--- title: The Rock Asked Jimmy Kimmel to Deliver His Baby description: Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson went on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' and asked the host to deliver his baby if he can't make it back from his press tour. canonical: https://time.com/5226378/the-rock-wants-jimmy-kimmel-to-deliver-his-baby/ author: Melissa Locker article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-04-04T16:25:59.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:51:51.096Z og:title: Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson Asked Jimmy Kimmel to Deliver His Baby og:description: He wants Kimmel to be his doula og:url: https://time.com/5226378/the-rock-wants-jimmy-kimmel-to-deliver-his-baby/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt107a82e19f9f8b3e/69892cd1db29879eb325f4ac/the-rock-wants-jimmy-kimmel-deliver-baby-e1522859109487.png?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1445 og:image:height: 813 og:image:alt: the-rock-wants-jimmy-kimmel-deliver-baby og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson Asked Jimmy Kimmel to Deliver His Baby twitter:description: He wants Kimmel to be his doula twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt107a82e19f9f8b3e/69892cd1db29879eb325f4ac/the-rock-wants-jimmy-kimmel-deliver-baby-e1522859109487.png?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson Asked Jimmy Kimmel to Deliver His Baby > Sponsored content. 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[The Rock](http://time.com/4760266/the-rock-best-moments/) stopped by _Jimmy Kimmel Live!_ on Tuesday night to ask Kimmel for help. “We’re expecting probably within the next two weeks, so I’m on code red high alert,” he told Kimmel. “As of now, the doctor said it looks like we’re gonna be OK. The baby should be born when it’s due, which is April 25.” There’s one small problem, though: The Rock is in the middle of a press tour for his new film _Rampage_ and has to be away from home. If the baby comes early, as babies frequently do, [Johnson](http://time.com/4355140/dwayne-johnson-the-rock-president/) is worried that he won’t make it back in time to be in the delivery room when his girlfriend, Lauren Hashian, gives birth. Johnson needs someone on call to step in and lend a helping hand on his behalf if he can’t make it. That’s where Kimmel comes in. “I’m going to need a doula that’s going to help me deliver and, well, it’s gotta be you,” he told Kimmel. Since no one says “no” to [The Rock](http://time.com/4929995/the-rock-jacob-oconnor/), Kimmel quickly agreed. “I’d love to be the doula,” the host said. “I’d be more than happy to fill in for you. I will wear one of your outfits—the whole thing.” That’s what friends — and late night talk show hosts — are for, apparently. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5226378/the-rock-wants-jimmy-kimmel-to-deliver-his-baby/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5226378/the-rock-wants-jimmy-kimmel-to-deliver-his-baby/"},"headline":"Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson Asked Jimmy Kimmel to Deliver His Baby","datePublished":"2018-04-04T16:25:59.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:51:51.096Z","description":"He wants Kimmel to be his doula","url":"https://time.com/5226378/the-rock-wants-jimmy-kimmel-to-deliver-his-baby/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Jimmy Kimmel","Late Night Television","the rock","dwayne johnson","onetime","Late Night Comedy"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt107a82e19f9f8b3e/69892cd1db29879eb325f4ac/the-rock-wants-jimmy-kimmel-deliver-baby-e1522859109487.png?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Melissa Locker","jobTitle":"","url":"https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt107a82e19f9f8b3e/69892cd1db29879eb325f4ac/the-rock-wants-jimmy-kimmel-deliver-baby-e1522859109487.png?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"the-rock-wants-jimmy-kimmel-deliver-baby","caption":"the rock asks jimmy kimmel to deliver his baby","creditText":"YouTube","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5226378/the-rock-wants-jimmy-kimmel-to-deliver-his-baby/","name":"Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson Asked Jimmy Kimmel to Deliver His Baby"}}]}] ```