Dwayne Johnson, more known as The Rock is one of the richest Hollywood actors for his superb contribution to the filming industry. Since the very first days he launched his acting career, he was already a formidable wrestler with an impressive muscular body. That’s why when people see these rare The Rock childhood photos, they are shocked.
Check the reactions from friends and fans right when The Rock uploaded his childhood photos at the age of 13!
The Rock was born on May 2, 1972 in California. His father, Rocky Johnson was a Canadian professional wrestler, reasoning why the boy Dwayne Johnson soon expressed his interest in this sports. That’s not to mention his grandfather Peter Maivia who was also a Samoan-American professional wrestler.
However, wrestling was not his first career choice. Dwayne Johnson used to be a football player for the University of Miami. He even won the American football championship back in 1991 but quit this path some years later.
We can see in The Rock childhood pics an adorable boy with a normal body like all of us. It’s years of training in sports and later wrestling that grant him such an enormous figure as now.
Dwayne Johnson officially stepped into the wrestling world in 1996 with a contract with WWF as the very first 3rd-gen wrestler. During 8 years fighting for WWW championships, The Rock had successfully developed his own charismatic persona. This made him one of the most-bought professional wrestling pay-per-view event.
The Rock’s popularity as a wrestler paved the way for him to launch his acting career in 2002 with the movie The Scorpion King. He then marked his name with various roles in a number of commercial hits like Tooth Fairy (2010), Hercules (2014), San Andreas (2015), Moana (2016), Rampage (2018) and the superhit Fast and Furious.
Thanks to his endless efforts, The Rock officially becomes the most followed celebrity on Instagram worldwide, and at the same time, the world’s most expensive actor in 2020.
He is also listed in Top 100 Most Influential People In The World by the prestigious Time magazine.
Regarding his personal life, The Rock got married twice. His first woman was Dany Garcia who married him in 1997. Their marriage ended in 2008 with one daughter.
In 2019, The Rock (48) got married to his long-time girlfriend Lauren Hashian, the 35-year-old singer. They have two beautiful daughters with each other, Jasmine and Tiana. Whenever he plays with his little girl, the Internet gets melting.