Actor and wrestler Dwayne (The Rock)
Johnson and his wife are giving $2 million to the University of
Miami, school officials said Friday.
The donation will be used to help fund the construction of an
alumni centre on the school's Coral Gables campus. A room will be
named after the couple.
The centre will include a library, gallery, cafe and meeting
areas, and the university hopes to have it completed within the next
five years, spokeswoman Margot Winick said.
Johnson played football at the school and graduated in 1995. His
wife, Dany Garcia Johnson, a member of the university's board of
trustees and the founder of a Miami-based wealth management firm,
also attended the university, which is where they met.
His brief football career included a stint in the CFL with
Calgary.
Johnson was in Miami promoting the film ``Gridiron Gang'' in
which he stars as a football coach at a juvenile prison.
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