The 15 most "The Rock" pictures of The Rock, ever
Top GLAMOUR fact: nobody loves Baywatch star Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson more than our Beauty Director, Alessandra Steinherr. If you really want to cheer her up, you only have to remind her about the cut-out behind her desk, or the time he shouted out to her online (sweeeet).
And she's not the only one who adores him. His Instagram is on point, he's funny as hell, and he works veeeery hard to keep his game sharp. You see it paying off in the fact he's the world's highest-paid actor. Not bad!
As he takes to the waters for the wonderful big-screen remake of Baywatch, we shamelessly stalked his photos bring to you some of The Rock's best moments over the years. From wrestler to A-lister – now that's amazing.
The Rock via InstagramThe coolest childhood pic ever? Johnson met Muhammad Ali while living in New Zealand with his Samoan mother as a child. He went on to meet him again, while wrestling at WWE, and later "The Greatest" gave Johnson his own title, "The People's Champ." Probably a bit early in this gallery to have a cry, and yet...
The Rock via InstagramOkay, we definitely didn't know anyone who looked like this at 15. Where is the terrible haircut! The posters! Why does he appear to have ABS?!
The Rock via InstagramBelieve it or not, The Rock was SIXTEEN when this photo was taken. He posted this in a #TBT, remembering that he'd just been thrown out of four schools.
"I was also 6'4 225lbs, rockin' a dead caterpillar on my lip (aka the porn 'stache) and all the kids in every high school thought I was an undercover cop cause I looked like a mutated, yet handsome SOB of a man child."
Luckily, he soon rallied, discovered the gym, and gave himself some purpose. And thus the moustache was sadly consigned to history.
Getty ImagesDwayne Johnson became a huge hit as The Rock when he joined professional wrestling in 1996 – and it was in his blood. Literally. His grandpa and dad, as well as two uncles and several cousins, both wrestled professionally, and his mum's mum was one of the very few female wrestling promoters around, running Polynesian Pacific Pro Wrestling for six years after her husband's death in the early 80s.
Rex FeaturesJohnson's first stage name was Rocky Maivia, tributes to both his grandfathers, but in 1997 he started to refer to himself in the third person as The Rock. Cue the catchphrase, "Can you smell what The Rock is cooking?" (About 10 years ago, a GLAMOUR staffer asked him what he'd cook for us. Chocolate chip cookies, apparently. Nice.)
Rex FeaturesThe Rock made his acting debut in 2001's The Mummy Returns, and then as a leading man in 2002's The Scorpion King. If you haven't seen him gleefully ripping his performance – and perfectly-plucked eyebrows – apart on YouTube, then watch it now.
Rex FeaturesWe joke, but seriously – The Rock is the world's highest-paid actor, and this is a great article on why. People love him, yes, but he will also really commit to a role, even if it involves literally breaking out of a cast like in the seventh Fast & Furious film.
The Rock via InstagramThis man is our pancake God. Just imagine his pancake recipes: "Take 12 pancakes minimum, add lemon and sugar. "Take 12 pancakes minimum and add Nutella." "Take 12 pancakes minimum and get them in your face."
The Rock via TwitterThe Rock's food pics clearly come in twelves – here's the 12 pictures his agents sent him to celebrate G.I. Joe topping the US box office. #TheHeroWeNeed
The Rock via TwitterTaking a photo this good, in a Superman shirt, after having three hernial tears repaired, is probably beyond us all. One GLAMOUR staffer tweeted from an ambulance once, but that's about as far as we'll get.
The Rock via InstagramIf you want an explanation for why The Rock and his chums appear to be wrestling an alligator out of a park paddling pool, then we don't have one. All we know is it took 15 minutes to wrangle it out of the water. But WHY! Tell us why!
The Rock: for all your croc and 'gator removal needs.
Rex FeaturesDwayne Johnson as the Tooth Fairy? No, you are not dreaming. 2010's Tooth Fairy is definitely worth watching when you are extremely hungover and might cry at any minute. The Rock's absolute dedication to the role makes you root for him (sorry) all the way through.
The Rock via TwitterWe never, ever get bored of The Rock's gun show, and he is always very good about bringing it out for fans – lucky little Christoph here got to join in at the gym #NotAtAllJealous
The Rock via InstagramThe Rock: Tooth Fairy, Scorpion King – and epic Father Christmas. Ho ho ho, motherf***ers, did you do your cardio yet today?
