Dwayne Johnson

Birth Name:

Dwayne Douglas Johnson

Birth Place:

Hayward, California, United States

Profession

Actor, Producer, Soundtrack, Writer, Stunts

Won the award for Best Actor at the 8th Shorty Awards
Founded the Dwayne Johnson Rock Foundation to help terminally-ill children in 2006
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
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

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

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