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- With the popularity that quickly grew, more doors opened to this man, and in 2000 we could saw him in Wyclef Jean – It Doesn’t Matter music video. He was also a part of The Music, Vol 5 for WWF.
- According to him, the big success that he had with Mike Foley, The Big Show and Triple H, when hosting Saturday Night Live brought few offers from Hollywood and chance for him to go into acting business.
- In the beginning, we could see him in the role of an alien on Star Trek: Voyager, and he used Rock Bottom, one of the moves he had in wrestling. That 70’s Show was yet another stop for this man as he appeared as his father, Rocky Johnson.
- The first big role came in The Mummy Returns where he played The Scorpion King. This film was quite successful, and it was followed by the leading role in The Scorpion King spin-off.
- Guinness World Records added him to the list in 2007 as the highest paid actor in his debut film as he received $5.5 million for that one.
SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE — Episode 15 — Pictured: (l-r) Triple H, Mick Foley, The Rock as Nic Katrel, Chris Parnell as Husband, Big Show during the ‘Nicotrel’ skit on March 18, 2000 (Photo by Dana Edelson/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)
