Dwayne Johnson (The Rock)

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If you smellllllllll, what the ROCK. Is. Cooking.

1) When he was at high school in Pennsylvania, Johnson began playing football and, subsequently, earned a full scholarship to play defensive tackle at the University of Miami.

2) He went undrafted by the NFL, but graduated with a degree in criminology and physiology.

3) His first wrestling alter ego was Flex Kavana.

4) He is in the Guinness Book of World Records; what most people may not realize is the $5.5 million he was paid for staring in his first feature film, The Scorpion King, was a world record for any actor in his first leading role.

5) Charity is his second nature.

6) On May 21, 2015, he was again in the Guinness World Records for most selfies within 3 minutes, during the Premiere of his latest movie San Andreas, when he took 105 selfies with his fans.

7) He was considered for the role of Willy Wonka in "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" but the role went to Johnny Depp.

8) After making big in the film industry he fulfilled his dream by presenting his parents with a house. First time he ever bought anything for himself was a Rolex watch.

9) Johnson is a huge Elvis Presley fan.

10) He even hosted Saturday Night Live with fellow wrestlers Mike Foley, Triple H and The Big Show appearing in the show.

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