CineScope
Jesse Ventura picture

Jesse Ventura

Acting
Known For

73 Years Old

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

Born

Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA on 15th July 1951

All Credits

Real Time with Bill Maher Image
Real Time with Bill Maher
Self
WWF Wrestling Challenge Image
WWF Wrestling Challenge
Jesse 'The Body' Ventura
The Colbert Report Image
The Colbert Report
Jimmy Kimmel Live! Image
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Raw Image
Raw
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno Image
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
The X-Files Image
The X-Files
Man in Black #1
Chelsea Image
Chelsea
Self
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Image
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
The Finger (voice)
Saturday Night's Main Event Image
Saturday Night's Main Event
Jesse Ventura
Saturday Night's Main Event Image
Saturday Night's Main Event
Hunter Image
Hunter
Phil Slade
Hunter Image
Hunter
Jesse
Mr. McMahon Image
Mr. McMahon
Self (Archival Footage)
Renegade Image
Renegade
Joe Don Butler
Minnesota Experience Image
Minnesota Experience
Self (archive footage)
Predator Image
Predator
Blain Cooper
Conspiracy Theory with Jesse Ventura Image
Conspiracy Theory with Jesse Ventura
Arliss Image
Arliss
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! Image
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
Baseball Announcer (uncredited)
The Running Man Image
The Running Man
Captain Freedom
Batman & Robin Image
Batman & Robin
Arkham Asylum Guard
No Image
10 Things Every Guy Should Experience
Self
Demolition Man Image
Demolition Man
CryoCon
E! True Hollywood Story Image
E! True Hollywood Story
Saturday Night's Main Event XXXVII Image
Saturday Night's Main Event XXXVII
Jesse "The Body" Ventura
Ricochet Image
Ricochet
Chewalski
Stuck on You Image
Stuck on You
Jesse Ventura (uncredited)
Major League II Image
Major League II
White Lightning
Repossessed Image
Repossessed
Himself
The Master of Disguise Image
The Master of Disguise
Self (uncredited)
Andre the Giant Image
Andre the Giant
Self (archive footage)
Joe Somebody Image
Joe Somebody
Himself
Thunderground Image
Thunderground
The Man
WWE SummerSlam 1999 Image
WWE SummerSlam 1999
Referee
Abraxas, Guardian of the Universe Image
Abraxas, Guardian of the Universe
Abraxas
No Holds Barred Image
No Holds Barred
Himself - Commentator #1
The Making of Trump Image
The Making of Trump
Self (archive footage)
WrestleMania 2 Image
WrestleMania 2
Jesse 'The Body' Ventura
Beyond the Mat Image
Beyond the Mat
Self
WrestleMania III Image
WrestleMania III
Jesse 'The Body' Ventura
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology Image
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
Jesse Ventura
WCW Beach Blast Image
WCW Beach Blast
Jesse "The Body" Ventura (Commentator)
WrestleMania IV Image
WrestleMania IV
Jesse 'The Body' Ventura
WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event Image
WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event
Himself
WrestleMania Image
WrestleMania
WrestleMania II Image
WrestleMania II
Jesse "The Body" Ventura (Commentator)
WWE SummerSlam 1988 Image
WWE SummerSlam 1988
Jesse "The Body" Ventura (Referee)
WCW SuperBrawl III Image
WCW SuperBrawl III
Jesse "The Body" Ventura (Color Commentator)
WWE SummerSlam 1989 Image
WWE SummerSlam 1989
Jesse Ventura
WWE Royal Rumble Image
WWE Royal Rumble
Jesse "The Body" Ventura (Commentary)
Tagteam Image
Tagteam
Bobby Youngblood
No Image
Wrestling's Living Legend Bruno Sammartino
AWA Super Sunday Image
AWA Super Sunday
Jesse "The Body" Ventura
Biography: Wrestlemania I Image
Biography: Wrestlemania I
Self (archival footage)
WCW Clash of the Champions XXV Image
WCW Clash of the Champions XXV
Jesse "The Body" Ventura (Color Commentary)
WWF Hulkamania 2 Image
WWF Hulkamania 2
Jesse 'The Body' Ventura
WWE: The Spectacular Legacy of the AWA Image
WWE: The Spectacular Legacy of the AWA
Self
No Image
Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun
DMV Testee
The Best of the WWF: volume 9 Image
The Best of the WWF: volume 9
Jesse "The Body" Ventura
This Was the XFL Image
This Was the XFL
Himself
Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports Image
Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports
Jesse "The Body" Ventura
Wrestling's Bloopers, Bleeps and Bodyslams! Image
Wrestling's Bloopers, Bleeps and Bodyslams!
Jesse "The Body" Ventura
WWF Summer Flashback! Image
WWF Summer Flashback!
WWE Hall of Fame: Jesse Ventura Image
WWE Hall of Fame: Jesse Ventura
Himself
The Drunk Image
The Drunk
Governor Littleton
Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports Image
Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports
Jesse "The Body" Ventura (archive footage)
WWE Hall of Fame 2004 Image
WWE Hall of Fame 2004
No Image
9/11 Truth: Hollywood Speaks Up
Self
The Obama Deception Image
The Obama Deception
Self
The Best of the WWF: volume 5 Image
The Best of the WWF: volume 5
Jesse "The Body" Ventura
Hulkamania 3 Image
Hulkamania 3
Jesse 'The Body' Ventura
No Image
Trump: Anatomy of a Man
Self (archive footage)
Hulkamania 4 Image
Hulkamania 4
Jesse 'The Body' Ventura
Best of the WWF Volume 1 Image
Best of the WWF Volume 1
Jesse "The Body" Ventura (Ringside)
The Claw Image
The Claw
Himself
WWF's Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest Image
WWF's Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest
Jesse Ventura
Tag Team Champions Image
Tag Team Champions
Jesse Ventura
No Image
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: September '85
Jesse "The Body" Ventura
AWA Christmas Night 1983 Image
AWA Christmas Night 1983
Jesse "The Body" Ventura
The Best of the WWF: volume 19 Image
The Best of the WWF: volume 19
Jesse "The Body" Ventura
No Image
Woodshop
Mr. Madson
Jesse Ventura Shocks the World Image
Jesse Ventura Shocks the World
Self
No Image
AWA Christmas Show 1983
Jesse "The Body" Ventura
Savage Image
Savage
himself