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Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson Through the Years

Born in California on May 2, 1972, Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson celebrated his 46th birthday this year. Pictured here on Dec. 7, 2017, the star kicked off his career as a professional wrestler, going on to make his acting debut in the early 2000s. Decades later, Johnson is a bona fide big-screen star, earning credits for the Fast & Furious franchise, Moana, San Andreas, and Get Smart, among others. In honor of The Rock's birthday, see 46 photos of the star through the years, ahead.

Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson at the 1999 Emmy Awards in Los Angeles on Sept. 13, 1999

Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson in Los Angeles on June 12, 2000

Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on Aug. 23, 2000

Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson at the 2000 MTV Music Awards at Radio City Music Hall on Sept. 7, 2000

Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson With Pamela Anderson on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on Feb. 9, 2001

Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson at the 2001 MTV Movie Awards in Los Angeles on June 2, 2001

Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson With His Wax Portrait at Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum in New York City on April 10, 2002

Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson With Chris Kattan on Saturday Night Live on April 13, 2002

Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson at Nickelodeon's 15th Annual Kids Choice Awards on April 20, 2002

Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson at the 2002 Essence Awards on May 31, 2002

Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson at InStyle Magazine's Fourth Annual Post-Golden Globes Party on Jan. 19, 2003

Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson With LL Cool J at the World Premiere of Bulletproof Monk in Hollywood on April 9, 2003

Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson at the 3rd Annual World Stunt Awards in Los Angeles on June 1, 2003

Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson With Dany Garcia at the World Premiere Of The Rundown on Sept. 22, 2003

Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson With Rosario Dawson at Oneworld Magazine's Badass Party in New York City on Sept. 25, 2003

Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson With Maria Menounos and Nick Lachey at MTV's Rock n' Jock at Super Bowl XXXVIII on Jan. 30, 2004

Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson at the Walking Tall World Premiere in Hollywood on March 29, 2004

Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson at the World Stunt Awards on May 16, 2004

Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson at the 39th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas on May 26, 2004

Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson on MTV's TRL in New York City on March 2, 2005

Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson at the 36th Annual Comic-Con International in San Diego on July 17, 2005

Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson at the Doom Photocall in Paris on Oct. 26, 2005

Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson and Simone Alexandra Johnson on June 3, 2006

Dwayne 'The Rock' at a Gridiron Gang Screening at Joint Base Andrews on Aug. 24, 2006

Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson at the 2007 World Stunt Awards in Los Angeles on May 20, 2007

Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson With Dr. Ken Jeong at the 2007 World Stunt Awards in Los Angeles on May 20, 2007

Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson on MTV's 'TRL' in New York City on Sept. 17, 2007

Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson at the World Premiere of The Game Plan in Hollywood on Sept. 23, 2007

Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson, Anne Hathaway, and Steve Carell at the 17th Annual MTV Movie Awards on June 1, 2008

Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson at the World Premiere of Get Smart on June 16, 2008

Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson at the Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children in London on April 5, 2009

Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson With Samuel L. Jackson on Location for The Other Guys in New York City on Oct. 25, 2009

Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson With Donna E. Shalala at the University of Miami's Commencement on Dec. 17, 2009

Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson Promoting Tooth Fairy in New York City on Jan. 20, 2010

Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson With Vin Diesel at the Premiere of Fast Five in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on April 15, 2011

Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson at Spike TV's 5th Annual Guys Choice Awards on June 4, 2011

Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson at the Premiere of Journey 2: The Mysterious Island in Los Angeles on Feb. 2, 2012

Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson at the UK Premiere of G.I. Joe: Retaliation in London on March 18, 2013

Dwayne Johnson on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on March 21, 2013

Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson at the Miami Premiere of Pain & Gain on April 11, 2013

Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson at CinemaCon 2014 in Las Vegas on March 24, 2014

Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson at the Premiere of Hercules in Hollywood on July 23, 2014

Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson at the 2015 MTV Movie Awards in Los Angeles on April 12, 2015

Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson at Disney's D23 Expo in Anaheim, California, on Aug. 14, 2015

Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson at The Fate Of The Furious' New York Premiere in New York City on April 8, 2017