Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson is huge, both literally and figuratively.
There are few working actors more recognizable today, and his brand is solid gold.
From TV shows to blockbuster films, clothing lines to documentary production, Johnson has
his hands in a ton of projects — and most of them are massive successes.
While Johnson is very open about his story, there are still a few stones that are largely
unturned to even the biggest fans of the the Rock.
Before he became the biggest star in Hollywood,
Dwayne Johnson was the Rock, an eternal icon of professional wrestling.
In his heyday, the Rock was the biggest name in the business, with his bombastic personality,
excellent microphone skills, and classic matches cementing him as an all-time great of the
industry.
He was so great, in fact, that it's sometimes easy to forget that at one point he was perhaps
the least popular wrestler on the roster.
Johnson debuted under the name Rocky Maivia, the name drawn from his father and grandfather's
wrestling identities, Rocky Johnson and Peter Maivia, respectively.
He competed with a goofy costume and an even more ridiculous haircut.
This didn't go over too well with fans and they quickly turned on him, filling arenas
with "ROCKY SUCKS!" chants regularly.
It wasn't until he turned heel and started referring to himself in the third person as
"the Rock" that fans began warming to him.
He's since become a legend, but even legends often have humble, and slightly embarrassing,
beginnings.
Johnson's ascent as a pro wrestler transcended the industry and reached into pop culture
in a way few wrestlers have been able to do before or since.
After a hosting gig on Saturday Night Live, he found Hollywood opening its doors to him;
it wasn't long before he made his big-screen debut as the Scorpion King in The Mummy Returns.
A Scorpion King spin off followed, and the $5.5 million paycheck Johnson received for
it was at the time the largest ever given to an actor for their first starring role.
It's an appropriate start for Johnson, who has since set records as one of the highest-paid
actors in the world.
He's clearly been primed for that accolade since day one.
Johnson is an open book when it comes to his
upbringing, including his less-than-shining legal record as a teen.
While growing up in Hawaii, he was frequently arrested for his involvement in a local theft
ring.
"I used to stop at this 7/11, I swear to God, everyday, and I used to steal a king-sized
Snickers bar."
Though not all of his thievery was part of big time crime, Johnson is on the record as
saying the only reason he isn't in jail is because of his extremely supportive family.
He's also taken those experiences and turned them into something good.
He now works frequently with rehabilitation programs and even made one the subject of
his HBO documentary Rock and a Hard Place.
Leave it to Johnson to find something good in the darker moments of his past.
Johnson is an iconic superstar, but even he
has idols.
He is a die-hard Elvis Presley fan and has managed to inject a healthy dose of his fandom
into a few of his projects.
All the Elvis memorabilia depicted in the film The Game Plan actually belongs to Johnson
in real life.
There was also that time he dressed up as Vegas-era Elvis to serenade a crowd of United
States servicemen with a rendition of "Jailhouse Rock."
Johnson seems like a guy who doesn't settle for anything but the best, so it makes perfect
sense that his favorite musician is one of the indisputable all-time greats.
One of the most famous collaborations between
Tim Burton and Johnny Depp in the early 2000s was an adaptation of the novel Charlie and
the Chocolate Factory, with Depp playing the quirky chocolatier Willy Wonka.
What does this have to do with the Rock?
In the most out-of-left-field twist since the glass elevator launching into the sky,
Burton's second choice for the role of Willy Wonka was none other than Johnson.
It's so entirely on the other end of the spectrum in terms of casting that it honestly might
have worked.
Depp's impish, whimsical performance is fun, but it's hard not be curious about what Johnson's
take on the character could have been.
It's impossible to measure how generous a
celebrity is with their fans, but Johnson has just about the next best thing.
In 2015, he set a Guinness World Record for the most selfies taken within a three-minute
period.
He set this record on the red carpet premiere of his film San Andreas.
It would have taken just over 75 selfies to set the record, and of course Johnson crushed
it, with a stunning 105 selfies in three minutes.
Johnson's physique obviously plays a major
role in his allure as a star.
Johnson leans into it, too, posting insane gym videos on Instagram regularly and launching
his own workout clothing line through Under Armour.
You probably already know how much work he puts in while at the gym, but what will really
blow your mind is what Johnson has to do in the kitchen to keep his muscle mass up.
"You have to be watching your diet 'cause we know diet, like they say, abs are made
in the kitchen, so, more than you're working out."
"Diet's everything."
Johnson eats enough food for several families everyday, massive amounts of proteins, greens,
and healthy carbs to make any mere mortal sick.
The impressive stat, though?
Johnson is big on cod, so much so that he eats over 800 pounds of it every year.
That's more than two pounds of fish every single day.
We're sure it gets old after the first few hundred pounds, but credit where it's due:
it sure pays off.
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