1951-07-15 Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
An American politician, actor, author, naval veteran, and former professional wrestler who served as the 38th Governor of Minnesota from 1999 to 2003. Ventura served as a U.S. Navy Underwater Demolition Team member during the period of the Vietnam War. After leaving the military, he embarked on a professional wrestling career from 1975 to 1986, taking the ring name Jesse "The Body" Ventura. He had a long tenure in the World Wrestling Federation as a performer and color commentator, and was inducted into the Federation's Hall of Fame in 2004. Apart from wrestling, Ventura also pursued a film career, appearing in films such as Predator (1987). Ventura first entered politics as Mayor of Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, from 1991 to 1995. Four years after his mayoral term ended, Ventura was the Reform Party candidate in the Minnesota gubernatorial election of 1998, running a low-budget campaign centered on grassroots events and unusual ads that urged citizens not to "vote for politics as usual". Ventura's campaign was successful, with him narrowly and unexpectedly defeating both the Democratic and Republican candidates. The highest elected official to ever win an election on a Reform Party ticket, Ventura left the Reform Party a year after taking office amid internal fights for control over the party. As governor, Ventura oversaw reforms of Minnesota's property tax as well as the state's first sales tax rebate. Other initiatives taken under Ventura included construction of the METRO Blue Line light rail in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area, and cuts in income taxes. Ventura left office in 2003, deciding not to run for re-election. After leaving office, Ventura became a visiting fellow at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government in 2004. He has since also hosted a number of television shows and has written several political books. Ventura remains politically active and currently hosts a show on Ora TV called Off the Grid. He has publicly contemplated a run for President of the United States in 2016.
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Jesse Ventura Shocks the World | Self | 2024-01-16 |
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Biography: Wrestlemania I | Self (archival footage) | 2022-09-04 |
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Andre the Giant | Self (archive footage) | 2018-04-10 |
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This Was the XFL | Himself | 2017-02-02 |
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The Making of Trump | Self (archive footage) | 2015-11-30 |
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The Drunk | Governor Littleton | 2014-02-16 |
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WWE Hall of Fame: Jesse Ventura | Himself | 2012-01-01 |
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9/11 Truth: Hollywood Speaks Up | Himself | 2011-06-10 |
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Woodshop | Mr. Madson | 2010-09-01 |
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The Obama Deception | Self | 2009-03-15 |
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WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event | Himself | 2009-02-10 |
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WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology | Jesse Ventura | 2006-10-17 |
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WWE: The Spectacular Legacy of the AWA | Self | 2006-01-01 |
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WWE Hall of Fame 2004 | 2004-03-12 | |
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Stuck on You | Self (uncredited) | 2003-12-10 |
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Beyond the Mat | Himself | 1999-10-22 |
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WWE SummerSlam 1999 | Referee | 1999-08-22 |
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Batman & Robin | Arkham Asylum Guard | 1997-06-20 |
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Major League II | White Lightning | 1994-03-30 |
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Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun | DMV Testee | 1993-01-30 |
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Demolition Man | CryoCon | 1993-10-08 |
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WCW Beach Blast | Jesse "The Body" Ventura (Commentator) | 1992-06-20 |
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Tagteam | Bobby Youngblood | 1991-01-26 |
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Ricochet | Chewalski | 1991-10-04 |
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Abraxas, Guardian of the Universe | Abraxas | 1990-12-18 |
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Repossessed | Himself | 1990-09-14 |
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Thunderground | The Man | 1989-09-01 |
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No Holds Barred | Himself - Commentator #1 | 1989-06-02 |
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The Best of the WWF: volume 19 | Jesse "The Body" Ventura | 1989-07-19 |
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Hulkamania 4 | Jesse 'The Body' Ventura | 1989-11-01 |
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WWE SummerSlam 1989 | Jesse Ventura | 1989-08-28 |
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Hulkamania 3 | Jesse 'The Body' Ventura | 1988-08-27 |
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WWE SummerSlam 1988 | Jesse "The Body" Ventura (Referee) | 1988-08-29 |
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The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! | Baseball Announcer (uncredited) | 1988-12-02 |
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Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports | Jesse "The Body" Ventura | 1987-01-01 |
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Predator | Blain Cooper | 1987-06-12 |
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WWF Hulkamania 2 | Jesse 'The Body' Ventura | 1987-05-01 |
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The Running Man | Captain Freedom | 1987-11-13 |
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The Best of the WWF: volume 9 | Jesse "The Body" Ventura | 1986-10-15 |
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The Best of the WWF: volume 5 | Jesse "The Body" Ventura | 1986-01-01 |
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Wrestling's Living Legend Bruno Sammartino | 1986-06-06 | |
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WrestleMania II | Jesse "The Body" Ventura (Commentator) | 1986-04-07 |
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Tag Team Champions | Jesse Ventura | 1986-03-01 |
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WrestleMania | Jesse Ventura | 1985-03-31 |
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Best of the WWF Volume 1 | Jesse "The Body" Ventura (Ringside) | 1985-01-01 |
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WWF's Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest | Jesse Ventura | 1985-01-01 |
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Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports | Jesse "The Body" Ventura (archive footage) | 1985-03-01 |
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Wrestling's Bloopers, Bleeps and Bodyslams! | Jesse "The Body" Ventura | 1985-01-01 |
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AWA Christmas Show 1983 | Jesse "The Body" Ventura | 1983-12-25 |
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AWA Christmas Night 1983 | 1983-12-25 | |
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AWA Super Sunday | Jesse "The Body" Ventura | 1983-04-24 |
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Savage | himself | 1977-01-01 |
