Dwayne Johnsonhas shown his support to the current actors strike by making a huge donation tothe SAG-AFTRA Foundationrelief fund to help the ones that will suffer the most during the current situation at Hollywood.
The former professional fighter has become one of the biggest name in the entertainment industry in the last decades, even being called the king of the box office for a long time. He began his acting career in the late 90s and early 2000s with small roles in tv series likeThat ’70s ShoworStar Trek: Voyager, but his first big break came in 2001 on the big screen. He had an important role inThe Mommy Returns, and it didn’t take long after that for him to get his first leading part. This was in 2002’sThe Scorpion King.
From that moment on, The Rock became a recurrent name in the industry, starring in many movies and participating as himself in several tv shows. He has appeared in all kind of titles, family films likeThe Game PlanorTooth Fairy, action movies likeDoomorG.I. Joe, disaster films likeSkyscraper, as well as being part of enormous franchises likeFast & Furious, the DCU, orJumanji.
Despite the fact that in recent times he had some setbacks suck asBlack Adam, he still considered one of the most popular actors in Hollywood worldwide. That’s why his support for the current strike is so meaningful.
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Dwayne Johnson’s Donation to SAG-AFTRA Foundation Sends a “Huge Message”
After the actors union confirmed they were going on strike after the several weeks of negotiation with the AMPTP failed, the SAG-AFTRA Foundation president Courtney B. Vance and executive director Cyd Wilson sent out letters to the highest-earning members of the union in order to get some help to provide financial support to the ones who would be affected the most by the strike.
Dwayne Johnson was part of that list, and his team quickly reached out to help by making a huge contribution,as Variety recently reportedafter speaking with the Foundation leaders:
“It was a love fest. It’s like, ‘Man, you’re stepping up in a way that is allowing others to know the dire necessity of it. This is him saying, ‘In such a time as this, I’m here and I’m not going anywhere, whatever you need me to do.’ And that sends a huge message to other folks to do the same thing.”
Wilson also delved into how important the donations received are while going through a huge crisis like this one:
“We rely on donations and grants to provide services — we have been very fortunate that we raised enough money to be able to cover all of our programs. But when we hit a crisis like this and we’re going to spend millions and millions of dollars in financial assistance, this is when we need our high profile talent who can afford it, who are in a situation to help others.”
