By Megan Riedlinger
4:25pm PDT, Apr 27, 2017
Action star Dwayne Johnson often offers a glimpse into his day-to-day life on social media, which is why he's one of our favorite stars to follow! From great throwback snaps to touching tributes to his family, Wonderwall.com is taking a look at some of The Rock's best Instagram posts in honor of his 45th birthday on May 2, 2017. First up, The Rock getting in touch with his sensitive side! "Silverbacks and Koalas get along after all…" he captioned this pic. Who doesn't love a hot guy with an adorable animal?!
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"No selfie stick required.. #LongArmSelfieKing #SanAndreasWorldTour #TerreMoto #LaFalla #DeSanAndres SAN ANDREAS MAY 29th" –The Rock, who broke the Guinness World Record for the most selfies taken at the UK premiere of "San Andreas" (We knew he was overdue for some sort of social media accolade!)
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"'What's this puberty thing everyone keeps talkin' about?' #TBT #LostMemberOfMenudo #FakeBearskinOnTheWall #PornStache #WTF" –The Rock, who should win an award for the best throwback Instagram photos
"Happy Birthday to my beautiful baby girl, Simone. #NoLoveLikeAFathersLove #AlwaysDaddysGirl #GotYourBack4Life #ThankGodUGotUrMamasBrains" –The Rock, who shared this sweet snap of his daughter with an equally adorable caption
"Happy Birthday Champ! @muhammadali #GOAT #AndTheAfroKid #WhoClearlyCouldvePassedForALittleGirl #ThankGodForPuberty #HappyBirthdayAli" –The Rock, who posted this awesome throwback of himself with a young Muhammad Ali (bonus points for those amazing hashtags!)
"Took me and my buddies bout 15min to get this stubborn sumb—- out of the water. Tough one but he settled his ass down once I jumped on him. #IDontMindGettinBitByAGator #JustDontBiteMyFace #IAlreadyExfoliated #UsFloridaBoys #HaveADifferentWayOfHavinFun" –The Rock, who showed off this alternative way to have a good time…by wrestling alligators!
"Alright dad you gots 4 seconds to get this shot of me and Rock. Pls hurry his post workout gorilla stench is killin' a brotha. #MyLittleBuddyWyatt#MetHimOnAnElevator #HesABigFanOfMyWork" –The Rock, who always makes time for his littlest fans
"8 years old. I'd sing Elvis. Do Richard Pryor monologues. Act out fight scenes from ROCKY. Then I'd go eat Pop Tarts all night. #ComplicatedBoyWithAfro #TBT" –The Rock, who we would love to watch belt out Elvis tunes
"Rock Lobster. #TBT #RollingStonePhotoShoot #IFeelNoPain #Ever #OkMaybeALittle" –The Rock, who not only dominates throwback Thursday posts, but apparently is also great at hashtag puns
"On set of #BALLERS and took 5min in my 'private room' to think about my scenes and eat a quick bite – then I heard a scream -OH S— ITS THE ROCK!'.. looked up to my window and saw these awesome smiling faces! #AfterSchoolSelfieWithTheRock #StudyHard #KeepSmiling #AndStopAllThatCussing #OrTheSmackdownOnYourLittleCandyA—-" –The Rock, who made the day for a bunch of students with this awesome selfie!
"Hang time with the boys. Good to see my bud – one of the best dudes I know. #Beckham" –The Rock, who shared this awesome picture with David Beckham (Hey, Dwayne, we'd like an invite next time!)
"#tbt We're both charismatic, intelligent, good lookin' boys from Hawaii with a bi-racial heritage who overcame enormous odds. One of us captured the imagination of millions of people around the world and became an American symbol of pride and hope… the other became the President of the United States.." ~ DRJ. #MyOpeningMonologue #ChristmasInWashington #BaddestElfAround" –The Rock, who shared this powerful moment meeting Barack Obama on Instagram
"As the Silverback, I immediately establish my dominance over anything that breathes… aaaaand Pierre could care less. #JoysOfBeingHome" –The Rock, who shared this snap with his beloved French Bulldog, Pierre
"#tbt The awesome talks we'd have about fatherhood, Hawaii, fishing, lovely wahines and of course calming each other down for wanting to slap a few of our co-stars around. The fun we had. Great dude. Miss you uso…" –The Rock, who shared this #TBT shot with Paul Walker on Instagram on March 12, 2015
"Happy Father's Day to all the proud papas out there. Enjoy your day boys! There's a very special bond between a daddy and his girl." –The Rock, who was sweet enough to wish all the other fathers out there a happy Father's Day
"Happy Birthday Grandpa. My grandfather, the late great High Chief Peter Maivia was somewhat of a walking contradiction. A proud High Chief of Samoa, WWE Hall of Famer, movie star rugged good looks (he once played a Bond villain opposite Sean Connery in YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE). The kind of man when he said "I love you", he meant it. When he hugged you tight, you felt it. The sweetest singing voice and the most kind, caring, gentle soul you'll ever know. And on one fateful night in Japan, a notoriously tough wrestler was being very rude to my grandpa and continued to disrespect him and his Samoan culture. My grandpa stood up, they fought… and my grandfather bit the man's eye out. End of fight. Grandpa passed away in Hawaii when I was 10yrs old. Still to this day, he's the most beloved and respected man I've ever known. People always tell me, "Your grandfather would be so proud of you". I hope so. Fa'amanatua lou aso fanau, ma lo'u alofa mo 'oe forever. Love you and grandma.#HappyBirthdayGrandpa" –The Rock, who posted this amazingly sweet tribute to his late grandfather on Instagram
"When I was 15yrs old, times were so hard we were hoping someone would invite us over for Thanksgiving cause we couldn't afford to have our own. We're a long way away from being that broke again, which is why big smiles come a bit easier these days. #ThanksgivingMemories #IGiveMyMomAndDadSoMuchCredit#ThankfulForTheStruggle #IStillKickTryptophansAss" –The Rock, who does a great job of appreciating what he has
"Weekend's here… Time to hit the club.#SilverbackVIPSection" –The Rock, with one of his famous Instagram posts from the gym that inspire us to hop on that treadmill
"Me and my nizzle J-Fizzle Fallon kickin' off a very cool new show called #LipSyncBattle #HeChanneledHisInnerMadonna #IChanneledMyInnerTaylorSwift #WeBothChanneledEstrogen #OnlyOneManWalksAwayChampion #ThisApril #SpikeTV #LipSyncBattle #TappingIntoMyInnerTayTay" –The Rock, who seriously rocks at hashtagging
"As an animal lover – both land and water – I've been raising my bass for years now on our farm. I feed them like kings with live bait and train them to be extra aggressive killers. I have specialists come in to inspect the water, vegetation and ecosystem to make sure they're living like the top of the food chain predators they are. Big daddy comes home to recharge his batteries & spend time with them and not even one of these ungrateful fat hogs will strike my top water plug I've been working for an hour now. Cool.. just remember who's in charge of the fish food truck you sum bitches. #ResetAndRecharge #JohnsonFarm #WhereEvenTheBassHaveAttitude 🎣🤙🏾" –The Rock, who knows how to sink a line
"I've driven my share of Monster Trucks and I have one motto, ain't no shame in crashing, as long as you do it with style. I've been waitin' to dance with this beast. Let's get it on. Aw s— this ain't gonna end well 😈#OnSet #Ballers #11TimeWorldChampion #MaxD 💀" — The Rock, who shared some words of monster wisdom
"Late nights in NYC.. found a hard core basement gym that doesn't f— around. Our version of "hittin' the club". Let's have some fun…#HardestWorkersInTheRoom #PaperChase" –The Rock, who shared this photo post-work out while in New York City
