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David Daniel Otunga, Sr. (born April 7, 1980) is an American lawyer, actor and former professional wrestler. He is best known for his time in WWE, where he became a two-time WWE Tag Team Champion, winning it once with John Cena and once with Michael McGillicutty. He competed on the first season of NXT with R-Truth as his pro, and was a member of the professional wrestling stable The Nexus.
| David Otunga | |
|---|---|
Otunga in 2014 | |
| Born | April 7, 1980 Elgin, Illinois |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | David Otunga Dawson Alexander |
| Billed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Billed weight | 229 lb (104 kg) |
| Billed from | Hollywood, California |
| Trained by | Tom Prichard Norman Smiley |
| Debut | May 29, 2009 |
He was engaged to actress Jennifer Hudson.[1] Otunga and Hudson split up in November 2017.[2]
Otunga is the son of a Kenyan father, Moses, and white American mother, Billie, both of whom were educators.[3][4] He is the youngest of three children.[3] He grew up in Elgin, Illinois. Otunga graduated from Larkin High School, with mostly A-grades.[5] Otunga holds a Bachelor's degree in psychology from the University of Illinois.[5] Following his graduation, he moved to New York, where he worked at Columbia University as a lab manager in a cognitive neuroscience center.[5] He later attended Harvard Law School, and passed the bar exam in Illinois .[3][6] Following his graduation, he worked for the Sidley Austin LLP law firm.[3]
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