DWAYNE ‘THE ROCK’ JOHNSON shall be honoured with the Generation Award on the MTV TV & Movie Awards.
The ‘Rampage’ actor and former wrestling champion – who has 17-year-old Simone with ex-wife Dany Garcia and three-year-old Jasmine and 13-month-old Tiana together with his long-time associate Lauren Hashian – shall be recognised for his iconic work on the massive and small display and for being ”an motion star with a aptitude for comedy”, in addition to, a ”true household man”.
Amy Doyle, General Manager at MTV, VH1, CMT and Logo, mentioned: ”Johnson is an icon on each movie and TV who has develop into probably the most beloved actors of our era.
”Throughout his profession, Johnson has confirmed to be the final word badass – an motion star with a aptitude for comedy, one of many best skilled wrestlers of all time and a real household man.
”He continues to captivate his viewers worldwide and we’re thrilled to have a good time him with the Generation Award.”
The ‘Baywatch’ star – who stars as retired athlete Spencer Strasmore in hit US comedy collection ‘Ballers’ – beforehand co-hosted the awards present together with his ‘Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle’ co-star Kevin Hart in 2016.
He follows within the footsteps of final yr’s winner of the celebrated accolade, Chris Pratt, and the likes of Tom Cruise, Will Smith and Johnny Depp, who’ve all been honoured with the gong for stars who’ve had quite a lot of spectacular roles.
The ceremony, which is held on the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California, on June 18, and is hosted by Zachary Levi, can even see Jada Pinkett Smith introduced with the Trailblazer award.
The 47-year-old actress – who has kids Jaden, 20, and Willow, 18, together with her husband Will Smith – will obtain the celebrated accolade from her ‘Girls Trip’ co-star Tiffany Haddish in honour of her ”powerhouse” standing and fame as somebody who is able to ”problem the established order”.
The accolade has solely been awarded 5 occasions previously and ”recognises game-changing creators with contemporary and fearless voices in leisure”.
Previous winners embrace final yr’s honouree Lena Waithe, ‘Magic Mike’ actor Channing Tatum, ‘Big Little Lies’ star Shailene Woodley, ‘Harry Potter’ actress Emma Watson and ‘La La Land’s Emma Stone.
It was beforehand introduced that Lizzo and Bazzi shall be among the many performers on the upcoming bash.
‘RBG’, ‘Avengers: Endgame’ and ‘Game of Thrones’ lead the nominations with 4 every, whereas a number of different movies and TV reveals additionally scored a number of nods, together with ‘Us’, ‘To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before’, ‘Riverdale’ and ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’.
