
Jesse Ventura
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 | Acting |
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Most Rating | 0.105 |
Birthday | 1951-07-15 |
Place of Birth | Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA |
Also Known As | James George Jano, The Body, Jesse "The Body" Ventura, Jesse Ventura, Surf Ventura, |

1987

Predator
7.53/8264
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1987

The Running Man
6.5/2434
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1990

Repossessed
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1993

Demolition Man
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1999

Beyond the Mat
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1994

Major League II
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1990

Abraxas, Guardian of the Universe
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1989

No Holds Barred
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2009

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2006

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1993

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1983

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2010

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1989

Thunderground
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1977

Savage
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1992

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2011

9/11 Truth: Hollywood Speaks Up
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2014

The Drunk
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1991

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2006

WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
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1983

AWA Christmas Show 1983
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1987

Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports
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1985

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2024

Jesse Ventura Shocks the World
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2022

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1987

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1988

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1985

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1989

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1986

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1986

The Best of the WWF: volume 9
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1989

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1991

Ricochet
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1985

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1985

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2015

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1985

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1988

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10/1
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1988

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2017

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2004

WWE Hall of Fame 2004
8.5/2
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1997

Batman & Robin
4.363/5072
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2012

WWE Hall of Fame: Jesse Ventura
10/1
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2018

Andre the Giant
7.3/144
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2009

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1983

AWA Super Sunday
7.5/1
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1986

Wrestling's Living Legend Bruno Sammartino
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1986

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1988

WWE SummerSlam 1988
7.4/7
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1986

WrestleMania II
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1989

WWE SummerSlam 1989
6.6/6
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1999

WWE SummerSlam 1999
7.2/13
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2003

Stuck on You
5.334/668
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1997

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10/1
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2004

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2024

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7.181/47
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1993

WCW SuperBrawl III
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2001

Joe Somebody
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