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Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson honoured with star on Hollywood Walk of Fame, see pics

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Dec 14, 2017 01:48 PM IST

He’s been named “sexiest man alive” and “world’s highest paid film star” -- now Dwayne Johnson can celebrate being accepted into the Hollywood establishment with a Walk of Fame star.

He’s been named “sexiest man alive” and “world’s highest paid film star” -- now Dwayne Johnson can celebrate being accepted into the Hollywood establishment with a Walk of Fame star.

Actor Dwayne Johnson attends a ceremony honouring him with the 2,624th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.(AFP)
Actor Dwayne Johnson attends a ceremony honouring him with the 2,624th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.(AFP)

The 45-year-old football player turned wrestling pro and then actor sported a sharp black suit and was joined by longtime partner Lauren Hashian and their almost two-year-old daughter Jasmine at the ceremony on Hollywood Boulevard.

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“I didn’t want to write anything down. I figured this is such a monumental moment and significant time for me it’s probably best I just speak from the heart and from my gut,” the Herculean father-of-two said.

Actor Dwayne Johnson poses on his Hollywood Walk of Fame Star is unveiled in Hollywood. (AFP)
Actor Dwayne Johnson poses on his Hollywood Walk of Fame Star is unveiled in Hollywood. (AFP)

He told cheering fans the 2,624th star on the Walk was the result of years of hard work, voicing gratitude for the opportunities he’d been afforded and the friends and family who’d helped him along the way.

“This moment is so significant because it’s full circle. 2018 will mark 18 years in Hollywood and that is a very long time of blood, sweat and earning respect,” he added.

Johnson announced Monday on Instagram that he and Hashian were expecting a second child, hours before they stepped out for the premiere of his latest movie Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle.

Actor Dwayne Johnson poses on his star with Lauren Hashian and their daughter Jasmine Lia after it was unveiled on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles. (REUTERS)
Actor Dwayne Johnson poses on his star with Lauren Hashian and their daughter Jasmine Lia after it was unveiled on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles. (REUTERS)

Tom Rothman, chairman of Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group, paid tribute to the actor, who has entertained the possibility that he might run for president in 2020.

“Dwayne said he would use me as a bar bell if I didn’t show up,” Rothman joked, before describing his friend as a “global superstar with hundreds of millions of fans and billions of dollars in box office.”

Johnson’s recent work includes Baywatch, The Fate of The Furious, Central Intelligence and San Andreas, as well as the HBO comedy Ballers.

Reputed to be one of the hardest-working stars in Hollywood, he has been in 14 movies in just four years, including previous installments of the Fast and Furious franchise, Hercules, Snitch, GI Joe: Retaliation, Empire State, Pain and Gain, and Moana.

Born on May 2, 1972, in the San Francisco Bay Area and raised in Hawaii and Pennsylvania, Johnson grew to six foot five inches (196 centimetres) and weighs 245 pounds (111 kilograms).

Dwayne Johnson speaks at a ceremony honouring him with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Wednesday. (Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP)
Dwayne Johnson speaks at a ceremony honouring him with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Wednesday. (Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP)

He played defensive tackle at the University of Miami and went on to a stint on the practice roster of the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League in 1995.

Johnson became a professional wrestler in 1996, following his father, Rocky Johnson, and grandfather, High Chief Peter Maivia. He would become an eight-time World Wrestling Federation/World Wrestling Entertainment champion.

Nicknamed ‘The Rock’ due to his strength in the ring and roughhewn features, he was declared “sexiest man alive” by People magazine in November 2016.

It was a good year for the actor, who was also named the world’s highest paid film star by Forbes magazine.

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