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= Book "The Rock Says" went #1 on the New York Times Bestsellers List-Jan 2000
= Chosen People Magazine's Sexiest Wrestler-November 1999; = One of the First Males to be on the cover of Jane Magazine-July 2000; = Starred in his first movie role as the Scorpion King in the Mummy Returns(May 2001 and the prequel entitled 'The Scorpion King(April 2002)"; = Chosen as one of People Magazine's 25 Most Intriguing People of 2000(December); = Number 20 on E! Entertainment's Entertainers Special in 2000; = Recorded his debut song "Pie" with Slick Rick for the WWF The Music Vol 5 CD...CD debuted at #2(Feb 2001)... = Debut movie The Mummy Returns grossed $70 million its first weekend of release(May 4th); = First wrestler ever featured on the cover of Entertainment Weekly for something non-wrestling related when he appeared on there with Brendan Fraser as the Scorpion King for Mummy Returns feature; = Featured on the cover of the June 2001 Rolling Stone Magazine; = Appeared for the first time on the cover of Ebony Magazine in July 2001 = Won his first ever movie award at the Teen Choice Awards for Choice Sleazebag(Best Villain) for The Mummy Returns(August 2001)...; = Signed with Universal to do two more movies by some very prominent producers and Directors...One initially entitled Hunting Bronze(has changed since print)"...; = The Mummy Returns DVD/Video which featured an interview w/Rock and the first look at the "The Scorpion King" prequel trailer grossed $90 million in DVD/Video sales its first weekend of release which is the current record in sales(Oct 2); = Teamed up with Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates to introduce and launch the new gaming system XBOX in January and November of 2001 = Ranked Number 19 on E! Entertainment's Top 20 Entertainers of 2001 Special = Ranked #7 in ESPN's All-time most successful athletes to crossover into Movies = In the April 2002 Issue of Vanity Fair Magazine's Hollywood Portfolio with a really sexy picture and small writeup on his accomplishments.(See Photo Galleries) = Appeared in Rolling Stone Magazine two times, one a cover and other an article. = First celebrity to appear on the cover of Muscle and Fitness Magazine by himself. 
= On April 10th, 2002, joined popular figures such as Elvis Presley, Evander Holyfield, Madonna, John F Kennedy and a host of other celebrities at the Madame Tussauds wax museums. From the total five museums available worldwide, The Rock will be in three of them - in New York, Las Vegas and Hong Kong
= The Scorpion knocked down box-office records for April and took in $36.2 million for a No. 1 weekend debut. This surpassed opening April weekend for the Matrix in 1999 which only took in 27 million. It stayed two weeks at No. 1 before be pushed to No 2 on May 3rd weekend by Spiderman....Worldwide as of May..it has grossed over $145 million... = Ranked No 99 in Cinescape Magazine's Power 100 of Genre Entertainment for 2002. = Nominated for his second movie award in the Teen Choice Awards 2002 for Best Actor in an Action/Adventure... = Will star in his second starring role in a tentatively titled movie called Helldorado in which will co-star Sean William Scott(American Pie and Dude Where's My Car)...and Oscar winning actor Christopher Walken = On June 15th, 2002, visited Hawaii for the first time in 3 years where he was annointed in an 'awa' ceremony and announced that he will be starring in a movie about the legardary Hawaiian King ...King Kamehameha which will be distributed by Columbia pictures... = Ranked #18 on E!'s Best Bodies in Hollywood special(July 8, 2002) = Nominated as Best Male Actor for The Scorpion King in Teen Choice Awards: did not win(August, 2002) = Tapped to star in the movie adaptation of the popular video game " Spy Hunter" as Alex Sects which is due for a December 2003 release.... = Listed in the 2003 volume of the Guinness Book of World Records as being paid most money, ever, from a debut starring role from a major motion picture.(The Scorpion King) = Received the Male Nova Award as the voters' choice for the best rising star of the year at the 2002 Diversity Awards(November 3, 2002) = Will be doing an MGM remake of the 1970's classic movie "Walking Tall" which originally starred Joe Don Baker as Sheriff Bufford Pusser. Dwayne will be doing the modern day verson of the movie which is in pre-production and should begin shooting in June. The name of the character will be changed, he will not be Bufford Pusser in the movie but the story will remain the same. Dwayne will play a Tennessee sheriff who's returns from military duty with a one-man mission to remove corruption from his county! = Nominated for Fav Male Butt Kicker at the 2003 Kids' Choice Awards(did not win) = Ranked #200 on VH1's 200 Greatest Pop Culture Icons List (July 21, 2003) = Ranked #21 on E!s Best Bodies of 2003 (July 27, 2003) = The Rundown debuted in the #1 spot on the Box Office Charts for the weekend of Sept 26-28 bringing in $18.5 million ...so far the Rundown has made over $50 millon at the box office. = Voted #61 on VH1's Hottest Hotties (January 6, 2004) = Joins big names like John Travolta, Danny DeVito, Uma Thurman, and James Gandolfini in the sequel to the 1995 hit movie "Get Shorty" entitled "Be Cool"...Filming began February 2nd, 2003.....Release date is expected to be February 11, 2005..... = Chosen Instyle Magazine's "Man of Style" for the April 2004 issue... = The Rundown DVD sold over 1.5 million units on DVD/Video to become the #1 selling DVD for the week beginning 3/23/04 = Walking Tall opened in the #2 spot at the box office for its first weekend(April 2-4)...It made 15.5 million dollars... = The Rundown wins two awards for best high work and best overall stunt at the 2004 Taurus World Stunt Awards = Appointed new national spokeman for Arnold Schwarzenegger's "After School All-stars" program.(May 24, 2004) = Attached to star in "Gridiron Gang movie...The film, based on a true story, follows teenagers at a youth probation center in Los Angeles who gain confidence when their counselor puts them on a football team. = During visit to Apia, Samoa with mother Ata, Dwayne was given the chiefly title of "Seiuli Kuegi" by the Prime Minister, Hon Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi of Samoa. Dwayne is now known in Samoa as "Seuili Dwayne "the Rock" Johnson".....He will also carry the title of will carry the title of the "Son of Malietoa", which means the son of a king.. 
For more pictures of Dwayne's visit to Samoa.....Click here = Summer 2005 spokesperson for the Will Rogers Institute. Had promos playing before movies across the country.... = Hosted the 2005 Taurus World Stunt Awards (September 25, 2005) = Nominated for "Favorite Male Action star" at @ 2006 People's Choice Awards = will star in Spyhunter: Nowhere to Run video schedule for Summer 2006 release....First actor to star in game and movie adaption of a video game.....Movie is tentatively scheduled for a July 2007 release... = Unfortunately nominated for a 2006 Golden Raspberry (Razzie) for Worst Actor for his performance in DOOM..... = Southland Tales was in competition at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival. Up for the Palm D'or award with 13 other films but the movie was received with negative reviews and was critically panned.... = On June 19, 2006, he ruptured his achilles tendon during a practice football session for the upcoming Disney movie, "The Game Plan" and required surgery which was done on June 23rd..... = Featured in the new edition of the 2007 Guinness Book of World Records as the highest-paid actor in history for a debut role for The Scorpion King...... = Ranked #2 on E's Sexiest Action Heroes = Gridiron Gang debuted @ #1 at the Box Office bringin it a first week total of $15 million. This movie made it his 5th movie to reach #1 and 7th to rank in the Top 3 of the box office charts..... = On September 24, 2006, Filming officially began for Disney's "The Game Plan" after it had to be postponed in June 2006 due to him suffering an achilles tendon injury.....Filming takes place in different areas around Boston. = Gridiron Gang DVD reached #1 on the DVD Sales Chart, selling an estimated $5.2 million copies.... = Among 24 celebs to join the American Red Cross' 2007 National Celebrity Cabinet = Will have his second time award show hosting gig when he hosts the 2007 Taurus World Stunt Awards in May 2007 
= Teamed up with Fisher-Price at the Miami Science Museum to unveil Fisher-Price's Planet Heroes, an exciting new action figure line that introduces preschoolers to the planets in the solar system
= Featured in the new Nina Davenport documentary "Operation Filmmaker" which follows 25 year old Iraqi film student Muthana Mohmed, who is brought to work as a Production Assistant on the set of actor turned first-time director Liev Shrieber's first film in Prague after Shrieber learns of Mohmed, who's film school has been destroyed in a Baghdad bombing. The Game Plan debuted in the #1 at the box office bringing in a first week total of $22.7 million. This marks his 6th movie to reach #1 and all 8 movies he has been in so far have debuted in the Top 3 at the box office.... The Game Plan remained the #1 spot on the box office charts for two weeks straight during the weekend of October 5-7, beating out Ben Stiller's "The Heartbreak Kid"...... Donated $1 million to the athletic program at the University of Miami Ranked #3 on TV One Access' "Most Beautiful Black Man Alive" Special...... Announced as a presenter at the 80th Annual Academy Awards ceremony (Oscars 2008). Described as the most honorable thing in his acting career. |
8 Mainstream Television/Personal/Magazine/Radio Appearances |
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