THE leisure powerhouse, philanthropist, entrepreneur and former WWE star, Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson will likely be honoured with the Folks’s Champion Award on the 2021 Folks’s Alternative Awards on Dec 7.
A 15-time PCAs nominee and two-time winner, Johnson will likely be recognised for his contributions to the leisure trade, entrepreneurial endeavours and unwavering dedication to supporting kids and households in want via a number of philanthropic partnerships.
“Dwayne is among the most beloved actors of our time who has achieved unprecedented success all through his profession,” stated NBCUniversal (Leisure TV and Streaming) Govt Vice President Jen Neal.
“Throughout a interval the place there was lots of uncertainty, Johnson has displayed an uncanny potential to lift spirits and make individuals smile regardless of circumstances”.
As a co-founder and CEO of Seven Bucks Corporations, Johnson lately partnered with Netflix to deliver the worldwide action-thriller Purple Discover to pick theaters and audiences globally, breaking worldwide information as the biggest opening day and weekend for a Netflix movie.
Johnson additionally lately wrapped manufacturing on New Line/DC’s motion franchise Black Adam and is at the moment in manufacturing on the extremely anticipated season two of the NBC hit comedy sequence Younger Rock.
Past his contributions to movie and TV, Johnson can be a profitable entrepreneur. In August 2020, the worldwide box-office powerhouse partnered with Dany Garcia and RedBird Capital to amass the skilled soccer league, the XFL. In additon, he’s the founding father of Siete Bucks Spirits and ZOA Vitality model.
As a devoted philanthropist, Johnson serves as a Nationwide Movie star Want Ambassador for The Make-A-Want Basis and has been granting needs with the organisation for over 20 years.
Johnson can be actively concerned with The Starlight Youngsters’s Basis, which serves the crucial wants of over 60 million critically, chronically and terminally sick kids globally.
