GUESS WHO: WHEN THEY WERE YOUNG
Tuesday, October 9, 2007

GUESS WHO THIS BABY GREW UP TO BE?
( Photo by: Russ Einhorn / Splash News & Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times )
It’s Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson! The ex-wrestler turned actor is currently working on 3 new movie projects, not to mention spreading his wealth with his many charity organizations. Sigh.
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113 Comments
1.
TT
Tuesday, October 9, 2007 /
I should have known…that brotha is fine!!
2.
MissTiff
Tuesday, October 9, 2007 /
I saw Gameplan this weekend, it was cute!
3.
Ms. Bmore
Tuesday, October 9, 2007 /
pretty baby….and a fine man!!!!
4.
Stacy H
Tuesday, October 9, 2007 /
Too cute. he looks like was a big baby! but damn he is fine now
5.
NeshaNesha
Tuesday, October 9, 2007 /
Its The Rock you bastards..lol…awww how cute!
6.
Mallato
Tuesday, October 9, 2007 /
Cute Baby and what a handsome man!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
7.
mrs sands
Tuesday, October 9, 2007 /
…..thats a nice looking man right there!
8.
Ninagirl
Tuesday, October 9, 2007 /
I could see it all in the eyes.
9.
miss melissa
Tuesday, October 9, 2007 /
awwww
10.
complexndope
Tuesday, October 9, 2007 /
TOO CUTE!
11.
Queen_Chrissee
Tuesday, October 9, 2007 /
Damn, his fine ass! He still made my heart melt even from the baby pic. Damn he’s so fine!
12.
Michele with one L damn it!!!
Tuesday, October 9, 2007 /
He is just beautiful beyond words! It’s almost a sin I tell you! I love you ROCK!!!!! Keep it real! Can I have your baby? My husband won’t give me one! LOL!!
13.
JoRo
Tuesday, October 9, 2007 /
He.is.gorgeous.
14.
Dame
Tuesday, October 9, 2007 /
Awww he was too cute and sexy as hell now
15.
dctrinigyal
Tuesday, October 9, 2007 /
DWAYNE WAS A CUTE LIL BABY….AWW
16.
Asentha
Tuesday, October 9, 2007 /
Well, he certainly grew up to be a sexy MF!!!!! Dayum!!
17.
VA666
Tuesday, October 9, 2007 /
Did he have a nose job? Or is that just his “baby” nose?
18.
ReneetheDiva
Tuesday, October 9, 2007 /
The eyes are the same…Gorgeous baby and man
19.
Black
Tuesday, October 9, 2007 /
I keep saying to myself… Why does this picture look so familar. LOL
Dwayne. That is my bro… hahaha
20.
BEAUTY Q.T.
Tuesday, October 9, 2007 /
Damn! Would have never guessed it was The Rock. After comparing the two pictures, I can tell that it’s him. He is soo FINE!
21.
CHI_MORENA
Tuesday, October 9, 2007 /
AWWW SO ADORABLE…..even with his double chin!!!!
22.
datdude
Tuesday, October 9, 2007 /
CL and these baby pics…. i guess the females like these things especially when its a dude like the Rock, im just waiting for one of yall nasty dateline freaks to slip up and be like ” damn dats a fine man, but dats one sexy ass baby”….maybe den CL will stop this baby pic thing.
23.
sexual chocolate
Tuesday, October 9, 2007 /
awwwww
24.
Court
Tuesday, October 9, 2007 /
You can see that Asian mix in his baby picture or whatever he is mixed w/ hawaiin or something I see it but I didn’t know boy or girl u have to narrow it down to at least boy and girl so there would actually be a chance to guess he had on yellow thats neutral.
25.
DAREALWIFEY
Tuesday, October 9, 2007 /
Ummm..ummm.ummm..
The Rock is fine. He was a cute baby, but I thought he was a girl…LOL
26.
Quiche-A
Tuesday, October 9, 2007 /
Um, he needs to be the next one to admit steroid use because he sure did slim down after he stopped wrestling! He was swole as all hell when he was The Rock!
27.
sexy chocolate
Tuesday, October 9, 2007 /
omg, I thought that was Q- Tip especially with VH1 honors airing last night. Oh well, u win some you lose some.
BTW Rock can definetly get it. Yummy
28.
charlee
Tuesday, October 9, 2007 /
wow!! lol… thats a really nice BLANKET
29.
dee dee
Tuesday, October 9, 2007 /
I miss those muscles he had when he was wrestling, but he’s still fine!
30.
1nubianqueen
Tuesday, October 9, 2007 /
He was a cute baby. Now he’s fine as all get out.
31.
Riva
Tuesday, October 9, 2007 /
He was cute, but now he’s FINE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! damn…
32.
Q
Tuesday, October 9, 2007 /
RHINOPLASTY?
33.
Nothing But Love
Tuesday, October 9, 2007 /
who would’ve thought????????
34.
Kween215
Tuesday, October 9, 2007 /
Damn, the Rock can get it
35.
Kaylonie
Tuesday, October 9, 2007 /
I would have never guessed.
36.
MrsThreatt
Tuesday, October 9, 2007 /
AWWWWWWWE!!!! What a cutie!
37.
SUDANI
Tuesday, October 9, 2007 /
Irv Gotti all the way
38.
redbeansrice
Tuesday, October 9, 2007 /
I thought it was Irv Gotti for some reason…
39.
ms poo in texas
Tuesday, October 9, 2007 /
@ #37 i swear i thought that was irv gotti too. i think its the chin area that had me confused
40.
Mz Coko
Tuesday, October 9, 2007 /
I saw his baby pic somewhere before…my son kinda looks like him with those bright eyes and that fat double chin!
41.
jscene
Tuesday, October 9, 2007 /
Dammittt! Another one wrong..i just knew this was irv gotti.
42.
keishe
Tuesday, October 9, 2007 /
I wouldn’t of never guessed. I was thinking Keyshia Cole for some reason.
43.
ladybug
Tuesday, October 9, 2007 /
WOW! I was totally off on this one…..I thought it was Fat Joe.
44.
natural1
Tuesday, October 9, 2007 /
That Damn Rock is Fine!!! Sexy for NO DAMN REASON!!!! I need to shake his Mama’s Hand!!!!
45.
LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE
Tuesday, October 9, 2007 /
awwwwww
i thought i knew who it was but i thought wrong.
46.
RenRocK
Tuesday, October 9, 2007 /
that brotha is fine?
Puh.. The Rock is samoan not black.. he doesnt like being called black or a brotha either, in a morning radio show a few weeks back the DJ made a comment and he quickly corrected her and said he isnt black or a brotha, he is Samoan.
47.
BETTER-THAN-YOURS
Tuesday, October 9, 2007 /
awww
48.
Ajah
Tuesday, October 9, 2007 /
…I thought it was Irv Gotti
49.
Doc
Tuesday, October 9, 2007 /
@ 46 Renrock….I guess he’s smelling himself now because people have been calling me half black for years. I’m about to put him on my “punkass” list too. He put out a few half decent movies and the shit has gone straight to his head. And he ain’t even a good actor. He’s o.k.
50.
Doc
Tuesday, October 9, 2007 /
Correction….I meant calling “him” black for years. My bad………
51.
Shelby
Tuesday, October 9, 2007 /
man my mom would fight ya’ll 4 him
52.
ANGEL
Tuesday, October 9, 2007 /
@ 46. Are you serious? What radio show was it?
I thought his dad was black & Samoan?
53.
Jessi
Tuesday, October 9, 2007 /
I thought it was Halle Berry.
54.
Thankspapi
Tuesday, October 9, 2007 /
The Rock is half samoian and half black. His father is Rocky Johnson a retired black professional wrestler. Stevie Wonder can see that he is half black. Check out this link for his whole bio http://www.nndb.com/people/062/000028975/. I live in LA and heard him on Power 106 last week and he admitted that he was black and the thing that he looks for in a woman is she gotta have booty
55.
Colorblind
Tuesday, October 9, 2007 /
African american’s wanna claim any one with ‘one drop’ as black. funny.lol. I thought he was Samoan…oh well. He’s a cutie whether he white , black or purple.
56.
foxxy380*Out My Socks
Tuesday, October 9, 2007 /
Awwww…how adorable.
57.
Mercedes
Tuesday, October 9, 2007 /
I guessed it!
58.
WOW
Tuesday, October 9, 2007 /
the rock is hot!
59.
Cinderella
Tuesday, October 9, 2007 /
The rock was one cute baby, and now he is a very handsome man with a body from hell.
60.
Cinderella
Tuesday, October 9, 2007 /
The rock was one cute baby. Now he is a very handsome man with a body from hell.
61.
bailey
Tuesday, October 9, 2007 /
HE’S SO DAMN CUTE!
62.
FallBackHaterz
Tuesday, October 9, 2007 /
aww to cute, I never would have guessed
63.
CARLISSIA
Tuesday, October 9, 2007 /
the rock is all kinds of fine lol
64.
seductiverose
Tuesday, October 9, 2007 /
Oh wow, that was far from my thoughts. Damn that Rock, he is sure nuff exactly that. He just has that total physical package.
65.
Rep Da D
Tuesday, October 9, 2007 /
they got that pic. from the book he wrote called THE ROCK SAYS
66.
doubleR
Tuesday, October 9, 2007 /
i thought it was Q-Tip
67.
taw
Tuesday, October 9, 2007 /
damn i thought that was Q-tip, aww, the rock was a cutie tho!
68.
J
Tuesday, October 9, 2007 /
henis black he mother is half samoan and his father is black ex-wrestler if he wanna consider himsellf fully samoan that’s his business but i doubt he said that cause he is black.
69.
blackgyrl30
Tuesday, October 9, 2007 /
Damn Id screw him senseless!
70.
lovey dovey
Tuesday, October 9, 2007 /
RenRock you are so full of shit! he NEVER said that and you know it…here is your dumbass quote for those who need a refresher….this is how internet bullshit starts…you need to go work for mediatakeout.com and produce fake news.
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RenRocK
Tuesday, October 9, 2007
that brotha is fine?
Puh.. The Rock is samoan not black.. he doesnt like being called black or a brotha either, in a morning radio show a few weeks back the DJ made a comment and he quickly corrected her and said he isnt black or a brotha, he is Samoan.
71.
Pookie
Tuesday, October 9, 2007 /
Gee, I just KNEW that was Irv Gotti!
I can see it now though.
But he is one fine specimen. He could get it all day, everyday.
72.
huh>
Tuesday, October 9, 2007 /
The ROCK isn’t mixed — he’s not even black — he’s Samoan. Which is completely different in case you were wondering. He’s a fine MF all the same, but SMH at folks not knowing the damn difference.
73.
huh>
Tuesday, October 9, 2007 /
JK! He’s mixed on his daddy’s side. I don’t understand why it would be a big deal either way though.
74.
missteejay
Tuesday, October 9, 2007 /
y’all got me on this one!
cute baby pic…sexy man!!!
75.
bre
Tuesday, October 9, 2007 /
I didn’t know he was black . Probably mixed or somehing. But this was a tough one I guess I wasn’t thinking about him. But it’s a good one that’s for sure.LOL
76.
bre
Tuesday, October 9, 2007 /
Oh I didn’t see the prevous comments about his ethnicity. The reason way we keep saying that cuz they said under the picture Got any baby photos of black celebrities? and well he ain’t black. So could we just start using whoever on here that we find that’s a celeb baby. Not a bad idea and you’d have more choices to choose from. But I guess concrete loop meant that those are the ones the usually post or something. Im so confused.LOL
77.
clarkthink
Tuesday, October 9, 2007 /
The Rock looked the same when he was a little pebble.
78.
joecool
Tuesday, October 9, 2007 /
It look just like Irv Gotti, I just knew I had it.
79.
Lette
Tuesday, October 9, 2007 /
awww he was too adorable n now he has grown up to be sexy as hell
80.
MIMI ;-)
Tuesday, October 9, 2007 /
Cute Baby, FOINE grown azz MAN!!!!!
81.
Buffalo Stance
Tuesday, October 9, 2007 /
Dang, I thought it was going to be FAT JOE. Well, usually I don’t dig his look, but those two photos of him as a grown man — WOOOOOO!
82.
mac
Tuesday, October 9, 2007 /
Lmao the rock’s father is african american. His mother is full samoan and daughter odf the chief. Read up on him people. then look at him, its obvious.
83.
NetworKing
Tuesday, October 9, 2007 /
The rock is Republican…
84.
Bittersweets
Tuesday, October 9, 2007 /
54.
Thankspapi
Tuesday, October 9, 2007
The Rock is half samoian and half black. His father is Rocky Johnson a retired black professional wrestler. Stevie Wonder can see that he is half black. Check out this link for his whole bio http://www.nndb.com/people/062/000028975/.
You got it right about the Rock’s origins. He was born and raised here in Miami in a black middle class neighborhood.
Still waiting to meet a full-blood samoian with the birth name “DWAYNE JOHNSON”
85.
backingbarack
Tuesday, October 9, 2007 /
awww i thought that was that girl that got kicked out of desitinys child.
farrah
86.
Softest Place On Earth
Tuesday, October 9, 2007 /
OMG look @ his eyes. He was too cute. He is a fine man now w a gorgeous smile.
87.
thankspapi
Tuesday, October 9, 2007 /
@ Bittersweet
I just said the same thing about his name being “Dwayne Johnson”. Look at him he looks black to me and the name is a dead give away DUH!!!!!
88.
Kenyanpebbles
Tuesday, October 9, 2007 /
SIGH one fine man
89.
Islandchick_Bri
Tuesday, October 9, 2007 /
Lol @ these guesses, I thought it was Fat Joe or Irv Gotti…I like that 2nd pic
90.
thomian
Tuesday, October 9, 2007 /
LOL@all the closet white ppl on this site. So quick to throw some black ppl this and that comment out there. You are not fooling anybody. The ROCKS DADDY IS BLACK so how are blacks trying to claim him? I think his dad is from Canada and not the US though. I could be wrong. And I dont know who started that bullshit about him saying he wasnt a “brotha” but thats a bunch of crap too. Stop trying to start shit. I did not know or care about his background until HE said he was black in an interview.
91.
Hope
Tuesday, October 9, 2007 /
Sexy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! CUTE BABY!!!!!!!!!!!!! SEXY
92.
Annette
Tuesday, October 9, 2007 /
For the one who said African American’s claim anything with a drop of black, the white men made that rule so ummm discuss that on a white website.
93.
yanga
Wednesday, October 10, 2007 /
yea, i knew that baby had some samoan in him…
94.
SheSoCrazy
Wednesday, October 10, 2007 /
Mmm damn he is so fine! Ooooweeee.
95.
yanga
Wednesday, October 10, 2007 /
okay… i am a huge wrestling fan and a samoan… lets get this straight: the rock is mixed with black & samoan… his mom’s samoan & his dad is black…
96.
JUSTA
Wednesday, October 10, 2007 /
i was thinkin monique lol
97.
GA ALL DAY
Wednesday, October 10, 2007 /
i thought it was irv gotti…
98.
whodat
Wednesday, October 10, 2007 /
The Rock’s dad is former pro-wrestler Rocky “Soul Man” Johnson. His mom is the daughter of former pro-wrestler High Chief Peter Maivia. I have never heard the Rock deny his origins. He just always make sure to let people know he is half Samoan. Why can’t he be proud of both sides of his heritage? Black folks are so damn sensitive.
99.
son
Wednesday, October 10, 2007 /
omg yall the rock is half black half samoan as he has said many times and he does love his black culture..I would know Im his biggest fan ever…His father is black and his mother is samoan.
100.
tommykimon
Wednesday, October 10, 2007 /
I knew it the Rock his eyes looks exactly the same.
101.
Noel
Wednesday, October 10, 2007 /
He was always cute.
102.
Leonna
Wednesday, October 10, 2007 /
I did not guess that one! That’s a fine man though…
103.
hillybilly
Wednesday, October 10, 2007 /
NOSE JOB? or it was jus booger nose back then?
104.
Lola Falana
Wednesday, October 10, 2007 /
The Rock has said a thousand times that he is black and Samoan. His father is black Canadian wrestler Rocky Johnson and his mother is the Samoan daughter of one Rocky’s old colleagues.
You can find this information anywhere and see him say it right out of his mouth on Youtube when he was recently on the WWF this year.
Geez!
105.
MonaAQ
Wednesday, October 10, 2007 /
i never knew he was black..i was scared 2 ask…looool..hes still cute..
106.
CHA CHA
Wednesday, October 10, 2007 /
I Think “The Rock” Is So Sexy!!
107.
Miss Lady
Wednesday, October 10, 2007 /
HUH is retatrded. If you google “Dwayne Johnson Nationality” it explains. I already knew that he was mixed Black and Samoan. Get ir right!!!! His Dad is full Black and his Mom is full Samoan. That makes him ALL FINE!!!!! Damn he’s gorgeous and his tattoo is oh so sexy.
108.
Princess
Monday, January 21, 2008 /
Tell me why, i thouht Jill Scott.
I really qot it bad..
109.
MzNeekie
Tuesday, January 22, 2008 /
Perhaps you should just read his bio and quit making him w/e race you want him to be. He is in fact Black and Samoan and one of the finest men I’ve ever laid eyes on.
110.
modtanoi221
Monday, July 21, 2008 /
I like at you smiles
111.
ghanm
Saturday, August 30, 2008 /
hello rock ilove you to may page http://www.ghanm-sindy.tk
112.
THECRITIC
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 /
AWW BEAUTIFUL BABY EYES
AND SEXY MAN CANDY
113.
THECRITIC
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 /
#46 WELL I DONT BLAME HIM, IM SURE HE DIDNT MEAN IT AS “HELL NO I AINT BLACK WTF”
I WOULDNT WANNA BE CALLED MEXICAN WHEN IM DOMINICAN…CUZ IM NOT MEXICAN