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Fast & Furious’ Dwayne Johnson is the world’s highest paid actor – and ‘The Rock’ spends his US$400 million net worth on real estate, and Pagani and Rolls-Royce supercars

STORYJillian Carpio
Actor Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson, seen here in a scene from Ballers on HBO, is the world’s highest paid actor, in large part because of his lead role in the Jumanji and Fast & Furious franchises. Photo: HBO
Actor Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson, seen here in a scene from Ballers on HBO, is the world’s highest paid actor, in large part because of his lead role in the Jumanji and Fast & Furious franchises. Photo: HBO
Fame and celebrity

  • He just bought a new home in Beverly Hills to add to one in Los Angeles’ Hidden Hills, an area popular with celebs including Kanye West and Kim Kardashian
  • After careers in WWE wrestling and American football, he switched to acting and now holds recurring lead roles in the Fast & Furious and Jumanji franchises

The wrestling ring might be one of the unlikeliest places for an actor to start his career, but that’s exactly how Dwayne Johnson rose to fame. After making a name for himself as a WWE superstar, “The Rock” made the switch and decided to take up acting full-time.

While his early acting gigs involved smaller roles such as the villain in The Mummy Returns (2001), he soon started headlining films. The star now has numerous box office hits under his belt, including recurring lead roles in The Fast and the Furious and Jumanji franchises.

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Dwayne Johnson attends the premiere of Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw in July 2019, in Los Angeles. Photo: Invision/AP
Dwayne Johnson attends the premiere of Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw in July 2019, in Los Angeles. Photo: Invision/AP
Johnson is now among the world’s wealthiest actors, coming top of Forbes’ list of highest-paid actors for the second year running in 2020 with US$87.5 million. According to celebritynetworth.com, The Rock is worth US$400 million.

To celebrate the star’s 49th birthday on May 2, we take a look at what he likes to spend his money on.

A Beverly Hills mansion

The Rock at his Beverly Hills mansion. Photo: @therock/Instagram
The Rock at his Beverly Hills mansion. Photo: @therock/Instagram

In early April, The Rock doled out US$27.8 million for a mansion in Beverly Hills. The 17,630 sq ft home sits on 1.5 hectares (3.67 acres) of land and has 12 bathrooms and six bedrooms. It also has a tennis court, a pool and spa, a gym and even a baseball diamond.