‘Young Rock’: Dwayne Johnson Drops Teaser For Biographical Comedy

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Gallery: 20 fantastic Keanu Reeves moments (Espresso)After living in 13 different U. S. states by age 13, the show depicts what Johnson calls "my years when I was the star of getting arrested all the time.

Young Rock has added to it’s big cast for the first season.

Dwayne Johnson is offering fans a look at his latest project, and it’s a personal one.

When it came to mounting the NBC half hour series Young Rock, getting it real, and getting it right, warts and all, was key for Dwayne Johnson and the actors portraying the younger version of the wrestler-action star and his family.

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Bradley Constant flirts his way through class as a young version of Dwayne Johnson in the first trailer for Young Rock.

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson is returning to the small screen with the help of NBC. The 48-year-old star debuted the trailer for his upcoming biographical TV show, "Young Rock," on his Instagram Saturday.

Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson has revealed the first trailer for his own origin story, Young Rock.The series is set to air on NBC, and will document his younger years, emergence as a celebrity wrestler, and subsequent career in Hollywood acting. The teaser shows actors Adrian Groulx and Bradley Constant portraying Johnson at 10 and 15 years old, respectively.“Ladies and gents, here’s your first look at @nbcyoungrock,” Johnson wrote on Instagram.

Dwayne Johnson is offering fans a look at his latest project, and it’s a personal one.

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Matt Donnelly Senior Film Writer“Young Rock,” an upcoming NBC comedy about the formative years of Dwayne Johsnon, continues to round out its ensemble.Actor Lexie Duncan has been cast as a high-school sweetheart for the superstar during his teens, where she will play opposite Bradley Constant (the 15-year-old version of Johnson).She’s set to play Karen, a popular, charismatic, high-school girl with dreams of attending Barbizon beauty school.