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.

The Peacemaker star’s father is of Italian descent, while his mother, Carol Frances, is of English ancestry and half French-Canadian origin. So, to summarize, ‘The Champ’ John Cena, belongs to mixed Italian-American ethnicity.

John Felix Anthony Cena was born on April 23, 1977 in West Newbury, Massachusetts to Carol Cena and John Joseph Cena. He is of Italian (father) and French-Canadian and English (mother) descent, and is the grandson of baseball player Tony Lupien.