The Rock to become a five-time host of “Saturday Night Live”

Finally … The Rock is returning to “Saturday Night Live”! The People’s Champ revealed on Instagram that he has been tapped to host the season finale of “SNL” on May 20. The appearance will mark a milestone for The Great One, as it will be his fifth time hosting the iconic NBC show.

 

BREAKING: LIVE FROM NEW YORK... Honored to host the Season Finale of SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE and join their illustrious, exclusive and highly sexy 5X Host Club! I started my career 20yrs ago in NYC and from that vey first night, the city embraced me as a son. This SNL is special. I'm coming home to make history and have a KILLER show with the brilliant SNL cast and production team (I may or may not get slightly drunk 3 out of the 7 days I'm there). #SNL #SeasonFinale #MakingHistory #5xHostClub #NYC MAY 20th

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The hosting gig kicks off a busy remainder of 2017 for The Rock, who stars in “Baywatch,” “Fate of the Furious” and “Jumanji,” all premiering in theaters this year.

However, there’s no slowing down from there. The Most Electrifying Man in All of Entertainment also recently announced he will star in the upcoming action thriller “Skyscraper,” set for release on July 13, 2018.

 

BREAKING: Grateful to share this big news. Universal Studios and @Legendary Pictures have declared JULY 13th 2018 SKYSCRAPER weekend. Massive scale of a movie we've been developing for almost two years and we start shooting this August - in CHINA. Our script, written and to be directed by Rawson Thurber, focuses on the world's largest skyscraper - that's on fire. A towering inferno almost a mile into the sky and my wife and kids are trapped on the top floor. My character is a disabled US War Vet and former FBI Hostage Rescue Team leader. This character is inspired by the thousands of disabled US veterans and war heroes I've had the honor of shaking hands with over the years. This character is also an homage to the every day man and woman who, despite all odds, will dig deep and do everything possible to protect and save their family. Research for this film has been a real education for me (and that's saying a lot considering my horrible freshman year GPA) from meeting with the world's top skyscraper architects to spending amazing time with our US combat and disabled vets. Good thing I'm not afraid of heights. But at 4,000ft it's a different story. Let's get to work. #CHINA #SevenBucksProds #FlynnPicturesCo #Zhao #SKYSCRAPER JULY 13th 2018

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Before catching him at the multiplex, don’t miss The Rock hosting “SNL” for the fifth time on May 20.