Jesse Ventura
Acting
Born: July 15, 1951 (age 75) · Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Highest Rated
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
Predator
1987
Batman & Robin
1997
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
1988
Demolition Man
1993
The X-Files
1993
The Running Man
1987
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
2012
Stuck on You
2003
Repossessed
1990
Ricochet
1991
Major League II
1994
The Master of Disguise
2002
Photos (2)
Movies (67)
The Running Man
Captain Freedom
Predator
Blain Cooper
Demolition Man
CryoCon
Batman & Robin
Arkham Asylum Guard
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
Baseball Announcer (uncredited)
Stuck on You
Jesse Ventura (uncredited)
Ricochet
Chewalski
Major League II
White Lightning
No Holds Barred
Commentator #1
The Ringer
Motivational Speaker (voice)
Hulkamania 2
Jesse 'The Body' Ventura
WWE Royal Rumble 1988
Jesse "The Body" Ventura
Villains of the Squared Circle
Jesse "The Body" Ventura
Abraxas, Guardian of the Universe
Abraxas
Hulkamania Forever
Jesse "The Body" Ventura
WWF: It's Our Time
Jesse Ventura
WWE Grudge Match
Jesse "The Body" Ventura
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
Jesse Ventura
Most Unusual Matches
Jesse "The Body" Ventura
Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat
Jesse "The Body" Ventura
The Best of the WWF: volume 5
Jesse "The Body" Ventura
Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun
DMV Testee
Demolition: Witness the Power
Jesse "The Body" Ventura
WWE SummerSlam 1988
Jesse "The Body" Ventura (Referee)
Saturday Night's Main Event XXXVII
Jesse "The Body" Ventura
WWE SummerSlam 1989
Jesse Ventura
Thunderground
The Man
WrestleMania II
Jesse "The Body" Ventura (Commentator)
Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports
Jesse "The Body" Ventura
Wrestling's Most Embarrassing Moments
Jesse "The Body" Ventura
Wrestling's Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest!
Jesse "The Body" Ventura
WWE SummerSlam 1999
Referee
The Life and Times of Captain Lou Albano
Jesse "The Body" Ventura
The Ultimate Warrior
Jesse "The Body" Ventura
Hulk Hogan: Real American
Jesse "The Body" Ventura
WWE SuperTape: Volume 1
Jesse "The Body" Ventura
WWF Summer Flashback!
1997
The Brains Behind the Brawn
Jesse "The Body" Ventura
The Best of the WWF: volume 20
Jesse "The Body" Ventura
AWA Super Sunday
Jesse "The Body" Ventura
WCW Beach Blast
Jesse "The Body" Ventura (Commentator)
The Drunk
Governor Littleton
The Ken Patera Story
Jesse "The Body" Ventura
WCW Clash of the Champions XXV
Jesse "The Body" Ventura (Color Commentary)
Wrestling's Bloopers, Bleeps, & Bodyslams
Jesse "The Body" Ventura
WrestleMania: The Greatest Hits
Jesse "The Body" Ventura
Wrestling Superheroes
Jesse "The Body" Ventura
Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports
Jesse "The Body" Ventura (archive footage)
The Best of the WWF: volume 19
Jesse "The Body" Ventura
The Best of the WWF: volume 9
Jesse "The Body" Ventura
Women of the WWF
Jesse "The Body" Ventura
The Best of the WWF: volume 7
Jesse "The Body" Ventura
Best of the WWF Volume 1
Jesse "The Body" Ventura (Ringside)
The Best of the WWF: volume 6
Jesse "The Body" Ventura
The WWF's Amazing Managers
Jesse 'The Body' Ventura
WCW SuperBrawl III
Jesse "The Body" Ventura (Color Commentator)
Macho Madness
Jesse "The Body" Ventura
The Best of the WWF: volume 14
Jesse "The Body" Ventura
Hulkamania 3
Jesse 'The Body' Ventura
AWA Christmas Night 1983
Jesse "The Body" Ventura
The British Bulldogs
Jesse "The Body" Ventura
The Best of the WWF: volume 13
Jesse "The Body" Ventura
Tag Team Champions
Jesse Ventura
Wrestling Tough Guys
Jesse "The Body" Ventura
Hulkamania 4
Jesse 'The Body' Ventura
Hulkamania 6
Jesse "The Body" Ventura - Commentator
Tagteam
Bobby Youngblood
TV Shows (28)
Raw
2 eps
Raw
Jesse Ventura · 1 eps
The Colbert Report
1 eps
The X-Files
Man in Black #1 · 1 eps
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
The Finger (voice) · 1 eps
WWF Superstars
Jesse "The Body" Ventura · 174 eps
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
3 eps
WWF Wrestling Challenge
Jesse 'The Body' Ventura · 15 eps
Renegade
Joe Don Butler · 1 eps
Arli$$
Jesse Ventura · 1 eps
Hunter
Jesse · 1 eps
Hunter
Phil Slade · 1 eps
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
3 eps
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
Jesse Ventura · 1 eps
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
Jesse "The Body" Ventura · 2 eps
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
Jesse "The Body" Ventura (Commentary) · 14 eps
Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling
Jesse "The Body" Ventura · 1 eps
WWF All-Star Wrestling
Jesse 'The Body' Ventura · 9 eps
WWF All-Star Wrestling
Jesse Ventura · 2 eps
WWE Old School
Jesse "The Body" Ventura / Jesse Ventura (Commentary) · 7 eps
WWE Old School
Jesse Ventura (Commentary) · 4 eps
Clash of the Champions
Jesse "The Body" Ventura (Color Commentary) · 1 eps
Tuesday Night Titans
Jesse Ventura · 9 eps
Tuesday Night Titans
Jesse Ventura (Interviewer) · 1 eps
Tuesday Night Titans
Jesse Ventura (Archive footage) · 1 eps
E! True Hollywood Story
2 eps
Conspiracy Theory with Jesse Ventura
22 eps
AWA Arena Shows
Jesse "The Body" Ventura · 1 eps
Self / Appearances (27)
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self · 1 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Real Time with Bill Maher
Self · 1 eps
Chelsea
Self · 1 eps
Mr. McMahon
Self (Archival Footage) · 1 eps
Joe Somebody
Himself
Hulk Hogan: Real American
Self · 4 eps
The Master of Disguise
Self (uncredited)
Beyond the Mat
Self
Repossessed
Himself
Andre the Giant
Self (archive footage)
In Search of Tomorrow
Self
Minnesota Experience
Self (archive footage) · 1 eps
The Making of Trump
Self (archive footage)
WWE: The Spectacular Legacy of the AWA
Self
WWE Hall of Fame 2004
Self
This Was the XFL
Himself
WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event
Himself
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
Self
If It Bleeds We Can Kill It: The Making of 'Predator'
Self
The Obama Deception
Self
WWE Hall of Fame: Jesse Ventura
Himself
Biography: Wrestlemania I
Self (archival footage)
Predator: Old Painless
Self
Savage
himself
Jesse Ventura Shocks the World
Self
The Claw
Himself