

And of course, kids love him as the voice of Maui, the demigod of South Pacific legend, in Moana. But he’s also a bona fide comedic actor, as evidenced by the most recent Jumanji movies and his co-starring role in Central Intelligence alongside Kevin Hart. He's starred in a slew of action movies, including The Fast and The Furious franchise, GI Joe: Retaliation, and Hercules.

In 2016, was named the world’s highest-paid actor.

He left WWE in 2004, but continued to make appearances until announcing his official retirement in 2019. Since then, The Rock has continued to be a jack-of-all-trades while maintaining the hulking size he's known for. The movie was such a hit that Johnson later starred in his own spin-off movie in 2002, The Scorpion King, and also set the Guinness World Record for highest salary for a first-time leading man: $5.5 million dollars. His big screen star turn happened five years later, when he played the Scorpion King in The Mummy Returns. In 1996, Johnson joined the cast of WWE (then WWF), and for eight years he was simply known as “The Rock,” a charismatic, trash-talking professional wrestler with a major physique to boot. Maybe you already know this, but just in case you don't, Black Adamstar Dwayne Johnson didn’t rise to fame as an actor.īefore we get into the diet, here's a quick recap of his blockbuster muscle.
