
Dwayne Johnson
Acting
An American and Canadian actor, producer and semi-retired professional wrestler, signed with WWE. Johnson is half-Black and half-Samoan. His father, Rocky Johnson, is a Black Canadian, from Nova Scotia, and part of the first Black tag team champions in WWE history back when it was known as the WWF along with Tony Atlas. His mother is Samoan and the daughter of Peter Maivia, who was also a pro wrestler. Maivia's wife, Lia Maivia, was one of wrestling's few female promoters, taking over Polynesian Pacific Pro Wrestling after her husband's death in 1982, until 1988. Through his mother, he is considered a non-blood relative of the Anoa'i wrestling family. On March 29, 2008, The Rock inducted his father and his grandfather into the WWE Hall of Fame.
As of 2014, Johnson has a home in Southwest Ranches, Florida as well as Los Angeles, California. He also owns a farm in Virginia. In 2009, Johnson gained citizenship in Canada in honor of his father's background. Though Johnson was previously registered as a Republican, he voted for Barack Obama in the 2008 and 2012 United States presidential elections and is now an independent voter. He stated he did not vote in the 2016 U.S. election.
Known For

Family Guy

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

The Daily Show

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Zootopia 2

Raw

Raw

Raw

The Kelly Clarkson Show

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

The View

The Late Late Show with James Corden

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

The Graham Norton Show

The Graham Norton Show

Star Trek: Voyager

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

Transformers: Prime

WWE NXT

That '70s Show

WWE Friday Night SmackDown

WWE Friday Night SmackDown

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

Hannah Montana

The Oscars

Ballers

Punk'd
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