Jesse Ventura
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
A team of elite commandos on a secret mission in a Central American jungle come to find...
Movie page
Simon Phoenix, a violent criminal cryogenically frozen in 1996, escapes during a parole hearing...
Movie page
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
as Baseball Announcer (uncredited)When the incompetent Lieutenant Frank Drebin seeks the ruthless killer of his partner, he...
Movie page
Batman and Robin deal with relationship issues while preventing Mr. Freeze and Poison Ivy from...
Movie page
By 2017, the global economy has collapsed and U.S. society has become a totalitarian police...
Movie page
Major League II
as White LightningAfter losing in the ALCS the year before, the Cleveland Indians are determined to make it into...
Movie page
Ricochet
as ChewalskiAn attorney is terrorized by the criminal he put away years ago when he was a cop.
Movie page
Repossessed
as HimselfIt's been some time since Father Jebedaiah Mayii exorcised the Devil from little Nancy Aglet,...
Movie page
Stuck on You
as Jesse Ventura (uncredited)In Martha's Vineyard, Mass., conjoined twins Walt and Bob Tenor make the best of their handicap...
Movie page
Andre the Giant
as Self (archive footage)An ambitious and wide-ranging documentary exploring Andre’s upbringing in France, his celebrated...
Movie page
Beyond the Mat
as SelfBeyond the Mat is a 1999 professional wrestling documentary, directed by Barry W. Blaustein. The...
Movie page
No Holds Barred
as Himself - Commentator #1Rip is the World Wrestling Federation champion who is faithful to his fans and the network he...
Movie page
Saturday Night's Main Event XXXVII
as Jesse "The Body" VenturaUndisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes will go head-to-head with Kevin Owens as Saturday Night's...
Movie page
WWE SummerSlam 1999
as RefereeWWE's annual Summer Spectacular features Triple H, Mankind, and Stone Cold Steve Austin...
Movie page
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
as Jesse VenturaThe best and most memorable matches from Hulk Hogan's career.
Movie page
Abraxas, Guardian of the Universe
as AbraxasAn alien policeman comes to Earth to hunt down a renegade of his own race.
Movie page
This Was the XFL
as HimselfA bold challenge, a fearless experiment and ultimately, a spectacular failure. In 2001, sports...
Movie page
WCW Beach Blast
as Jesse "The Body" Ventura (Commentator)WCW Beach Blast '92 took place on June 20, 1992 and emanated from The Mobile Civic Center in...
Movie page
Biography: Wrestlemania I
as Self (archival footage)Chronicling the making of the first WrestleMania when Hulk Hogan, Mr. T, Iron Sheik, Roddy...
Movie page
WWE: The Spectacular Legacy of the AWA
as SelfThe AWA launched hundreds of careers, including Ric Flair, the Road Warriors and more; reliving...
Movie page
Thunderground
as The ManA con-artist meets a tough fighter and sees him as her ticket to a better life. The two make an...
Movie page
WWF Hulkamania 2
as Jesse 'The Body' VenturaHulk-a-mania is running wilder than ever with more of the world's greatest athlete!
Movie page
WrestleMania II
as Jesse "The Body" Ventura (Commentator)Mr. T vs. Roddy Piper in a Boxing match Battle Royal featuring superstars and athletes from the...
Movie page
The Making of Trump
as Self (archive footage)As every day of Donald Trump's presidential campaign seemingly generates new headlines, this...
Movie page
WWE Royal Rumble
as Jesse "The Body" Ventura (Commentary)Twenty top Superstars compete in the first-ever Royal Rumble match. See all your favorites...
Movie page
Hulkamania 3
as Jesse 'The Body' VenturaHulk-a-mania is still running wild against his biggest challenger ever.
Movie page
WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event
as HimselfThe phrase Saturday Night s Main Event means the biggest WWE Superstars of the 80s and 90s...
Movie page
WWE SummerSlam 1988
as Jesse "The Body" Ventura (Referee)WWE SummerSlam was the first annual SummerSlam professional wrestling pay-per-view event. It was...
Movie page
WWE SummerSlam 1989
as Jesse VenturaSummerSlam (1989) was the second annual SummerSlam professional wrestling pay-per-view event...
Movie page
The Obama Deception
as SelfControversial radio host Alex Jones presents his case that Obama was not the beacon of hope he...
Movie page
WWE Hall of Fame 2004
as uncreditedOn March 13th 2004 - the night before Wrestlemania XX - World Wrestling Entertainment held a...
Movie page
WWF's Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest
as Jesse VenturaSome of the most astonishing stars the WWF has to offer.
Movie page
The Drunk
as Governor LittletonThe hard drinking grandson of a legendary labor leader gets arrested for drunk driving. He...
Movie page
Wrestling's Bloopers, Bleeps and Bodyslams!
as Jesse "The Body" VenturaWWF Wrestling bloopers.
Movie page
Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports
as Jesse "The Body" VenturaBob Uecker hosted this show in the mid to late 1980's, featuring sports bloopers and comedy with...
Movie page
WWF Summer Flashback!
as uncreditedSummer Flashback! was a USA Network Special that aired July 14th, 1997. The special highlighted...
Movie page
Best of the WWF Volume 1
as Jesse "The Body" Ventura (Ringside)The best action that the WWF has to offer.
Movie page
AWA Super Sunday
as Jesse "The Body" VenturaAmerican Wrestling Association supercard on April 24th, 1983.
Movie page
The Claw
as HimselfA documentary about legendary wrestler and all around supervillain Baron von Raschke by director...
Movie page
WWE Hall of Fame: Jesse Ventura
as HimselfColorful and influential Superstar. Groundbreaking television commentator. Navy SEAL and Vietnam...
Movie page
Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports
as Jesse "The Body" Ventura (archive footage)Here is the legendary Bob Uecker hamming it up, commentating on sports bloopers and other...
Movie page
Tagteam
as Bobby YoungbloodTricky Rick MacDonald and Billy The Body Youngblood are two of the best wrestlers in the...
Movie page
If It Bleeds We Can Kill It: The Making of 'Predator'
as uncreditedA behind-the-scenes look at the 1987 sci-fi/action film that has since become one of the modern...
Movie page
The Best of the WWF: volume 5
as Jesse "The Body" VenturaWendi Richter defends her title against Leilani Kai. Island Fury! The Magnificent Muraco vs....
Movie page
The Best of the WWF: volume 19
as Jesse "The Body" VenturaThe newest, the hottest, THE BEST of WWE!
Movie page
Savage
as himselfA PBS documentary shot in the "famous Portland Sports Arena" in the mid 70's. Although the film...
Movie page
Jesse Ventura Shocks the World
as Self25 years after the pro wrestler shocked the world when elected Governor of Minnesota, it's high...
Movie page
The Best of the WWF: volume 9
as Jesse "The Body" VenturaThe best of the WWE superstars in and out of the ring brought to you by Coliseum Home Video!
Movie page
AWA Christmas Night 1983
as Jesse "The Body" VenturaThe American Wrestling Association is live from the St. Paul Civic Center in St. Paul,...
Movie page
Tag Team Champions
as Jesse VenturaA tribute to the WWF's dynamic duos precision, timing, and teamwork that make them champions.
Movie page
Hulkamania 4
as Jesse 'The Body' VenturaAn in-depth look into the true meaning of Hulkamania through the eyes of fans, comrades,...
Movie page
Real Time with Bill Maher
as SelfEach week Bill Maher surrounds himself with a panel of guests which include politicians, actors,...
TV Show page
The Colbert Report
as uncreditedThe Colbert Report is an American satirical late night television program that airs Monday...
TV Show page
The X-Files
as Man in Black #1The exploits of FBI Special Agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully who investigate X-Files:...
TV Show page
WWE Raw
as uncreditedA regularly scheduled, live, year-round program featuring some of the biggest WWE Superstars.
TV Show page
WWE Raw
as Jesse "The Body" Ventura (archive footage)A regularly scheduled, live, year-round program featuring some of the biggest WWE Superstars.
TV Show page
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
as uncreditedJay Leno hosts some of the biggest celebrities in the world.
TV Show page
Renegade
as Joe Don ButlerFramed for murder, Detective Reno Raines becomes a fugitive bounty hunter who fights crime while...
TV Show page
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as uncreditedJimmy Kimmel Live! is an American late-night talk show, created and hosted by Jimmy Kimmel and...
TV Show page
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
as The Finger (voice)The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are back in an all-new animated series on Nickelodeon!...
TV Show page
Hunter
as JesseHunter is an American police drama television series created by Frank Lupo, and starring Fred...
TV Show page
Hunter
as Phil SladeHunter is an American police drama television series created by Frank Lupo, and starring Fred...
TV Show page
Chelsea
as SelfIt's not her first talk show, but it is a first of its kind. Ideas, people and places that...
TV Show page
WWF Wrestling Challenge
as Jesse 'The Body' VenturaWWF Wrestling Challenge was a professional wrestling television program produced by the World...
TV Show page
Arliss
as uncreditedA behind-the-scenes look at the glitzy, big-money world of professional sports following the...
TV Show page
WWE Pay Per View
as Jesse "The Body" Ventura (Referee)The American professional wrestling promotion WWE has been broadcasting pay-per-view (PPV)...
TV Show page
WWE Pay Per View
as uncreditedThe American professional wrestling promotion WWE has been broadcasting pay-per-view (PPV)...
TV Show page
Saturday Night's Main Event
as uncreditedA professional wrestling television program produced by the World Wrestling Federation banner on...
TV Show page
Conspiracy Theory with Jesse Ventura
as uncreditedConspiracy Theory with Jesse Ventura is an American television series hosted by Jesse Ventura...
TV Show page
Mr. McMahon
as Self (Archival Footage)WWE experienced record-breaking highs and crushing lows under Vince McMahon's leadership. This...
TV Show page
E! True Hollywood Story
as uncreditedE! True Hollywood Story is an American documentary series on E! that deals with famous Hollywood...
TV Show page
Minnesota Experience
as Self (archive footage)For decades, Twin Cities PBS (TPT) has dived into the whitewater of bygone eras and emerged with...
TV Show page