Jesse Ventura
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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
As Actor/Actress
WWE Raw
Real Time with Bill Maher
Self
Los Expedientes Secretos X
Man in Black #1
The Colbert Report
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Las Tortugas Ninja
The Finger (voice)
Arli$$
Jesse Ventura
Renegade
Joe Don Butler
WWF Superstars
Jesse "The Body" Ventura
Hunter
Jesse
WWF Wrestling Challenge
Jesse 'The Body' Ventura
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
Chelsea
Self
Depredador
Blain Cooper
WWE Pay Per View
Batman & Robin
Arkham Asylum Guard
El demoledor
CryoCon
¿Y dónde está el policía?
Baseball Announcer (uncredited)
WWE Old School
Jesse "The Body" Ventura / Jesse Ventura (Commentary)
La Carrera Mortal: El sobreviviente
Captain Freedom
WWF All-Star Wrestling
Jesse 'The Body' Ventura
Clash of the Champions
Jesse "The Body" Ventura (Color Commentary)
Tuesday Night Titans
Jesse Ventura
Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling
Jesse "The Body" Ventura
Vince McMahon: El titán de la WWE
Self (Archival Footage)
Hulk Hogan: Real American
Self
Ligas Mayores 2
White Lightning
E! True Hollywood Story
Ricochet: Venganza Sin Límite
Chewalski