The Rock’s mother steals the show

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Ata Maivia Johnson, the mother of Dwayne The Rock Johnson, did the impossible! She stole the spotlight from her son on Wednesday’s  Tonight Show with Johnny Fallon.

She played the ukulele and sang “Savalivali means go for a walk,” with the Rock following along on the show.

Ata’s unexpected starring role came after host Jimmy Fallon asked the world’s highest-paid actor about a video recently posted to his social media pages of he and his mother playing the ukulele at the site of his grandparents’ grave.

The Rock who carries the matai title, Seiuli, stopped the interview, which was being conducted remotely to invite Ata on screen. 

“Let’s sing him a song real quick. Go ahead,” he invited his mother.

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It didn’t end there. Ata had her son’s eyes wide open when she announced, “We have one more.”

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