Dwayne Douglas Johnson (born May 2, 1972), also known by his ring name
the Rock, is an American-Canadian actor, producer, businessman,
retired professional wrestler, and former American football and
Canadian football player. He wrestled for the World Wrestling
Federation (WWF, later WWE) for eight years prior to pursuing an
acting career. His films have grossed over $3.5 billion in North
America and over $10.5 billion worldwide, making him one of the
highest-grossing actors of all time.Johnson was a college football
player for the University of Miami, with whom he won a national
championship in 1991. He aspired to a professional career in football
and entered the 1995 NFL Draft, but went undrafted. He signed with the
Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL), but was cut
from the team in his first season. Shortly after, he began training as
a professional wrestler.In 1996, Johnson secured a contract with the
WWF and was promoted as the first third-generation wrestler in WWF
history, as he is the son of Rocky Johnson and grandson of Peter
Maivia. He rose to prominence after developing the charismatic,
boastful, trash-talking Rock persona. He won his first WWF
Championship in 1998 and helped usher the WWF into the Attitude Era, a
boom period in the late 1990s and early 2000s. In 2004, he left the
WWE to pursue an acting career. He returned in 2011 as a part-time
performer until 2013, and made sporadic appearances until retiring in
2019.
the Rock, is an American-Canadian actor, producer, businessman,
retired professional wrestler, and former American football and
Canadian football player. He wrestled for the World Wrestling
Federation (WWF, later WWE) for eight years prior to pursuing an
acting career. His films have grossed over $3.5 billion in North
America and over $10.5 billion worldwide, making him one of the
highest-grossing actors of all time.Johnson was a college football
player for the University of Miami, with whom he won a national
championship in 1991. He aspired to a professional career in football
and entered the 1995 NFL Draft, but went undrafted. He signed with the
Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL), but was cut
from the team in his first season. Shortly after, he began training as
a professional wrestler.In 1996, Johnson secured a contract with the
WWF and was promoted as the first third-generation wrestler in WWF
history, as he is the son of Rocky Johnson and grandson of Peter
Maivia. He rose to prominence after developing the charismatic,
boastful, trash-talking Rock persona. He won his first WWF
Championship in 1998 and helped usher the WWF into the Attitude Era, a
boom period in the late 1990s and early 2000s. In 2004, he left the
WWE to pursue an acting career. He returned in 2011 as a part-time
performer until 2013, and made sporadic appearances until retiring in
2019.
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