Mixed Race Celebrities - "The Rock" - Dwayne Johnson. He's a handsome former football player and wrestler of mixed race descent, now best known for his acting.
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The Rock - Dwayne Johnson
Mixed Race Celebrities - "The Rock" - Dwayne Johnson
Birthdate: May 2, 1972Birthplace: Hayward, California
Racial / Ethnic Heritage: His father, the great wrestling legend Rocky Johnson, is of African-Canadian heritage, and his mother is of Samoan heritage, the daughter of The High Chief Peter Maivia
"The Rock" - Dwayne Johnson - on his heritage: "In Polynesian culture tattooing is a big thing. It's my family, my genealogy and history. My daughter's on here [his tattoo] – it's called pu'a mana which means "strength of a woman" and in my family women have always stood strong and I respect that."
Factoid #1: "The Rock" played high school football at Freedom High in Bethleham, PA; by his senior year, Dwayne Johnson was considered one of the top 10 defensive tackles in the country.
Factoid #2: Dwayne Johnson signed a contract with the World Wrestling Federation in March of 1996 and began wrestling in the USWA (owned by the WWF) under the name Flex Kavana; WWF leaders soon took note and began promoting Dwayne in the big leagues.
Factoid #3: "The Rock" is the first person of African-American descent to hold the WWE/WWF title. Factoid #4: Dwayne Johnson - "The Rock" - is a third generation wrestler.
Factoid #5: In 2000, Dwayne Johnson's autobiography, [i]The Rock Says[/i], climbed the charts to number one.
Factoid #6: His outstanding performance as Host on the Saturday Night Live show led to the role of the Scorpion King in the box office smash, [i]The Mummy Returns[/i].
Filmography: The Mummy Returns (2001); The Scorpion King (2002); The Rundown (2003); Walking Tall (2004); Be Cool (2005); Doom (2005).
Personal: Dwayne Johnson, "The Rock," is married to college girlfriend Dany Johnson (Garcia) who gave birth to their daughter Simone Alexandra in 2001; "The Rock" is 6'5" tall.