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Jesse Ventura

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

Personal information

Birthday

1951-07-15

Birth Place

Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Movies and TV shows :

poster

10 Things Every Guy Should Experience

2004

10.0

TV
9/11 Truth: Hollywood Speaks Up

9/11 Truth: Hollywood Speaks Up

2011

5.8

Movie
Abraxas, Guardian of the Universe

Abraxas, Guardian of the Universe

1990

3.5

Movie
Andre the Giant

Andre the Giant

2018

7.3

Movie
poster

Arliss

1996

6.5

TV
AWA Christmas Night 1983

AWA Christmas Night 1983

1983

0.0

Movie
AWA Christmas Show 1983

AWA Christmas Show 1983

1983

0.0

Movie
AWA Super Sunday

AWA Super Sunday

1983

7.5

Movie
Batman & Robin

Batman & Robin

1997

4.4

Movie
Best of the WWF Volume 1

Best of the WWF Volume 1

1985

0.0

Movie
Beyond the Mat

Beyond the Mat

1999

7.3

Movie
Biography: Wrestlemania I

Biography: Wrestlemania I

2022

6.0

Movie
Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports

Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports

1987

0.0

Movie
Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports

Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports

1985

0.0

Movie
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Chelsea

2016

5.1

TV
poster

Conspiracy Theory with Jesse Ventura

2009

8.5

TV
Demolition Man

Demolition Man

1993

6.7

Movie
poster

E! True Hollywood Story

1996

8.0

TV
Hulkamania 3

Hulkamania 3

1988

0.0

Movie
Hulkamania 4

Hulkamania 4

1989

0.0

Movie
poster

Hunter

1984

7.2

TV
If It Bleeds We Can Kill It: The Making of 'Predator'

If It Bleeds We Can Kill It: The Making of 'Predator'

2004

7.0

Movie
Jesse Ventura Shocks the World

Jesse Ventura Shocks the World

2024

0.0

Movie
poster

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2003

5.5

TV
Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun

Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun

1993

0.0

Movie
Major League II

Major League II

1994

5.7

Movie
poster

Minnesota Experience

2018

0.0

TV
poster

Mr. McMahon

2024

8.0

TV
No Holds Barred

No Holds Barred

1989

4.8

Movie
Predator

Predator

1987

7.5

Movie
poster

Real Time with Bill Maher

2003

6.0

TV
poster

Renegade

1992

6.6

TV
Repossessed

Repossessed

1990

5.1

Movie
Ricochet

Ricochet

1991

6.1

Movie
poster

Saturday Night's Main Event

1985

7.9

TV
Saturday Night's Main Event XXXVII

Saturday Night's Main Event XXXVII

2024

7.1

Movie
Savage

Savage

1977

0.0

Movie
Stuck on You

Stuck on You

2003

5.3

Movie
Tag Team Champions

Tag Team Champions

1986

0.0

Movie
Tagteam

Tagteam

1991

7.0

Movie
poster

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

2012

8.3

TV
The Best of the WWF: volume 19

The Best of the WWF: volume 19

1989

0.0

Movie
The Best of the WWF: volume 5

The Best of the WWF: volume 5

1986

0.0

Movie
The Best of the WWF: volume 9

The Best of the WWF: volume 9

1986

0.0

Movie
The Claw

The Claw

2021

10.0

Movie
poster

The Colbert Report

2005

6.8

TV
The Drunk

The Drunk

2014

4.0

Movie
The Making of Trump

The Making of Trump

2015

4.4

Movie
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!

The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!

1988

7.3

Movie
The Obama Deception

The Obama Deception

2009

5.9

Movie
The Running Man

The Running Man

1987

6.5

Movie
poster

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

1992

5.4

TV
poster

The X-Files

1993

8.4

TV
This Was the XFL

This Was the XFL

2017

7.0

Movie
Thunderground

Thunderground

1989

3.0

Movie
WCW Beach Blast

WCW Beach Blast

1992

0.0

Movie
Woodshop

Woodshop

2010

4.5

Movie
WrestleMania II

WrestleMania II

1986

6.4

Movie
Wrestling's Bloopers, Bleeps and Bodyslams!

Wrestling's Bloopers, Bleeps and Bodyslams!

1985

10.0

Movie
Wrestling's Living Legend Bruno Sammartino

Wrestling's Living Legend Bruno Sammartino

1986

0.0

Movie
WWE Hall of Fame 2004

WWE Hall of Fame 2004

2004

8.5

Movie
WWE Hall of Fame: Jesse Ventura

WWE Hall of Fame: Jesse Ventura

2012

10.0

Movie
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: September '85

WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: September '85

1985

0.0

Movie
poster

WWE Pay Per View

1985

0.0

TV
poster

WWE Raw

1993

6.7

TV
WWE Royal Rumble

WWE Royal Rumble

1988

6.9

Movie
WWE SummerSlam 1988

WWE SummerSlam 1988

1988

7.4

Movie
WWE SummerSlam 1989

WWE SummerSlam 1989

1989

6.5

Movie
WWE SummerSlam 1999

WWE SummerSlam 1999

1999

7.2

Movie
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology

WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology

2006

7.4

Movie
WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event

WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event

2009

10.0

Movie
WWE: The Spectacular Legacy of the AWA

WWE: The Spectacular Legacy of the AWA

2006

9.8

Movie
WWF Hulkamania 2

WWF Hulkamania 2

1987

0.0

Movie
WWF Summer Flashback!

WWF Summer Flashback!

1997

10.0

Movie
poster

WWF Wrestling Challenge

1986

6.8

TV
WWF's Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest

WWF's Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest

1985

0.0

Movie