John Cena
Cena in 2011, Helga Esteb / Shutterstock.com
Birth Name: John Felix Anthony Cena
Place of Birth: West Newbury, Massachusetts, U.S.
Date of Birth: April 23, 1977
Ethnicity:
*father – Italian
*mother – French-Canadian, English
John Cena is an American professional wrestler, actor, rapper, and reality television show host. He has the most world championship reigns in WWE history. He has had leading roles in the films The Marine, 12 Rounds, Legendary, The Reunion, Trainwreck, Sisters, The Wall (2017), Daddy’s Home 2, Blockers, Bumblebee, Playing with Fire, F9 and Fast X, The Suicide Squad, Vacation Friends, and The Independent, and, in voice role, Scooby-Doo! WrestleMania Mystery, Surf’s Up 2: WaveMania, Ferdinand, and Dolittle. He has also starred on the show Peacemaker, and, in voice-over, Dallas & Robo; appeared in the Fred franchise, and hosted American Grit, Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader?, and Wipeout. He has also been credited as Juan Cena, The Prototype, and Mr. P.
John is the son of Carol Frances (Lupien) and John Joseph Cena, who was a ring announcer for Chaotic Wrestling. His father is of Italian descent. His mother is of half French-Canadian and around half Colonial American (English) ancestry. John’s maternal grandfather was professional baseball player Tony Lupien. John is married to Shay Shariatzadeh.
The word Cena means “dinner” or “supper” in Italian.
He is a cousin of hip hop artist Tha Trademarc and computer scientist Natalie Enright Jerger.
John’s paternal grandfather was Felix Joseph Cena (the son of Agostino/August Cena and Madalena/Madolena Baleyns/Balegno). Felix was born in Tovey, Christian, Illinois, to Italian parents. Agostino was born in Livorno/Leghorn, Province of Livorno, Tuscany, the son of Guiseppe Cena and Margaret. Madalena was the daughter of Felice Baleyns/Belegante and Angela Gralia.
John’s paternal grandmother was Caterino Ann “Catherine”/Katherine DiVincenzo (the daughter of Antonio DiVincenzo and Felicia/Felecia Sardella/Saedella/Sardelli). Caterino was born in Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, to Italian parents, from Pontecorvo, Province of Frosinone, Lazio. Antonio was the son of Domenico Ludovico DiVincenzo.
John’s maternal grandfather was Ulysses John “Tony” Lupien, Jr. (the son of Ulysses John Lupien and Eugenie Marie Gosselin). John’s grandfather Tony Lupien was born in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, the son of parents who were of French-Canadian descent. John’s great-grandfather Ulysses J. Lupien was a businessperson and politician, who was City Manager of Lowell, Massachusetts. He was the son of Francois Xavier “Frank” Lupien, who was from St-Ours, Québec, and of Laura Mary/Marie Brusseau/Brouseau, who was from St-Jean, Québec. Eugenie was born in Matane, Québec, the daughter of Desiré J. Gosselin and Gracieuse “Grace” Guay.
John’s maternal grandmother was Natalie Nichols (the daughter of Charles Nichols and Julia/Julie Ellen/Helena Skelton). Natalie was born in Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts, and had deep Colonial American (English) roots, going back to the 1600s. Charles was the son of Charles H. Nichols and Martha Emma Dix. He was the Executive Secretary of the Massachusetts Republican State Committee. Julia was the daughter of Horace T. Skelton and Julia C. Hobbs.
Some web sites claim that John has Arbereshe ancestry. The Arbereshe are an ethnic Albanian group that moved to Southern Italy and Sicily in the 1500s. These claims have not been verified.
Sources: Genealogies of John Cena – http://www.geni.com
https://famouskin.com
https://www.wikitree.com
John’s paternal grandfather, Felix Joseph Cena, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
John’s paternal grandmother, Caterino Ann “Catherine”/Katherine DiVincenzo, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Marriage record of John’s maternal great-grandparents, Charles Nichols and Julia/Julie Ellen Skelton – https://www.familysearch.org
http://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=cena
Cena does not appear to be a surname with any Albanian origins.
CORRECTION
Leghorn is this proper English name for the city known is Italian as Livorno. (it is known in French as Livourne)
You’re an idiot. Why would an Italian place needs to have a ‘proper English name’? GTFO
Cena is not an Arberesh surname,maybe there’s some confusion because it is a Gypsy one.
In Italy sometimes they are mistaken
Yes, there is a Sinti clan named Cena.
You can find people like him from central Italy all the way to the south. People who say X person looks French or Italian or X person doesn’t look French or Italian just because they’re either dark or light just show that they’ve never been to these countries once in their lives because both France and Italy are the most heterogeneous countries in all of Europe. Italians and French people can look like anything. No other country in Europe has as diverse phenotypes in their land as France and Italy does. Even in the north all Italians don’t look the same just as it is in central and the south. This percieved Italian/French look is largely based on America’s limited experience with both these groups. All of their Italians are mostly Sicilians (who also look different from each other). They have no identity how diverse of a country Italy is.
Looks more British/French than Italian.
i don’t thik you ever been to italy or saw a real italians
check on youtube this north italian people
federica fontana
maddalena corvaglia
alessia marcuzzi
paola barale
ilary blasi
antonella clerici
laura chiatti
laura freddi
check on yahoo “Racial reality italians geocities”
You don’t need to post only north italians to show how diverse Italian phenotypes are. It can be observed all over. This sentiment on how Italians should look seems to come mostly from Americans whose idea on Italians is entirely based on Hollywood mafia movies played by mostly non italian actors to begin with. Ironically their idea on Italians isn’t the only flawed view on ethnicity they have. They’re also ignorant of the diversity in British or German phenotypes as well. In America all Germans are thought to be fair and blonde however most of the German American immigrants were the total opposite as most were Bavarians.
His father was Mexican. I read this somewhere…..
He does not look very Italian.
yeah he doesn’t much
too much steroids!
i don’t thik you ever been to italy or saw a real italians
check on youtube this north italian people
federica fontana
maddalena corvaglia
alessia marcuzzi
paola barale
ilary blasi
antonella clerici
laura chiatti
laura freddi
check on yahoo “Racial reality italians geocities”
i don’t thik you ever been to italy or saw a real italians
check on youtube this north italian people
federica fontana
maddalena corvaglia
alessia marcuzzi
paola barale
ilary blasi
antonella clerici
laura chiatti
laura freddi
check on yahoo “Racial reality italians geocities”