In college at Miami University Johnson did crazy things like fighting and everything else that freshman’s do in their wild days a college. He was, of course, their star because the college also won a national championship when he played for them, he was a strapping 6 feet 4 inches and weighed 225 pounds with a body of lean muscle so much so his mates thought he was actually an undercover cop.
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Physically he was well suited for the job and what’s more, he studied criminology in college with a goal to work for the CIA or the FBI. However, a huge effort is needed for such jobs in terms of education. But!! Johnson was delivered a bomb of advice from a professor whom he liked being Dr. Paul Cromwell who told him that he would also need a Law Degree. Johnson wasn’t ready for that and so he changed his mind. Well!! Lucky for his fans he did.
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Johnson trains a lot which is understood as he needs to keep in shape. When a female writer form GQ came to interview him, Johnson did not let her drive down alone but came to get her which shows that his gym is not in some glitzy location of California but in a neighborhood that is dangerous for some but that gives the Rock his privacy and the thrill of training alone without media disturbance.
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In his movie roles, he shares many things in common with his characters. His characters are typically people who are trying to get their act together and who have at one point in their lives faltered over something that they are trying to overcome. There is also an event that gives the character a spark of hope to resolve and redeem himself. In short, he can relate to his characters which are good for an actor to deliver a good performance.
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Johnson lives in Florida but he also owns a farm in Virginia where he keeps horses. However, the most interesting aspect of this was that the property also came with a piano that was owned by Ben Franklin.
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