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Several wrestlers have made the transition from the ring to the movie screen, from Jesse Ventura to Dwayne Johnson to Dave Bautista, but among the most successful has been John Cena , who won a record-breaking 17 world championships at the WWE while carving out a unique screen career for himself. He made his leading man debut with the WWE Studios production "The Marine," which sought to utilize his muscular fame for action stardom, followed by subsequent WWE releases "12 Rounds" and "Legendary." Yet he quickly proved he didn't take himself too seriously with comedic performances in films like "Sisters" and "Trainwreck," and even showed off a softer side as the voice of Ferdinand the Bull in the animated children's movie "Ferdinand.

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