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Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson Brought His Daughter as His Date to the MTV Movie Awards

Dwayne Johnson and Simone Alexandra Johnson
Dwayne Johnson and Simone Alexandra Johnson attend the 2016 MTV Movie Awards at Warner Bros. Studios on April 9, 2016, in Burbank, CA. Alberto Rodriguez/MTV1415/Getty Images

Awww! Doting dad Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson brought his teenage daughter, Simone, as his date to the MTV Movie Awards on Saturday, April 9.

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Simone, 14, whose mom is the former wrestler's first wife, Dany Garcia, was on hand to watch her dad co-host the show with his Central Intelligence costar Kevin Hart.

The awards show taped in Burbank, California, and is airing on MTV on Sunday, April 10, at 8 p.m. ET.

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The Rock, 43, and his little buddy are set to perform a hilarious opening number featuring a song and dance about the bear in Leonardo DiCaprio's film The Revenant. Other stars in attendance include Will Smith, Melissa McCarthy, Rebel Wilson, Ryan Reynolds, Amy Poehler and Chris Pratt.

"Tonight we host and take it all to a whole other level," The Rock wrote in an Instagram post on Sunday. "Tune in and enjoy the epic ride."

After the show taped, the action star posted a pic that showed him alongside a private jet and as he headed "to my babies back in Georgia."

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Johnson, who welcomed a daughter, Jasmine, with longtime girlfriend Lauren Hashian in December, wrote on Instagram on Sunday that he was looking forward to having a day off to re-charge and spend time with his family, "which will include a country drive w/ the fam in my pick up to Target (I will stay in the truck and do emails), cheat meals and changing diapers)."

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