Jesse Ventura
Personal Info
Know For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1951-07-15 (74 years old)
Place of Birth
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Also known As
James George Jano
The Body
Jesse "The Body" Ventura
Jesse Ventura
Surf Ventura
Jesse Ventura
Biography
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 ...
Acting
1987
as Blain Cooper
1987
as Captain Freedom
1990
as Himself
1993
as CryoCon
1999
as Self
1994
as White Lightning
1990
as Abraxas
1989
as Himself - Commentator #1
2009
as Self
2006
1993
as DMV Testee
1983
as Jesse "The Body" Ventura
2010
as Mr. Madson
1989
as The Man
1977
as himself
1992
as Jesse "The Body" Ventura (Commentator)
2011
2014
as Governor Littleton
1991
as Bobby Youngblood
2006
as Jesse Ventura
1983
as Jesse "The Body" Ventura
1987
as Jesse "The Body" Ventura
1985
as Jesse "The Body" Ventura (archive footage)
2024
2022
as Self (archival footage)
1987
as Jesse 'The Body' Ventura
1988
as Jesse 'The Body' Ventura
1985
as Jesse "The Body" Ventura (Ringside)
1989
as Jesse 'The Body' Ventura
1986
as Jesse "The Body" Ventura
1986
as Jesse "The Body" Ventura
1989
as Jesse "The Body" Ventura
1991
as Chewalski
1985
as Jesse "The Body" Ventura
1985
as Jesse Ventura
2015
as Self (archive footage)
1985
as Jesse "The Body" Ventura
1988
as Jesse "The Body" Ventura (Commentary)
2021
as Himself
1988
as Baseball Announcer (uncredited)
2017
as Himself
1997
as Arkham Asylum Guard
2012
as Himself
2018
as Self (archive footage)
2009
1983
as Jesse "The Body" Ventura
1986
as Jesse Ventura
1988
as Jesse "The Body" Ventura (Referee)
1986
as Jesse "The Body" Ventura (Commentator)
1989
as Jesse Ventura
1999
as Referee
2003
as Jesse Ventura (uncredited)
2024
as Jesse "The Body" Ventura
1993
as Jesse "The Body" Ventura (Color Commentator)
2001
as Himself
1993
as Jesse "The Body" Ventura (Color Commentary)
2018
as Self (archive footage)
1985
1986
as Jesse 'The Body' Ventura
2002
as Self (uncredited)
1987
as Jesse 'The Body' Ventura
1988
as Jesse 'The Body' Ventura
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