The Rock to Star in and Produce a New Dramedy Pilot for HBO

May 2, 2013

Deadline.com is reporting that Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson will be starring in and producing a new pilot for HBO, and Peter Berg is set to direct the dramedy. Below is an excpert from the Deadline article:

HBO has given a pilot order to a half-hour dramedy pilot starring Dwayne ‘the Rock’ Johnson. This marks the first TV starring role for the movie actor-wrestler, who is executive producing the project with his Pain & Gain co-star Mark Wahlberg and Steve Levinson. Peter Berg is on board to direct the pilot and will executive produce, along with Johnson’s manager Dany Garcia who runs his production company. Written by Levinson, the untitled project chronicles the lives of athletes — some retired some still active — living in Miami. Johnson will play one of them, with filming eyed for the fall.

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Nick was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, and lived there until the age of 18, when he decided to pack his flack jacket and move to New York City.

Nick attended New York University and graduated in 2001 with a degree in Drama.

Nick first entered the internet wrestling community back in 2004 when he became the co-host of The Voice of Wrestling Radio Show. From there, Nick made the transition from radio personality to editor when he began working with WrestleZone in 2008.

Nick is a member of two Off-Broadway theatre companies, Another Urban Riff, and the Drama Desk Award winning Godlight Theatre Company. Nick has appeared in over a dozen Off-Broadway plays since he moved to New York City, and has shot several short and feature length films. In 2010, he completed principle photography on a film titled "How to Score Your Life," which also features TNA Knockout ODB.

Inspiration in his life has come from many people including his family, Woody Allen, Steven Spielberg, Jack Nicholson, The Beatles, and of course, Lassie.