David Otunga

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	(1980-04-07) April 7, 1980 (age 45) 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]

Early life

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]

Championships

• Pro Wrestling Illustrated
  • PWI Feud of the Year (2010) (The Nexus vs. WWE)^[7]
  • PWI Most Hated Wrestler of the Year (2010) (as part of The Nexus)^[8]
  • PWI Rookie of the Year (2010)^[9]
  • He was ranked #84 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2012.^[10]
• World Wrestling Entertainment/WWE
  • WWE Tag Team Championship (2 times) (with John Cena (1)^[11] and Michael McGillicutty (1))^[12]
  • Slammy Award for Shocker of the Year (2010) (the debut of The Nexus)^[13]
  • Slammy Award for Pee-wee Herman Bowtie Award (2011)^[14]

• Wrestling Observer Newsletter
  • Worst Television Announcer (2016)^[15]