rock saw a big uptick in fan support.
On January 4, 1999, Mankind defeated the Rock for the championship.
On April 29, 1999, the pilot episode of WWF SmackDown! aired, a term derived from one of The Rock's catchphrases. In the episode, the Rock continued his feud with The Corporate Ministry.
In 1999, Johnson appeared on That '70s Show as his father Rocky Johnson.
In 1999, R. D. Reynolds stated that the Rock was "the biggest star for WWE" from 1999 until 2004, while also being listed as one of the all-time greatest professional wrestlers. Also in 1999, The Rock's "I quit" match with Mankind at the Royal Rumble event is infamous for its brutality and one of the most popular "I quit" match of all times.
In 1999, The Rock had a heel turn.
In 1999, The Rock had his first television acting job, portraying his father Rocky Johnson in an episode of That '70s Show called "That Wrestling Show".
In 1999, The Rock was listed No. 1 on Entertainment Weekly's Top 12 Entertainers of the Year.
In 1999, WWE introduced its second flagship program, WWE SmackDown, which was derived from one of The Rock's catchphrases "lay the smackdown".
On January 23, 2000, at the Royal Rumble, The Rock participated in the Royal Rumble match and was one of the final two with Big Show. The Rock's feet accidentally hit the floor during a reversal attempt, which was played up in the storyline as Big Show claimed to be the rightful winner.
On May 1, 2000, The Rock's WWF Championship defense against Shane McMahon got an 8.3 rating, making it the highest-rated segment of all time, behind "This Is Your Life".
On October 22, 2000, at No Mercy, The Rock lost the WWF Championship to Kurt Angle.
In 2000, Access Hollywood ranked The Rock No. 1 in their list of the Top 10 Celebrities of 2000. He was also listed in the Forbes Celebrity 100 and People Magazine's 25 Most Intriguing People.
In 2000, Dwayne Johnson published his autobiography, "The Rock Says...", which became a New York Times Best Seller.
In 2000, Dwayne Johnson won the Royal Rumble.
In 2000, Dwayne Johnson's autobiography, "The Rock Says", was released and became a New York Times bestseller.
In 2000, The Rock appeared on Wyclef Jean's "It Doesn't Matter," appeared on Star Trek: Voyager as an alien wrestler, and hosted Saturday Night Live for the first time, which led to more offers from Hollywood studios.
In 2000, The Rock holds the record for most Raw shows main-evented in one year (38) and most SmackDown shows main-evented in one year (36). Also in 2000, The Rock is tied with Stone Cold Steve Austin for most PPV shows main evented in one year (12).
In 2000, as part of WWE's "Smackdown Your Vote" campaign, Dwayne Johnson had a speaking role at the Republican National Convention and attended the Democratic National Convention.
The Rock started consolidating his famous persona during this time, which would last until 2000.
On February 25, 2001, at No Way Out, the Rock pinned Kurt Angle to win the WWF Championship for a sixth time.
On August 14, 2001, Dwayne Johnson and Dany Garcia's daughter, Simone, was born in Davie, Florida.
On November 1, 2001, on SmackDown!, The Rock and Chris Jericho lost the WWF Tag Team Championship to Booker T and Test.
In 2001, Dwayne Johnson had his first film role in "The Mummy Returns".
In 2001, Johnson made his theatrical debut in The Mummy Returns, playing the antagonist Mathayus "The Scorpion King".
In 2001, The Rock is tied with Stone Cold Steve Austin for most PPV shows main evented in one year (12).
In 2001, The Rock made a surprise appearance at the official Xbox unveiling. Also in 2001, his motion picture debut in The Mummy Returns broke a record for the highest-grossing single day in film history.
In 2001, The Rock was listed on Entertainment Weekly's 101 Most Influential People and E!'s 20 Top Entertainers.
In 2001, The Rock's return had a 7.1 rating, the highest-rated segment of the year.
On January 20, 2002, at Royal Rumble, The Rock unsuccessfully challenged Chris Jericho for the now Undisputed WWF Championship.
On March 25, 2002, after the introduction of the brand extension, The Rock was the number one overall pick in the WWF draft lottery, going to the SmackDown! brand before taking a sabbatical from wrestling.
In 2002, Johnson starred as the titular character in the spin-off film The Scorpion King. He was paid $5.5 million for his leading role, putting him in the Guinness World Records for the highest salary for a first-time leading man.
In 2002, The Rock played his first leading role in The Scorpion King and received a record-breaking $5.5 million for the role.
In 2002, The Rock was listed on E!'s 25 Toughest Stars.
On January 30, 2003, The Rock returned on SmackDown! to set up another match with Hulk Hogan at No Way Out, turning heel for the first time since 1999, and adopting the "Hollywood Rock" persona.
In 2003, Dwayne Johnson got a partial Samoan Peʻa tattoo on his left side.
In 2003, Johnson worked in the action film The Rundown.
In 2003, The Rock was listed in VH1's 200 Greatest Pop Culture Icons and was No. 7 in People Magazine's 50 Favorite TV Stars.
In 2024, The Rock turned heel for the first time since 2003.
In February 2024, The Rock's new persona incorporated elements of his "Hollywood Rock" incarnation from 2003, including insulting the audience and wearing expensive clothes.
On March 14, 2004, at WrestleMania XX, the Rock 'n' Sock Connection lost against Ric Flair, Randy Orton, and Batista. This was Johnson's final wrestling match until November 2011.
In August 2004, Dwayne Johnson was given the noble title Seiuli by Malietoa Tanumafili II in recognition of his service to the Samoan people and his descent from Samoan chiefs.
In 2004, Johnson worked in the action film Walking Tall.
In 2004, the Rock's first "Rock Concert" segment took place.
In 2005, Johnson had a supporting role in the comedy Be Cool as a homosexual bodyguard hoping to become an actor, and was the primary antagonist in the horror film Doom.
In 2006, Dwayne Johnson founded the Dwayne Johnson Rock Foundation.
In 2006, Dwayne Johnson met Lauren Hashian while filming "The Game Plan".
In 2006, Johnson made his voice acting debut in the video game Spyhunter: Nowhere to Run, originally intended as a tie-in for an unproduced film.
In 2006, Johnson worked in the sports drama Gridiron Gang and the thriller Southland Tales.
On March 12, 2007, the Rock appeared on a WWE show after nearly three years, via a pre-taped promo shown during Raw, correctly predicting Bobby Lashley's victory at WrestleMania 23.
On June 1, 2007, Dwayne Johnson and Dany Garcia announced they were separating amicably.
In 2007, Dwayne Johnson and Dany Garcia donated $1 million to the University of Miami to support the renovation of its football facilities.
In 2007, Dwayne Johnson began dating Lauren Hashian.
In 2007, Dwayne Johnson starred in the family film "The Game Plan".
In 2007, Johnson worked in the comedy Reno 911!: Miami, and had further success by playing an arrogant famous American football player in the sports family comedy The Game Plan.
In 2007, the term "smackdown", popularized by The Rock, was included in Merriam-Webster dictionaries.
On March 29, 2008, Johnson inducted his father Rocky Johnson and grandfather Peter Maivia into the WWE Hall of Fame.
In May 2008, Dwayne Johnson's divorce from Dany Garcia was finalized.
In 2008, Dwayne Johnson inducted his father and grandfather into the WWE Hall of Fame.
In 2008, Dwayne Johnson starred in the action comedy film "Get Smart".
In 2008, Dwayne Johnson voted for Barack Obama.
On September 30, 2009, the Rock appeared at a World Xtreme Wrestling (WXW) show to support Sarona Snuka's professional wrestling debut.
On October 2, 2009, the Rock made an appearance through a pre-taped promo during the Decade of SmackDown.
In 2009, Dwayne Johnson obtained Canadian citizenship through his father's birth and citizenship there.
In 2009, Dwayne Johnson starred in the family film "Race to Witch Mountain".
In 2009, Johnson voiced NASA astronaut Chuck in the animated sci-fi comedy Planet 51.
In 2010, Dwayne Johnson starred in the family film "Tooth Fairy".
In 2010, Johnson played the title character in the fantasy comedy Tooth Fairy and a police officer in the buddy cop comedy The Other Guys. He also returned to the action genre in the unsuccessful Faster.
On February 14, 2011, the Rock was announced as the host of WrestleMania XXVII and appeared live on Raw for the first time in almost seven years, starting a feud with John Cena.
On April 3, 2011, the Rock hosted WrestleMania XXVII, furthering his feud with John Cena after several appearances leading up to the event.
In November 2011, the Rock had his return to Wrestling.
In 2011, Dwayne Johnson began his role as Luke Hobbs in the Fast & Furious films, starting with "Fast Five".
On the March 12, 2012, episode of Raw SuperShow, the Rock hosted his first "Rock Concert" segment since 2004, mocking John Cena in his songs.
In 2012, Dwayne Johnson founded his production company, Seven Bucks Productions.
In 2012, Dwayne Johnson starred in the action film "Journey 2: The Mysterious Island".
In 2012, Dwayne Johnson voted for Barack Obama.
Raw 1000 was the highest rated Raw episode of 2012 and The Rock's segment with CM Punk and Daniel Bryan was the highest rated segment of the show.
On January 7, 2013, The Rock returned to Raw to confront CM Punk, his opponent for the Royal Rumble.
In 2013, Dwayne Johnson hosted and produced the TNT reality competition series "The Hero".
In 2013, Dwayne Johnson starred in "G.I. Joe: Retaliation".
In 2013, the night after the Rock won the WWE Championship for the first time in over a decade, at Royal Rumble, Raw got its highest rating of that year.
In an interview in 2013, Hulk Hogan mentioned that he and the Rock changed the style of their match at WrestleMania X8 on the fly based on the crowd's response.
In April 2014, The Rock made an appearance during the opening segment of WrestleMania XXX alongside Stone Cold Steve Austin and Hulk Hogan.
In September 2014, Dwayne Johnson was originally cast as the antagonist in a film centered around the superhero Billy Batson/Shazam.
In October 2014, The Rock made a previous SmackDown appearance prior to his announcement of appearing on SmackDown's 20th Anniversary on October 4, 2019.
In 2014, Dwayne Johnson hosted another TNT reality series, "Wake Up Call".
In 2014, Dwayne Johnson starred in the film "Hercules".
In 2014, Johnson starred as the title character in Hercules and hosted another reality series for TNT that same year, entitled Wake Up Call, which saw him "lending a helping hand to everyday people who were facing enormous challenges in their lives".
On January 25, 2015, The Rock appeared at the Royal Rumble, helping Roman Reigns fend off Big Show and Kane and endorsing Reigns after he won the match.
On March 29, 2015, at WrestleMania 31, The Rock appeared alongside Ronda Rousey and got into an in-ring altercation with Triple H and Stephanie McMahon. The Rock and Rousey prevailed.
In 2015, Dwayne Johnson donated $1,500 to a GoFundMe for an abandoned dog's surgery after being tagged in a tweet by Michelle Trachtenberg.
In 2015, Dwayne Johnson produced and starred in the HBO comedy-drama series "Ballers".
In 2015, Dwayne Johnson starred in the film "San Andreas".
In 2015, Johnson reprised his role as Luke Hobbs in Furious 7 and starred in the disaster film San Andreas.
On January 25, 2016, The Rock was in a segment on Raw with The Miz, Big Show, Lana, and Rusev, which led to an altercation with The New Day.
In March 2016, Dwayne Johnson partnered with Under Armour to release "Project Rock", launching a gym bag that sold out quickly. He also released an alarm clock app.
On April 3, 2016, The Rock appeared at WrestleMania 32, announcing an attendance record and having an impromptu match against Erick Rowan, which he won in six seconds. John Cena helped him fend off The Wyatt Family.
In April 2016, The Rock made a televised appearance prior to his announcement of appearing on SmackDown's 20th Anniversary on October 4, 2019.
In 2016, Dwayne Johnson did not vote.
In 2016, Dwayne Johnson starred in "Central Intelligence" and voiced Maui in the Disney animated film "Moana".
In 2016, Dwayne Johnson started his YouTube channel, with his first video featuring Lilly Singh and other internet stars.
In 2016, Johnson co-starred with Kevin Hart in the action-comedy Central Intelligence and had a lead voice role in the Disney animated film Moana, in which he voiced Maui.
In 2016, Johnson starred as the voice of Maui in Disney's Moana.
In 2016, Time named Dwayne Johnson as one of the world's most influential people.
On January 1, 2024, The Rock made his first live appearance on Raw since 2016.
In January 2017, a film centered around Teth-Adam/Black Adam, a part of the DC Extended Universe, was announced to be in development.
On February 20, 2017, The Rock made an untelevised appearance on Raw after the broadcast to promote and film a scene for his movie Fighting with My Family.
As of 2017, Dwayne Johnson was an independent voter.
In 2017, Dwayne Johnson donated $25,000 to Hurricane Harvey relief efforts.
In 2017, Dwayne Johnson had the small "Brahma bull" tattoo on his right arm covered with a larger half-sleeve tattoo of a bull's skull.
In 2017, Dwayne Johnson starred in "Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle" and "Baywatch".
In 2017, Johnson has been a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in the Actor's Branch since 2017.
In 2017, Johnson reprised his role as Luke Hobbs in The Fate of the Furious and starred in two other blockbuster movies that year, Baywatch and Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle as Mitchell "Mitch" Buchannon and Dr. Smolder Bravestone, respectively.
In September 2018, principal photography began for Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw, starring Johnson alongside Jason Statham.
In October 2018, the first official teaser trailer was released for the Netflix exclusive film "John Henry & The Statesmen", marking Jake Kasdan's and Dwayne Johnson's third collaboration after "Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle" and "Jumanji: The Next Level".
In 2018, Dwayne Johnson donated a gym to a military base in Oahu, Hawaii, and worked with Malama Kauai to help repair flood damage after the Hawaii floods.
In 2018, Dwayne Johnson starred in "Skyscraper" and "Rampage".
In 2018, Johnson starred in two solo box office hits Rampage and Skyscraper.
In 2018, Sean Coyle writing for ESPN.com noted that The Rock started to see a dip in fan support following his victory over Hulk Hogan at WrestleMania X8, and the dip turned into a plunge by the time the Rock had his match with Lesnar at SummerSlam because fans knew he was leaving WWE to pursue an acting career.
On July 26, 2019, Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw was released, starring Johnson alongside Jason Statham.
On August 3, 2019, The Rock officially announced his retirement from professional wrestling.
On August 18, 2019, Dwayne Johnson and Lauren Hashian married in Hawaii.
On September 30, 2019, The Rock announced that he would appear on SmackDown's 20th Anniversary on October 4, 2019, marking his first SmackDown appearance since October 2014 and his first televised appearance since April 2016.
On October 4, 2019, at SmackDown's 20th Anniversary, The Rock cut a promo with Becky Lynch before attacking King Corbin with her.
On November 14, 2019, Johnson announced a late 2021 release date for the superhero Black Adam film.
On December 13, 2019, Jumanji: The Next Level was released, with Johnson reprising his role as Bravestone.
In 2019, Dwayne Johnson announced he would launch a competitive bodybuilding show, "Athleticon", with Dany Garcia.
In 2019, Dwayne Johnson produced and appeared as himself in "Fighting with My Family", and he co-produced and starred in "The King", a film about king Kamehameha Kūnuiākea.
In 2019, Dwayne Johnson starred in "Jumanji: The Next Level".
In 2019, Dwayne Johnson started hosting the NBC competition series "The Titan Games".
In 2019, Time named Dwayne Johnson as one of the world's most influential people.
In February 2020, WWE announced that Dwayne Johnson's daughter Simone had started training at the WWE Performance Center.
In August 2020, Dwayne Johnson and partners purchased the XFL for $15 million.
In October 2020, plans to debut "Athleticon" in Atlanta were disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
In 2020, Dwayne Johnson endorsed Joe Biden.
In 2020, production of "The King" was scheduled to begin but was halted due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
In February 2021, Dwayne Johnson told USA Today that he would "consider a presidential run in the future if that's what the people wanted".
On March 16, 2021, Johnson appeared for the first time as the video game character, The Foundation, in Fortnite Battle Royale.
Following an online poll in April 2021, Dwayne Johnson told Today, "I do have that goal to unite our country and I also feel that if this is what the people want, then I will do that".
In April 2021, production on Black Adam began filming.
On July 30, 2021, Disney's Jungle Cruise, starring Johnson and Emily Blunt, was released. The film is based on the theme-park ride of the same name.
On December 4, 2021, Johnson's involvement as The Foundation in Fortnite was confirmed during the Chapter 2 End Event, revealing his voice and likeness.
At the 2021 Survivor Series, WWE held a 25-man Battle Royal to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of The Rock's WWE debut. The match was won by Omos.
In 2021, Dwayne Johnson publicly pledged his support to the Samoa national rugby league team during the 2021 Rugby League World Cup.
In 2021, Dwayne Johnson starred in "Jungle Cruise" and "Red Notice".
In 2021, Dwayne Johnson starred in the autobiographical sitcom "Young Rock".
In 2021, Dwayne Johnson was featured on the song "Face Off" from Tech N9ne's album Asin9ne.
In 2021, Dwayne Johnson's biographical comedy-drama series "Young Rock" began airing on NBC. Additionally, a film centered around Black Adam, part of the DC Extended Universe, was announced to be in development.
In May 2022, Dwayne Johnson announced that his daughter Simone's ring name would be Ava Raine.
On October 21, 2022, Black Adam was released. The anticipated film received mixed to negative reviews and turned out to be a box office disappointment.
In 2022, Dwayne Johnson planned the relaunch of the XFL.
In 2022, Dwayne Johnson played the title role in "Black Adam", joining the DC Extended Universe.
In May 2023, Johnson reprised his role as Luke Hobbs in a cameo appearance during the mid-credits scene of Fast X.
On September 15, 2023, The Rock made a surprise return to SmackDown, appearing in a segment with Pat McAfee and Austin Theory. This marked his first televised appearance in WWE since October 4, 2019.
In 2023, Dwayne Johnson made a seven-figure donation to the SAG-AFTRA Foundation and announced the People's Fund of Maui with Oprah Winfrey. However, he received backlash for requesting donations despite his and Oprah's wealth, later apologizing in October.
In 2023, Dwayne Johnson returned once again to WWE on a part-time basis.
In 2023, the autobiographical sitcom "Young Rock" ended.
On December 31, 2023, it was announced that the new merged league would be called the United Football League (UFL).
On January 1, 2024, The Rock made a surprise appearance on the Day 1 edition of Raw, confronting and brawling with Jinder Mahal. He then hinted at challenging Roman Reigns.
On January 23, 2024, Dwayne Johnson joined the TKO Group Holdings board of directors and obtained full ownership of his trademarked name "The Rock", signing a new services and merchandising agreement with WWE.
The United Football League (UFL) is set to launch on March 30, 2024, featuring 8 teams.
In an April 2024 interview, Dwayne Johnson told Fox News that he regretted endorsing Joe Biden and refused to endorse anyone in 2024.
As of October 2024, The Rock's Instagram account is the sixth most-followed in the world, with over 395 million followers.
In November 2024, Johnson reunited with director Jake Kasdan to star in Red One, and reprised his voice role of Maui in Moana 2.
In 2024, Dwayne Johnson will reprise his role as the voice of Maui in the sequel "Moana 2".
In 2024, Dwayne Johnson's daughters Jasmine and Tiana provided voices for the film Moana 2.
Throughout February and March 2024, The Rock joined The Bloodline, debuted his "Final Boss" persona, and participated in WrestleMania XL, facing John Cena and being chokeslammed by The Undertaker. He later congratulated Cody Rhodes and announced he would be leaving for a while to film The Smashing Machine.
On January 6, 2025, The Rock returned on the Raw premiere on Netflix, thanking Cody Rhodes for his work and embracing Roman Reigns after he reclaimed his title.
In February 2025, Johnson was cast in a crime drama film directed by Martin Scorsese, alongside Leonardo DiCaprio and Emily Blunt.
In 2026, Dwayne Johnson will reprise his role in the 2026 live-action remake of "Moana".
In 2026, Johnson will portray Maui again in the live action adaptation Moana.
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