Mónica Marie Zorrilla Nahnatchka Khan grew up watching wrestling legends like “The Iron Sheik” with her Iranian immigrant family on Saturday nights in the 1980s.
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Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TVAt the beginning of “Young Rock,” NBC’s new autobiographical sitcom about Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, it is the year 2032 and the former professional athlete-turned-actor is planning a presidential run.Through an interview with Randall Park, that is a jumping off point for his character to open up his past to the public, to showcase why he is not as out of touch with common citizens’ concerns as his wealth and fame may imply.“We’re going to be
.Mónica Marie Zorrilla Nahnatchka Khan grew up watching wrestling legends like “The Iron Sheik” with her Iranian immigrant family on Saturday nights in the 1980s.
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson‘s new NBC comedy series Young Rock is premiering in just a few days and he joined the show’s young star Bradley Constant for a late night interview!
Alabama-born actor Bradley Constant added another team to his college football allegiance after winning a starring role on “Young Rock,” premiering Tuesday (Feb. 16) on NBC (8:30 p.m.)“I’ve always been a super-huge sports fan and a University of Alabama fan,” said Constant, 22.
LOS ANGELES -- When Dwayne Johnson sold the idea for a TV comedy about his colorful early years to NBC in early 2020, he was delighted to tell his parents that a version of their family life was bound for the small screen.Just days later, his father was felled by a blood clot-caused heart attack at age 75. His loss inevitably altered “Young Rock,” said Johnson, who plays himself in the series debuting 8 p.m.
Dwayne Johnson is not making a 2024 run for president, but he does run for office on his new NBC sitcom,. Johnson dished on all things during his chat with Jimmy Fallon on Wednesday night, including his character making a White House bid.«You know, it was — our show creator, Nahnatchka Khan, who's such a brilliant woman, we were trying to find a way — first of all, we wanted to figure out three points of my life that were defining times.
Dwayne Johnson is not making a 2024 run for president, but he does run for office on his new NBC sitcom,. Johnson dished on all things during his chat with Jimmy Fallon on Wednesday night, including his character making a White House bid.«You know, it was — our show creator, Nahnatchka Khan, who's such a brilliant woman, we were trying to find a way — first of all, we wanted to figure out three points of my life that were defining times.
The group of technology, media and telecom analysts behind research firm LightShed Partners have launched an early-stage investment fund. Through LightShed Ventures, co-founders and general partners Rich Greenfield Walter Piecyk, Brandon Ross and Jamie Roberts Seltzer will invest $75 million in the seed and series A funding rounds for TMT startups.
Sunderland.The big striker arrived from Ross County in a £300,000 deal last month.Stewart arrived with a slight hamstring issue and Black Cats boss Lee Johnson confirmed he has suffered a minor complication.Johnson, speaking on his club’s website, said: "Ross has had what we expect to be a brief setback.“It may be around a week to 10 days.“He slipped in a rehabilitation drill with the physio, and felt tightness for the first time in two to three weeks.”The 24-year-old netted six times for the
Longtime Wall Street analyst Richard Greenfield and principals at boutique research firm LightShed Partners have launched an early stage venture fund in the tech, media, telecom and consumer space.
EXCLUSIVE: Matthew Willig (Concussion) is set for a key recurring role in Young Rock, Dwayne Johnson’s upcoming NBC comedy series inspired by his life. The project comes from Johnson and Fresh Off the Boat creator/executive producer Nahnatchka Khan. Production is underway in Australia.
Diana Ross, Motown legend and, so went the gossip, a diva among diva. Ross spoke quietly but firmly.
John Malkovich, Thomas Mann and Rosa Salazar are toplining The Chariot, director Adam Sigal's dark comedy now shooting in Little Rock, Arkansas. Sigal's third feature film also stars Shane West, Scout Taylor Compton, Vernon Davis, Chris Mullinax and Joseph Baena-Schwarzenegger.
Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle Editor Kevin Durant and his Thirty Five Ventures partner Rich Kleiman are about to launch a slew of shows on their vertical The Boardroom. Among them is the tentatively titled “The Sneaker Game,” which focuses on the $75 billion sneaker industry.
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.
Tarek El Moussa is wearing his heart on his sleeve.
Bradley Constant flirts his way through class as a young version of Dwayne Johnson in the first trailer for Young Rock.