Dwayne Johnson

Dwayne Johnson Net Worth is $190 Million

Nicknames: Dwayne Douglas Johnson, The Rock, Rocky Maivia

Date of birth: the 2^nd of May, 1972

Profession: actor, athlete, wrestler

Nationality: United States of America

Source of wealth: movies, sports

Dwayne Johnson Net Worth by Year

(estimated by Moneynation)

Dwayne Johnson is a phenomenon in Hollywood. He started his career as an American football player and a pro wrestler. But recently he has turned into a high paid movie star. His earnings in 2016 are estimated by Forbes as $64, 5 million. He gained accolades for roles in such hit films as “Gridiron Gang”, “Fast Five”, “The Game Plan” and others. In 2016 Dwayne Johnson voiced Maui in Disney animation film “Moana”. He also portrayed Bob in the comedy “Central Intelligence”.

Dwayne Johnson was keen on sports from his earliest years. Both his father and grandfather were professional wrestlers. But Dwayne started his way to sports from American football. He was one of the best players in his high school and in the University. But he had to quit football because of back trauma. Thus he moved his way to entertainment industry.

Dwayne started his career in WWF as Rocky Maivia. That nickname was a combination of his father’s and grandfather’s names. Later he changed his name for The Rock. Thus Johnson started to save his net worth. From 1996 to 2004 he was making a career of a wrestler. He became a heavy weight champion 9 times. When he quit wrestling, Dwayne concentrated on movie making. His big break was in 2002, when he played in “The Scorpion King”.

Now the actor earns millions due to participation in comedies and actions, which always become popular.

Dwayne Johnson makes some cash as an author too. In 2000 he published the book “The Rock Says”, which had become a bestseller.