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Dwayne Johnson gives People’s Choice Award to shocked Make-A-Wish recipient

Dwayne Johnson’s a very touching moment at the end of People’s Choice Awards on Tuesday. While receiving the People’s Champion award he called onto the stage Make-A-Wish recipient and cancer survivor Shushana.

“I want to tell you just how much you've inspired me and everyone around you and certainly everyone here,” said Johnson. “But I want to give you this because you represent everything that it means to be a People's Champion so this is for you.”

The gesture from Johnson had viewers in tears, as one person tweeted, “Man, I just watched The Rock on the People’s Choice Awards and I was truly inspired. I’m not an emotional person but that Make-A-Wish got me.”

“I didn't expect this at all but I mean, just thank you to Make-A-Wish in general,'' Shushana said. “I just never expected that something this big could happen. This is crazy. I never thought just from being sick that it could end up in this. Thank you so much to you and to Make-A-Wish .”

Johnson is constantly in the headlines for his charitable deeds and this isn’t the first time he has helped grant a Make-A-Wish. But his surprise for Shushana is a reminder to everyone that it doesn’t cost anything to be nice.

“One of my favorite quotes that I heard when I was 15 years old, and I never forgot it,” Johnson recalled, “It's nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice.”

Video Transcript

- Being here tonight with us. And with you guys like, this is her wish. And she has no idea I'm doing this. Her name is Shoshana. Shoshana, can you stand up?

KYLIE MAR: Dwayne Johnson created a very touching moment at the end of the People's Choice Awards on Tuesday. While receiving the people's Champion Award, he called onto the stage Make-A-Wish recipient, and cancer survivor, Shoshana.

- I want to tell you just how much you've inspired me and everyone around you, and certainly everyone here. But I want to give you this. Because you represent everything that it means to be a people's champion. So this is for you.

KYLIE MAR: The gesture from Johnson had viewers in tears as one person tweeted, man, I just watched the rock on the People's Choice Awards. And I was truly inspired. I'm not an emotional person, but that Make-A-Wish got me.

- I didn't expect this at all. But I mean, just thank you to Make-A-Wish in general. I just never expected that something could happen.

This is crazy. I never thought that. Just from being sick that it could end up in this surviving something, it could. Yeah, thank you so much to you and to Make-A-Wish.

KYLIE MAR: Johnson is constantly in the headlines for his charitable deeds. And this isn't the first time he has helped grant a Make-A-Wish. But his surprise for Shoshana is a reminder to everyone that it doesn't cost anything to be nice.

- One of my favorite quotes that I heard when I was 15 years old And i never forgot it, it's nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice. Thank you, guys. And congratulations.