Dwayne โThe Rockโ Johnson is not satisfied with his new wax figure at the Grevin Museum in Paris, France. The actor said that heโs asked his team to reach out and ask to change one major part of the figure: its skin tone.
Johnson shared an Instagram reel on Sunday (Oct. 22, 2023) by comedian James Andre Jefferson Jr., who poked fun at the wax figure. โThatโs how Paris thinks he looks,โ Jefferson said, sharing an image of the wax figure, which depicts the actor with light skin. โThey turned The Rock into the pebble.โ
โIt looks like The Rock hasnโt seen the sun a day in his life,โ Jefferson continued.
Embed from Getty ImagesJohnson, who is Black and Samoan, also shared Jeffersonโs video on his own Instagram page.
โFor the record, Iโm going to have my team reach out to our friends at Grevin Museum, in Paris France so we can work at โupdatingโ my wax figure here with some important details and improvements- starting with my skin color,โ he wrote in the caption. โAnd next time Iโm in Paris, Iโll stop in and have a drink with myself.โ
The Grevin Museum, like Madame Tussauds wax museums in New York City and London, displays wax figures of celebrities. Their figures range from Charlie Chaplin to Nelson Mandela to Leonardo DiCaprio.
Sculptor Stรฉphane Barret created the wax figure of Johnson using photos and videos instead of seeing the star in person, the museum said in a news release on Monday.
โThe teams went to gyms in the hope of finding a man who matched The Rockโs extraordinary measurements,โ the news release read.
โItโs true that itโs always impressive to make people of this size,โ Barret said in a statement. โWe were lucky enough to find someone who physically matched Dwayne Johnsonโs build and height. That really allowed us to get it right.โ
Barret said it was difficult to achieve the subtle smirk Johnson gave in the photo he used to create the figure.
Embed from Getty ImagesJohnsonโs eyes were redone three times to ensure they were warm and not too dark, while his Samoan tattoos took 10 days to paint, according to the release.
Johnson, who wrestled for the WWE, is estimated to be 6โ5โ and weigh 260 lbs, according to the sports news publication Bleacher Report.
Johnsonโs mother is Samoan, and he has portrayed Pacific Islander characters like Maui in Disneyโs animated film โMoana.โ In 2021, he created and starred in the autobiographical sitcom โYoung Rock,โ which chronicled his childhood with his father, Canadian wrestler Rocky Johnson, who is Black.
In 2019, responding to a Twitter user who said The Rock was โbilledโ as a Samoan wrestler, Johnson said he identifies as both Black and Samoan.
โGlad I came across this and Iโll give you guys some context & truth. I identify as exactly what I am โ both. Equally proud. Black/Samoan,โ Johnson tweeted, adding โAnd my friend, let me expand your thoughts a bit here โ I transcended race in wrestling so there was no โbooked that way.โ