| While on tour to promote San Andreas (2015), he set a world record of 105 selfies in three minutes, averaging out to one selfie every 1.7 seconds. |
| Is an official Priest registered in California for a special YouTube video for his best friend (Nick Mundy). The video is called Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson's Wedding Surprise!. |
| First movie experience at 8-years-old was Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981). |
| His ex-wife, Dany Garcia, is his manager. |
| Indian Actor Varun Dhawan is a self professed die hard fan of The Rock. |
| The Rock returned to the WWE, and in 2013, he won the WWE Championship by defeating CM Punk at the Royal Rumble and retained the title at Elimination Chamber pay per views. |
| While he was filming his swordfight scene with Michael Clarke Duncan in The Scorpion King (2002), the breaking of the swords was real and unintended, and openly stated that it was extremely dangerous because it was not planned and it could have cut anybody. |
| After making it big in the movie industry, Dwayne was able to fulfill an ambition he'd listed on his agenda of priority "To Do" items, and bought a home for his parents, a luxury they'd never theretofore known. His first major personal indulgence was his purchase of a Rolex watch. |
| Was contacted about appearing at the Flair farewell address the night following WrestleMania XXIV (2008) but declined due to scheduling conflicts. |
| Has stated that the film adaptation of Doom (2005) was a complete failure, and that the movie did a huge disservice to fans of the video game franchise. |
| Although he has lived in the United States for most of his life, he has Samoan citizenship as his mother is Samoan. He has often stated in interviews he is proud of his Samoan heritage and feels honored to be a Samoan. |
| Has expressed his desire to play a villain in a James Bond film. Dwayne's grandfather Peter Fanene Maivia appeared as a Bond villain in You Only Live Twice (1967). |
| Honored by the Congressional Award in Washington, DC on June 19, 2008 with the Horizon Award. The Horizon Award is a special recognition from the Joint Leadership of the United States Congress and the Congressional Award Board of Directors. The Horizon Award is presented to individuals from the private sectors who have contributed to expanding opportunities for all Americans through their own personal contributions, and who have set exceptional examples for young people through their successes in life. |
| Inducted his father and grandfather, Rocky Johnson and Peter Fanene Maivia into the WWE Hall of Fame on March 29, 2008. |
| Remains close friends with WWE writer Brian Gewirtz. |
| Has a stepbrother, Jared. |
| Has a fear of spiders. |
| Ex-brother-in-law of Hiram Garcia. |
| Not only was his father, Rocky Johnson, a wrestler, but his grandfather, three uncles, and six cousins (one adopted) have been in wrestling too. |
| In an interview with "Entertainment Magazine", he no longer wants to be known as "The Rock". Because of his retirement from the wrestling business, he now considers himself an actor: "I no longer am a wrestler, I am now pursuing a future as an actor and someday as a director. I am not the Rock. I am Dwayne Johnson.". [October 2006] |
| Made his WWF television debut at the Survivor Series (1996). |
| With his wife, donated $2 million to the University of Miami for the new Robert and Judi Prokop Newman Alumni Center's living room, to be named "The Dany and Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson Living Room". The donation was announced at the Miami premiere of Gridiron Gang (2006). |
| Has one daughter: Simone Alexander Johnson (born August 14, 2001). |
| Was Tim Burton's second choice for the role of Willy Wonka in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005), which went to Johnny Depp. |
| While filming Be Cool (2005), he was Punk'd (2003) by Ashton Kutcher's crew. They set his trailer on fire, which didn't seem to faze him. It was only after Vince, one of the Punk'd (2003) crew, blamed the fire on him that things got really heated and they revealed the gag. |
| As of 2008, Doom (2005) and Southland Tales (2006) are the two only R-rated films he has starred in. All of his other films have received PG-13, at the most. |
| Cousin of Solofa Fatu Jr. (Rikishi) and Rodney Anoai (Yokozuna). |
| Attended the Republican National Convention in 2004 |
| During a visit to Samoa in July 2004, he was anointed by Head of State Susuga Malietoa Tanumafili II with the chiefly title of 'Seiuli, Son of Malietoa'. |
| His cousin, Tanoai Reed, is his stunt double for many of his movies. |
| Was good friends with the late actor Michael Clarke Duncan. |
| When Rocky Maivia was first considering going by the name The Rock for short, he resisted because he felt it would be stealing the former nickname of WWE Hall-of-Famer Don Muraco. He was talked into it by Vince Russo. |
| He originally chose "Flex Kavana" as his stage name, because he didn't want to seem like he was trading off his family's legacy (Rocky Johnson, his father, and High Chief Peter Fanene Maivia his grandfather). Ironically, WWE officials came up with "Rocky Maivia" after they felt "Flex Kavana" wasn't exactly a great name. |
| Officially proclaimed himself "The Rock" during a promo where he attacked Ron Simmons (Faarooq) in a WWF Raw (1993) telecast. |
| The WWE named their Thursday night show WWE Smackdown! (1999) after one of The Rock's catchphrases, "Layeth the Smack Down.". |
| Ranked #61 on VH1's 100 Hottest Hotties |
| Son of Ata Johnson and Rocky Johnson. |
| Major Title Wins Include: WWF/WWE Heavyweight Title (7); WWF Intercontinental Title; WWF Tag Team Title w/Mick Foley; WWE Tag Team Title w/Chris Jericho; WWF Royal Rumble Winner; WCW Heavyweight Title; USWA Tag Team Titles w/Bret Sawyer. |
| Dwayne is a skilled light tackle salt water fisherman. |
| He weighed 290 pounds during his college football career, but reduced his weight to about 265 pounds late in his wrestling career. He has lost an addition 30 pounds recently for his part in Southland Tales (2006), some of which he since regained. |
| Is the third youngest superstar to hold the IC Championship. Jeff Hardy is the youngest at 23, and Randy Orton is the second youngest, also at 23, only a few months older than Hardy. |
| While filming The Scorpion King (2002), accidentally hit Michael Clarke Duncan during a fight sequence. Duncan leaned in too far for a hit, and his chin connected with The Rock's elbow. |
| In The Rundown (2003), he tells one of the rebels that Muhammad Ali would win a match against Mike Tyson. To intimidate his opponents, his father, Rocky Johnson, would often perform the "Ali shuffle" during his wrestling matches. |
| Tonga Fifita, the wrestler known as Haku, was Best Man at Dwayne and Dany Garcia's wedding. |
| Has played his own father in an episode of the situation comedy That '70s Show (1998). |
| His wedding anniversary falls on the same day as Stu Hart's birthday. Stu's son, Bret Hart, would often give him tips on how to improve in his matches. |
| In his first semester at the University of Miami, he earned a .7 grade point average. He was majoring in criminology. |
| Was teammates with Doug Flutie with the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). |
| Dwayne's father is black, of Black Nova Scotian descent (his father's ancestors were African-Americans who moved to Canada). Dwayne's mother is of Samoan background. |
| Accidentally smashed the tail-light of a Porsche while filming the movie Walking Tall (2004). |
| His last match in the WWE before leaving to film The Rundown (2003) was against Bill Goldberg at the 2003 Backlash Pay-Per-View. |
| He was offered a promotional deal with "Dunkin' Donuts", which would have seen the company name a donut after him. Thinking it would make him appear big-headed, he graciously turned the offer down. |
| Growing up, he considered what his father did, "wrestling"; he once tried amateur wrestling, and found he didn't like it. |
| Once, while putting on a show for WWF road agent Pat Patterson, sold his opponent's moves so well, his then-girlfriend Dany Garcia thought he was actually hurt. |
| He owns the rights to name "The Rock" (including logos, phrases, etc). The rights to the name "The Rock" were previously owned by WWE, Inc. (which is the main reason why Vince McMahon has received executive producer credits in some of the Rock's films). |
| First athlete to host Saturday Night Live (1975) for a second time. Though, he was promoting the film (The Scorpion King (2002)) with his second stint, his pro-wrestling and CFL background makes him the show's first two-time athlete-host. |
| His $5.5-million paycheck for The Scorpion King (2002) earned him a listing in the Guinness Book of World Records, as his salary was the highest for any actor receiving top billing for the first time. |
| Married Dany Garcia the day after his 25th birthday. |
| After years of dating Dany Garcia, he did not meet her parents until shortly before their wedding. |
| Decided to attend the University of Miami because they didn't openly express interest in him. |
| Wife, Dany Garcia, was 22 when they met. |
| Has a wax figure likeness of himself at Madame Tussaud's museum |
| Attended Freedom High School, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Another former student was Daniel Dae Kim. |
| He once appeared on Martha Stewart Living (1991) to cook one of his favorite family recipes. |
| Named one of E!'s "top 20 entertainers of 2001". |
| A member of the elite group of wrestlers, such as Hulk Hogan and Ric Flair to hold the WWF and WCW world titles on several different occasions. |
| (August 14, 2001) Daughter with his wife, Dany Garcia, Simone Alexandra Johnson, was born in Davie, Florida. |
| Grandson of Peter Fanene Maivia. |
| Received guidance and training from Bret Hart (aka "The Hitman") when he first came to the WWF. |
| Was a member of Miami's NCAA national championship football team in 1991. Later in his career, he played as Warren Sapp's backup at defensive tackle. |
| His favorite eyebrow trademark (not including his own) is Groucho Marx's. |
| Was the first person to ever kick out of the "Stone Cold Stunner" while fighting Stone Cold Steve Austin (Steve Austin) at Wrestlemania XV. |
| First ever 7 time WWE World Champion. |