Dwayne Johnson

Dwayne Douglas "The Rock" Johnson (born May 2, 1972) is an American professional wrestler, actor, producer and former North American football player, best known for his career in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and Hollywood. Johnson was a member of the University of Miami's American football team, leading the Miami Hurricanes to win the 1991 NCAA I-A National Championship, and then entered the Canadian American Football League's Calgary Stampeders, quitting two months into the 1995 season. Later, influenced by his grandfather Peter Mavia and his father Rock Johnson, he embarked on a professional wrestling career under the name "Rock Mavia". Later, he became famous for being a member of the World Wrestling Federation "The Rock" from 1996 to 2004. He was the first third-generation wrestler in the history of the company. He briefly returned to WWE from 2011 to 2013 and won the WWE Championship 7 times. Johnson is considered one of the greatest wrestlers of all time. He established 17 championship dynasties in WWE, including 8 WWE(F) Championships and 2 WCW/World Championships. He also won two WWE Intercontinental Championships and five WWE Tag Team Championships, was WWE's sixth Triple Crown Champion, and the winner of the 2000 Royal Rumble. His autobiography "The Rock Said..." was published in 2000 and topped the New York Times bestseller list for several weeks upon its debut. His first starring film was "The Scorpion King" in 2002. This role gave him a salary of US$5.5 million, setting a world record for the highest salary for a debut film. Since then, his name has become well-known in the film industry. On December 16, 2013, Johnson was named the highest-grossing actor in 2013 by Forbes. The cumulative global box office of the films he participated in was nearly US$4.3 billion. In August 2016, he was named the highest-grossing actor in 2016 by Forbes, with an income of more than $64.5 million. In July 2018, Johnson was rated as the highest-paid actor by Forbes. His income from 2017 to 2018 exceeded US$124 million, breaking the historical record. As of July 2018, the cumulative global box office of his films has exceeded US$10.4 billion.