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After Maivia died of cancer, however, Johnson started acting out.“I could talk to him: ‘Hey man, what were you thinking?’ And he’d say, ‘I never lost.’ But the truth is, the win became the enemy,” he said. While growing up, Dwayne traveled around a lot with his parents and watched his father perform in the ring.
Moana and Jumanji Reboot Series
Also in 2016, he voiced the demigod Maui for the Disney animated hit Moana, later reprising his role in the 2024 sequel Moana 2.
After a couple of matches, Johnson made his debut in the United States Wrestling Association (USWA) under the name Flex Kavana in May, winning a tag team championship with Bart Sawyer. However, there was some criticism about casting Johnson, a person without limb-loss, in the role. They currently reside in Los Angeles.
Johnson was previously married to businesswoman and bodybuilder Dany Garcia.
Dwayne Douglas Johnson, also known as The Rock, was born on May 2, 1972 in Hayward, California. By age 14, he was living with his mother in a small apartment in Honolulu, Hawaii, where he briefly attended William McKinley high school. If you see something that doesn't look right, contact us!
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Johnson also debuted his first dramatic comedy series that same year, playing Spencer Strasmore, a retired pro footballer turned financial planner, on HBO’s Ballers. “But man, I had never worked harder for a role.”
XFL Co-Owner
In August 2020, Johnson announced he teamed up with his ex-wife and a sports management company to buy the American football minor league XFL, which went bankrupt earlier in the year, for $15 million.
After 12 years of dating, Johnson and Hashian skipped an engagement and tied the knot in Hawaii in August 2019.
In 2011, he starred as hard-nosed federal agent Luke Hobbs in Fast Five, an installment in the Fast & Furious franchise. Soon the Rock was kicked out of the "Corporation". I don’t know if it’s method—whatever it is—I went for it.”
Johnson, a former professional wrestler himself, knew Kerr from training in the same gym in the ‘90s.
Johnson returned to his wrestling roots by appearing as himself in 2019’s Fighting with My Family, based on the true story of female wrestling champion Saraya “Paige” Bevis. In October 2025, Johnson stars as MMA fighter Mark Kerr in the biographical sports drama The Smashing Machine.
Quick Facts
FULL NAME: Dwayne Douglas Johnson
BORN: May 2, 1972
BIRTHPLACE: Hayward, California
SPOUSE: Dany Garcia (1997-2008); Lauren Hashian (2019-present)
CHILDREN: Simone (Ava Raine), Jasmine, Tiana
ASTROLOGICAL SIGN: Taurus
HEIGHT: 6 ft.
Next up for the action star was Rampage, based on the popular 1980s arcade game, which premiered in theaters that same year. Among our ranks are book authors and award-winning journalists.