Dwayne Johnson: From failed football player to Hollywood's richest superstar

TPO – Forbes magazine has just honored “The Rock” Dwayne Johnson as the actor with the “huge” income in Hollywood this year, maintaining the title for two consecutive years according to this ranking. Looking back at the whole sublimating career of the star, people can’t help but admire the achievements he has achieved over the past 2 decades.

The dream of a football superstar and the turning point in his life.

The actor was born in California and grew up in North Carolina, Hawaii and Pennsylvania. Dwayne has a boring past when he had to move house 13 times so that his father could pursue his studies in peace, was shunned and isolated by his friends while going to school, and his mother tried to commit suicide. During his teenage years, Johnson began getting into fights, joining a gang that robbed stores and was often in and out of police stations. 
Dwayne Johnson: From failed football player to Hollywood's richest superstar photo 1“The Rock” has had a muscular, muscular body since he was 15 years old.
Since high school, with his exceptionally strong body, Dwayne has shined on the school’s football team. In college, he was named on the Miami University (USA) rugby team and then was called up to the national team at the age of 19.
But here, The Rock’s career began to decline when the appearance of Warren Sapp – a famous rugby player. Dwayne Johnson was gradually pushed to the bench and his appearances became less and less. Decreased performance and injury caused Dwayne to be removed from the playing list. Even though he no longer has the opportunity to play football at a high level, Dwayne Johnson still desires to pursue a professional rugby career and participate in smaller teams, but he also struggles for a long time and in the end still fails. get the old ending.


Dwayne Johnson: From failed football player to Hollywood's richest superstar photo 2Dwayne once dreamed of becoming an American football superstar but it did not come true.
One failure after another, the dream of becoming a professional player was all shattered. Being kicked out of the football team, Dwayne only had a few coins in his pocket and a chaotic, painful state of mind. 
“I don’t know what to do or where to go,” the Rock shared. “I gradually became depressed.”
Putting aside his dream of rugby, in 1996, the Fast & Furious movie star decided to turn to wrestling following in the footsteps of his father, the great wrestler Rocky Johnson, and gradually became a formidable warrior on the ring. . After many years of “fighting”, the young man has become a strong and courageous The Rock in the ring, where he shows off dangerous blows and fast, strong and accurate martial arts moves that are hard to mix. no way. The Rock conquered a series of stages with 17 individual and collective WWE championship titles. From the small amount of money that was not enough to live on, The Rock quickly owned a fortune of up to 280 million USD. 
Dwayne Johnson: From failed football player to Hollywood's richest superstar photo 3“The Rock” was one of the greatest wrestlers in WWE history. 
In the early 2000s, the 48-year-old star decided to step away from the glory of his wrestling career to turn to acting and fortunately, this field continued to make his name famous around the world. From being mainly known as a “movie wrestler” in his first films, Dwayne became one of the public’s most loved actors with his diverse, natural, and cheerful acting style. 
Dwayne Johnson: From failed football player to Hollywood's richest superstar photo 4Dwayne Johnson with a strong image in “The Scorpion King”.
To date, the actor has acted in more than 30 films. Dwayne’s name is most mentioned in The Scorpion King and in the role of Luke Hobbs in the hit series The Fast and the Furious . 
Dwayne Johnson: From failed football player to Hollywood's richest superstar photo 5Dwayne with “Fast & Furious” star Jason Statham.

The richest actor in Hollywood 
Just this week, Forbes magazine honored Dwayne Johnson as the highest-paid actor in Hollywood at the present time.
According to Forbes, The Rock earned $87.5 million from the beginning of the year to last June, including $23.5 million in cash from Netflix’s horror movie, Red Notice. 
In addition to acting, the Fast and Furious star also has a large source of income from his own sports fashion brand called Project Rock . 
Dwayne Johnson: From failed football player to Hollywood's richest superstar photo 6Dwayne and his second wife, Lauren Hashian, officially married last year after 12 years together.
Besides his illustrious career, Dwayne Johnson’s personal life also receives attention from many fans. He experienced a broken marriage with his first wife Dany Garcia in 2007 and had a daughter together. Currently, The Rock is living a perfect life with his wife Lauren Hashian and has two lovely princesses.
Dwayne Johnson: From failed football player to Hollywood's richest superstar photo 7At home, The Rock is a loving father who takes care of his home.
Although he is a billion-dollar star, when he leaves the screen, Dwayne Johnson is still like any other ordinary father. He spends time playing with his children, taking care of his small home and enjoying laughter-filled trips with his family. Beneath his somewhat “tiger” appearance, Dwayne is a father with a warm heart and always takes great care of his family.