Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson

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May 20, 2024

Dwayne Johnson better known as “The Rock ” is best known as an American actor and professional wrestler. He was born on May 2, 1972. Apart from being one of the most successful stars he is also a big family man, Johnson has three wonderful daughters, Simone, Jasmine, and Tiana. Johnson is of mixed ethnicity with an African- American and Irish father and a Samoan mother.

Johnson started out as a football player at the University Of Miami. He was later signed into the Calgary Stampeders. Johnson, at the time, had lots of injuries and lack of playing time so he was unfortunately cut by them and continued his fathers legacy. His father was Rocky Johnson, who was a very successful wrestler in his time. Johnson had gained lots of fame from his time as a wrestler in WWE from 1996 to 2004. His wrestling career became successful, and he won lots of championships like the WWE championship and the World heavy-weight championship. This was the growth of his career. He began his acting career in 2001. He acted in many movies such as The Game Plan, Tooth Fairy, and the Fast In The Furious series. The start of his career was very family friendly but he soon began growing more as he started to act in more comedy and action movies, such as Central Intelligence, Rampage, Baywatch, and most recently, Black Adam.

Johnson has overcome so many things in his life but has still been able to become one of the biggest stars in Hollywood. He is very inspirational and lots of people look up to him because of how successful he has become.

About the Contributor

Sarai Mendoza, Staff Writer

Sarai Mendoza is a 15 year old sophomore at Hoover High School. She was born on November 21 and raised in San Diego California. Sarai grew up in a loving family with her mother and four siblings. Growing up she was always spoiled for being the youngest. As a child, her mother always encouraged her to value her education and take advantage of all the great opportunities. Not only that but to also become more independent as she grew up. Her biggest inspiration in life has to be her mom, who was born and raised in Mexico City. She came to the United States about 20 years ago in hope for a better life. Although she was a single mother, she worked hard to always give her five children a better life . No matter how bad things got, her mother always motivated her to be a better person. Sarai would do anything to continue to make her proud Her top three favorite places to eat have to be In-n-Out, Wingstop, and Olive Garden. She loves to write. Her favorite school subject is English. Don't ever ask her for help in math because she won’t understand a thing. Sarai is very shy at first but once you get to know her and help her step out her comfort zone, she becomes this funny and out-going person. As she grew up she realized she wanted to become a medical assistant. She hopes to get into a good college, and will continue to work hard to do so. She believes that if she continues to encourage others to continue to reach their goals and never give up on their dreams, it can make a huge difference on other people.