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Dwayne Johnson Biography
Birth Name:Dwayne Douglas Johnson
Birth Place:Hayward, California, United States
Profession Actor, Producer, Soundtrack, Writer, Stunts
Fast Facts
- Won the award for Best Actor at the 8th Shorty Awards
- Noted for the largest donation ever given to the University of Miami's athletics department by a former student, he aided the UM Alumni Center and the renovation fund for their football facilities
- The Samoan chief Malietoa Tanumafili II gave him the noble title of "Seiuli" in 2004
- Founded the Dwayne Johnson Rock Foundation to help terminally-ill children in 2006
- Earned a full scholarship to play football for the University of Miami
- Left football to pursue a career in wrestling, leading to his emergence as The Rock in the WWE
- Quote: "[on coming from a family of wrestlers] "There's cool lineage there, but after that, I wanted to grow and have a career, and I wanted to act, but I wanted to become a good actor with a diverse filmography, work with great actors and make good movies․""
- Co-authored his autobiography "The Rock Says ․․․" in 2000
- His salary for the film "The Scorpion King" garnered him a Guinness World Record for the highest ever paid salary to a first-time film star
- Appeared in the music video "It Doesn't Matter" by Wyclef Jean in 2000
Awards
- 2001Teen Choice Award-Film - Choice Sleazebag: winner
- 2001Stinker Award-Worst Supporting Actor: winner
- 2002Teen Choice Award-Film - Choice Actor, Drama/Action Adventure: nominated
- 2003Blimp Award-Favorite Male Butt Kicker: nominated
- 2004MTV Movie Award-Best Fight: nominated
- 2004Teen Choice Award-Choice Movie Actor - Drama/Action Adventure: nominated
- 2005Teen Choice Award-Choice Movie Rockstar Moment: nominated
- 2006Chainsaw Award-Bloodiest Beatdown: nominated
- 2006Razzie Award-Worst Actor: nominated
- 2008Blimp Award-Favorite Male Movie Star: nominated
- 2009MTV Movie Award-Best Villain: nominated
- 2011Blimp Award-Favorite Movie Actor: nominated
- 2011Teen Choice Award-Choice Movie Actor: Action: nominated
- 2013Blimp Award-Favorite Male Butt Kicker: winner
- 2013Teen Choice Award-Choice Movie Actor: Action: nominated
- 2013Teen Choice Award-Choice Summer Movie Star: Male: nominated
- 2013Teen Choice Award-Choice Movie: Chemistry: nominated
- 2013VVFP Award-Best Supporting Actor: nominated
- 2014Hollywood Award-Artist of the Year: nominated
- 2014Hollywood Award-Best Ensemble Cast: nominated
- 2014Blimp Award-Favorite Male Butt Kicker: nominated
- 2014Teen Choice Award-Choice Summer Movie Star: nominated
- 2015Teen Choice Award-Choice Movie: Chemistry: nominated
- 2015Teen Choice Award-Choice Summer Movie Star: Male: nominated
- 2016Critics Choice Award-Best Actor in a Comedy: nominated
- 2016Image Award-Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series: nominated
- 2016MTV Movie Award-Best Action Performance: nominated
- 2016MTV Movie Award-Best Hero: nominated
- 2016Teen Choice Award-Choice Summer Movie Star: Male: nominated
- 2017BTVA People's Choice Voice Acting Award-Best Vocal Ensemble in a Feature Film: winner
- 2017BTVA Feature Film Voice Acting Award-Best Vocal Ensemble in a Feature Film: nominated
- 2017BTVA Feature Film Voice Acting Award-Best Male Lead Vocal Performance in a Feature Film: nominated
- 2017Black Reel-Outstanding Voice Performance: nominated
- 2017Black Reel-Outstanding Comedy Series: nominated
- 2017Black Reel-Outstanding Guest Performer, Comedy Series: nominated
- 2017Black Reel-Outstanding Actor, Comedy Series: nominated
- 2017HFCS Award-Best Vocal/Motion Capture Performance: nominated
- 2017Image Award-Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance (Television or Film): nominated
- 2017Image Award-Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series: nominated
- 2017Blimp Award-Favorite Frenemies: nominated
- 2017Blimp Award-BFFs (Best Friends Forever): winner
- 2017Blimp Award-Favorite Voice from an Animated Movie: nominated
- 2017Teen Choice Award-Choice Movie Actor: Comedy: nominated
- 2017Teen Choice Award-Choice Movie Actor: Fantasy: winner
- 2017Teen Choice Award-Choice Movie Actor: Action: nominated
- 2018Black Reel-Outstanding Actor, Comedy Series: nominated
- 2018Image Award-Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series: nominated
- 2018Jupiter Award-Best International Actor: winner
- 2018Blimp Award-Favorite Movie Actor: winner
- 2018MTV Movie + TV Award-Best On-Screen Team: nominated
- 2018Teen Choice Award-Choice Movie Actor: Sci-Fi: nominated
- 2018Teen Choice Award-Choice Movie Actor: Comedy: winner
- 2019Image Award-Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series: nominated
- 2019IDA Award-Best Episodic Series: nominated
- 2019Blimp Award-Favorite Butt Kicker: nominated
- 2019Blimp Award-Favorite Movie Actor: nominated
- 2019Vision Award-Best Performance - Comedy: winner
- 2019National Film and Television Award-Best Actor: nominated
- 2019People's Choice Award-Favorite Male Movie Star: nominated
- 2019People's Choice Award-Favorite Comedy Movie Star: nominated
- 2019People's Choice Award-Favorite Action Movie Star: nominated
- 2020Black Reel-Outstanding Actor, Comedy Series: nominated
- 2020Black Reel-Outstanding Comedy Series: nominated
- 2020Image Award-Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series: nominated
- 2020Blimp Award-Favorite Movie Actor: winner
- 2021HCA Award-Best Supporting Actor in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Comedy: nominated
- 2021People's Choice Award-The Comedy Movie Star of 2021: winner
- 2021People's Choice Award-The Male TV Star of 2021: nominated
- 2021People's Choice Award-Favorite Male Movie Star: winner
- 2021People's Choice Award-The Comedy TV Star of 2021: nominated
- 2022CCA Super Award-Best Actor in an Action Movie: nominated
- 2022People's Choice Award-The Comedy TV Star of 2022: nominated
- 2022People's Choice Award-The Male Movie Star of 2022: nominated
- 2022People's Choice Award-The Action Movie Star of 2022: nominated
- 2022People's Choice Award-The Male TV Star of 2022: nominated
- 2023Blimp Award-Favorite Movie Actor: winner
- 2023Blimp Award-Favorite Voice from an Animated Movie (Male): winner
- 2023Leo-Best Feature Length Documentary: nominated
- 2024HMMA Award-Best Original Song - Animated Film: nominated
- 2025Black Reel-Outstanding Voice Performance: nominated
- 2025Canadian Screen Award-Best Factual Series: nominated
- 2025Blimp Award-Favorite Movie Actor: nominated
- 2025Blimp Award-Favorite Male Animated Voice from a Movie: winner
- 2025Blimp Award-Favorite Song From A Movie: nominated
- 2025NTFCA Award-Best Actor: nominated
- 2026Movies for Grownups Award-Best Actor: nominated
- 2026Astra Award-Best Actor in a Motion Picture Drama: nominated
- 2026Black Reel-Outstanding Lead Performance: nominated
- 2026CinEuphoria-Best Actor - International Competition: nominated
- 2026Golden Globe-Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama: nominated
- 2026Creative Impact in Acting Award-Variety's Creative Impact Award: winner