What is the ethnicity of "The Rock"?

Question

Is he biracial or is he Hawaiian or what? He plays biracial in "Walking Tall" so we were all wondering!

I am only asking because HE IS ABSOULETY GEORGOUS!!!
I am not classifying him for no reason just curious what races made such a perfect man!!! ;)

Answer 1

* What is the ethnicity of "The Rock"? *

Rocky Johnson (born Wayde Bowles on August 24, 1944) is a former African-Canadian professional wrestler. Quite popular in his own right in the 1970s and 80s, he is also known for being the father of actor and former wrestler Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson.

Dwayne Douglas Johnson (born May 2, 1972) is an American actor and third-generation professional wrestler, best known for his time in World Wrestling Entertainment as The Rock.

Born in Hayward, California, Johnson first gained mainstream fame as a standout in the then-World Wrestling Federation. He was originally known in the promotion as Rocky Maivia, in homage to his father, Rocky Johnson, and his maternal grandfather, High Chief Peter Maivia. His mother Ata Maivia was a Samoan of royal lineage of Samoa.

He holds the record for most reigns as WWF/E Champion, having held the title seven times before he left the business in 2004.

Answer 2

Rock is of Samoan and African American ancestry.

He's a third-generation wrestler, born of a Samoan mom, Ata Maivia, and the Black wrestling great Rocky Johnson. The Rock's maternal grandfather, the late High Chief Peter Maivia, was a Samoan wrestler who wore long silky hair and tattoos of his homeland over much of his body.

These two men instilled a passion for greatness into the young Dwayne Johnson. They taught the once feisty and uncontrolled teen a healthy work ethic, survival skills and the method behind the madness of wrestling. They taught him to funnel his spurts of anger and anxiety in a positive fashion. But perhaps the most important lesson they taught him was how to embrace two heritages without abandoning either one.

Unlike some biracial celebrities who deny one race or the other when it's convenient or popular, the Rock's fan-base--which includes hip-hoppers, little old White ladies and every group in between--is not an ode to marketing savvy; instead his enviable crossover success is proof that the wrestling champ keeps it real. Throughout his career, the Rock has managed to uphold and celebrate his Black and Samoan heritages simultaneously.

"When he was a child, Dwayne asked me what he was, and I told him," says Rocky Johnson. "And I taught him to appreciate and represent the Black race because that's what I did."

The son learned his lesson well, and today the Rock has a sure footing in the Black community. Early on in his World Wrestling Federation career he joined "The Nation of Domination," as he describes it, a "hard-core, militant Black group [of] bad guys." Today he performs with rap stars like Method Man and Wyclef Jean, and is this/close with acclaimed actor Michael Clarke Duncan of The Green Mile, who's also starring in The Scorpion King.

And like many other minorities, the Rock has had painful brushes with racism. In fact, he says that his wife's parents didn't consider him the best choice for their daughter, mainly because he was half-Black.

"Her parents were Cuban immigrants who were adamant about being American," he says. "English was always the first language in their home. They wanted their children to assimilate, adapt and succeed. What they did not want was their daughter dating me, a person of color. I was half-Black, and that made an unsuitable suitor."

Answer 3

He is an American. He was born here in the USA. He is a former professional wrestler and a collegiate football player. As for what race he is .. what does it matter? He is a human and that is enough. If someone has to be classified by their background/ethnicity, then we are all in trouble.

Morg

Answer 4

Is of African-Canadian and Samoan descent.

Answer 5

Rock n' roll comes from r&b and the blues,as well as other genres these are the main two.Get one thing straight Elvis did not create it!Elvis did gospel,gospel is not rock.The Beatles gave us the most modern incarnation.

Answer 6

His mother is Samoan/Polynesian and his father is African American. What a gorgeous man.

Answer 7

You're right, he is bi-racial, half black (father, Rocky) & Samoan (mother, Ata) & gorgeous! I've been a fan of his for years.

Answer 8

i think hes like indian or sumthing.. not indian like hindu but indian like natives... yea i know he was hella bomb in tha movie

Answer 9

i believe that he is bi-racial and has a little black in him,not sure what else though......he sure is fine though!!!

Answer 10

He's African American.