$800 Million Worth Dwayne Johnson Once Recalled His First Encounter With Acting: “I Was 15 or 16 Years Old”

Published 01/12/2023, 10:00 AM EST

Dwayne Johnson made his debut in the world of Hollywood with the movie The Mummy Returns. Albeit it was a cameo role, it opened the doors for his success in the film industry. Now Johnson falls among the list of highest-paid actors across the world.

Flex Kavana’s first audition was not for The Mummy Returns movie. DJ once revealed that he gave his first audition way before featuring in The Mummy movie when he was just a teenager.

Dwayne Johnson first auditioned for a soap opera

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In an interview with The New York Times in 2008, The Black Adam star confessed to having auditioned for a soap opera, at the age of just 15 or 16. “When I was 15 or 16 years old, I went on an audition for a soap opera and I forgot which one it was,” said the Hercules actor.

Young Johnson added “he drove to New York,” and gave the audition despite having “no acting experience at all.” He had just “got through four lines,” when the audition team said, “that’s fantastic, but you know what? I think we’re gonna go into a different direction. Thank you very much”

The Most Electrifying Man in All of Entertainment asked for feedback about his performance, to which the audition team replied, “Yeah! Sure, no. You did great, absolutely. Somebody get that cardboard box and just set it here because it’s probably just the same.”

And then years later Johnson “had another audition with Stephen Sommers”. He auditioned for the movie The Mummy Returns. DJ had “one line” to say the movie, but it was not in the “English language.” It was an “Egyptian dialogue.” The dialogue was “Akuma Shante.”

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Johnson added he will never forget the audition moment and jokingly called himself silly. ” It probably means are you silly enough to actually say these lines and I was at that time.”

DJ’s special moment with a famous Hollywood star

In the same old interview for The New York Times, The Fast and Furious star also confessed about a special and intimate moment with one of the top stars of Hollywood. It was Steve Carell. Johnson starred in the 2008 movie Get Smart alongside Steve Carell.

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Rocky Maivia kissed the popular actor from The Office series and “felt something more than” he “typically does in acting.” It was a magical and exceptional moment for DJ. DJ further added that he has no words to describe that moment.

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Monika Thapa is a WWE writer at EssentiallySports. She holds a Bachelor's degree in English. She enjoys gardening and crocheting in her free time.

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$800 Million Worth Dwayne Johnson Once Recalled His First Encounter With Acting: “I Was 15 or 16 Years Old”

Dwayne Johnson first auditioned for a soap opera

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