Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson moved fans to tears by sharing an emotional video with Make-A-Wish America, where he flew children to Hawaii as special guests for the world premiere of Moana 2. The 52-year-old actor, who voices Maui and stars in the live-action remake, brought along his daughters, Tiana, six, and Jasmine, eight, for the touching occasion.
On Monday, he posted the video for his 395 million Instagram followers, expressing that these moments are the “best part of fame.” The Make-A-Wish Foundation is a nonprofit dedicated to granting wishes for seriously ill children in the U.S.
In the clip, The Rock walks hand-in-hand with his daughters, introducing them to the Make-A-Wish kids. Tiana curiously asked, “And they’re supposed to see you?” as they approached the group outside.
Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson shared an emotional video with Make A Wish America, where he flew children out to Hawaii as special guests to the Moana 2 world premiere
The actor, 52, who voices Maui in the franchise and is playing the character in the live-action remake, also took his daughters Tiana, six, and Jasmine, eight, along for the heartwarming day.
The tear-jerking video saw the actor and his children talk to the youngsters and hear from their parents on how special the day is to them.
The Rock gave out hugs and played games like rock paper scissors and arm-wrestling with the kids, while introducing them to his daughters.
One parent of a 15-year-old called Patrick gushed: ‘I’m really happy for Patrick to have this opportunity. It means a lot because during that time when he was going through a difficult time, it was an inspiration that The Rock existed.
‘I don’t know if it’s the strength, determination, plus he was humorous, and I think it was a good thing because he was going through some tough stuff.’
Another parent added: ‘It’s great, it’s awesome that Make-A-Wish did this and The Rock took out his time to do it.
One child even made a handmade gift for the star and handed him a replica of his Moana character Maui’s hook made out of Clay.
‘I love this,’ the actor gushed, ‘You mind if I wear it now? Thank you, man.’
He went on to tell another little girl: ‘I love your hair,’ and asked his daughters: ‘Isn’t her hair cool?’
Meanwhile, the actor told another little boy: ”You inspire everybody around you, including me.’
He shared a video of the experience with his 395 million Instagram followers on Monday and gushed that it’s the ‘best part of fame’
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He went on to tell another little girl: ‘I love your hair,’ and asked his daughters: ‘Isn’t her hair cool?’
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One parent said: ‘It’s great, it’s awesome that Make-A-Wish did this and The Rock took out his time to do it’
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He wrote in the caption: ‘I do my best to never get emotional in these moments, but I do get very emo watching this stuff back’
\After the meet and greet, the Make-A-Wish children and their families joined The Rock for the worldwide premiere of Moana 2 on Thursday. Heartwarming scenes captured The Rock posing with the kids as they took turns placing a lei around his neck.
In his Instagram caption, he shared, “I do my best to never get emotional in these moments, but I do get very emo watching this stuff back.” He expressed his honor in granting wishes through Make-A-Wish America and noted that it was especially meaningful because his daughters, Jazzy and Tia, wanted to join him in meeting the kids.
“We flew these kids and their families out to Hawaii as my special guests,” he wrote. He added, “What a beautiful day meeting these kids. Their strength and resilience inspires EVERYONE around them—including me.”
He also expressed gratitude to the parents and siblings he met, saying, “I feel it in every hug and handshake. I know. Stay strong.” He concluded by thanking Make-A-Wish, calling it the best part of fame.
Fans responded in the comments, with one saying, “I’m not crying, I just have one rock in my eyes.”