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Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson's popularity soared in the early 2000s through the World Wrestling Federation (now World Wrestling Entertainment) and since then he has crossed over into movie stardom....
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson's popularity soared in the early 2000s through the World Wrestling Federation (now World Wrestling Entertainment) and since then he has crossed over into movie stardom. Johnson, born May 2, 1972, in Hayward, Calif., came to South Florida in 1990 to play football for the University of Miami Hurricanes, where he was a "walkon" non-scholarship player, playing defensive tackle behind Warren Sapp, an eventual first-round draft choice and all-pro. After college, he played football for two months with the Calgary Stampeders of the CFL (Canadian Football League), then was released. He followed his father's and his grandfather's footsteps and became a professional wrestler. After a short training stint in 1995, he competed for the WWF under the names Flex Cavana and Pidlaoan Rock, then Rocky Maiavia (a combination of his father's and grandfather's names), before turning "babyface," in wrestling lingo and become the Rock. His signature lines included: "If you smell what the Rock is cooking," referring to himself in the third person. He also would raise just one eyebrow for "the People's Eyebrow" and refer to wrestlers who continually lost matches as "jabronis." In Hollywood, he achieved success with The Mummy Returns (2001), The Scorpion King (2002), a remake of Walking Tall (2004) and Disney's The Game Plan (2007). He essentially retired from wrestling in 2003, although he makes guest appearances with the WWE. He also has appeared on Saturday Night Live numerous times, done commercial endorsements and organized a charity to help dole out a portion of the reported $33 million-plus he has earned as a professional wrestler. He graduated from the University of Miami in 1995 and owns a home in Davie, Florida.
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39 Wrap: Movies, Music and Gems
KIAHThere's nothing like seeing Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson in a tutu and wings. This weekend at the box office, he stars in Tooth Fairy. He plays a tough hockey player whose punishment for hurting a kid's feelings is to work one week as the real tooth fair.... -
'G.I. Joe': Top 10 reasons Paramount bumped it from summer
24 FramesParamount says it has delayed its new "G.I. Joe" movie, "G.I. Joe: Retaliation," for nine months in order to convert it to 3-D, but many in Hollywood are doubtful that's the real reason for the move.... -
Paramount delays 'G.I. Joe: Retaliation' release until 2013
Paramount Pictures has delayed the release of its sole summer action movie,"G.I. Joe: Retaliation," from June 29 until March of next year, an unexpected shift that leaves the studio without a big-budget "tentpole" hitting theaters in 2012. The move...
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Google launches new smarter search
As Microsoft's Bing is becoming more social by adding integration with your Facebook friends, Google's search is getting smarter and sharper as the company introduces a new feature called Knowledge Graph. The search tool, being rolled out starting...
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Words of inspiration for grads (and everyone else)
It's a time of pomp, circumstance and usually some great advice. With commencement season upon us, it's time to share some of the best of those words of wisdom. And thanks to the growth of webcasts, podcasts and social media, many of these messages are...
Tags: Pakistan, Teaching and Learning, Elie Wiesel, YouTube, Florida International University
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The Rock developing a new reality series
TV WatchersDwayne "The Rock" Johnson is producing a new reality TV series called "The Hero" which would put ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances to find the new great hero. The Freedom High grad is one of the executive producers on the...... -
CinemaCon: Dwayne Johnson is 'franchise Viagra,' says director
24 FramesDwayne "The Rock" Johnson talks about his new film "G.I. Joe: Retaliation" at CinemaCon in Las Vegas.... -
It's time for The Rock to step up his game
Dear Dwayne,Two weeks ago I wrote about your return to WWE and quantified your statement: "I am never, ever going away." I'm not one to repeat subjects too often, but in this case I simply couldn't avoid it.On Tuesday's episode of #AftermathTV on...Tags: WrestleMania, John Cena, Entertainment, Metallica (music group), USA Network (tv network)
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The Morning Fix: 'Hunger Games' devours all! Rock back in ring.
Company Town'Hunger Games' cleaned up at the box office. Cable ratings show how tight competition has become. Matt Lauer is in driver's seat with NBC.... -
El arrebato de la WrestleMania llega este domingo a Miami
South Florida Sun-SentinelLa WrestleMania, con su mágico y poderosamente devastador poder de convocatoria, ha llegado a Miami. Se trata de la XXVIII versión del super show de la lucha libre de la WWE, esa maquinaria excepcional de hacer dinero y fama de plástico, que se llevará a...Tags: WrestleMania, John Legend, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Sports, Miami Gardens
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Just in time for Pi Day, pie sales emerging from a so-so year
March 14 is National Pi Day, celebrating a mathematical constant that the nation’s pie industry has long co-opted for itself. Too bad, then, that sales are coming off a year that seems less pie-centric than many had predicted.
Last year was...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Restaurants, Pies and Tarts, Dining and Drinking, Pi Day
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Brock Lesnar may turn WWE into the 'next big thing'
This past weekend I had a chance to soak in the WrestleMania 28 festivities from Miami – the Hall of Fame, Fan Axxess, the event itself at Sun Life Stadium and Raw the next night. Truly, for any WWEfan that came to participate in the crowd chants...
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