My Take
I'll be honest, I didn't expect to be writing a love letter to a guy who used to raise one eyebrow and tell people to know their role, but here we are. What gets me about Dwayne Johnson is the sheer reinvention of it all. He went from a wrestler the crowd actually booed to the most electrifying man in sports entertainment, and then somehow parlayed that charisma into being a genuine box-office machine. The Fast & Furious run, voicing Maui in Moana, the easy chemistry he brings to even forgettable popcorn flicks, it all works because the guy is so impossibly likable. Is some of it franchise filler? Sure. But that eyebrow, that grin, that work ethic, I'm a fan and I'm not pretending otherwise.
Overview
Dwayne Douglas Johnson (born May 2, 1972), also known by his ring name "The Rock", is an American actor and professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE, where he performs on a part-time basis. Widely regarded as one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time, Johnson was integral to the development and success of the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) during the Attitude Era.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Dwayne Johnson
- Name (Japanese)
- ドウェイン・ジョンソン
- Reading
- どうぇいん・じょんそん
- Born
- May 2, 1972 (age 54)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Rat
- Origin
- Hayward, California, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- professional wrestler / film actor / film producer / executive producer / American football player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- President William McKinley High School
- University
- University of Miami
Awards & achievements
- Teen Choice Awards
- Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
5. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | The Scorpion King | — | |
| Notable work | Fast Five | — | |
| Notable work | Moana | — | |
| Notable work | Fast & Furious 6 | — | |
| Notable work | Furious 7 | — | |
| Notable work | Red Notice | — |
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.