Dwayne Johnson doesn't want to be called "the Rock" anymore

vballchica134 · September 11th, 2006, 08:31 PM

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Action man Dwayne Johnson is keen to drop his “The Rock” tagline that he won during his days as a pro-wrestler. Johnson was known simply as “The Rock” in his first movie roles, but now he feels he deserves the respect of his peers and critics alike, and wants to be known by his full name.

He explains, "From now on please call me Dwayne Johnson. I want to be known as Dwayne Johnson the actor, and not The Rock. I loved The Rock; The Rock was a nickname but what's happened is it's naturally progressed into Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson. When it becomes just Dwayne Johnson, as it will in the next movie Southland Tales, that's fine. I never wanted to make that defining statement. It just didn't feel right to me."

http://www.starpulse.com/news/index....dwayne_johnson

heart_leigh · September 11th, 2006, 08:41 PM

Personally, I think "The Rock" sounds cooler than Dwayne Johnson.

Bellatheball · September 11th, 2006, 09:19 PM

Ditto that heart leigh.

Elisa · September 11th, 2006, 09:21 PM

The Rock...err....Dwayne is one sexy man. And he's a surprising lysweet, down to earth guy away from the persona. Still with the same woman who stood by him before he hit the big times. You have to respect that in a day and age where it's so rare.

redheadlauren · September 11th, 2006, 09:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Elisa

Still with the same woman who stood by him before he hit the big times. You have to respect that in a day and age where it's so rare.

Now you've done it ........... you've gone and jinxed 'em.

celeb_2006 · September 11th, 2006, 11:00 PM

He seems to be in the box office doldrums lately, hopefully his next movie will do better. Maybe he's trying to get rid of the 'action' label and get more serious.