Cena worked in the store area of Gold's Gym for $6 an hour. He graduated from Springfield College in 1999 with a degree in exercise physiology and body movement, after which he pursued a bodybuilding career and worked as a limousine driver. He then attended Springfield College in Springfield, Massachusetts, where he was an NCAA Division III All-American center and captain on their college football team, wearing the number 54. Ĭena attended Central Catholic High School in Lawrence, Massachusetts, before transferring to Cushing Academy, a private prep boarding school in Ashburnham, Massachusetts. Cena was teased and beaten up while in school, and asked for a weightlifting bench at the age of 12. He is a cousin of computer scientist Natalie Enright Jerger and was raised Roman Catholic. A fan of wrestling growing up, he would create championship belts out of cardboard for himself and his brothers. He is the second oldest of five brothers: Dan, Matt, Steve, and Sean. His maternal grandfather was baseball player Tony Lupien, while his maternal great-grandfather was businessman Ulysses J. His mother is of English and French-Canadian descent, while his father, a former ring announcer for Chaotic Wrestling, has Italian ancestry. Early lifeĬena was born in West Newbury, Massachusetts on April 23, 1977, to Carol (née Lupien) and John Joseph Cena. Outside his work in entertainment, Cena is known for his involvement in numerous charitable causes, namely with the Make-A-Wish Foundation, where he has granted the most wishes, at over 650. He released a studio album, You Can't See Me, in 2005. He starred in F9 (2021) as Jakob Toretto, reprising his role in Fast X (2023), and portrayed Peacemaker in The Suicide Squad (2021) and the eponymous television series (2022–present). Ĭena first starred in The Marine (2006), and gained praise for his performances in Trainwreck (2015), Ferdinand (2017), Blockers, and Bumblebee (both 2018). His professional wrestling career has been met with mixed critical and audience reception, with praise for his character work and promotional skills, but criticism for his perceived over-representation and on-screen dominance relative to other wrestlers. He has also headlined multiple major WWE pay-per-view events, including its flagship event, WrestleMania, five times. He is also a five-time WWE United States Champion, a two-time WWE Tag Team Champion, a two-time World Tag Team Champion, a two-time Royal Rumble winner, and a one-time Money in the Bank winner. Ī joint-record 16-time world champion, Cena is a record 13-time WWE Champion and three-time World Heavyweight Champion. He led the company as its franchise player and public face for the next decade. After winning the WWE Championship in 2005, Cena transitioned into a clean-cut, heroic character which he described as a " goody-two shoes Superman". After moving to SmackDown in 2002, Cena gained fame and success after adopting the character of a trash-talking rapper. He signed with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) in 2001 and was assigned to its developmental territory Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW), winning the OVW Heavyweight Championship and OVW Southern Tag Team Championship. Ĭena moved to California in 1998 to pursue a career as a bodybuilder and switched to professional wrestling in 1999, and made his debut for Ultimate Pro Wrestling (UPW). With the most world championship reigns in WWE history, Cena is widely regarded as one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time. John Felix Anthony Cena ( / ˈ s iː n ə/ SEE-nə born April 23, 1977) is an American professional wrestler, actor, and former rapper currently signed to WWE.
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