What is Dwayne Johnson's heritage? A look at The Rock's multicultural ancestry and childhood in New Zealand
What is Dwayne Johnson's heritage? Born on May 2, 1972, in Hayward, California, Johnson belongs to a family of professional wrestlers. His father was Rocky Johnson, who was the first-ever black man to win the WWF Tag Team Championship while partnering with Tony Atlas. The Rock's maternal grandfather Peter Maivia (aka High Chief) was also a renowned Samoan-American professional wrestler, who promoted National Wrestling Alliance in Hawaii. Dwayne Johnson (Getty Images) Dwayne Johnson's family belongs to a multicultural ethnicity, with Johnson considering himself half-Black Nova Scotian from h...