Line #48 Creator/JohnCena


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3	!!!For Cena's wrestling career, see [[Wrestling/JohnCena this page.]]
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5	John Felix Anthony Cena (born April 23, 1977) is an American professional wrestler and actor. He debuted as a wrestler in 1999 and signed with Wrestling/{{WWE}} in 2001, leading to a long and prolific career and an all-American public image. For more on that, see [[Wrestling/JohnCena his dedicated wrestling page.]]
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7	Cena had a short-lived rap career in 2005 with his album ''You Can't See Me''. He began his acting career in WWE productions ''Film/TheMarine'' and ''Film/TwelveRounds'' in the 2000s, and mostly appeared AsHimself in television guest spots during that decade. Besides the obvious action film roles given to wrestlers-turned-actors, in the 2010s he began to show a penchant for comedy, showing up in works like ''Film/Sisters2015'', ''Film/DaddysHome'', and ''Film/{{Blockers}}''. He's also done some voice acting as the titular role of ''WesternAnimation/{{Ferdinand}}''. He also hosted the reality TV shows ''Series/AmericanGrit'' and ''Series/{{Wipeout\|2008}}'' (the 2021 revival).
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9	In 2020, Cena was cast as the role of ComicBook/{{Peacemaker}} for Creator/JamesGunn's Franchise/DCExtendedUniverse film ''Film/TheSuicideSquad'', which premiered in 2021. He then led the character's titular SpinOff series ''Series/{{Peacemaker\|2022}}'' for Creator/HBOMax.
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11	!!You ''can'' see him...in the following works:
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13	* ''Film/TheMarine'' (2006): John Triton
14	* ''Film/TwelveRounds'' (2009): Danny Fisher
15	* ''Film/{{Legendary}}'' (2010): Mike Chetley
16	* ''WebVideo/{{Fred}}'': Fred's Dad
17	** ''Fred: The Movie'' (2010)
18	** ''Fred 2: Night of the Living Fred'' (2011)
19	** ''Fred: The Show'' (2012)
20	** ''Fred 3: Camp Fred'' (2012)
21	* ''Series/{{Psych}}'' (2010, 2017[[note]]reprised the role in ''Film/PsychTheMovie''[[/note]]): Ewan O'Hara
22	* ''Film/TheReunion'' (2011): Sam Cleary
23	* ''WesternAnimation/TheFlintstonesStoneAgeSmackDown'' (2015): John Cenastone (voice role)
24	* ''Film/{{Trainwreck}}'' (2015): Steven
25	* ''Film/Sisters2015'' (2015): Pazuzu
26	* ''Film/DaddysHome'' (2015, 2017[[note]]''2''[[/note]]): Roger
27	* ''WesternAnimation/SurfsUp2Wavemania'' (2017): JC (voice role)
28	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Ferdinand}}'' (2017): Ferdinand (voice role)
29	* ''Film/TourDePharmacy'' (2017): Gustav Ditters
30	* ''Film/TheWall2017'': Staff Sergeant Shane Matthews
31	* ''Film/{{Blockers}}'' (2018): Mitchell Mannes
32	* ''Film/{{Bumblebee}}'' (2018): Agent Jack Burns
33	* ''Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles'':
34	** ''WesternAnimation/RiseOfTheTeenageMutantNinjaTurtles'': Baron Draxum (voice role)[[note]]Season 1 only; replaced by Creator/RogerCraigSmith in Season 2[[/note]]
35	** ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesMutantMayhem'' (2023): Rocksteady (voice)
36	* ''WesternAnimation/DallasAndRobo'' (2018): Robo (voice role)
37	* ''Film/PlayingWithFire2019'': Jake Carson
38	* ''Film/{{Dolittle}}'' (2020): Yoshi (voice role)
39	* ''Franchise/TheFastAndTheFurious'' films: Jakob Torreto
40	** ''Film/{{F9}}'' (2021)
41	** ''Film/FastX'' (2023)
42	* Franchise/DCExtendedUniverse: Christopher Smith [=/=] ComicBook/{{Peacemaker}}
43	** ''Film/TheSuicideSquad'' (2021)
44	** ''Series/{{Peacemaker\|2022}}'' (2022)
45	* ''Film/VacationFriends'' (2021): Ron
46	* ''Film/{{Barbie\|2023}}'' (2023): Merman Ken
47	* ''Film/{{Argylle}}'' (2024): Wyatt
48	* ''Film/RickyStanicky'' (2024): Rod/"Ricky Stanicky"
49	* ''[[Film/CoyoteVsAcme Coyote vs. Acme]]'' (TBA): Acme's CEO
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51	!!Tropes about his career:
52	* AsHimself: Due to not becoming famous through acting, at the beginning he was often cast for quick guest appearances playing John Cena the wrestler, such as in ''Series/ExtremeMakeoverHomeEdition'' and ''Series/ParksAndRecreation''.
53	* TheHost: He hosted the reality TV show ''Series/AmericanGrit'' and is one of the co-hosts of the ''Series/Wipeout2008''.
54	* LeslieNielsenSyndrome: Outside of wrestling, Cena initially made an attempt at becoming an action star to mixed success. Then he played a LargeHam lunkhead in ''Film/{{Trainwreck}}'' and people discovered just how funny he was, resulting in his subsequently being cast in comedies instead.[[note]]Compare his guest appearance in ''Series/{{Psych}}'', during his action movie phase, where he played Ewan O'Hara as a typical hero role and his cameo in ''Psych: the Movie'' where he was much more animated and plays along with Sean and Gus' antics[[/note]].
55	* NiceGuy: If there is anything he is known for more than a wrestler, it's how nice a guy he is in real life. He's friendly and supportive of his friends, he is happy to give back to his fans, and is extremely kind-hearted, making more contributions to the Make-A-Wish foundation than any other single person in history.
56	* PlayingAgainstType: His film roles occasionally go against his wholesome public image (from wrestling):
57	** In ''WesternAnimation/RiseOfTheTeenageMutantNinjaTurtles'', he voices Baron Draxum, the main antagonist. He was also the original voice for another villain, [[WesternAnimation/GeneratorRex Hunter Cain]] before being replaced by Creator/JohnDiMaggio in his second appearance.
58	** Playing Vin Diesel's evil younger brother Jacob Toretto in ''Film/{{F9}}''. Though by the end of the film he performs a HeelFaceTurn and by ''Film/FastX'' he's become a more typical lighthearted ActionHeroBabysitter.
59	** Portraying a swear-happy, murderous, perverted and [[TestosteronePoisoning hyper-masculine]] {{Eagleland}}er Peacemaker in ''Film/TheSuicideSquad'' and ''Series/{{Peacemaker\|2022}}''.
60	* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Around the time of his wrestling debut Cena was auditioning for the voice role of, get this, [[WesternAnimation/KimPossible Ron Stoppable.]] Just think, if Creator/WillFriedle hadn't earned the spot modern wrestling might look very different.

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