Person Details

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Aliases: James George Jano , The Body , Jesse "The Body" Ventura , Jesse Ventura , Surf Ventura

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

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Movie Involvements: 39

TV Involvements: 7


Most Famous Work

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

Most Famous Work

WWE Raw
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7

WWE Raw

(1993) Jesse "The Body" Ventura (archive footage)
The X-Files
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8

The X-Files

(1993) Man in Black #1
Predator
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8

Predator

(1987) Blain Cooper
WWF Wrestling Challenge
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7

WWF Wrestling Challenge

(1986) Jesse 'The Body' Ventura
Batman & Robin
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4

Batman & Robin

(1997) Arkham Asylum Guard
Demolition Man
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7

Demolition Man

(1993) CryoCon
Hunter
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7

Hunter

(1984) Phil Slade
WWE Pay Per View
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0

WWE Pay Per View

(1985) Jesse "The Body" Ventura (Referee)

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2024 Self
2022 Self (archival footage)
2018 Self (archive footage)
2017 Himself
2016 Self
2015 Self (archive footage)
2014 Governor Littleton
2012 The Finger (voice)
Himself
2011 Himself
2010 Mr. Madson
2009 N/A
Self
Himself
2006 Jesse Ventura
Self
2005 N/A
2004 N/A
Self
2003 Self (uncredited)
Self
N/A
1999 Himself
Referee
1997 Arkham Asylum Guard
1996 N/A
N/A
1994 White Lightning
1993 CryoCon
Man in Black #1
DMV Testee
N/A
Jesse "The Body" Ventura (archive footage)
1992 N/A
Jesse "The Body" Ventura (Commentator)
N/A
1991 Chewalski
Bobby Youngblood
1990 Abraxas
Himself
1989 Jesse 'The Body' Ventura
The Man
Jesse Ventura
Jesse "The Body" Ventura
Himself - Commentator #1
1988 Baseball Announcer (uncredited)
Jesse "The Body" Ventura (Referee)
Jesse 'The Body' Ventura
Jesse "The Body" Ventura (Commentary)
1987 Captain Freedom
Blain Cooper
Jesse 'The Body' Ventura
Jesse "The Body" Ventura
1986 Jesse "The Body" Ventura
Jesse 'The Body' Ventura
N/A
Jesse "The Body" Ventura (Commentator)
Jesse Ventura
Jesse "The Body" Ventura
1985 Jesse "The Body" Ventura
N/A
Jesse "The Body" Ventura (Referee)
Jesse "The Body" Ventura (archive footage)
Jesse "The Body" Ventura
Jesse Ventura
Jesse "The Body" Ventura (Ringside)
1984 Jesse
Phil Slade
1983 Jesse "The Body" Ventura
Jesse "The Body" Ventura
Jesse "The Body" Ventura
1977 himself
Year Character Movie/Tv

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