11 He was in Star Trek: Voyager. After his success on Saturday Night Live, The Rock has a guest role on Star Trek where he played an alien wrestler. The episode is called ‘Tsunkatse’ in case you want to watch it.
Dwayne Johnson appeared as the alien Pendari wrestler in the Star Trek episode, “Tsunkatse.” He performed his own stunts and used his signature move,”rock bottom” whilst shooting the fight scenes against Ryan’s seven of nine.(source)
12 Dwayne Johnson donated $1,500 to save ‘Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson ‘, an abandoned puppy’s life.
A four-month-old puppy was found abandoned by North Central Animal Shelter in Los Angeles. Someone had cruelly wrapped a large metal wire around its mouth necessitating 17 stitches. Along with the deep gash, the vet discovered that the pup had a dangerous murmur in the heart that needed a complete cardio exam. Once Actress Michelle Trachtenberg alerted Dwayne Johnson about the puppy, Johnson promptly sent a $1,500 cheque to the animal shelter thus, saving the little dog.(source)
13 Johnson’s autobiography The Rock Says…, co-written with Joe Layden published in 2000, debuted at No. 1 on The New York Times Best Seller list.
Luke Hobbs was initially created keeping Tommy Lee Jones in mind but one fan’s comment of seeing Vin Diesel and The Rock sharing screen space sparked a new line of thought. Diesel was able to convince director Justin Lin and a new character was created. Dwayne joined the ‘F&F’ family in Fast Five providing the much needed kinetic blast of energy to the jaded F&F franchisee.(source)
