Dwayne Johnson Announces the cast of his Biopic

American actor, Dwayne Johnson, announces the actors that will play him in his formative stages

Dwayne Johnson Announces the cast of his Biopic
Dwayne Johnson

Dwayne Johnson has unveiled the cast of his upcoming NBC sitcom Young Rock. 

The Rock revealed who will portray him and his family through various stages of life via a series of Instagram posts on Wednesday. Adrian Groulx will play 10-year-old Rock, Bradley Constant take on the role of Johnson at age 15, while Marco Polo star Uli Latukefu will play him from the ages of 18 to 20, when he's being recruited to play football at the University of Miami. Stacey Leilua portrays Johnson's mother, Ata Johnson, and Ana Tuisila will play his grandmother.

When announcing that Joseph Lee Anderson will play his late father, WWF superstar Rocky Johnson, the Jumanji star decided to pen a special message to his dad.

"And playing the OG original Rock - my pops, Rocky 'Soulman' Johnson is the charismatic @iamjosephleeanderson," Johnson wrote before revealing that the first episode is dedicated to his father. "As you guys know my dad passed away earlier this year so this role is a special one and our first episode is dedicated to him. My dad was a true trailblazer and broke colour barriers all across our country in the 60s, 70s & 80s. One-half of the first black tag team champions (with Tony Atlas) my pops was a bad dude in the game. I miss him."

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Per Deadline, Young Rock is a coming-of-age comedy that will follow Johnson's formative years and Johnson is set to appear in every episode of the show. It was co-created by Johnson and Fresh Off the Boat creator/executive producer Nahnatchka Khan. It received a straight-to-series order in January and is set to be produced by Universal Television, the Rock's Seven Bucks Productions, and Khan’s Fierce Baby Productions. 

The pilot was co-written by Khan and Fresh Off the Boat co-executive producer Jeff Chiang. Khan and Chiang will also serve as executive producers alongside Jennifer Carreras and Seven Bucks’ Dany Garcia, Hiram Garcia, and Brian Gewirtz.

View the Rock's full Instagram announcement below.

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#YOUNGROCK This kid @adriangroulx is our anchor and my hero ???????? He’s got the hardest job of ‘em of all playing “little Dewey” - yes, unfortunately that was the nickname my God parents gave me after the weather - as in dewdrops. Jesus. ????????‍♂️???? At 10yrs old, I was rambunctious as all hell ????, was already girl crazy ???? and loved pro wrestling — especially the part when wrestlers would bleed ???????????????? This kid, Adrian is my hero because I look back at this time in my life so fondly and how I viewed the world thru my 10yr old eyes. I was all these things but at the core I was a sweet little boy and a complicated little cub ???? who just needed guidance. Years later here we are and I did alright ???????????????? This passion project is special and I’m boundless grateful to EVERYONE who is lending their talents, passion, love and mana to bring it to life. Can’t wait for you guys to watch this one! #ComplicatedCub #LittleDewey #YOUNGROCK @sevenbucksprod @NBC

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#YOUNGROCK This role is a special one and HIGHLY entertaining. Playing my grandma, Lia Maivia will be the one of a kind, Ana Tuisila. Cool backstory: My grandmother, Lia Maivia was pro wrestling’s first women’s promoter. She HAD TO BE tough as nails in a male dominated, shark infested world of wrestling. She set the bar for tough business practices and also set the bar for how loving a sweet grandma could be to her only grandson - me ☺️ She was also charged by the feds for extortion, eventually deported, became homeless and lost everything in the early 90’s. Crazy life. I was blessed enough to help change that hard time scenario around and get her back on her feet. Her journey was unreal and can’t wait for you guys to watch! #StrongWomen #YOUNGROCK @sevenbucksprod @NBC

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