Cast
Jesse Ventura
Acting
Cast
Jesse Ventura
Known for
Acting
Born
1951-07-15
From
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Also known as James George Jano, The Body, Jesse "The Body" Ventura
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
Predator
as Blain Cooper
Batman & Robin
as Arkham Asylum Guard
Demolition Man
as CryoCon
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
as Baseball Announcer (uncredited)
The Running Man
as Captain Freedom
Stuck on You
as Jesse Ventura (uncredited)
Major League II
as White Lightning
Ricochet
as Chewalski
Joe Somebody
as Himself
Repossessed
as Himself
WrestleMania II
as Jesse "The Body" Ventura (Commentator)
The Master of Disguise
as Self (uncredited)
Beyond the Mat
as Self
No Holds Barred
as Himself - Commentator #1
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
as Jesse Ventura
Saturday Night's Main Event XXXVII
as Jesse "The Body" Ventura
Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun
as DMV Testee
Thunderground
as The Man
Andre the Giant
as Self (archive footage)
9/11 Truth: Hollywood Speaks Up
as Self
WCW Beach Blast
as Jesse "The Body" Ventura (Commentator)
Abraxas, Guardian of the Universe
as Abraxas
WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event
as Himself
Biography: Wrestlemania I
as Self (archival footage)
The Making of Trump
as Self (archive footage)
Hulkamania 6
as Jesse "The Body" Ventura - Commentator
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
as Self
The Best of the WWF: volume 20
as Jesse "The Body" Ventura
Wrestling's Bloopers, Bleeps, & Bodyslams
as Jesse "The Body" Ventura
Hulkamania 3
as Jesse 'The Body' Ventura
WWE Royal Rumble 1988
as Jesse "The Body" Ventura (Commentary)
The British Bulldogs
as Jesse "The Body" Ventura
The Ultimate Warrior
as Jesse "The Body" Ventura
WWF: It's Our Time
as Jesse Ventura
WWE SummerSlam 1999
as Referee
WWF Hulkamania 2
as Jesse 'The Body' Ventura
WWE SummerSlam 1988
as Jesse "The Body" Ventura (Referee)
Best of the WWF Volume 1
as Jesse "The Body" Ventura (Ringside)
This Was the XFL
as Himself
The Brains Behind the Brawn
as Jesse "The Body" Ventura
Macho Madness
as Jesse "The Body" Ventura
WWE SummerSlam 1989
as Jesse Ventura
The Life and Times of Captain Lou Albano
as Jesse "The Body" Ventura
WWE Hall of Fame 2004
as Self
Hulkamania 4
as Jesse 'The Body' Ventura
Tagteam
as Bobby Youngblood
Wrestling's Most Embarrassing Moments
as Jesse "The Body" Ventura
Most Unusual Matches
as Jesse "The Body" Ventura
Villains of the Squared Circle
as Jesse "The Body" Ventura
Demolition: Witness the Power
as Jesse "The Body" Ventura
The WWF's Amazing Managers
as Jesse 'The Body' Ventura
Woodshop
as Mr. Madson
The Obama Deception
as Self
Wrestling Superheroes
as Jesse "The Body" Ventura
The Ken Patera Story
as Jesse "The Body" Ventura
The Best of the WWF: volume 19
as Jesse "The Body" Ventura
The Best of the WWF: volume 14
as Jesse "The Body" Ventura
The Best of the WWF: volume 13
as Jesse "The Body" Ventura
The Best of the WWF: volume 5
as Jesse "The Body" Ventura
Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports
as Jesse "The Body" Ventura (archive footage)
Wrestling's Living Legend Bruno Sammartino
WWE SuperTape: Volume 1
as Jesse "The Body" Ventura
WCW Clash of the Champions XXV
as Jesse "The Body" Ventura (Color Commentary)
WWE Hall of Fame: Jesse Ventura
as Himself
WWE: The Spectacular Legacy of the AWA
as Self
The Claw
as Himself
AWA Super Sunday
as Jesse "The Body" Ventura
Savage
as himself
Wrestling's Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest!
as Jesse "The Body" Ventura
WCW SuperBrawl III
as Jesse "The Body" Ventura (Color Commentator)
WWF Summer Flashback!
The Drunk
as Governor Littleton
Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports
as Jesse "The Body" Ventura
Tag Team Champions
as Jesse Ventura
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: September '85
as Jesse "The Body" Ventura
Hulk Hogan: Real American
as Jesse "The Body" Ventura
Trump: Anatomy of a Man
as Self (archive footage)
Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat
as Jesse "The Body" Ventura
WWE Grudge Match
as Jesse "The Body" Ventura
AWA Christmas Night 1983
as Jesse "The Body" Ventura
Wrestling Tough Guys
as Jesse "The Body" Ventura
Jesse Ventura Shocks the World
as Self
The Best of the WWF: volume 9
as Jesse "The Body" Ventura
If It Bleeds We Can Kill It: The Making of 'Predator'
as Self
AWA Christmas Show 1983
as Jesse "The Body" Ventura
Women of the WWF
as Jesse "The Body" Ventura