David Otunga is a Harvard-educated lawyer who participates as a professional wrestler with WWE. He first rose to fame as a reality television contestant. Otunga is also romantically involved with former American Idol contestant Jennifer Hudson. The couple welcomed their first child, David Daniel Otunga Jr. on August 10, 2009.http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20297229,00.html
Otunga joined the WWE in 2008 and started his career with Florida Championship Wrestling. He first appeared in a match in 2009, then joined the WWE Raw brand in 2010.http://abovethelaw.com/2008/11/musical-chairs-david-otunga-to----wwe/
Prior to his relationship with Hudson and venture into professional wrestling, Otunga participated in the second season of the VH1 reality show I Love New York in which potential suitors compete for the love of Tiffany Pollard. He was given the nickname of "Punk" and reached the final three on the show before he was eliminated in the 10th episode.http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0885435/
Before the reality series, Otunga worked as an attorney for a Chicago-based law firm from 2006 to 2007. His last held position as an attorney was for the Legal Aid Clinic through the Rainbow PUSH Coalition.http://abovethelaw.com/2007/10/he-feels-pretty-oh-so-pretty/
Personal Life
Otunga met singer and actress Jennifer Hudson in early 2008 and proposed to her seven months later on her birthday, September 12, 2008. Just over a month later Hudson's mother, brother and nephew were murdered in their Chicago-area home. William Balfour, the estranged husband of Hudson's sister, was later arrested for the slayings.http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b188125_jennifer_hudson_on_her_familys_tragic.html
Starting in April of 2009, rumors began to circulate that Hudson was pregnant with her first child. According to MTV, Hudson held a baby shower during Memorial Day weekend and was said to be seven-months along at the time.http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1612959/20090531/hudson__jennifer.jhtml Hudson and Otunga denied the pregnancy for several months, then after it was confirmed, they declined to share the gender of the child with the media. Their son, David Daniel Otunga Jr., was born on August 10, 2009.http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20297229,00.html
David Otunga on Access Hollywood
In this video clip, David Otunga is featured on the celebrity gossip television series Access Hollywood. Otunga speaks about his WWE debut and participation on the reality show WWE NXT. He adds that he and wife Jennifer Hudson think the WWE apparel, which consists of underwear, is a bit strange as he's always in front of crowd of fans.