Young Rock A Lady Named Star Search (Season 1, Episode 9)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 30 min | Biography, Comedy

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Young Rock

A Lady Named Star Search (Season 1, Episode 9)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 30 min | Biography, Comedy

Hawaii, 1982: While Ata prepares for her "Star Search" audition, Rocky takes an unorthodox approach to helping Dewey deal with some bullies; Lia's conflict with rival wrestling promoter Greg Yao has her on edge.

Showrunner

Nahnatchka Khan

Director

Jeffrey Walker

Writers

Jeff Chiang (created by) | Nahnatchka Khan (created by) | Cindy Fang (written by)

Producers

Marc David Alpert | Cindy Fang | Kevin Hill | Ryan Janata (produced by) & 2 more

Composer

Nathan Matthew David

Cinematographer

Martin McGrath

Editor

Jeremy Cohen

Casting Directors

Anya Colloff | Amanda Mitchell | Michael V. Nicolo (as Michael Nicolo) | Michelle Olivia Tidwell (as Michelle Olivia Seamon)

Production Designer

Michael Rumpf

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Edit Released

Updated Apr 20, 2021

Release date

Apr 20, 2021 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

2 wins & 14 nominations

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22 cast members

Name	Known for
Dwayne Johnson Dwayne Johnson Dwayne Johnson See fewer	Black Adam (2022)
Joseph Lee Anderson Rocky Johnson Rocky Johnson See fewer	Tyler Perry's Divorce in the Black (2024)
Stacey Leilua Ata Johnson Ata Johnson See fewer	Young Rock (2021)
Ana Tuisila Lia Maivia Lia Maivia See fewer	Young Rock (2021)
Adrian Groulx Dwayne Johnson (Age 10) Dwayne Johnson (Age 10) See fewer	See (2019)
Bradley Constant Dwayne Johnson (Age 15) (credit only) Dwayne Johnson (Age 15) (credit only) See fewer	Young Rock (2021)
Uli Latukefu Dwayne Johnson (Age 18-20) (credit only) Dwayne Johnson (Age 18-20) (credit only) See fewer	Young Rock (2021)
Chelsey Crisp Casey Casey See fewer	Fresh Off the Boat (2015)
Michael Torpey Senator Brayden Taft Senator Brayden Taft See fewer	Orange Is the New Black (2013)
Josh Thomson Bob Bob See fewer	Win or Lose (2025)
Ronny Chieng Greg Yao Greg Yao See fewer	M3GAN (2022)
Michael Saccente Lonnie McGill Lonnie McGill See fewer	M3GAN (2022)
Semu Filipo Phil (Maintenance Man) Phil (Maintenance Man) See fewer	The Fall Guy (2024)
Marci Duncan Moderator Moderator See fewer	Just Another Day (IV) (2009)
Tyson Palmer Sebi Sebi See fewer	Rock Island Mysteries (2022)
P.J. Holt Kenny (as Peter James Holt) Kenny (as Peter James Holt) See fewer	Young Rock (2021)
Nicole Hoskins Marisa (Waitress) Marisa (Waitress) See fewer	Harrow (2018)
Mungo McKay Charles (Band Leader) Charles (Band Leader) See fewer	Undead (2003)
Justin Cotta Lead FBI Agent Lead FBI Agent See fewer	Rising Wolf (2021)
Heather Maltman Rookie FBI Agent Rookie FBI Agent See fewer	UNindian (2015)
Tori Webb Clerk Clerk See fewer	The Portable Door (2023)
Linda Chien Customer (uncredited) Customer (uncredited) See fewer	Goldstone (2016)