Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson is from Hayward, California, United States. He was born there on May 2, 1972
. His ethnic background is mixed: his father, Rocky Johnson, was a Black Nova Scotian professional wrestler originally from Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada, and his mother, Ata Johnson, is of Samoan descent
. Johnson spent parts of his childhood traveling and living in various places, including New Zealand and different states in the U.S., but his birthplace is Hayward, California
