Dwayne Johnson Biography (1972-)

Full name, Dwayne Douglas Johnson; born May 2, 1972, in Hayward, CA; son of Rocky (a professional wrestler and gym owner) and Ata (maiden name, Maivia) Johnson; married Dany Garcia (a financial services executive), May 3, 1997; children: Simone Alexandra. Addresses: Agent: Endeavor, 9701 Wilshire Blvd., 10th floor, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.; Publicist: Baker Winokur Ryder, 9100 Wilshire Blvd., 6th floor west, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.; Contact: c/o WWF,1241 E. Main St., Box 3857, Stamford, CT 06905.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor, professional wrestler
Birth Details: May 2, 1972; Hayward, California, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
(Uncredited) WWF wrestler (The Rock), Beyond the Mat (also known as Beyond the Mat: Unrated Director's Cut), MCA/Universal, 1999
Longshot (also known as Jack of All Trades), 2000
(As The Rock) The Scorpion King, The Mummy Returns, MCA/Universal,2001
(As The Rock) Mathayus, The Scorpion King, MCA/Universal, 2002
Television Appearances
Series
Rocky Maivia, WWF Superstars of Wrestling, 1996
Rocky Maivia, WWF Monday Night RAW, USA, 1996-1997
Rocky Maivia, Raw is War (also known as RAW, Ric Flair'sRAW, WWF Raw Is War, WWF Raw, and WWF Warzone), 1997-1998
The Rock, Raw Is War (also known as RAW, Ric Flair's RAW, WWF Raw Is War, WWF Raw, and WWF Warzone), 1998-2002
The Rock, Sunday Night Heat (also known as WWF Sunday Night Heat), 1998
The Rock, WWF Smackdown! (also known as Smackdown! Xtreme, Vince MacMahon's SmackDown!, and World Wrestling Federation Smackdown!), UPN, 1999
Specials
(As The Rock) Himself, MTV Video Music Awards, MTV, 2000
(As The Rock) Presenter, 2001 MTV Movie Awards, MTV, 2001
(As The Rock) Himself, 33rd NAACP Image Awards, Fox, 2002
Episodic
(As The Rock) Rocky Johnson, "That Wrestling Show," That '70s Show, Fox, 1999
(As Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson) Brody, "Last Man Standing," The Net, USA Network, 1999
(As The Rock) The champion, "Tsunkatse," Star Trek: Voyager, UPN,2000
The Rock, "Losing Judith," DAG, NBC, 2000
(As The Rock) Guest host, Saturday Night Live, NBC, 2000
Himself, Mad TV, Fox, 2001
RECORDINGS
Videos
Rocky Maivia, Survivor Series (also known as WWF Survivor Series), 1996
Rocky Maivia, WWF in Your House: It's Time (also known as WWF in Your House 12), 1996
Rocky Maivia, Royal Rumble, 1997
Rocky Maivia, WWF in Your House: Final Four (also known as WWFin Your House 13), 1997
Rocky Maivia, Wrestlemania XIII, 1997
Rocky Maivia, WWF in Your House: Revenge of the Taker (also knownas WWF in Your House 14 and WWF WrestleFest '97), 1997
Rocky Maivia, WWF in Your House: A Cold Day in Hell (also known WWF in Your House), 1997
Rocky Maivia, WWF Bad Blood: In Your House (also known as WWF Badd Blood and WWF in Your House 18), 1997
Rocky Maivia, Survivor Series (also known as WWF Survivor Series), 1997
Rocky Maivia, WWF in Your House: D-Generation-X (also known as D-Generation-X: In Your House and WWF in Your House 19), 1997
Rocky Maivia, Royal Rumble (also known as WWF Royal Rumble), 1998
The Rock, No Way Out (also known as WWF No Way out of Texas), 1998

Rocky Maivia, Wrestlemania XIV (also known as WWF WrestlemaniaXIV), 1998
Rocky Maivia, WWF Unforgiven, 1998
Rocky Maivia, WWF over the Edge (also known as WWF in Your House: Over the Edge), 1998
Rocky "The Rock" Maivia, WWF King of the Ring, 1998
The Rock, Fully Loaded (also known as WWF Fully Loaded), 1998
The Rock, Summerslam, 1998
The Rock, WWF Breakdown: In Your House, 1998
The Rock, WWF Judgment Day, 1998
The Rock, Survivor Series (also known as WWF Survivor Series), 1998
The Rock, WWF Rock Bottom: In Your House (also known as WWF Rock Bottom), 1998
The Rock, WWF Capital Carnage, 1998
The Rock, Royal Rumble: No Chance in Hell, 1999
The Rock, WWF St. Valentine's Day Massacre, 1999
The Rock, Wrestlemania XV (also known as Wrestlemania XV: The Ragin' Climax), 1999
The Rock, WWF Backlash, 1999
The Rock, WWF No Mercy, 1999
The Rock, King of the Ring, 1999
The Rock, Fully Loaded (also known as WWF No Way Out), 1999
The Rock, Summerslam (also known as WWF Summerslam '99), 1999
The Rock, WWF Unforgiven, 1999
The Rock, Survivor Series (also known as WWF Survivor Series), 1999
The Rock, WWF Armageddon (also known as Armageddon), WorldWrestling Federation Entertainment, Inc., 1999
The Rock, Hell Yeah, WWF Home Video, 1999
The Rock, Royal Rumble, 2000
The Rock, No Way Out (also known as WWF No Way Out), 2000
The Rock, Wrestlemania 2000 (also known as WWF Wrestlemania XVI and Wrestlemania XVI), 2000
The Rock, WWF Backlash, 2000
The Rock, WWF Insurrextion, 2000
The Rock, WWF Judgment Day, 2000
The Rock, King of the Ring, 2000
The Rock, Fully Loaded (also known as WWF Fully Loaded), 2000
The Rock, Summerslam, 2000
The Rock, WWF Unforgiven, 2000
The Rock, WWF No Mercy, 2000
The Rock, Survivor Series (also known as WWF Survivor Series), 2000
The Rock, WWF Rebellion, 2000
The Rock, WWF Armageddon, 2000
The Rock, Royal Rumble, 2001
The Rock, WWF No Way Out, 2001
The Rock, Wrestlemania X-Seven, 2001
The Rock, Lita: It Just Feels Right (also known as WWF Lita: ItJust Feels Right), 2001
The Rock, Summerslam (also known as WWF Summerslam), 2001
The Rock, WWF Unforgiven, 2001
The Rock, WWF No Mercy, 2001
The Rock, WWF Rebellion, 2001
The Rock, Survivor Series (also known as WWF Survivor Series), 2001
The Rock, WWF Vengeance, 2001
The Rock, Royal Rumble, 2002
The Rock, WWF No Way Out (also known as No Way Out), 2002
The Rock, Wrestlemania X-8 (also known as WWF Wrestlemania X-8 and Wrestlemania X-VIII), 2002
Video Games
Voice of The Rock, WWF Warzone, Acclaim Entertainment, 1998
Voice of The Rock, WWF Attitude, Acclaim Entertainment, 1999
Voice of The Rock, WWF Smackdown! 2: Know Your Role (also known asSmackDown! 2), THQ, 2000
The Rock, WWF Wrestlemania X-8, THQ, 2002
WRITINGS
Autobiography
(With Joe Layden) The Rock Says ... The Most Electrifying Man in Sports Entertainment, Regan Books (New York), 2000

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books

Contemporary Black Biography, Volume 29, Gale Group, 2001
Newsmakers, Issue 2, Gale Group, 2001

Periodicals

People Weekly, May 6, 2002, p. 109

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