He says he was always a good kid, but Dwayne La Roca Johnson got into more of a mess when he was young. Become a Hollywood superstar, in addition to a horny producer, the actor will turn his "violent" and "unpredictable" youth into a television series.

NBC has ordered the production of Young Rock , literally Young Rock , a comedy that will narrate Johnson's personal and family life, as well as his multiple setbacks with the law in Honolulu (Hawaii) and Nashville (Tennessee), where he grew up. And, according to Deadline , before the age of 17, the actor was repeatedly arrested for theft, fighting and forgery of checks.

"Imagine me with 15 years in downtown Nashville, listening to honky tonk, buying my first car from a crack addict for $ 70 : I convinced him, so I was a good negotiator. Then we will continue with the years of high school and then I will become a football star until a guy named Warren Sapp, one of the best defenders of all time, surpasses me, "Johnson continued, explaining his beginnings in professional wrestling.

In addition to producing Young Rock through his Seven Bucks Productions label, Johnson will perform in all episodes . "We have found a very fun and creative way to introduce myself to the series," said the interpreter, whose latest works include the five seasons of the recently completed HBO Ballers series or the last two Jumanji films.

Nahnatchka Khan, creator of New Arrivals ( Fresh off the Boat ) and Apartment 23 , will write Young Rock with Jeff Chiang. Universal Television will produce the series.

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