Over the past few years, Dwayne
Johnson’s schedule has been stacked so heavily — from family franchises
to action thrillers — that by now, he’s earned the title of “Hardest-Working Man in Show Business.” Late last week, Disney announced his newest project, a live-action adaptation of the Disneyland ride Jungle Cruise. Between this, his starring role on HBO’s Ballers,
and several other announced projects already in the works, it seems
like a great time to look at the next 30 years of the
actor-producer-wrestler’s career as it reaches new, unheard-of heights.
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Dwayne Johnson (I)
Actor | Producer | Director | Soundtrack
With a decade-long career of professional wrestling and
action-movie cameos, who would have guessed that Dwayne Douglas Johnson,
also known as the Rock, would become one of the richest actors in
Hollywood and the governor of California? Born on May 2, 1972, in
Hayward, California, to Ata Johnson (née Maivia) and Canadian-born
professional wrestler Rocky Johnson, Dwayne Johnson found the spotlight
through athletic prowess, first as a sought-after college football
player, and, after 1996 (following a serious injury), in the family
business: professional wrestling, as the now-legendary WWE champion the
Rock. His talent for catchphrase-heavy smack talk (“Lay a smackdown on
your candy ass”; “Do you smell what the Rock is cooking?”; etc.) soon
led him to Hollywood, where he conquered his initial (admittedly corny)
roles in action movies before becoming one of the genre’s leading men.
In an effort to squeeze comedic mileage out of “The People’s Eyebrow,”
he briefly tried his hand at family films before settling into the kind
of dramatic roles that — even to the surprise of the Rock himself — won
him Academy recognition. Having conquered rings and screens of varying
sizes, Johnson took his career to the next logical place by 2025:
politics. He won two terms (on two opposite platforms, no less) as
California’s governor, and personally saved millions when apocalyptic
disaster struck the Golden State. Following his heroic act, Johnson
declined a presidential run, stating, “I remain America’s emotional Rock
in these catastrophic times, but my soul belongs to the stage.” At the
conclusion of his second term, in 2033, Johnson returned to Hollywood,
where he’s spent the rest of his days intermittently lighting up the
back half of the Fast and the Furious franchise.
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