The Rock Rethought His Energy Drink Formula After Getting Covid
The megawatt actor and entrepreneur Dwayne Johnson on balancing his time, keeping healthy, and the unexpected benefits of pandemic precautions
Dwayne Johnson at the premiere of Jumanji: The Next Level in December 2019, in Hollywood, Calif.
Photographer: Matt Winkelmeyer/FilmMagicDwayne “The Rock” Johnson is probably the biggest star on the planet today. He has been Hollywood’s highest-paid actor since 2018. Last year alone, his roles earned him $87.5 million. He is the third-most-followed person on Instagram, with over 221 million fans on the social media platform. His upbringing is now the subject of Young Rock, a well-received sitcom that debuted on Feb. 16 on NBC.
Whether you know him as a professional wrestler, action hero, or future presidential candidate, the point is, you know him. Johnson, for his part, seems determined to be known as something else: an entrepreneur. On the heels of investing in the bankrupt XFL football league and joining the celebrity-laden rush to bottled water and spirits (his Teremana tequila debuted in 2020), he entered the energy drink market this week with Zoa.