Get to know Dwayne Johnson’s parents, Rocky and Ata Johnson

Dwayne Johnson has always been a family man.

The <eм>Black Adam</eм> actor, who is a proud dad to daughters Simone, Jasmine and Tiana, has always been outspoken about his love for his parents, Rocky Johnson and Ata Johnson, and how they shaped the man he is today.

“I always say, if you got a good mom then you got a shot at becoming a good, caring human being,” he wrote on Instagram after revealing that he’d bought his mom another house. While his late dad offered “tough love,” Dwayne has come to appreciate their dynamic even more over time.

“Little boys by nature, look up to and idolize their old man. They want to be just like em, do whatever they do and are always looking for their approval,” he wrote in a Father’s Day tribute to his dad in 2018. “Years later as a man and father of three girls, I know that tough love, is a helluva lot better than no love at all. I’ll take it. It’s made me who I am today.”

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Rocky and Ata Johnson began dating in secret before welcoming their first and only son together, Dwayne, on May 2, 1972, in Hayward, California. At the time, Rocky was still married to his first wife, Una Sparks, and they officially divorced in 1978. He married Ata that same year. In 2003, Rocky and Ata divorced. Rocky, a former professional wrestler, died of a pulmonary embolism in January 2020.

So who are Dwayne Johnson’s parents? From their life lessons to the ways he’s given back to them, here’s everything to know about Rocky and Ata Johnson.