John Felix Anthony Cena, born April 23, 1977) is an American professional wrestler, rapper and an actor signed to WWE. Cena is credited by WWE as the public face of that organization. Photo BookletJohn Cena Actor | Soundtrack John Felix Anthony Cena, better known as WWE superstar John Cena, was born on April 23, 1977 in West Newbury, Massachusetts, to Carol (Lupien) and John Cena. He is of Italian (father) and French-Canadian and English (mother) descent, and is the grandson of baseball player Tony Lupien.