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John Cena

Highest Rated: 95% Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (2023)

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

95% 90% Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem Watchlist
91% 75% Bumblebee
Watchlist
90% 82% The Suicide Squad Watchlist 88% 83% Barbie Watchlist
84% 66% Trainwreck
Watchlist
84% 51% Blockers Watchlist 70% 52% Ferdinand Watchlist 65% 42% The Wall Watchlist 60% 52% Sisters Watchlist 59% 82% F9 The Fast Saga Watchlist

Filmography

Movies

Credit
32% 51% Jackpot! Unknown (Character),
Executive Producer
- 2024
No Score Yet 17% Die Hart 2: Die Harter Mr. 206 (Character) - 2024
46% 69% Ricky Stanicky Ricky Stanicky (Rod) (Character) - 2024
33% 71% Argylle Unknown (Character) $45.2M 2024
11% 77% Freelance Mason Pettis (Character) $5.3M 2023
21% 38% Vacation Friends 2 Ron (Character) - 2023
95% 90% Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem Rocksteady (Voice) $118.4M 2023
25% 54% Hidden Strike Chris Van Horne (Character) - 2023
88% 83% Barbie Ken (Character) $636.2M 2023
56% 84% Fast X Jakob (Character) $573.9M 2023
35% 67% The Independent Nate Sterling (Character),
Executive Producer
- 2022
58% 55% Vacation Friends Ron (Character) - 2021
90% 82% The Suicide Squad Peacemaker (Character) $55.8M 2021
59% 82% F9 The Fast Saga Jakob (Character) $173.0M 2021
15% 76% Dolittle Yoshi (Voice) $77.0M 2020
24% 77% Playing With Fire Jake (Character) $20.5M 2019
91% 75% Bumblebee Agent Burns (Character) $127.2M 2018
84% 51% Blockers Mitchell (Character) $59.8M 2018
70% 52% Ferdinand Ferdinand (Voice) $84.2M 2017
21% 51% Daddy's Home 2 Roger (Character) $104.0M 2017
65% 42% The Wall Shane Matthews (Character) $1.8M 2017
No Score Yet 32% Surf's Up 2: WaveMania J.C. (Voice) - 2017
31% 49% Daddy's Home Cool Dad (Character) $150.3M 2015
60% 52% Sisters Pazuzu (Character) - 2015
84% 66% Trainwreck Steven (Character) - 2015
No Score Yet 68% The Flintstones and WWE: Stone Age Smackdown John Cenastone (Voice) - 2015
No Score Yet 47% Fred 3: Camp Fred Mr. Figglehorn (Character) - 2012
No Score Yet 90% WWE Extreme Rules 2011 Unknown (Character) - 2011
No Score Yet 40% Fred 2: Night of the Living Fred Fred's Dad (Character) - 2011
9% 32% The Reunion Sam Cleary (Character) - 2011
No Score Yet 89% WWE: TLC - Tables, Ladders and Chairs 2009 Unknown (Character) - 2010
20% 60% Legendary Mike Chetley (Character) $191.9K 2010
0% 41% Fred: The Movie Fred's Dad (Character) - 2010
31% 45% 12 Rounds Det. Danny Fisher (Character) $12.2M 2009
No Score Yet 78% WWE - The Bash 2009 - Sacramento CA - June 28, 2009 PPV Unknown (Character) - 2009
No Score Yet 67% WWE: Bragging Rights 2009 Unknown (Character) - 2009
17% 60% The Marine John Triton (Character) $18.8M 2006

TV

Credit
No Score Yet No Score Yet Wipeout Host 2021-2025
85% 76% The Simpsons Himself (Guest Voice) 2024
No Score Yet 86% Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Baron Draxum (Voice) 2018-2020 2024
No Score Yet 42% Jimmy Kimmel Live! Guest 2009 2015 2018 2020-2021 2024
No Score Yet No Score Yet WWE: Next Gen Executive Producer,
Self
2024
No Score Yet 28% The Drew Barrymore Show Guest 2022 2024
No Score Yet 54% The Kelly Clarkson Show Guest 2019-2020 2024
No Score Yet 44% The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Guest 2015-2022 2024
No Score Yet 48% The Late Show With Stephen Colbert Guest 2016 2021 2024
No Score Yet 44% Die Hart Mr. 206 (Character) 2023
No Score Yet No Score Yet WWE Evil Host 2022
93% 89% Peacemaker Peacemaker (Character),
Co-Executive Producer
2022
No Score Yet 55% Late Night With Seth Meyers Guest 2015 2018-2019 2021-2022
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Ellen DeGeneres Show Guest,
Host
2016 2018-2019 2021-2022
No Score Yet No Score Yet Dallas & Robo Robo (Voice),
Executive Producer
2020
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Talk Guest 2020
No Score Yet 18% The Late Late Show With James Corden Guest 2016-2017 2020
82% 16% A Little Late With Lilly Singh Guest 2019
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 Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen Guest 2014 2019
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 Guest 2018
No Score Yet No Score Yet Total Bellas Other (Character),
Self
2016-2018
No Score Yet No Score Yet Desus & Mero Guest 2018
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Bachelor Guest 2018
No Score Yet No Score Yet Harry Guest 2016-2017
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Chew Guest 2012 2017
No Score Yet No Score Yet Carpool Karaoke: The Series Music Performer 2017
63% 60% American Grit Executive Producer,
Host
2016-2017
No Score Yet 57% Saturday Night Live Host 2016
38% 76% Maya & Marty Guest 2016
No Score Yet 11% The View Guest 2014 2016
No Score Yet No Score Yet Conan Guest 2016
No Score Yet No Score Yet Total Divas Self 2013-2016
No Score Yet No Score Yet WWE Tough Enough Self 2011 2015
93% 89% Parks and Recreation Unknown (Guest Star) 2015
No Score Yet No Score Yet Larry King Now Guest 2012 2014
No Score Yet No Score Yet Late Night With Jimmy Fallon Guest 2009-2010 2012
No Score Yet 88% Hannah Montana Himself (Guest Star) 2010
100% No Score Yet True Jackson, VP Himself/Tate Blizzard (Guest Star) 2010
89% 94% Psych Unknown (Guest Star) 2010
No Score Yet No Score Yet Late Night With Conan O'Brien Guest 2006 2008
No Score Yet No Score Yet MADtv Unknown (Guest Star) 2005-2006