Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson gets emotional as he thanks dad Rocky ‘for the a** kickings’ and buys him a house

He’s known for his chiseled frame just as much as his larger-than-life heart.

And Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson revealed during a heartfelt Instagram video that he is buying his dad Rocky a new house as a thank you for ‘the a** kickings’ and tough love instilled from a young age.

The 46-year-old wrestler-turned-actor was in the giving spirit when he told his dad to choose any house he wants and he will foot the bill.

‘I just got off the phone with my dad and, man, it was a great call and I just had to share this with you guys really quick,’ the Jumanji star said on Instagram. ‘So about two, three weeks ago, I called my dad and I said, “Look, you’re probably happy where you’re at but I want to do something for you. I want to buy you a brand new home, wherever you want to live, you can live.”

Dwayne revealed that the phone call left his father, a retired professional wrestler, speechless and in disbelief.

‘So he just called me now. It’s a big weekend, he’s gonna go look at properties,’ he revealed. ‘He’s a Florida boy, so he’s going to go up to North Florida and look and he goes, “I’m so excited. I’m also so nervous.”‘

Dwayne admitted it ‘felt good to his heart’ when his father made a particular sweet comment about how proud he was of the wrestler-turned-actor.

‘My dad’s an old-school tough guy,’ he explained. ‘I said, “What the hell are you nervous about?” And he said … “No one ever called to tell me they were gonna buy me a house before and the fact that it’s you, it’s my son, I’m so proud of you and I love you so much.”

‘I never heard my dad talk like that. It felt good to me and it felt good to my heart. You know, my dad used to beat my a**. Tough love, and I hated it back then, but I’m so grateful for it now. It just felt good to kind of give back to the ones who raised you. So, love you too, Pop.’

All in the family: Dwayne admitted it ‘felt good to his heart’ when his father made a particular sweet comment about how proud he was of the wrestler-turned-actor; seen on Instagram

 

Clearly a great gift-giver, he gave his mother Ata Johnson a home for Christmas and hand over the keys to a brand new truck for his stuntman and cousin Tanoai Reed last summer.

Johnson was named the second highest-paid actor in the world by Forbes in 2018, earning roughly $124million last year alone.

He has a 17-year-old daughter, Simone, with ex-wife Dany Garcia, and daughters Jasmine, three, and Tiana, 10 months, with girlfriend Lauren Hashian.