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El primer papel protagonista de Johnson en una película fue en The Scorpion King en 2002, Por
esto, le pagaron $ 5.5 millones, un récord mundial para un actor en su primer papel protagónico. En
2013, La revista Forbes nombró a Johnson el No. 25 entre las 100 celebridades más poderosas y
ha estado entre los mejores veinte desde entonces. Fue el actor mejor pagado del mundo en el
2016. Mientras estudiaba en la preparatoria en Bethlehem, Pensilvania, empezó a jugar fútbol
americano por la Freedom High School, donde jugó en una de las conferencias de fútbol americano
de preparatoria más competitivas del país. Recibió ofertas de becas de algunos programas
colegiales y terminó escogiendo la Universidad de Miami. Fue miembro del equipo de Campeonato
Nacional de la NCAA, los Miami Hurricanes, en 1990.
En 2006, Johnson fundó la Dwayne Johnson Rock Foundation, una organización benéfica
que trabaja con niños en riesgo y con enfermedades terminales.
El 2 de octubre de 2007, él y su ex esposa donaron $ 1 millón a la Universidad de Miami
para apoyar la renovación de sus instalaciones de fútbol. La Universidad de Miami
renombró el vestuario de los Huracanes en honor de Johnson.
En 2015, Johnson donó $ 1,500 a un GoFundMe para pagar la cirugía de un perro
abandonado
En 2017, donó $ 25,000 a los esfuerzos de ayuda del huracán Harvey
En 2018, Johnson donó un gimnasio a una base militar en Oahu, Hawai.
Después de las inundaciones de Hawai en 2018, trabajó con Malama Kauai, una
organización sin fines de lucro, para ayudar a reparar los daños causados por las
inundaciones.
Johnson también ha trabajado con Make-A-Wish Foundation en varias ocasiones; La
Fundación Make-A-Wish es una organización 501 sin fines de lucro de los Estados Unidos
fundada en 1980, que concede deseos a los niños que tienen condiciones médicas que
amenazan la vida.
Born in Hayward, California on May 2, 1972, he is an American professional wrestler and actor,
popularly known as The Rock. He served as a professional wrestler for WWE until his official
retirement in 2019, aiming to focus on his artistic career. Johnson has participated in a wide variety
of films being awarded in many of them, with his role as Luke Hobbs in The Fast and the Furious
one of the most recognized. Among his achievements as a wrestler, ten World Championships
stand out: eight as WWE Champion and two as WCW Champion. He was also a two-time WWE
Intercontinental Champion and a five-time World Tag Team Champion. He was also the winner of
the Royal Rumble 2000, all this makes him the Champion of the Three Crowns. He is famous for
finishing all his speeches in the ring and for presenting himself on stage with the phrase: "If you
smell ... What The Rock is Cooking?"
Johnson's first starring role in a movie was in The Scorpion King in 2002. For this, he was paid $
5.5 million, a world record for an actor in his first leading role. In 2013, Forbes magazine named
Johnson No. 25 among the 100 Most Powerful Celebrities and has been in the Top Twenty ever
since. He was the highest-paid actor in the world in 2016. While studying at high school in
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, he started playing football for Freedom High School, where he played at
one of the most competitive high school football conferences in the country. He received
scholarship offers from some college programs and ended up choosing the University of Miami. He
was a member of the NCAA National Championship team, the Miami Hurricanes, in 1990.
• In 2006, Johnson founded the Dwayne Johnson Rock Foundation, a charity that works with at-risk
• On October 2, 2007, he and his ex-wife donated $ 1 million to the University of Miami to support
the renovation of their soccer facilities. The University of Miami renamed the Hurricane locker room
in Johnson's honor.
• In 2015, Johnson donated $ 1,500 to a GoFundMe to pay for surgery on an abandoned dog.
• After the 2018 Hawaii floods, he worked with Malama Kauai, a non-profit organization, to help
• Johnson has also worked with the Make-A-Wish Foundation on several occasions; The Make-A-
Wish Foundation is a United States 501 nonprofit organization founded in 1980 that grants wishes