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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
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- wc Gender: Male
- calendar_month Birth Date: 1951-07-15
- event Death Date Unknown
- school Known for: Acting
- star Popularity: 1.5
- info Birth Place Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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smart_display Movies and TV shows by Jesse Ventura
7.6
Predator
1987-06-12
6.5
The Running Man
1987-11-13
5.2
Repossessed
1990-09-14
6.8
Demolition Man
1993-10-08
7.4
Beyond the Mat
1999-10-22
5.7
Major League II
1994-03-30
3.5
Abraxas, Guardian of the Universe
1990-12-18
4.8
No Holds Barred
1989-06-02
6
The Obama Deception
2009-03-15
9.8
WWE: The Spectacular Legacy of the AWA
2006-01-01
1
Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun
1993-01-30
0
AWA Christmas Night 1983
1983-12-25
3.3
Woodshop
2010-09-01
2.3
Thunderground
1989-09-01
0
Savage
1977-01-01
0
WCW Beach Blast
1992-06-20
5.8
9/11 Truth: Hollywood Speaks Up
2011-06-10
3.7
The Drunk
2014-02-16
6
Tagteam
1991-01-26
7.9
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
2006-10-17
0
AWA Christmas Show 1983
1983-12-25
0
Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports
1987-01-01
0
Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports
1985-03-01
0
Jesse Ventura Shocks the World
2024-01-16
6
Biography: Wrestlemania I
2022-09-04
0
WWF Hulkamania 2
1987-05-01
0
Hulkamania 3
1988-08-27
0
Best of the WWF Volume 1
1985-01-01
0
Hulkamania 4
1989-11-01
0
The Best of the WWF: volume 5
1986-01-01
0
The Best of the WWF: volume 9
1986-10-15
0
The Best of the WWF: volume 19
1989-07-19
6.1
Ricochet
1991-10-04
10
Wrestling's Bloopers, Bleeps, & Bodyslams
1985-01-01
0
Wrestling's Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest!
1985-01-01
3.7
The Making of Trump
2015-11-30
0
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: September '85
1985-09-22
6.6
WWE Royal Rumble 1988
1988-01-24
10
The Claw
2021-05-13
7.3
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
1988-12-02
7
This Was the XFL
2017-02-02
8.4
WWE Hall of Fame 2004
2004-03-12
4.4
Batman & Robin
1997-06-20
10
WWE Hall of Fame: Jesse Ventura
2012-01-01
7.3
Andre the Giant
2018-04-10
10
WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event
2009-02-10
7.5
AWA Super Sunday
1983-04-24
0
Wrestling's Living Legend Bruno Sammartino
1986-06-06
0
Tag Team Champions
1986-03-01
7.2
WWE SummerSlam 1988
1988-08-29
6.4
WrestleMania II
1986-04-07
6.6
WWE SummerSlam 1989
1989-08-28
7.2
WWE SummerSlam 1999
1999-08-22
5.4
Stuck on You
2003-12-10
10
WWF Summer Flashback!
1997-07-14
7
Saturday Night's Main Event XXXVII
2024-12-14
0
WCW SuperBrawl III
1993-02-21
5.7
Joe Somebody
2001-12-21
0
WCW Clash of the Champions XXV
1993-11-10
0
Trump: Anatomy of a Man
2018-09-01
4
The Master of Disguise
2002-08-02
0
WWF: It's Our Time
1999-11-23
0
The WWF's Amazing Managers
1985-12-31
0
The Best of the WWF: volume 13
1987-10-28
0
Hulkamania 6
1991-11-28
10
The Life and Times of Captain Lou Albano
1986-03-08
0
The Best of the WWF: volume 14
1987-12-15
0
Demolition: Witness the Power
1989-08-09
0
Hulk Hogan: Real American
1989-01-11
0
The Ultimate Warrior
1989-06-28
0
Macho Madness
1988-10-19
4
The British Bulldogs
1986-10-15
0
The Brains Behind the Brawn
1989-03-15
10
Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat
1986-05-02
0
The Ken Patera Story
1987-10-28
9
Most Unusual Matches
1985-01-01
0
Villains of the Squared Circle
1986-06-06
0
Wrestling Superheroes
1990-03-21
0
Wrestling Tough Guys
1990-09-27
0
WWE SuperTape: Volume 1
1990-03-21
0
If It Bleeds We Can Kill It: The Making of 'Predator'
2000-12-26
10
Wrestling's Most Embarrassing Moments
1987-12-15
0
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1987-08-19
0
WWE Grudge Match
1986-03-27
0
The Best of the WWF: volume 20
1989-08-09
6.7
Arli$$
1996-08-10
6.8
Renegade
1992-09-19
5.5
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003-01-26
8.1
E! True Hollywood Story
1996-08-21
5.4
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992-05-25
8.4
The X-Files
1993-09-10
6.9
The Colbert Report
2005-10-17
6.8
Raw
1993-01-11
7.1
Hunter
1984-09-18
8.5
Conspiracy Theory with Jesse Ventura
2009-12-02
10
10 Things Every Guy Should Experience
2004-02-02
6.8
WWF Wrestling Challenge
1986-09-06
7.1
Hunter
1984-09-18
5.1
Chelsea
2016-05-11
8.4
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
2012-09-28
6.1
Real Time with Bill Maher
2003-02-21
7.9
Mr. McMahon
2024-09-25
0
Minnesota Experience
2018-09-17
8.5
Saturday Night's Main Event
1985-05-11
8.5
Saturday Night's Main Event
1985-05-11
8.5
Saturday Night's Main Event
1985-05-11
0
WWF All-Star Wrestling
1975-09-13
0
WWF All-Star Wrestling
1975-09-13
6.8
Raw
1993-01-11
0
WWE Old School
1973-06-30
0
WWE Old School
1973-06-30
8.5
Saturday Night's Main Event
1985-05-11
10
Tuesday Night Titans
1984-05-29
10
Tuesday Night Titans
1984-05-29
10
Tuesday Night Titans
1984-05-29
0
AWA Arena Shows
1981-12-25
0
Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling
1981-09-12
0
Clash of the Champions
1988-03-27