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[[File:TheRock.jpg|thumb|300px|Do you hear who The Rock is voicing?]]
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'''Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson''' (born [[May 2]], [[1972]]) used to be a professional wrestler for {{w|WWE}}, where he is a ten-time world champion (eight-time WWE Championship and two-time World Heavyweight Championship). He eventually left to pursue a movie career, though in recent years he has made a few returns to the ring in a publicity capacity, even participating in some storylines and matches. He starred in movies such as ''{{w|The Scorpion King}}'', ''{{w|Doom (film)|Doom}}'', ''{{w|Get Smart (film)|Get Smart}}'', ''{{w|Moana (2016 film)|Moana}}'', ''[[Tooth Fairy]]'', ''{{w|Rampage (2018 film)|Rampage}}'' and the titular [[DC Comics]] anti-hero Black Adam in his {{w|Black Adam (film)|own solo film}}.
'''Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson''' (born [[May 2]], [[1972]]) used to be a professional wrestler for WWE, where he is a ten-time world champion (eight-time WWE Championship and two-time World Heavyweight Championship). He eventually left to pursue a movie career, though in recent years he has made a few returns to the ring in a publicity capacity, even participating in some storylines and matches. He starred in movies such as ''[[Wikipedia:The Scorpion King|The Scorpion King]]'', ''[[Wikipedia:Doom (film)|Doom]]'', ''[[Wikipedia:Get Smart (film)|Get Smart]]'', and ''[[Tooth Fairy]]''.


Then he voiced [[Cliffjumper (WFC)|Cliffjumper]]. Then very quickly he stopped voicing Cliffjumper.
Then he voiced [[Cliffjumper (WFC)|Cliffjumper]]. Then very quickly he stopped voicing Cliffjumper.


He has also played thus-far non-zombie [[Hasbro]] product [[Roadblock (G.I. Joe)|Roadblock]] in ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe:]] [[Wikipedia:G.I. Joe: Retaliation|Retaliation]]''.  
He has also played thus-far non-zombie [[Hasbro]] product [[Roadblock (G.I. Joe)|Roadblock]] in ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe:]] {{w|G.I. Joe: Retaliation|Retaliation}}''.


==Voice roles==
==Voice roles==
===''Transformers: Prime''===
===''Transformers: Prime''===
*[[Cliffjumper (WFC)|Cliffjumper]] ("[[Darkness Rising, Part 1]]")
*[[Cliffjumper (WFC)|Cliffjumper]] ("[[Darkness Rising, Part 1]]")
==Fiction==
===Ask Vector Prime===
[[Vector Prime]] used The Rock as an example of a human name that might seem Cybertronian, in response to a question about why some Cybertronians had names like [[Billy (Go-Bots)|Billy]] or [[Roy (Go-Bots)|Roy]].{{storylink|Ask Vector Prime}}


==Notes==
==Notes==
* Johnson's "The Rock" persona was the inspiration for the [[Mini-Con]] [[Smackdown]]'s bio.
*Johnson's "The Rock" persona was the inspiration for the [[Mini-Con]] [[Smackdown]]'s bio.
* Johnson was once offered the lead role for ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)| Age of Extinction]]'', but due his commitment to ''Hercules: The Thracian Wars'', the role was later taken over by his ''Pain & Gain'' co-star [[Mark Wahlberg]].<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/dwayne-the-rock-johnson-was-offered-mark-wahlbergs-role-in-transformers-4-177344/]</ref>
*Johnson was once offered the lead role for ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)| Age of Extinction]]'', but due to his commitment to ''Hercules'', the role was later taken over by his ''Pain & Gain'' co-star [[Mark Wahlberg]].<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Michael Bay offered me Transformers, but I was unavailable due to Hercules. Then Wahlberg was offered the role. #RockTalk|link=https://twitter.com/TheRock/statuses/327892048978006016|name=Dwayne Johnson|site=Twitter|year=2013|month=04|day=26|(defunct=)}}</ref>
*The production crew of [[Transformers: EarthSpark (cartoon)|Transformers: EarthSpark]] must be fans of Johnson as in the series production bible, [[Optimus Prime (ES)|Optimus Prime]] was likened to "The Rock" and a photo of Johnson when he was younger can be seen in [[Mo Malto]]'s room in "[[Prime Time (episode)|Prime Time]]".
*Just don't pair him up with [[John Cena]].


==References==
==References==
<references />
{{reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
*[[wikipedia:Dwayne Johnson|Dwayne Johnson]] at Wikipedia
*{{w|Dwayne Johnson}} at Wikipedia
*[http://toynewsi.com/news.php?catid=9&itemid=16333 ''G.I.Joe: Renegades'' Voice Cast Breakdown]
*[https://twitter.com/TheRock Dwayne Johnson] at Twitter


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Latest revision as of 18:58, 26 March 2025

The name or term "Johnson" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Johnson (disambiguation).
Do you hear who The Rock is voicing?

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson (born May 2, 1972) used to be a professional wrestler for WWE, where he is a ten-time world champion (eight-time WWE Championship and two-time World Heavyweight Championship). He eventually left to pursue a movie career, though in recent years he has made a few returns to the ring in a publicity capacity, even participating in some storylines and matches. He starred in movies such as The Scorpion King, Doom, Get Smart, Moana, Tooth Fairy, Rampage and the titular DC Comics anti-hero Black Adam in his own solo film.

Then he voiced Cliffjumper. Then very quickly he stopped voicing Cliffjumper.

He has also played thus-far non-zombie Hasbro product Roadblock in G.I. Joe: Retaliation.

Voice roles

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Transformers: Prime

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Fiction

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Ask Vector Prime

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Vector Prime used The Rock as an example of a human name that might seem Cybertronian, in response to a question about why some Cybertronians had names like Billy or Roy.Ask Vector Prime

Notes

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References

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  1. "Michael Bay offered me Transformers, but I was unavailable due to Hercules. Then Wahlberg was offered the role. #RockTalk"—Dwayne Johnson, Twitter, 2013/04/26
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