How does Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson make his millions?

Last week it was revealed that the highest paid actor in 2019 was Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, made famous for his role as Luke Hobbs in the “Fast and Furious” franchise. A huge part of the income, which at the end of the year amounted to $ 89.4 million, Johnson brought shooting in the films “Fast and Furious: The Show and Hobbes”, “Jumanji: The Call of the Jungle” and in the series “Football Players”.

We found out what else, in addition to the exhausting work on the set, is the life of the Rock Man.

Professional wrestling

Not to go into wrestling in the case of Dwayne Johnson was almost impossible, because he was born into a family where absolutely everyone devoted themselves to this sport. His father and grandfather – Rocky Johnson and Peter Maivia – are professional wrestlers, his mother Ata Maivia is her husband’s promoter, and his grandmother had an executive career with the Polynesian Pacific Pro Wrestling promotion.

His father always took little Dwayne with him to training and competitions. Already from the age of 12, the boy began serious training under the guidance of Rocky Johnson. However, on the big arena of the WWF Dwayne debuted only in 1996, when he was 24, and performed under the pseudonym Rocky Maivia.

Not everyone knows that the young wrestler’s career was very difficult at first. Already by 1997, the image of the “right” fighter bored the audience and instead of applause Johnson heard shouts of “Die, Rocky, die!” and “Rocky – suck!”. After a couple more weeks, he tore his patellar tendon and was forced to pull out of the game for a while.

Charity

Once fate brought Dwayne together with a boy with cancer. His story so impressed Johnson that in 2006 he created his own charitable foundation The Rock Foundation, which helps children and teenagers to join a healthy lifestyle.

In addition to being actively involved in his own foundation, The Rock is the coordinator of a program for early detection of diabetes, an ambassador for the American Red Cross and an ambassador for Make-A-Wish, an international charity. The latter organization helps terminally ill children to fulfill their wishes and dreams.

In addition, the actor often visits children’s hospitals himself to communicate with children.

Hobbies

Like any person, Dwayne Johnson likes to devote time to his hobbies. The Rock does not hide the fact that he is a big fan of cars and can spend a lot of money on them.

Dwayne bought his first Ford car at the age of 15 for only 40 dollars, and now his fleet already has 10 luxury cars. Among them you can see Chevrolet Chevelle, exclusive Ferrari LaFerrari, Ford F-150, made to order, Cadillac Escalade and others.

In addition, Duane is a great lover of animals. Often you can meet on the Internet photos of Johnson with dogs or horses. He even owns a small livestock farm, which is located in Virginia. And at home, he raises two French bulldogs – Brutus and Hobbes.

3 more facts about Dwayne Johnson that you might not have known about

  • The Rock has an ancestral Polynesian tattoo on his body in the tradition of Samoan culture, which encapsulates his life story and personal values.
  • Dwayne Johnson has a Bachelor of Science degree in criminology and physiology.
  • The Rock is a good friend of Arnold Schwarzenegger.
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