8 Things You Should Know About Dwayne Johnson

Dwayne Johnson, once better known as The Rock, celebrates his birthday today. And since he's one of Hollywood's biggest stars these days and, yes, guest starred on Trek – playing the Pendari Champion in the "Tsunkatse" episode of Voyager – we at StarTrek.com thought we'd share 8 Things You Should Know About Dwayne Johnson…

California Dreaming

Dwayne Douglas Johnson was born on May 2, 1972, in Heyward, California.

Wrestling with Fame

Johnson started out his wrestling career with the WWF going by the name Rocky Maivia, a tribute to his dad and grandfather, both also wrestlers, His dad was Rocky Johnson, his grandfather Pater Maivia. He later went with… The Rock, which later morphed into Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, and, finally, Dwayne Johnson.

Voyage(r) to Acting

Back in 1999, WWF Smackdown! and Voyager both aired on UPN, so the notion of The Rock guest starring on Voyager made perfect sense. The episode marked The Rock's acting debut.

Rock(eting) Ratings

"Tsunkate," the 15th episode of Voyager's third year, drew the show's highest ratings of the season. An impressive 4.1 million people tuned in to see what he was cooking on Voyager.

Should You Really Choke the Boss?

Not much we can add about this, but it's a show of The Rock, in costume, showing some love to Voyager executive producer Rick Berman.

Rocking Hollywood

Not that we need to tell you this, but Johnson is now one of Hollywood's biggest stars, if not the biggest. His many hits include The Scorpion King, The Game Plan, The Tooth Fairy, several of the Fast and Furious adventures, Central Intelligence and Moana. He also stars on the series Ballers.

Chips Off the Old Rock

Johnson's significant other is Lauren Hashian, his partner since 2007. They have one child together: Jasmine, born in 2015. He has another daughter, 15-year-old Simone, with his ex-wife, Dany Garcia.

On the Horizon

Johnson's upcoming projects include Baywatch, due out later this month; a remake of Jumanji, set for a holiday season release; and Rampage, a game-based monster movie currently in production with an eye toward a 2018 opening.

Join us in wishing a Happy Birthday to Dwayne Johnson!

via Star Trek Latest News