John Cena Biography

Who is John Cena?

John Cena is an American professional wrestler best known for his times on WWE Raw and WWE SmackDown.

He is also a reality television show host, rapper, and actor known for his roles in the movies The Marine, Legendary, Fred: The Movie, and 12 Rounds.

John Cena: Age, Parents, Siblings, Nationality, Ethnicity

John Cena was born as John Felix Anthony Cena on 23 April 1977, in West Newbury, Massachusetts, United States.  He holds an American nationality and he is of mixed ethnicity(Italian, French, Canadian, English).

John is the second son of a French-Canadian mother, Carol Cena, and an Italian father, John Cena Sr. He has four brothers named Matt, Sean, Dan, and Steve.

Before fame, he worked as a driver for a limousine company.

John Cena’s Education History

Cena attended Central Catholic High School in Lawrence, Massachusetts, and later shifted to Cushing Academy, a private prep boarding school. After graduation, he attended Springfield College and graduated in 1998 with a degree in exercise physiology.

John Cena: Professional Life and Career

After graduation, John Cena moved to California in 2000, in order to pursue his career in bodybuilding. That same year, he began training to become a professional wrestler at Ultimate Pro Wrestling’s (UPW) and wrestled for the UPW until March 2001.

Cena, then known as The Prototype, made his unofficial debut on World Wrestling Federation (WWF) on a SmackDown,  in October 2000. He was signed by WWE in early 2002, and he first appeared on WWE in a match against Kurt Angle on the 27th of June, 2002 which ended up with him losing. In 2004, Cena won the United States Championship from Big Show and gained everyone’s attention.

Since then, Cena became a WWE star and he has won 25 professional championships, including 16 WWE World Heavyweight Championships till now. He is one of the fans’ favorite stars of WWE and he is labeled as the “most polarizing professional wrestler ever”.

Besides wrestling, Cena is a rapper. He morphed into a raper for the time period of 2002–2004, which earned him popularity within the WWE audience and his fans. John made his acting debut as a Gym Trainer in the movie Ready to Rumble (2002).

His first lead role came up with the movie The Marine (2006), in which he played as John Triton. In 2010, he got more popularity after he played Mike Chetley in the movie Legendary (2010).

Since then, he has appeared in several big movies including Trainwreck, Sisters, and The Wall. He also appeared on the TV shows like Saturday Night Live, Fred: The Show, and Total Divas. He is also the host and executive producer of American Grit. Cena has also appeared in more than 20 WWE video games till now.

Jon Cena: Salary, Net Worth

Cena has been a very successful actor and wrestler, He is the highest-paid WWE wrestler with an annual salary of 8.5 million dollars and he has a net worth of 55 million dollars.

John Cena: Rumors and Controversy

There is no rumor about him dating any other woman at the current time. Cena was criticized for his work in his early WWE career but he has established himself as a sincere person and he has not been in any off-screen controversies.

Body Measurements: Height, Weight, Body Size

Moving towards John Cena’s body measurements, he has a good height of 6 feet 1 inch tall with a weight of 113 kg.

His chest is 50 inches, waist 36 inches, and biceps measure 19 inches. He has light brown hair and blue eyes.

Social Media

John does use social media. He has  Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram accounts.

His Twitter site followers number an enormous 12.2 million. He has Instagram followers to the tune of 13.4 million. He has more than 46.5 million followers on Facebook account.

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