Dwayne ‘the Rock’ Johnson’s IMDb Page, 2017–2047

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.

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.