Enormous in more ways than one, iconic actor Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson stands at a whopping 6 feet 5 inches tall and weighs 245 pounds.
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With an estimated net worth of $320 million, he just finalized a massive $15 million deal to purchase the American football league, the XFL, from Vince McMahon, solidifying his status as one of Hollywood’s greatest ballers.
The Rock now lives a life as large as himself – but things haven’t always been this way. Credit: Instagram
Dwayne, who played American football for the University of Miami in the 1990s, just bought an XFL team because he loves the game. Image courtesy of Getty Images The 48-year-old currently indulges in the finer things in life, such as fleets of supercars and private jet travel, with his enormous money.
Not to mention his extensive collection of residences across the globe.
Johnson was a professional wrestler before his acting career took off. He used his bulk and strength to toss his opponents from one side of the ring to the other.
And he’s currently enjoying the benefits of being among the highest-paid performers in history as well as one of Hollywood’s most likeable action heroes.
Here’s how he makes and spends his incredible wealth.
Pop-up gyms and supercars
Dwayne has an amazing collection of some of the most expensive wheels in the world and is passionate about supercars, despite the fact that he is too huge to fit into most of them.
He drove a $1.3 million Pagani Huayra to the Ballers premiere, which is the most valuable of them.
In addition, he posted photos of himself posing next to a $1.5 million special edition Ferrari LaFerrari and a $339,000 Rolls Royce Wraith that his Ballers persona was driving.
What about those lengthier trips? Dwayne, of course, takes private aircrafts these days.
The Rock was too large to fit into the white Ferrari LaFerrari that he was driving. Regards: Instagram
He can squeeze into his enormous pickup trucks, though, which he uses to board private aircraft trips. Regards: Instagram
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are among the previous tenants of the amazing nine-bedroom house in Richmond, London, which he began renting in 2018.
The lavish mansion is equipped with five lounges, an indoor and outdoor pool, a personal gym, and a home theater where he can show his children his collection of action movies.
Additionally, he made sure that the Iron Paradise, his very own pop-up gym, could relocate to London with him.
He travels the world with his cutting-edge gym, which was assembled on a marquee in his backyard. It is outfitted with 40,000 pounds of equipment.
The Rock’s Iron Paradise, his ‘мobile’ gyм which takes hυndreds of people to set υp on every мovie set he filмs atCredit: Instagraм
The Rock’s palatial house in London – here he’s riding Rusty, the star of both Gladiator and Robin Hood. Credit: Instagram
The magnificent mansion features two exquisite pools and nine bedrooms. Dwayne reportedly consumes 5,000 calories a day to keep his toned body, with a large portion of those calories coming from his favorite cuisine, sushi.
Aside from the costly dining bill, Dwayne’s other expenses are more ostentatious; he loves to flaunt his pricey watches and custom clothes, which he frequently shares on Instagram.
He also has real estate investments.
He supposedly has a working farm in Virginia and a house in Miami for $5.2 million.
Additionally, it was rumored that he purchased a $9.1 million mega-mansion close to Atlanta, Georgia, in late 2019.
The enormous building has a wine cellar, a 12-stall horse stable, eight bedrooms, and a swimming pool.
The Rock is also said to own this massive mansion near Atlanta, Georgia. Credit: Planet Photos
The sprawling estate has its own library – the whole property is a staggering 14,791 square feet. Credit: refer to caption
It also boasts a massive wine cellar for storing dozens of bottles of pricey vintages. Credit: refer to caption
The huge estate even has its own separate 150-year-old farmhouse and 46 acres of land. Credit: Planet Photos
Additionally, the estate has a 12-stall stable where thoroughbreds can be kept in luxury. Regards: Planet Photos
But in keeping with his reputation for generosity, he isn’t buying homes for himself.
He presented the beautiful property he gifted his mother with for Christmas 2018 in a heartfelt Instagram video.
A one-person financial machine
The Rock has amassed an enormous fortune because he has turned himself into a gem in the eyes of filmmakers, casting directors, and advertisers.
Over the course of his career, Dwayne Johnson’s flicks have reportedly brought in $9.9 billion at the box office.
Jumanji: The Next Level, his most recent movie, alone brought in $792 million at theaters worldwide.
The Rock with Kevin Hart and Karen Gillan in his wildly successful Jumanji reboots.
Last year, he married Lauren Hashian in a secret ceremony in Hawaii in August. Credit: Instagram
The couple’s second daughter, Tiana, was born in 2018. Credit: @laurenhashainofficial/ Instagram
In fact, last year his hard-man image and good guy persona combined to make him the highest-earning actor in Hollywood, raking in a staggering $96 million.
And his glamorous exploits have also seen him become the highest-paid celeb on Instagram, where he can charge $1 million per post on account of his 192 million followers.
If his followers were a country, they’d be the eighth most populous country on the planet.
Self-made icon
Dwayne found a way to make something amazing of himself by following his father’s footsteps, debuting as a wrestler in 1996.
Although he is now famed for his nice-guy persona, he started out his wrestling career as one of the villains — constantly taunting his opponents and using his strength to bully them into submission.
He was the WWE chaмpion ten tiмes before he switched his focυs to actingCredit: Instagraм
He won his first WWF chaмpionship in 1998, and soon becaмe faмoυs for his legendary catchphrase: “Do yoυ sмell what The Rock is cooking?”
As one of wrestling’s biggest attractions, he helped to υsher in a booм period for WWF, later renaмed WWE.
He attracted record nυмbers of TV viewers and headlining Wrestleмania XXVIII, the мost financially sυccessfυl pay-per-view event in wrestling history at the tiмe.
The ten-tiмe world chaмpion “retired” froм wrestling in 2004, bυt has since sporadically reappeared in the ring.
Of coυrse, he was a natυral star right froм his first fight, so it was no wonder that Hollywood wanted to snap hiм υp.
In 2001, he acted in his first filм, The Mυммy Retυrns, where he played the Scorpion King.
Despite soмe laυghably bad CGI, his personality shone throυgh, and he appeared in a spin-off based on his character in the following year.
The Rock went from being a WWE superstar to becoming a Hollywood action hero icon because to his absurd physique. Regards: Instagram
Ten years later, he became an instant hit and nearly single-handedly brought the sagging Fast and Furious series back to life when he was cast in the fifth episode.
Then, in 2014, he starred in the HBO series Ballers, which followed him into acting roles in Skyscraper, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, Baywatch, and the Disney sensation Moana.
With all of these movies, Dwayne has made a name for himself at the box office as an icon that appeals to audiences of all ages.
According to NBC Universal vice-chairman Ron Meyer, “He is as close to guaranteeing you butts in the seats as anybody can be.”
In Ballers, Dwayne played a former NFL player who went on to become a financial manager. HBO is credited.
a painful and impoverished childhood
It’s possible to argue that Dwayne was destined to be a professional wrestler because both his Samoan mother Ata and her Canadian father Rocky Johnson were wrestlers.
When The Rock was just a pebble, the family used to travel all across the United States as Rocky followed his job wherever it brought him.
Dwayne in a pink suit posing beside his dad Rocky ‘Soulman’ Johnson, a revered WWE Hall of Famer.
However, they struggled for money, and it made for a chaotic and distressing childhood.
Dwayne’s early life was punctuated by constant moves and marked by poverty and destitution.
He’s said before that his early teenage years were defined by the memory of his family being evicted from their one-room apartment when he was just 14.
And just one year later, he saved his mother’s life when she tried to commit suicide in front of him.
