Dwayne Johnson announces cast for new comedy series about his life | Life

01 Oct 2020

Leandra Engelbrecht (@leandram_engel)

Dwayne Johnson.

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Dwayne Johnson has revealed the cast who will be bringing his life to the small screen.

In January the 48-year-old announced that he is working on the comedy series Young Rock that will centre on his early years from his childhood to wrestling superstardom.

The Hobbs & Shaw actor who will executive produce and star in the 10 episode series for NBC unveiled the cast on Instagram.

Adrian Groulx will play 10-year-old Dwayne, Bradley Constant will play him at 15 and Uli Latukefu from 18 to 20. Other cast members include Stacey Leilua as his mom, Joseph Lee Anderson as his dad and Ana Tuisila as his grandma.

MEET THEM HERE:

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#YOUNGROCK This kid @adriangroulx is our anchor and my hero ???? He’s got the hardest job of ‘em of all playing “little Dewey” - yes, unfortunately that was the nickname my God parents gave me after the weather - as in dewdrops. Jesus. ????‍???? At 10yrs old, I was rambunctious as all hell ??, was already girl crazy ?? and loved pro wrestling — especially the part when wrestlers would bleed ???????? This kid, Adrian is my hero because I look back at this time in my life so fondly and how I viewed the world thru my 10yr old eyes. I was all these things but at the core I was a sweet little boy and a complicated little cub ?? who just needed guidance. Years later here we are and I did alright ???????? This passion project is special and I’m boundless grateful to EVERYONE who is lending their talents, passion, love and mana to bring it to life. Can’t wait for you guys to watch this one! #ComplicatedCub #LittleDewey #YOUNGROCK @sevenbucksprod @NBC
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#YOUNGROCK Officially KICKIN’ OFF PRODUCTION! Ladies & gents, here’s the cast of our new @NBC comedy, #YOUNGROCK. A series based on my wild and unpredictable childhood and formative years growing up. @bradleyconstant will take the reigns of playing me at 15 and clearly kicking puberty’s ass ?????? This show is gonna be a fun one and can’t wait for you guys to watch! #YOUNGROCK @sevenbucksprod @NBC
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#YOUNGROCK Coming in hot and lowering the University of MIAMI BOOM ???? is @ulilatukefu! Playing at THE U - these years were some of my most defining. The highs are incredible, but the lows were critical. 275lbs of upper body violence, attitude and clearly eating too much pizza. #NationalChampions #TheU #YOUNGROCK @sevenbucksprod @NBC
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