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The Rock coined many of his catchphrases from blaxploitation films. edit »
He ruptured his Achilles tendon while prepping for his role as a professional quarterback in his new flick, The Game Plan. edit »
He made a book called "The Rock Says..." in 2000. edit »
The Rock is cousin to other wrestler Yokuzuna. edit »
He got $4,500,000 for the movie Doom. edit »
He will play Johnny Bravo in the upcoming Johnny Bravo move set to be released November 2006. edit »
He played in the movie "Beyond the Mat" as himself. edit »
He got $12,500,000 for the movie, "The Rundown". edit »
He got 15 millon dollars for the movie "Walking Tall". edit »
He ranked #61 on VH1's 100 Hottest Hotties. edit »
He had a role in the movie "Be Cool". edit »
He was named one of E!'s "top 20 entertainers of 2001. edit »
He was trained by Bret "The Hitman" Hart. edit »
He was a third generation wrestler. edit »
At 24 years old, he became the youngest Intercontinental champion ever. edit »
He was the first person to kick out of the Stone Cold Stunner. edit »
In real life, he is good friends with the Dudley Boyz and his on-screen enemy, Shane McMahon. edit »
Finishers: The People's Elbow and The Rock Bottom. edit »
He was a pro wrestler for the WWE, but is now an actor. edit »
(2005) He stared in the movie Doom vreated after the video game. edit »
The Rock is of African-Canadian and Samoan descent. edit »
Dwayne 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).

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The Rock's 5.5 million dollar 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. edit »
The Rock has a wax figure likeness of himself at Madame Tussaud's museum. edit »
The Rock attended Freedom High School, Bethlehem, PA. edit »
The Rock was named one of E!'s "top 20 entertainers of 2001." edit »
The Rock received guidance and training from Bret "The Hitman" Hart when he first came to the WWF. edit »
At age 24, The Rock became the youngest Intercontinental Champion in WWF history. edit »
In real life, Rock is good friends with the Dudley Boyz and his on-screen enemy, Shane McMahon. edit »
The Rock made his motion picture debut as "The Mugger" in Longshot (2000). edit »
Rock appeared in the video for Godsmack's "I Stand Alone." edit »
The Rock is now supplying the voice of Johnny Bravo. edit »
The Rock's last wrestling match was at Wrestlemania XX in march 2004. He teamed up with Mick Foley to take on Evolution (Ric Flair, Batista and Randy Orton). Evolution won the match. edit »
The Rock was the last person that beat Stone Cold Steve Austin before Austin's retirment from wrestling. edit »
Dwayne and wife Dany Garcia Johnson announced in a joint statement in June, 2007, that they have separated after 17 years together. They have a five year old daughter together, Simone Alexander.
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The Rock's final match before leaving to shoot Walking Tall (2004) was against Goldberg at Backlash 2003. edit »
The Rock supplied the voice for "Mathayus" in The Scorpion King: Rise Of The Akkadian (2002) video game. edit »
The Rock is 6'5" tall and weighs 275 pounds. edit »
Rock's father (Rocky Johnson) and maternal grandfather (Chief Peter Maivia) were both professional wrestlers in the WWF. edit »
The Rock played college and professional football until an injury ended that career. His shift to the WWF made him a third generation professional wrestler. edit »

The Rock: Who in the blue hell are you? edit »
Dwayne: (on his kissing scene with Steve Carell in "Get Smart") One of the skills I had to learn and become proficient in is kissing a man. I had never kissed a man. Will Smith did it in his movies, so did Jake Gyllenhaal, and I figured it was my time. So it was me and Steve Carell - fantastic. edit »
The Rock: Well you know what, you can kiss my candy ass. edit »
The Rock: Finally! The Rock has come back to... edit »
The Rock: What's your name?
Person: I'm ...
The Rock: (interrupting) It doesn't matter what your name is! edit »
The Rock: If ya smell what the rock is cookin'! edit »