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James Janos

James George Janos is an American politician, actor, and retired professional wrestler under the ring name of Jesse "The Body" Ventura. 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


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Born:
Jul 15, 1951 In Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Movie/TV Credits:
70
First Appeared:
In the movie Savage 1977-01-01
Latest Project:
Movie Jesse Ventura Shocks the World 2024-01-16
Known For
Poster of Jesse Ventura Shocks the World
Poster of Real Time with Bill Maher
Poster of Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun
Poster of Savage
Filmography
Movie Jesse Ventura Shocks the World Self 2024-01-16
Movie Biography: Wrestlemania I Self (archival footage) 2022-09-04
Movie Andre the Giant Self (archive footage) 2018-04-10
Movie This Was the XFL Himself 2017-02-02
Series Chelsea Self 2016-05-11
Movie The Making of Trump Self (archive footage) 2015-11-30
Movie The Drunk Governor Littleton 2014-02-16
Movie WWE Hall of Fame: Jesse Ventura Himself 2012-01-01
Series Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles The Finger (voice) 2012-09-28
Movie 9/11 Truth: Hollywood Speaks Up Himself 2011-06-10
Movie Woodshop Mr. Madson 2010-09-01
Movie WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event Himself 2009-02-10
Movie The Obama Deception Self 2009-03-15
Series Conspiracy Theory with Jesse Ventura Unknown 2009-12-02
Movie WWE: The Spectacular Legacy of the AWA Self 2006-01-01
Movie WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology Jesse Ventura 2006-10-17
Series The Colbert Report Unknown 2005-10-17
Movie WWE Hall of Fame 2004 2004-03-12
Series 10 Things Every Guy Should Experience Self 2004-02-02
Series Jimmy Kimmel Live! Unknown 2003-01-26
Series Real Time with Bill Maher Self 2003-02-21
Movie Stuck on You Self (uncredited) 2003-12-10
Movie WWE SummerSlam 1999 Referee 1999-08-22
Movie Beyond the Mat Himself 1999-10-22
Movie Batman & Robin Arkham Asylum Guard 1997-06-20
Series Arliss Unknown 1996-08-10
Series E! True Hollywood Story Unknown 1996-08-21
Movie Major League II White Lightning 1994-03-30
Series WWE Raw Jesse "The Body" Ventura (archive footage) 1993-01-11
Movie Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun DMV Testee 1993-01-30
Movie Demolition Man CryoCon 1993-10-08
Series The X-Files Man in Black #1 1993-09-10
Movie WCW Beach Blast Jesse "The Body" Ventura (Commentator) 1992-06-20
Series The Tonight Show with Jay Leno Unknown 1992-05-25
Series Renegade Unknown 1992-09-19
Movie Tagteam Bobby Youngblood 1991-01-26
Movie Ricochet Chewalski 1991-10-04
Movie Repossessed Himself 1990-09-14
Movie Abraxas, Guardian of the Universe Abraxas 1990-12-18
Movie No Holds Barred Himself - Commentator #1 1989-06-02
Movie The Best of the WWF: volume 19 Jesse "The Body" Ventura 1989-07-19
Movie WWE SummerSlam 1989 Jesse Ventura 1989-08-28
Movie Hulkamania 4 Jesse 'The Body' Ventura 1989-11-01
Movie Thunderground The Man 1989-09-01
Movie WWE Royal Rumble Jesse "The Body" Ventura (Commentary) 1988-01-24
Movie Hulkamania 3 Jesse 'The Body' Ventura 1988-08-27
Movie WWE SummerSlam 1988 Jesse "The Body" Ventura (Referee) 1988-08-29
Movie The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! Baseball Announcer (uncredited) 1988-12-02
Movie WWF Hulkamania 2 Jesse 'The Body' Ventura 1987-05-01
Movie Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports Jesse "The Body" Ventura 1987-01-01
Movie Predator Blain Cooper 1987-06-12
Movie The Running Man Captain Freedom 1987-11-13
Movie The Best of the WWF: volume 5 Jesse "The Body" Ventura 1986-01-01
Movie Tag Team Champions Jesse Ventura 1986-03-01
Movie WrestleMania II Jesse "The Body" Ventura (Commentator) 1986-04-07
Movie The Best of the WWF: volume 9 Jesse "The Body" Ventura 1986-10-15
Series WWF Wrestling Challenge Jesse 'The Body' Ventura 1986-09-07
Movie Wrestling's Living Legend Bruno Sammartino Unknown 1986-06-06
Movie WWF's Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest Jesse Ventura 1985-01-01
Movie Best of the WWF Volume 1 Jesse "The Body" Ventura (Ringside) 1985-01-01
Movie Wrestling's Bloopers, Bleeps and Bodyslams! Jesse "The Body" Ventura 1985-01-01
Series Saturday Night's Main Event Unknown 1985-05-11
Movie WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: September '85 Jesse "The Body" Ventura 1985-09-22
Series WWE Pay Per View Jesse "The Body" Ventura (Referee) 1985-03-31
Movie Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports Jesse "The Body" Ventura (archive footage) 1985-03-01
Series Hunter Phil Slade 1984-09-18
Movie AWA Super Sunday Jesse "The Body" Ventura 1983-04-24
Movie AWA Christmas Show 1983 Jesse "The Body" Ventura 1983-12-25
Movie AWA Christmas Night 1983 Jesse "The Body" Ventura 1983-12-25
Movie Savage himself 1977-01-01