16-time WWE world champ John Cena set the Guinness World Record for granting more wishes – 650 – than anyone else through the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
The 45-year-old Daytime Emmy-nominated producer is ‘the most requested celebrity’ for critically-ill children between the ages of 2½ and 18 using the non-profit to fulfill their dreams.
On Monday, John – who boasts 85.9M social media followers – tweeted: ‘Strive to achieve greatness while never downplaying the importance of goodness.’
Congrats! 16-time WWE world champ John Cena set the Guinness World Record for granting more wishes – 650 – than anyone else through the Make-A-Wish Foundation
Cena has been working with the 42-year-old Phoenix-based charitable organization as far back as 2002.
‘If you ever need me for this ever, I don’t care what I’m doing, I will drop what I’m doing and be involved because I think that’s the coolest thing,’ the Massachusetts-born muscleman told Reuters when he reached 500 wishes.
‘I just drop everything. If I can offer a fantastic experience, I’ll be first in line to do my part.’
According to the Make-a-Wish website, 99% of doctors say wishes help relieve a family from traumatic stress and 87% of alumni say their wish was a turning point in their treatment.
Wish maker: The 45-year-old Daytime Emmy-nominated producer is ‘the most requested celebrity’ for critically-ill children between the ages of 2½ and 18 using the non-profit to fulfill their dreams
On Monday, John – who boasts 85.9M social media followers – tweeted: ‘Strive to achieve greatness while never downplaying the importance of goodness’
Giving back: Cena has been working with the 42-year-old Phoenix-based charitable organization as far back as 2002
The Massachusetts-born muscleman told Reuters when he reached 500 wishes: ‘If you ever need me for this ever, I don’t care what I’m doing, I will drop what I’m doing and be involved because I think that’s the coolest thing. I just drop everything. If I can offer a fantastic experience, I’ll be first in line to do my part’
On September 21, John was cast as ‘legendary Hollywood stuntman Mr. 206’ in the second season of Kevin Hart’s Roku action-hero spoof, Die Hart 2: Die Harter.
‘Any opportunity to work alongside @KevinHart4real is an opportunity to laugh (a lot) and learn (a ton),’ Cena tweeted.
‘A masterclass in life and an overall wonderful human to be around. Grateful to be a part of Die Hart S2!’
It’s unclear when audiences will get to see the Peacemaker star as ex-special forces soldier Chris Van Horne opposite Jackie Chan in Scott Waugh’s long-delayed Chinese-funded action thriller, Snafu.
New gig! On September 21, John was cast as ‘legendary Hollywood stuntman Mr. 206’ in the second season of Kevin Hart’s Roku action-hero spoof, Die Hart 2: Die Harter
Cena tweeted: ‘Any opportunity to work alongside @KevinHart4real is an opportunity to laugh (a lot) and learn (a ton). A masterclass in life and an overall wonderful human to be around. Grateful to be a part of Die Hart S2!’
John – who wrapped his role in late 2018 – publicly apologized to China last year in Mandarin for referring to Taiwan as a ‘country.’
On the personal front, Cena and second wife Shay Shariatzadeh will celebrate their second wedding anniversary on October 12.
The Bubble actor originally met the 33-year-old Sonatype product manager while he was filming Andy Fickman’s 2019 dismally-reviewed comedy Playing with Fire in her native Canada.
Coming soon? It’s unclear when audiences will get to see the Peacemaker star as ex-special forces soldier Chris Van Horne opposite Jackie Chan (R, pictured in 2018) in Scott Waugh’s long-delayed Chinese-funded action thriller, Snafu