1951-07-15 ( 73 years old ) in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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
Movies
Saturday Night's Main Event XXXVII
2024-12-14
Jesse Ventura Shocks the World
2024-01-16
Biography: Wrestlemania I
2022-09-04
The Claw
2021-05-13
Andre the Giant
2018-04-10
This Was the XFL
2017-02-02
The Making of Trump
2015-11-30
The Drunk
2014-02-16
WWE Hall of Fame: Jesse Ventura
2012-01-01
9/11 Truth: Hollywood Speaks Up
2011-06-10
Woodshop
2010-09-01
The Obama Deception
2009-03-15
WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event
2009-02-10
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
2006-10-17
WWE: The Spectacular Legacy of the AWA
2006-01-01
WWE Hall of Fame 2004
2004-03-12
Stuck on You
2003-12-10
Joe Somebody
2001-12-21
Beyond the Mat
1999-10-22
WWE SummerSlam 1999
1999-08-22
WWF Summer Flashback!
1997-07-14
Batman & Robin
1997-06-20
Major League II
1994-03-30
WCW Clash of the Champions XXV
1993-11-10
Demolition Man
1993-10-08
WCW SuperBrawl III
1993-02-21
WCW Beach Blast
1992-06-20
Ricochet
1991-10-04
Tagteam
1991-01-26
Abraxas, Guardian of the Universe
1990-12-18
Repossessed
1990-09-14
Hulkamania 4
1989-11-01
Thunderground
1989-09-01
WWE SummerSlam 1989
1989-08-28
The Best of the WWF: volume 19
1989-07-19
No Holds Barred
1989-06-02
WWE SummerSlam 1988
1988-08-29
Hulkamania 3
1988-08-27
WWE Royal Rumble
1988-01-24
The Running Man
1987-11-13
Predator
1987-06-12
WWF Hulkamania 2
1987-05-01
Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports
1987-01-01
The Best of the WWF: volume 9
1986-10-15
Wrestling's Living Legend Bruno Sammartino
1986-06-06
WrestleMania II
1986-04-07
Tag Team Champions
1986-03-01
The Best of the WWF: volume 5
1986-01-01
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: September '85
1985-09-22
Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports
1985-03-01
Best of the WWF Volume 1
1985-01-01
Wrestling's Bloopers, Bleeps and Bodyslams!
1985-01-01
AWA Christmas Night 1983
1983-12-25
AWA Christmas Show 1983
1983-12-25
AWA Super Sunday
1983-04-24
Savage
1977-01-01
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