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 john felix anthony cena professional wrestler , actor , rapper springfield college
john cena

john felix anthony cena -lrb- born april 23 , 1977 -rrb- is an american professional wrestler , rapper and actor signed to wwe .
cena is the public face of wwe , and has served as its franchise player since 2005 .
cena started his pro wrestling career in 1999 with ultimate pro wrestling , where he held the upw heavyweight championship .
cena signed a developmental contract with the world wrestling federation -lrb- wwf , later renamed to wwe -rrb- in 2001 , debuting on the main roster in 2002 .
as of , cena has won 23 championships , with a record 12 reigns as wwe -lrb- world heavyweight -rrb- champion , three reigns as world heavyweight champion , four reigns as wwe united states champion , and a four-time world tag team champion -lrb- two world tag team and two wwe tag team -rrb- .
he also is a 2012 money in the bank ladder match winner , a two-time royal rumble winner -lrb- 2008 , 2013 -rrb- , and a three-time superstar of the year slammy award winner -lrb- 2009 , 2010 , 2012 -rrb- .
he has the fourth-highest number of combined days as wwe world heavyweight champion , behind bruno sammartino , bob backlund , and hulk hogan .
he has also headlined wwe 's flagship event , wrestlemania , on five occasions -lrb- wrestlemanias 22 , 23 , xxvii , xxviii , and 29 -rrb- over the course of his career .
outside of wrestling , cena has released the rap album `` you ca n't see me '' , which debuted at no. 15 on the us `` billboard '' 200 chart , and starred in the feature films `` the marine '' -lrb- 2006 -rrb- , `` 12 rounds '' -lrb- 2009 -rrb- , and `` legendary '' -lrb- 2010 -rrb- .
cena has also made appearances on television shows including `` manhunt '' , `` deal or no deal '' , `` madtv '' , `` saturday night live '' , `` punk 'd '' , `` psych '' , and `` parks and recreation '' .
he was also a contestant on '' '' , where he made it to the final round before being eliminated , placing third in the overall competition .
cena is involved in numerous philanthropic causes ; most notably with make-a-wish foundation .
cena has granted the most wishes in make-a-wish history .
