#26: Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson – Wrestling star turned Hollywood powerhouse
By the late ’90s, muscles were back, but this time they smiled. Johnson crossed from wrestling in WWE into cinema with charisma impossible to ignore. His timing turned The Mummy Returns and The Scorpion King into his own launchpads. He was comedic, physical, and self-aware. The Rock rebooted the whole game. Behind the grin is discipline, behind the charm a businessman’s instinct. He made the word “franchise” sound like fun again, and somehow became Hollywood’s best-paid actor.
