Archive · 25 Aug 2026
Dwayne Johnson Honors Late Father Rocky Johnson’s Birthday
Dwayne Johnson shared a photograph to remember his late father, Rocky Johnson.
He posted it on Rocky’s birth anniversary.
The picture showed Dwayne when he was 15 years old.
Dwayne joked that he looked much older and very serious.
Rocky was a famous professional wrestler.
He helped open doors for Black wrestlers.
He also inspired Dwayne to become a wrestler known as The Rock.
Rocky died in January 2020 at age 75.
Dwayne Johnson marked his late father Rocky Johnson’s birth anniversary on Instagram.
The actor shared a throwback photograph showing himself at age 15 with his father and Tracy, Rocky’s training partner.
Johnson humorously described his teenage appearance as resembling an “angry 58-year-old DEA agent.”
Rocky Johnson was a pioneering Black professional wrestler who influenced his son’s career.
In 1983, Rocky Johnson and Tony Atlas became WWE’s first Black World Tag Team Champions.
- Who
- Actor and wrestler Dwayne Johnson honored his late father, professional wrestler Rocky Johnson.
- What
- Johnson shared a throwback photograph and a heartfelt birthday message for his father.
- When
- On Tuesday, during Rocky Johnson’s birth anniversary.
- Where
- On Instagram.
- Why
- To remember and celebrate his late father and acknowledge his influence on Johnson’s life and career.
- Honored person
- Rocky Johnson, Dwayne Johnson’s late father
- Post platform
- Photograph
- A throwback image of Dwayne Johnson at age 15 with Rocky Johnson and Tracy
- Wrestling milestone
- Rocky Johnson and Tony Atlas became the first Black World Tag Team Champions in WWE history in 1983
- Rocky Johnson’s death
- January 2020, aged 75
- Career influence
- Rocky Johnson’s wrestling career helped inspire Dwayne Johnson’s path into sports entertainment
- Johnson’s message
- He described his father as having raised him to the best of his ability, with a very tough hand