After the global box-office success of "Furious 7," Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson returns to theaters this weekend in "San Andreas," another high-octane adrenaline rush which sees Johnson saving lives as a first responder at the expense of the largest earthquake of all time.
Though the film has been getting mixed reviews, estimates are predicting the film will have an opening north of $40 million.
Since 2002's "The Scorpion King," The Rock has become a box-office king proving he could win over audiences as a single dad in "Tooth Fairy" or as a heavy-hitting action star in "Journey 2: The Mysterious Island," and the "Fast and Furious" saga. His movies combined have made over $5.2 billion worldwide.
But before he was rocking the box office, he was just a wrestler, best known for his signature move "The People's Elbow."
Frank Pallotta and Mallory Schlossberg contributed to an earlier version of this story.
Before he was "The Rock," Dwayne Johnson was born May 2, 1972, in Hayward, California.
Source: Biography
Wrestling is in Johnson's blood. His father, Rocky "Soul Man" Johnson, was a member of the first African-American tag-team champions and his grandfather, Peter Maivia, was one of the first Samoan wrestlers.
Source: YouTube
Johnson didn't go straight to wrestling. His first sport was football. After starring in high school he played in college for the Miami Hurricanes. Over his tenure at the school, Johnson started just once but appeared in 39 games and had 77 tackles, and he was a part of the 1991 national championship team.
Source: ESPN
See the rest of the story at Business Insider
