
John Cena
Highest Rated: 91% Bumblebee (2018)
Lowest Rated: 0% Fred: The Movie (2010)
Birthday: Apr 23, 1977
Birthplace: West Newbury, Massachusetts, USA
World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) wrestler John Cena's prodigious physicality and likable persona allowed him to successfully transition to feature films, where he showed a particular talent for comedy in such films as "Trainwreck" (2015), "Sisters" (2015) and "Blockers" (2018). Born John Felix Anthony Cena, Jr., on April 23, 1977 in West Newbury, Massachusetts, he hailed from a family with a history of athletics - his grandfather, Tony Lupien, played for the Boston Red Sox and was later a successful coach and sports author - and an affinity for wrestling, due largely to his father, John Cena, Sr., a one-time ring announcer who would become something of a satellite celebrity in professional wrestling during his son's rise to fame. Cena, Jr., excelled at football at both Cushing Academy and Springfield College, where he was an All-American Division III center. Despite his penchant for weightlifting, Cena was considered too small of build to pursue a career in professional football, and after earning his degree in exercise physiology in 1998, he headed to Los Angeles, California to try his hand at bodybuilding. While training and working at Gold's Gym in Venice Beach, he was encouraged by a co-worker to try his hand at professional wrestling. He attended a training school operated by Ultimate Pro Wrestling (UPW), an independent promotion that provided him with his entry into the business. Billed as a cyborg-like character called "The Prototype," Cena made his debut in 1999 and rose swiftly in UPW's ranks to capture the UPW heavyweight title in a single year. Famed wrestling talent scout Jim Ross saw Cena's performance in the ring and arranged for a contract with Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW), the development company for the WWE. Cena took the OVW heavyweight and tag team belts in 2002, and after several rounds of tryouts with WWE talent, was brought into the promotion's main roster. His official debut with WWE came in 2002 on an episode of "SmackDown" (UPN/CW/MyNetworkTV/SyFy/USA Network, 1999- ) as part of an open call by company president Vince McMahon. Cena stepped in to answer an open challenge from wrestler Kurt Angle to one of the company's premier "heels," (villainous characters) and though he lost the match, both McMahon and "SmackDown" viewers took note of his energy and athleticism. His rise with the WWE was swift following defeats of top wrestlers like Chris Jericho and Chavo Guerrero in 2002; by the following year, Cena - who had adopted the persona of a rapper called "The Doctor of Thuganomics" and began his bouts with a freestyle rap - began pursuing the WWE Championship with a vengeance, facing such top contenders as Brock Lesnar and Chris Benoit. He captured his first WWE title, the United States Championship, by defeating the Big Show in 2004, and followed it with a world championship belt by besting JBL the following year. He then moved to the WWE's Raw brand, where he briefly lost to his title to Angle and the Edge before successfully defending it in a series of high-profile matches against the promotion's biggest names, including the Samoan champ Umaga in 2006. Now a bona fide superstar within the WWE ranks, the promotion's motion picture wing, WWE Studios, began to craft a film career for Cena, which began with the military action drama "The Marine" (2006). A modest success during its theatrical release, it fared better on home video, and was soon followed by the crime thriller "12 Rounds" (2009), the sports drama "Legendary" (2010) and the comedy "Fred: The Movie" (2010), a vehicle for Lucas Cruikshank's YouTube character. But his primary showcase remained the WWE, which had refashioned Cena's ring persona into a sort of heroic Everyman, decked out in t-shirts and baseball caps rather than the outrageous costumes worn by most of the promotion's talent. For the next decade, Cena was locked in combat with the sport's most popular and powerful competitors, including Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Kane, AJ Styles, The Undertaker, Triple H and Shawn Michaels, and defended his championship title ten times between 2007 and 2017. But by the time of the final win, Cena had already established himself as a capable film actor, with a particular talent for comedy, as evidenced by such fearless turns in "Trainwreck," for which he played Amy Schumer's hyper-masculine boyfriend, and "Sisters," which cast him as a colossal drug dealer opposite stars Tina Fey and Amy Poehler. He also made forays into feature animation, lending his voice to "Surf's Up 2: WaveMania" (2017) and as the thoughtful title role in "Ferdinand" (2017). In 2018, he showed his ability to mix his physicality with comedy in the raucous comedy "Blockers," and underscored his appeal with younger viewers as a sympathetic government agent in "Bumblebee" (2018). The following year, he was announced as the newest cast member in the "Fast and Furious" franchise's ninth title, which was slated for 2020.
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Highest Rated Movies
Filmography
Movies
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Suicide Squad | Peacemaker (Character) | - | 2021 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Fast & Furious 9 | Jakob Toretto (Character) | - | 2021 |
13% | 76% | Dolittle | Yoshi (Voice) | $77M | 2020 |
22% | 77% | Playing With Fire | Jake (Character) | $20.5M | 2019 |
91% | 74% | Bumblebee | Agent Burns (Character) | $127.2M | 2018 |
84% | 50% | Blockers | Mitchell (Character) | $59.8M | 2018 |
21% | 51% | Daddy's Home 2 | Roger (Character) | $104M | 2017 |
65% | 42% | The Wall | Shane Matthews (Character) | $1.8M | 2017 |
72% | 51% | Ferdinand | Ferdinand (Voice) | $84.2M | 2017 |
No Score Yet | 45% | Surf's Up 2: WaveMania | Unknown (Voice) | - | 2017 |
60% | 52% | Sisters | Pazuzu (Character) | - | 2015 |
31% | 49% | Daddy's Home | Cool Dad (Character) | $150.3M | 2015 |
84% | 66% | Trainwreck | Steven (Character) | - | 2015 |
No Score Yet | 69% | The Flintstones and WWE: Stone Age Smackdown | John Cenastone (Voice) | - | 2015 |
No Score Yet | 42% | Fred 3: Camp Fred | Mr. Figglehorn (Character) | - | 2012 |
8% | 33% | The Reunion | Sam Cleary (Character) | - | 2011 |
No Score Yet | 35% | Fred 2: Night of the Living Fred | Fred's Dad (Character) | - | 2011 |
No Score Yet | 90% | WWE Extreme Rules 2011 | Unknown (Character) | - | 2011 |
18% | 59% | Legendary | Mike Chetley (Character) | $191.9K | 2010 |
0% | 36% | Fred: The Movie | Fred's Dad (Character) | - | 2010 |
No Score Yet | 89% | WWE: TLC - Tables, Ladders and Chairs 2009 | Unknown (Character) | - | 2010 |
No Score Yet | 80% | WWE - The Bash 2009 - Sacramento CA - June 28, 2009 PPV | Unknown (Character) | - | 2009 |
30% | 45% | 12 Rounds | Det. Danny Fisher (Character) | $12.2M | 2009 |
No Score Yet | 67% | WWE: Bragging Rights 2009 | Unknown (Character) | - | 2009 |
20% | 60% | The Marine | John Triton (Character) | $18.8M | 2006 |
TV
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Good Morning America | Guest | 2019-2020 2016 2014 |
No Score Yet | 52% | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Guest | 2015-2020 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Dallas & Robo | Robo (Voice) | 2020 |
No Score Yet | 63% | Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Baron Draxum (Voice) | 2018-2020 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Entertainment Studios.TV | Guest | 2020 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Access Daily | Guest | 2020 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Today 3rd Hour | Guest | 2020 |
No Score Yet | 46% | The Kelly Clarkson Show | Guest | 2019-2020 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Talk | Guest | 2020 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Extra | Guest | 2020 2018 2016 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Entertainment Tonight |
Guest, Host |
2019-2020 |
No Score Yet | 33% | The Late Late Show With James Corden | Guest | 2020 2016-2017 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Guest | 2020 2018 2015 2009 |
82% | 14% | A Little Late With Lilly Singh | Guest | 2019 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Strahan & Sara | Guest | 2019 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Today With Hoda & Jenna | Guest | 2019 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Live with Kelly and Ryan | Guest | 2019 |
No Score Yet | 34% | Late Night With Seth Meyers | Guest | 2018-2019 2015 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader |
Executive Producer, Host |
2019 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Substitute | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2019 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Ellen DeGeneres Show |
Guest, Host |
2018-2019 2016 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Entertainment Tonight Canada | Guest | 2018-2019 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen | Guest | 2019 2014 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Today With Kathie Lee & Hoda | Guest | 2016-2018 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Today | Guest | 2014-2018 2012 2010 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Graham Norton Show | Guest | 2018 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Keep It Spotless | Executive Producer | 2018 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Daily Show With Trevor Noah | Guest | 2018 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Total Bellas | Other (Character) | 2016-2018 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Chatter | Guest | 2018 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Popcorn | Guest | 2018 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Desus & Mero | Guest | 2018 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Access Hollywood | Guest | 2017-2018 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | TeenNick Top 10 |
Unknown (Guest Star), Guest |
2017-2018 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Bachelor | Guest | 2018 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Celebrity Page | Guest | 2017-2018 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Steve | Guest | 2017 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Harry | Guest | 2016-2017 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Chew | Guest | 2017 2012 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Carpool Karaoke | Music Performer | 2017 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Today's Take | Guest | 2016-2017 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | American Grit |
Executive Producer, Host |
2016-2017 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | etalk | Guest | 2017 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Saturday Night Live | Host | 2016 |
No Score Yet | 38% | The Late Show With Stephen Colbert | Guest | 2016 |
38% | 77% | Maya & Marty | Guest | 2016 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The View | Guest | 2016 2014 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Conan | Guest | 2016 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Live! With Kelly and Michael | Guest | 2012-2015 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Meredith Vieira Show | Guest | 2015 |
93% | 89% | Parks and Recreation | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2015 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Larry King Now | Guest | 2014 2012 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Katie | Guest | 2014 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Bethenny | Guest | 2013 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Late Night With Jimmy Fallon | Guest | 2012 2009-2010 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | ES.TV | Guest | 2010 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hannah Montana | Himself (Guest Star) | 2010 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | True Jackson, VP |
Himself/ |
2010 |
89% | 92% | Psych | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2010 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Live With Regis and Kelly | Guest | 2009 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Late Night With Conan O'Brien | Guest | 2008 2006 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | MADtv | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2005-2006 |
QUOTES FROM John Cena CHARACTERS
Pazuzu says: [describing drugs for sale] That shit there's from Kenya. It's supposed to be a scurvy cure for slope back gorillas, but for humans, it just makes them violently masturbate.
Pazuzu says: That shit there's from Kenya. It's supposed to be a scurvy cure for slope back gorillas, but for humans, it just makes them violently masturbate.
Pazuzu says: My safe word is "keep going."
Pazuzu says: My safe word is keep going.
Mike Chetley says: Who are you?
Fred's Dad says: MY TIME IS NOW!