Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson to Host Kid’s Choice Awards
Dwayne Johnson, formerly known as The Rock, has been announced as the host of Nickelodeon’s 22nd Kid’s Choice Awards. The show, which lets kids choose the winners, is notorious for “sliming” it’s host and guests. It will air Saturday, March 28 beginning at 8 pm ET/PT on Nickelodeon.
"For the first time Dwayne Johnson will host the ceremony, and we are very excited for him to make his mark with his big presence and kid-friendly style," says Marjorie Cohn, Nickelodeon’s EVP of development and original programming. "Dwayne is a pop culture icon and a Kids’ Choice veteran who has been a presenter and a nominee for Favorite Male Movie Star. Our audience loves him."
Johnson starred in the Disney flick The Game Plan and in last summer’s Get Smart. His next movie is another kid-friendly Disney vehicle, Race to Witch Mountain, in which he plays a cab driver taken for a ride by two paranormal teens. It is slated for release in March of this year.
"Every spring I look forward to three things: the Easter Bunny, bass fishing with my bare hands and the brilliance of fluorescent green slime flying through the air at someone’s face. That’s why it’s so cool for me to be hosting this year’s Nickelodeon’s Kid’s Choice Awards!” says Johnson. “What’s great about this event is that it honors kids by honoring their opinion. The best way to do that is by me leading millions of kids into total chaos, crazy fun and endless buckets of slime!"
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