John Cena

John Felix Anthony Cena (/ˈsiːnə/ SEE-nə; born April 23, 1977) is an American actor and professional wrestler. As a wrestler, he has been signed to WWE since 2001, where he is the current Undisputed WWE Champion in his record 14th reign, which is his record 17th WWE world championship win overall. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time. John Felix Anthony Cena was born in West Newbury, Massachusetts, on April 23, 1977, to Carol (née Lupien) and former Chaotic Wrestling ring announcer John Joseph Cena. He has one older brother named Dan and three younger brothers named Matt, Steve, and Sean. His maternal grandfather was baseball player Tony Lupien and his maternal great-grandfather was businessman Ulysses J. Lupien; he is also a cousin of computer scientist Natalie Enright Jerger. When Cena was born, his umbilical cord was wrapped three times around his neck. A childhood fan of wrestling, he would create championship belts out of cardboard for himself and his brothers. Cena was educated at Central Catholic High School in Lawrence, Massachusetts, before transferring to the private prep boarding school Cushing Academy in Ashburnham, Massachusetts. He then attended Springfield College in Springfield, Massachusetts, where he was an NCAA Division III All-American center and football team captain. After graduating in 1999 with a degree in exercise physiology and kinesiology, he pursued a bodybuilding career and worked as a limousine driver. He also worked in the store area of Gold's Gym for $6 an hour.