Dwayne Johnson Says Late Dad Rocky Gave Him 'Tough Love' Growing Up: 'Better Than No Love at All'

Two years before his dad’s death at 75,Dwayne Johnsonpaid tribute to the man who shaped him with a sentimental Father’s Day post. Dwayne, 47, shared a sweet throwback picture of him and his dad Rocky Johnson flexing when the actor was a young boy in June 2018, explaining how his tough love shaped him as a man and a father. Rocky, a former WWE Hall of Fame wrestler, died Wednesday at 75.

Dwayne Johnson Says Multiple Parties Asked Him to Run for President Last Year: 'It Was All Very Surreal'

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson at the 95th Annual Academy Awards on March 12, 2023.Photo:Gilbert Flores/Variety via GettyDwayne “The Rock” Johnsonhas long flirted with the idea of running for president — but when multiple parties approached him about launching a White House bid last year, the reality that he could possibly become commander-in-chief seemingly took him off guard.On the inaugural episode ofTrevor Noah’s new podcast,What Now? with Trevor Noah, the formerDaily Showhost asked Johnson, 51, about a widely reported 2021 poll revealing that46% of U.

Dwayne Johnson Says Navy Vet Who 'Collapsed' When Given New Truck 'Deserves a Helluva Lot More'

Photo: Dwayne Johnson Instagram Dwayne Johnsonis opening up about paying it forward. On Thanksgiving, the 49-year-old actor shared more about theemotional momenthe gave his personal, custom pickup truck to U.S. Navy veteran Oscar Rodriguez. Rodriguez “collapsed to the ground as he read a card I wrote to him that said, ‘Thank you for your service, brother and enjoy your new truck,’ " Johnsonwrote on InstagramThursday. “On Thanksgiving he deserves a helluva lot more than just me giving him my personal truck.

Dwayne Johnson Says People Thought He Was a Girl Growing Up Because of His 'Soft Features'

Even a superstar likeDwayne Johnsonhas his fair share of embarrassing childhood stories. During a recent appearance onSunday Today with Willie Geist, the 49-year-old actor and retired wrestler revealed that he was often mistaken for a girl during his childhood days. “I would say between the ages of 7 and 11, people thought that I was a little girl because I had really soft features and I had really soft Afro hair,” Johnson told host Willie Geist, 46.

Dwayne Johnson Says the Most Important Thing to Him Is 'Being a Daddy': 'My Number One Priority'

Photo: Dwayne Johnson/Instagram Dwayne Johnsonis opening up about his favorite role: being a dad to his three daughters. Talking about his Instagram videos where enjoys tea parties with his two younger daughters — Tiana, 4, and Jasmine, 7, whom he shares with wifeLauren Hashian— theBlack Adamstar opened up about onCBS Sunday Morninghow much he loves being a father. Asked about a possible presidential run, a joke Johnson has made many times over the years, he toldCBS Sunday Morning’s Tracy Smith that a run for the White House is “off the table.