The Rock: Dwayne Johnson's Role In The Acting World

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And the Oscar goes to Dwayne Johnson! I believe that Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is a tremendous actor as he is able to act in a substantial amount of roles even if they are complete polar opposites such as a detective and a criminal. Despite not coming to fame as an actor for movies or television shows he was more known for his time in staged wrestling, WWF/WWE, earlier in his career. As Johnson has solidified his participation in the acting world it was obvious he is capable of mastering the three challenges of acting. One defining characteristic of roles that we play in life not movies are that they are genuine, this quality I believe Johnson has mastered fluidly. His multiple movies or television shows can attest to that as he acts in roles

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