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Who would have thought that it was a "sports man" who crossed the circle, crookedly, took over the class of Schwarzenegger and Stallone's generation of old guns, so that hollywood's classic tough guy image was once again carried forward.
He can fight one against ten in film and television, can host funny in variety shows, and can charge forward on the field, this tough guy who fights with heaven, earth, and monsters is Johnson, who plays football and wrestling.
Text / Guthman
Editor / Yin Haonan, Chen Diandian
"Hello everyone! I'm Dwayne Johnson and today I'm station b!"
On August 16, 2019, the famous Hollywood actor dwayne Johnson, known as "the rock", opened his own official channel on one of the most active video websites in China, Bilibili (hereinafter referred to as b station).
Now in the past two months, as of October 21, Dwayne Johnson has gained 1.977 million followers and 16.711 million video views on the b station.
Dwayne Johnson is currently on station b's own official channel, updated 7 videos
And the recent film and television works, in addition to the latest sequel to "Fast and Furious", which has just faded out of the field of vision, the latest season of the HBO drama "Ballers" (translated as "Golfers") starring Dwayne Johnson has just ended. The play tells the story of life on and off the pitch of a professional football player, in which Dwayne Johnson plays a retired football player.
Since its launch in 2015, Ballers has been updated for five seasons, as a "hardcore" sports film and television work, interspersed with a lot of realistic elements about professional sports, coupled with HBO's consistently high-quality film and television production, which is deeply loved and respected by sports industry insiders and fans.
Poster of the American drama "Ballers"
Nowadays, the figures of legends such as Schwarzenegger and Stallone have gradually drifted away, who can think that it is a "sports man" who crosses the circle, crookedly, and takes over the class of this generation of old guns, so that the classic tough guy image of Hollywood is once again carried forward.
He can fight one against ten in film and television, can host funny in variety shows, and can charge on the field. This tough guy who fights with the sky, with the ground, and with the monsters, is Johnson, the "boulder" who plays rugby and wrestling.
01
From WWE to Hollywood
Born on May 2, 1972, Dawn Johnson was born into a "wrestling family" in California, where his father Rocky Johnson and grandfather Peter McVia were legends of their time wrestling.
Under the strict supervision of his father, Johnson Jr. began practicing boxing at the age of 8, and walked into the gym for the first time at the age of 14, laying an excellent foundation for practicing a good physique as an adult.
The "Wrestling Family" Johnson Family
While studying at the University of Miami, Dawn Johnson chose to major in criminology. His career aspiration at the time was to become an FBI FBI agent or CIA officer and then "drive the bad guys out." But his first national fame was because of football — a good defender on the varsity football team that won the National Championship with Dawn Johnson in 1991.
Dawn Johnson at the time of college
Unfortunately, in the 1995 NFL draft, Dawn Johnson regrettably lost, and then his experience with the CFL Calgary Gold Prospectors also came to an abrupt end, and he had to say goodbye to his career as a football player for the time being. But with a good physique that he had cultivated since childhood, Dawn Johnson turned to "inheriting his father's business" and developed into the wrestling world.
In 1996, Dawn Johnson made his debut in the American Professional Wrestling League WWE. His personality, built into a brash, trash-talking and bragging tough guy, coupled with the reputation of his grandfather and father in the wrestling world for many years, the third generation of wrestlers of the Johnson family quickly won the love of the audience on stage. It was also at WWE that he officially earned the nickname that would later rise to fame – "The Rock" Boulder.
In 1998, "Dwayne" Johnson won the WWE World Championship for the first time. He then went on to get out of control, winning the gold belt a total of 6 times and still holds the record for television ratings in this event. Under his leadership, WWE in the early 21st century also moved towards a golden age of heyday.
Dwayne Johnson at the WWE in 2000
After becoming famous in the sports world, "Boulder" Johnson gradually extended his tentacles to the film and television circle. Although the superstar from WWE was only a dragon runner in TV variety shows and serials at the earliest, with his muscular figure, handsome appearance and funny cheerful personality, "Jushi" soon gained a good reputation in this circle.
In 2001, the 29-year-old "Boulder" starred in his first Hollywood movie, The Mummy Returns. In this film, he starred in the main villain "The Scorpion Emperor". The sky-high salary of 5.5 million US dollars also easily broke the world record for Hollywood debut film remuneration at that time.
However, "Boulder" did not play too much in the film, because the producers only saw his fame at WWE at first, and only wanted to add traffic and gimmicks to the film. But unexpectedly, after the release of the film, the discussion about the protagonists was mediocre, but the popularity of "Boulder" Johnson climbed all the way. So, the following year, the prequel to the "Mummy" series tailored to him, "The Scorpion King", was officially released.
"Boulder" stills from Johnson's The Scorpion King
Released in 2002, "The Scorpion King" was the first film starring "Dwayne" Johnson, and it was also his real transformation from wwe star to Hollywood red carpet. Over the next decade, Johnson continued to perform along the tough guy trail with works such as the sci-fi action film Doom and the sports-themed "Reinvigorated Ball" and "Super Bowl Daddy", but most of the response was limited, and almost no film could help Dwayne Johnson to return to the level of "The Scorpion King" in prestige - until 2011, "Dwayne" Johnson played the well-known role of Hobbs in "Fast and Furious 5", which once again became a turning point in his acting career.
In the film, he finally fulfilled his college career dream of playing an FBI's ace agent. In keeping with the character's image, he increased the intensity of his muscle workouts on weekdays and gained 30 pounds. Handsome enough characters, hard enough scenes, coupled with the addition of another hollywood superstar Fan Diesel next to him, the fame of "Dwayne" Johnson, followed by "Rush 5", one of the top works of this super big IP series, once again swept the world.
Johnson, the "boulder" in "Fast and Furious 5", in the film, he also played a successful "soft wide" for the well-known brand ua
Up to now, Johnson, the "Dwayne" who has become a Hollywood A-list movie star, has shot more than 150 works. This year, his new film "Fast and Furious" spin-off "Fast and Furious: Special Operations", his film salary is more than 20 million US dollars, about 135 million yuan. In the 2018 Forbes Celebrity List, "Dwayne" Johnson's $89 million income is at 15th, surpassing basketball player LeBron James and football quarterback Aaron Rodgers, and has been repeatedly named the world's 100 most influential people by Time Magazine.
02
Tenacious "Boulder"
In early 2019, "Boulder" Johnson and NBC collaborated to launch a Hercules variety show "The Titan Games".
As the producer of the show, "Dwayne" Johnson, behind the scenes of countless spotlights, in order to maintain a good body, has also paid unimaginable hard work for ordinary people.
According to friends, every time he goes on a business trip, "Boulder" Johnson does not first go to find a place to eat and drink, but first finds a gym. For years he maintained a routine of waking up at four o'clock in the morning and showing up in the gym before dawn.
"When I walk into the gym, I'm here to conquer it. I'm going to have a good fight with barbells, and you have to have that attitude before you start training." Johnson said in an interview, "I like training to watch the sunrise scene the most. Every day at sunrise, I put on my headphones, listen to music, and with the morning sun, I put 100 percent into training, and no time is wasted."
Diligence is not the only reason for success, but it must be the only way to go.
"He's a real monster." His work partner, Jeffrey Morgan, was even more straightforward.
"He always rushed into the gym before dawn in the morning, and I don't know how he did it. Every day he not only has to deal with countless work things at the same time, but also has to raise children and take care of his wife. Work and life are not wrong, God, I am so envious and jealous."
However, Johnson, the "boulder" whose career is now smooth, also experienced the extreme hardships of life when he was young. When he was 15 years old, his mother even attempted suicide because of financial hardship — one time during a drive, my mother got out of the car in the middle of Interstate 65 in Nashville and walked straight into the oncoming traffic.
"I grabbed her and pulled her back to the gravel-strewn shoulder." Johnson still remembers that scene.
"I often felt pain and struggle in my heart, and for a while I didn't even want to do anything, and I was at home all day, spending my time with my mother to wash her face with tears."
But Johnson was relieved that, despite her mother's thrilling moment, she didn't remember it now. "She'd better not think about it." I'm healed now, but there are still so many people in the world who are suffering, and we have to do our best to pay attention to these people, to help them get through it, to let them know that they are not alone in their time of trouble."
And in the American drama "Ballers", he also truthfully confided his heart:
If you want to learn more about Johnson the Rocks, this Ballers is an unmissable reference. In the play, Johnson plays a spencer strasmore, an NFL agent who entered the sports agency industry after retiring — don't forget, the first job of Boulder's career was as a football player. The characters ballers designed for him almost made him seamless, continuing his rugby dreams in parallel universes.
Johnson's sporting experience, combined with his deep understanding of the North American entertainment industry, gave him a comfortable role. In addition, given that the agency he signed was wme |, a giant spanning the sports and entertainment industries img, which also makes the details of the story about sports business in the play particularly real, worthy of serious consideration by sports fans.
"Although I didn't have much opportunity to perform as an athlete, this self-discipline in training is still remembered by me. Now, I'm willing to share these experiences with all the athletes around the world who want to go to the camera and become actors – to extend your professionalism on the sports field to your acting career."
Just like he plays the protagonist who can always reverse the situation, the real "boulder" Johnson always holds a heart to become a hero.
Even when shooting film and television works, he never chose only the ending and script of the reunion.
"Never let the audience go home with sadness." Johnson himself gave such an explanation. "When playing this kind of role, what I cherish more than the sensory joy that simply brings to the audience is the sense of responsibility as an actor. If I can make the audience feel confident after watching the movie, 'I can do anything, I can be the kind of person I want to be,' that's the most meaningful thing for me."
Johnson the "Boulder" who works out in the gym
In the 2015 film Doomsday Collapse, "Rock" Johnson played a fire rescue pilot in Los Angeles. There is such a ridiculous comment on the Internet:
"This movie is so unrealistic. Johnson just needs to go into the center of the earth and hold the trembling earth steady."
Optimistic, positive, striving. He is like a hard "boulder", through one work after another, these blood-filled attitude labels are transmitted to audiences around the world one by one.
Perhaps, this is also the meaning of "Boulder" production to the public.
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