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Jesse Ventura

Jesse Ventura

Actor · Born 1951-07-15 · Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

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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 bot…

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Predator (1987) — Blain Cooper
  2. Batman & Robin (1997) — Arkham Asylum Guard
  3. The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988) — Baseball Announcer (uncredited)
  4. Demolition Man (1993) — CryoCon
  5. The X-Files (1993) — Man in Black #1
  6. The Running Man (1987) — Captain Freedom
  7. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012) — The Finger (voice)
  8. Stuck on You (2003) — Jesse Ventura (uncredited)
  9. Repossessed (1990) — Himself
  10. Ricochet (1991) — Chewalski
  11. Major League II (1994) — White Lightning
  12. Raw (1993)
  13. The Master of Disguise (2002) — Self (uncredited)
  14. The Colbert Report (2005)
  15. Real Time with Bill Maher (2003) — Self
  16. Joe Somebody (2001) — Himself
  17. Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) — Self
  18. Andre the Giant (2018) — Self (archive footage)
  19. Renegade (1992) — Joe Don Butler
  20. No Holds Barred (1989) — Himself - Commentator #1
  21. The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992)
  22. Hunter (1984) — Jesse
  23. Beyond the Mat (1999) — Self
  24. Mr. McMahon (2024) — Self (Archival Footage)
  25. E! True Hollywood Story (1996)
  26. Chelsea (2016) — Self
  27. Saturday Night's Main Event XXXVII (2024) — Jesse "The Body" Ventura
  28. Abraxas, Guardian of the Universe (1990) — Abraxas
  29. WWE Saturday Night's Main Event (1985)
  30. The Obama Deception (2009) — Self
  31. WrestleMania II (1986) — Jesse "The Body" Ventura (Commentator)
  32. Hulk Hogan: Real American (2026) — Self
  33. WWE Royal Rumble 1988 (1988) — Jesse "The Body" Ventura
  34. WWE SummerSlam 1999 (1999) — Referee
  35. Arli$$ (1996) — Jesse Ventura
  36. Conspiracy Theory with Jesse Ventura (2009)
  37. This Was the XFL (2017) — Himself
  38. WWE SummerSlam 1988 (1988) — Jesse "The Body" Ventura (Referee)
  39. WWE SummerSlam 1989 (1989) — Jesse Ventura
  40. WWE: The Spectacular Legacy of the AWA (2006) — Self