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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
July 15, 1951
Place of Birth
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Also Known As
- James George Jano
- The Body
- Jesse "The Body" Ventura
- Jesse Ventura
- Surf Ventura
Jesse Ventura
0.7 Popularity
Biography
Jesse "The Body" Ventura (born James George Janos) is an American politician, actor, and retired professional wrestler. After achieving fame in WWE, he served as the 38th governor of Minnesota from 1999 to 2003. He was elected governor with the Reform Party and is the party's only candidate to win a major government office. Ventura was a member of the United States Navy Underwater Demolition Team during the Vietnam War. After leaving the military, he embarked on a professional wrestling career as a heel from 1975 to 1986, taking the ring name "Jesse 'the Body' Ventura." He had a lengthy tenure in WWE as a performer and color commentator and was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame class of 2004. In addition to wrestling, Ventura pursued an acting career, appearing in films such as Predator and The Running Man. Ventura entered politics in 1991 when he was elected mayor of Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, a position he held until 1995. He was the Reform Party candidate in the 1998 Minnesota gubernatorial election, running a low-budget campaign centered on grassroots events and unusual advertising that urged citizens not to "vote for politics as usual". In a major upset, Ventura defeated both the Democratic and Republican nominees. Amid internal fights for control over the party, Ventura left the Reform Party a year after taking office and served the remainder of his term as a member of the Independence Party of Minnesota. Since holding public office, Ventura has referred to himself as a "statesman" instead of a politician. As governor, Ventura oversaw reforms of Minnesota's property tax as well as the state's first sales tax rebate. Other initiatives he took included construction of the METRO Blue Line light rail in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area and income tax cuts. Ventura did not run for reelection. After leaving office in 2003, he became a visiting fellow at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government. He has since hosted a number of political television shows on RT America and Ora TV, and written several books. Ventura has been a prominent figure in third-party politics, having repeatedly floated the idea of running for President of the United States as an independent candidate. In late April 2020, Ventura endorsed the Green Party in the 2020 presidential election and showed interest in running for its nomination. He officially joined the Green Party of Minnesota on May 2. On May 7, he confirmed he would not run. The Alaskan division of the Green Party nominated Ventura without his involvement, causing the national party to disown it for abandoning its nominee, Howie Hawkins. Early life
Known For
7.1
Jesse "The Body" Ventura
Saturday Night's Main Event XXXVII
2024
7.9
Self (Archival Footage)
Mr. McMahon
2024
0.0
Self
Jesse Ventura Shocks the World
2024
6.0
Self (archival footage)
Biography: Wrestlemania I
2022
10.0
Himself
The Claw
2021
0.0
Self (archive footage)
Minnesota Experience
2018
🎬
0.0
Self (archive footage)
Trump: Anatomy of a Man
2018
7.3
Self (archive footage)
Andre the Giant
2018
7.0
Himself
This Was the XFL
2017
5.1
Self
Chelsea
2016
Credits
Saturday Night's Main Event XXXVII
as Jesse "The Body" Ventura
2024
7.1
Mr. McMahon
as Self (Archival Footage)
2024
7.9
Jesse Ventura Shocks the World
as Self
2024
0.0
Biography: Wrestlemania I
as Self (archival footage)
2022
6.0
The Claw
as Himself
2021
10.0
Minnesota Experience
as Self (archive footage)
2018
0.0
🎬
Trump: Anatomy of a Man
as Self (archive footage)
2018
0.0
Andre the Giant
as Self (archive footage)
2018
7.3
This Was the XFL
as Himself
2017
7.0
Chelsea
as Self
2016
5.1
The Making of Trump
as Self (archive footage)
2015
3.7
The Drunk
as Governor Littleton
2014
4.0
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
as The Finger (voice)
2012
8.3
WWE Hall of Fame: Jesse Ventura
as Himself
2012
10.0
🎬
9/11 Truth: Hollywood Speaks Up
as Self
2011
5.8
🎬
Woodshop
as Mr. Madson
2010
3.3
Conspiracy Theory with Jesse Ventura
2009
8.5
The Obama Deception
as Self
2009
5.9
WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event
as Himself
2009
10.0
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
as Jesse Ventura
2006
7.9
WWE: The Spectacular Legacy of the AWA
as Self
2006
9.8
The Colbert Report
2005
6.8
WWE Hall of Fame 2004
2004
8.5
🎬
10 Things Every Guy Should Experience
as Self
2004
10.0
Stuck on You
as Jesse Ventura (uncredited)
2003
5.3
Real Time with Bill Maher
as Self
2003
6.0
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
5.5
Joe Somebody
as Himself
2001
5.7
Beyond the Mat
as Self
1999
7.3
WWE SummerSlam 1999
as Referee
1999
7.2
WWF Summer Flashback!
1997
10.0
Batman & Robin
as Arkham Asylum Guard
1997
4.4
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
8.1
Arliss
1996
6.7
Major League II
as White Lightning
1994
5.7
WCW Clash of the Champions XXV
as Jesse "The Body" Ventura (Color Commentary)
1993
0.0
Demolition Man
as CryoCon
1993
6.7
The X-Files
as Man in Black #1
1993
8.4
WCW SuperBrawl III
as Jesse "The Body" Ventura (Color Commentator)
1993
0.0
🎬
Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun
as DMV Testee
1993
1.0
Raw
1993
6.8
Renegade
as Joe Don Butler
1992
6.7
WCW Beach Blast
as Jesse "The Body" Ventura (Commentator)
1992
0.0
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
5.4
Ricochet
as Chewalski
1991
6.1
Tagteam
as Bobby Youngblood
1991
6.3
Abraxas, Guardian of the Universe
as Abraxas
1990
3.5
Repossessed
as Himself
1990
5.2
Hulkamania 4
as Jesse 'The Body' Ventura
1989
0.0
Thunderground
as The Man
1989
2.3
WWE SummerSlam 1989
as Jesse Ventura
1989
6.6
The Best of the WWF: volume 19
as Jesse "The Body" Ventura
1989
0.0
No Holds Barred
as Himself - Commentator #1
1989
4.7
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
as Baseball Announcer (uncredited)
1988
7.3
WWE SummerSlam 1988
as Jesse "The Body" Ventura (Referee)
1988
7.4
Hulkamania 3
as Jesse 'The Body' Ventura
1988
0.0
WWE Royal Rumble
as Jesse "The Body" Ventura (Commentary)
1988
6.5
The Running Man
as Captain Freedom
1987
6.5
Predator
as Blain Cooper
1987
7.5
WWF Hulkamania 2
as Jesse 'The Body' Ventura
1987
0.0
Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports
as Jesse "The Body" Ventura
1987
0.0
The Best of the WWF: volume 9
as Jesse "The Body" Ventura
1986
0.0
WWF Wrestling Challenge
as Jesse 'The Body' Ventura
1986
6.8
🎬
Wrestling's Living Legend Bruno Sammartino
1986
0.0
WrestleMania II
as Jesse "The Body" Ventura (Commentator)
1986
6.4
WrestleMania 2
as Jesse 'The Body' Ventura
1986
0.0
Tag Team Champions
as Jesse Ventura
1986
0.0
The Best of the WWF: volume 5
as Jesse "The Body" Ventura
1986
0.0
🎬
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: September '85
as Jesse "The Body" Ventura
1985
0.0
Saturday Night's Main Event
1985
8.2
Saturday Night's Main Event
as Jesse Ventura
1985
8.2
WrestleMania
1985
0.0
Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports
as Jesse "The Body" Ventura (archive footage)
1985
0.0
Wrestling's Bloopers, Bleeps and Bodyslams!
as Jesse "The Body" Ventura
1985
10.0
WWF's Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest
as Jesse Ventura
1985
0.0
Best of the WWF Volume 1
as Jesse "The Body" Ventura (Ringside)
1985
0.0
Hunter
as Jesse
1984
7.2
Hunter
as Phil Slade
1984
7.2
AWA Christmas Night 1983
as Jesse "The Body" Ventura
1983
0.0
🎬
AWA Christmas Show 1983
as Jesse "The Body" Ventura
1983
0.0
AWA Super Sunday
as Jesse "The Body" Ventura
1983
7.5
Savage
as himself
1977
0.0