Short Biography

Dwayne Douglas Johnson[2] (born May 2, 1972) better known by his former ring name The Rock, is an American actor and former professional wrestler.[1] Wrestling under different ring names, Johnson gained mainstream fame as a standout in the World Wrestling Federation (now World Wrestling Entertainment) from the late 1990s to 2003. Since 2001, he has expanded his movie career, taking on roles in action and comedy films such as The Scorpion King, The Game Plan, The Rundown, Doom, The Mummy Returns, Walking Tall and Southland Tales. He still makes occasional WWE appearances for promotional purposes. As such, he is often billed outside the wrestling industry as Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson.

Johnson was a nine-time world champion in his professional wrestling career: a two-time WCW Champion and a record-setting seven-time WWE Champion; his last reign was as WWE Undisputed Champion. He also was the winner of the 2000 Royal Rumble.


Dwayne Johnson, the son of Ata (née Maivia) and professional wrestler Rocky Johnson, was born in Hayward, California.[3] His maternal grandfather, Peter Maivia, was also a professional wrestler.[4] Johnson travelled around frequently with his parents and watched his father perform in the ring. He went to such schools as President William McKinley High School in Hawaii. As he entered 11th grade, Johnson`s father`s job required his relocation to Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, in the state`s Lehigh Valley region. For Johnson, the Lehigh Valley proved a huge cultural shift from the world he had known and seen in the San Francisco Bay Area in his early youth. But Johnson welcomed the change and assimilated quickly in the new area. In Bethlehem, Johnson began to cultivate an intense athleticism, following in the footsteps of his father and grandfather. He began playing football at Bethlehem`s Freedom High School, a member of what was then known as the East Penn Conference (recently renamed the Lehigh Valley Conference).[4]

He had always been rowdy and baseball and football allowed him to translate the negative energy he had from fighting and hurting whomever he fought. That toughness carried to his football play, where Johnson began, for the first time, to face high quality players and began to excel amidst the area`s extraordinary athletic competitiveness. He would later credit the high level of athletic competitiveness he encountered in the Lehigh Valley with building the foundation for his life-long passion for winning and embracing challenge. In addition to playing football at Freedom High School, he also was a member of the high school`s track and field team.

Johnson married Dany Garcia on May 3, 1997, a a day after his 25th birthday.[8] Johnson and Garcia originally met while both were students at the University of Miami. Garcia is founder and CEO of a wealth-management firm,[8] JDM Partners, in Miami. His best man at the wedding was fellow wrestler and long-time family friend Tonga "Haku" Fifita. On June 1, 2007, Johnson and Dany announced that they would be splitting up after 10 years of marriage. They indicated that their parting was amicable and that they would spend the rest of their lives together as best friends.[8]

Johnson and Dany have a daughter, Simone Alexandra,[8] who was born August 14, 2002 in Davie, Florida.

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