The Rock Birthday: Football left due to depression, made an identity from WWE; Then became the highest-paid actor like this

May 02,2022

Dwayne Johnson is a great Hollywood actor, who is popularly known as Rock among his fans. Today i.e. on April 2, Rock is celebrating his 50th birthday. Rock has acted in illustrious films in his career so far, which includes such great films as 'Fast and Furious, 'Red Notice', 'Black Adam', 'Journey 2' among many others. Fans of the actor know very well that Dwayne Johnson entered the acting field after making a name in the world of wrestling, but do you know that Dwayne did not want to become a wrestler or an actor. He wanted to be a football player from the beginning. Let us tell you about the wonderful journey of Dwayne Johnson's career.

Seen parental divorce at a young age

Dwayne Johnson was born on 2 May 1972 in California. His father Rocky Johnson was a wrestler and his mother Etta was also from a wrestling background but Dwayne was inclined towards football since childhood. Dwayne's life was going well. Meanwhile, his father's illicit relationship took away the happiness of the house. The fighting started between his father and mother. Not only this but Dwayne's father Rocky was also accused of sexual abuse by a 19-year-old girl, after which Dwayne's parents got divorced.

wanted to make a career in football

Dwayne's parents were from a wrestling background and he was a good football player since childhood. He always wanted to be a good footballer, for which he worked hard. Due to his brilliant game, he also got a scholarship to Miami University, from where he earned a bachelor's degree in General Studies in Criminology and Physiology. After graduation, he was selected to the Indian Football League by Category Stampers. But in the meantime, he had suffered an injury, due to which he had to be out of the game for two months. Due to this incident, he became a victim of depression, and then his football was also missed.

Wrestling made a splash

After leaving football, Dwayne Johnson made up his mind to enter the world of wrestling. He used to have a good body like his father and for this reason, he started preparing for wrestling. He won the USWA World Tag Team Championship twice with Bart Sawyer in 1996 and it was only after that that he entered the WWF. It was only after this that he kept his stage name Rocky Malviya. However, during a match, he revealed his name to be Rock, after which he became known as The Rock. He won the world championship 10 times.

Entering the world by acting like this

After leaving his mark in the world of wrestling, Dwayne Johnson ventured into acting. He first appeared in the role of the father in 'The Wrestling Show'. His first film was 'The Mimi Returns', which was released in the year 2001. Rock has acted in more than 40 films to date, with most of the films being hits. He has been honored with 20 awards so far. Not only this, in 2016 and 2019, Dwayne was named by the Times as one of the 100 most influential people in the world.

personal life like this

Dwayne Johnson has been married twice. His first marriage was to Danny Garcia, his college girlfriend. Both started their new life in 1997. After marriage, both became parents to a daughter, Simone Alexandra. However, both got divorced in the year 2010. After this, the actor married singer Lauren Hashian in the year 2019. They have two daughters Jasmine Lia and Tiana Gia.

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