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Dwayne Johnson's Latest Role: Diabetes Awareness Ambassador
Originally posted 08/12/2009 08:00AM
Dwayne Johnson has battled wrestlers, spies and all manner of bad guys on screen. In real life, he's tackling an even more powerful foe: diabetes.
"Get outside. Play a game. Do something active together," urges the Race to Witch Mountain star – who's just been named the new national ambassador for the Diabetes Aware campaign – in a public service announcement that makes its debut on PEOPLE.com.
"We can make a difference in our own families through exercise, eating right and teaching healthy behaviors to our children," Johnson, 37, says in the PSA, sponsored by Novo Nordisk and the Entertainment Industry Foundation.
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VIDEO: Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson Stares Down a Tarantula
Originally posted 11/15/2007 01:30PM
Former wrestler Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson is known as a pretty tough guy – but there is one thing he's terrified of: spiders.
But he faced his fear on The Ellen DeGeneres Show Thursday, when the host surprised (and horrified) Johnson by bringing out a giant tarantula and having him hold it.
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Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson & Wife Split Up
Originally posted 06/01/2007 05:40PM
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and wife Dany Garcia Johnson have separated, they have announced in a statement to PEOPLE.
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Sneak Peek: The O.C.
Originally posted 10/17/2005 06:00AM
Fans of The O.C. will have to wait for baseball season to finish before they can reconvene with Seth, Marissa, Ryan and Summer. But when the show returns Nov. 3 on FOX, there's a lot in store. "Marissa's sister is coming back. Ryan's getting Bar Mitzvah'd for Chrismukkah. The kids are gonna start applying to colleges," says show writer-creator Josh Schwartz. "The end is near. It's all very emotional and exciting."
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The Rock
Originally posted 02/25/2005 06:00AM
Former pro wrestler The Rock says playing the "bad ass" Elliot, a gay bodyguard and aspiring star, in the action-comedy Be Cool, was a chance to exercise his acting chops – alongside an A-list cast including John Travolta and Uma Thurman. The Rock (born Dwayne Johnson), 32, recently chatted about playing gay, fawning over Travolta, and singing loud and proud.
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The Rock
Originally posted 08/26/2004 06:00AM
The Rock is now The Chief. The wrestler turned actor recently visited his mother's native Samoa, where His Highness Malietoa Tanumafili II crowned Dwayne Johnson a high chief. "It was a life-changing moment for me," says the 32-year-old, who spent time visiting the elderly and schoolchildren there. Johnson, who has donated some $50,000 to Samoan causes, recently talked with PEOPLE about his trip, title and really big tattoos.
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The Rock Goes Hawaiian, With Limits
Originally posted 10/01/2002 01:35PM
Not even the Scorpion King can get around land-use regulations.
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The Rock Can Hurt
Originally posted 10/13/1998 12:00AM
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Movie Bows for a 'Survivor' and The Rock
Originally posted 07/21/1998 12:00AM
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