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“I Felt Something More Than I Typically Do in Acting”: Dwayne Johnson On Capturing Magic After Kissing Millionaire Hollywood Star

Published 01/11/2023, 11:09 AM EST

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Dwayne Johnson is one of the most popular and highest-paid actors in the world. After several years of struggle, Johnson reached the epitome of success. However, after a setback in his football career, Johnson chose a different career path and became a pro wrestler.

After tasting success, and becoming an upper-card superstar, Johnson again changed his career path and chose to act. Although he initially faced a lot of struggles, with perseverance, he became one of the highest-paid actors in the industry.

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Dwayne Johnson, during an interview with the New York Times in 2008, revealed a very special and intimate moment he shared with the popular star from The Office, Steve Carell. Carell and Johnson starred in the 2008 movie, Get Smart.

In the interview, The Rock revealed how he once kissed Steve Carell, and how he felt during that time. He said, There was a certain magic that I didn’t know that I didn’t quite know we were gonna capture when I was kissing Steve Carell and we did, we kissed and frankly, this is the first time I said this publicly, I felt something. I felt something more than I typically do in acting.”

He further stated how magical and amazing it felt during that moment, and how there are no words to describe that moment. It was the first time Johnson and Carell shared the screen for the first time, and the film turned out to be extremely hilarious.

Dwayne Johnson had to wear a weird costume for his Hercules movie

During the 2014 mythological film, Hercules, Dwayne Johnson underwent a major transformation. He transformed his body into his current massive physique. Currently, he has one of the best physiques in the industry.

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The 50-year-old actor during Hercules had to wear a fake beard and wig. However, the beard which he wore was unfortunately made of hair from an animal. The Rock’s makeup artist revealed that yak’s pubic hair was used to make the beard for him. He justified that the pubic hair is soft, and thus good for the wig. He further revealed that his makeup took three and a half hours every day, and how precisely the makeup had to be done.

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The film received critical success, and The Rock’s performance also received immense praises as well.

Watch this story: The Evolution of Dwayne Johnson

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Shounak Chakrabarti is WWE writer at EssentiallySports. With a degree in Journalism, he wants to stand tall as an objective journalist. An avid fan of wrestling from childhood, Shounak has followed the sport from its very core and Seth 'Freakin' Rollins just happens to be his favorite wrestler.
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