What was Dwayne Johnson's first movie role?
Dwayne Johnson was born on May 2, 1972 in Hayward, California. Son of a line of professional wrestlers, Rocky Johnson his father, and Peter Maivia, his maternal grandfather, he developed an early passion for the sport. He practiced martial arts from childhood. As a teenager, he turned to American football, where he played at the University of Miami and wanted to become a professional player, but in 1995 a shoulder injury thwarted his aspirations. He then decides to take up the family torch and branch out into wrestling.
Dwayne Johnson made his wrestling debut under the name Flex Cavana in the USWA federation, and won two tag team titles. In November 1996, he joined the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) and chose to pay tribute to his father and grandfather by taking the name of Rocky Maivia. Quickly, he distinguished himself on the rings for his sporting exploits but also for his talents as a showman. In August 1997, after several months of recovery from an injury, he returned and called himself The Rock. At the end of the 90s, he became one of the most successful wrestlers, he won the title of WWE Champion seven times, five times that of World Team Champion of the WWF, twice the title of WCW Heavyweight World. At the same time, he took his first steps as an actor in a television series That 70's show in 1998. In 2000, he published his autobiography, The Rock says, and, in promotion for his book, on the set of a television show his talents actors are noticed.
In 2001, Dwayne Johnson made his film debut in Stephen Sommers' Return of the Mummy. The following year, he landed the lead role in The Scorpion King. The success of the film brought him a certain notoriety. He decides, from 2004, to devote himself to the cinema and withdraws from the rings. He then went on to action films (Welcome to the jungle, Zero Tolerance, Doom) and comedies (Be cool, Maxi papa, Max the menace). His career took off when he joined the cast of the Fast and Furious 5 saga alongside Vin Diesel and Paul Walker. He reprized his role in 2013 (Fast and Furious 6) and 2015 (Fast and Furious 7). In 2014, he lent his stature to Hercules in Brett Ratner's biopic. In November 2016, he lent his voice to one of the characters in the Disney studios animated film, Vaiana, a nod to his Polynesian origins since his mother was born in the Samoan Islands. 2016 is the year of consecration; He became the highest paid actor in the Forbes annual ranking and was voted Sexiest Male 2016 by People magazine. In 2017, he starred in several big productions; Baywatch, Fast and Furious 8 and Jumanji.
At the same time, even if he favors his career in cinema, the former professional wrestler has returned to the rings occasionally since 2011. Notably during Wrestlemania, an annual show organized by the WWE federation.
On the private side, Dwayne Johnson is divorced from Dany Garcia (1997–2008) with whom he has a daughter, Simone Alexandra, born in August 2001. He finds love again on Lauren Hashian's arm. The couple gave birth to a baby Jasmine on December 16, 2015. In December 2017, they announced that they were expecting a second daughter for spring 2018. On April 23, 2018, the family grew with the birth of Tiana Gia.
