Jesse Ventura

Personal Info

Birthday

July 15, 1951

(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.

Known For

The X-Files

The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Renegade

WWF Wrestling Challenge

Hunter

Predator

Batman & Robin

Filmography

2024
Saturday Night's Main Event XXXVII
as Jesse "The Body" Ventura
Jesse Ventura Shocks the World
as Self
2022
Biography: Wrestlemania I
as Self (archival footage)
2021
The Claw
as Himself
2018
Trump: Anatomy of a Man
as Self (archive footage)
Andre the Giant
as Self (archive footage)
2017
This Was the XFL
as Himself
2015
The Making of Trump
as Self (archive footage)
2014
The Drunk
as Governor Littleton
2012
WWE Hall of Fame: Jesse Ventura
as Himself
2011
9/11 Truth: Hollywood Speaks Up
as Self
2010
Woodshop
as Mr. Madson
2009
The Obama Deception
as Self
WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event
as Himself
2006
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
as Jesse Ventura
WWE: The Spectacular Legacy of the AWA
as Self
2003
Stuck on You
as Jesse Ventura (uncredited)
2002
The Master of Disguise
as Self (uncredited)
2001
Joe Somebody
as Himself
1999
Beyond the Mat
as Self
WWE SummerSlam 1999
as Referee
1997
Batman & Robin
as Arkham Asylum Guard
1994
Major League II
as White Lightning
1993
WCW Clash of the Champions XXV
as Jesse "The Body" Ventura (Color Commentary)
Demolition Man
as CryoCon
WCW SuperBrawl III
as Jesse "The Body" Ventura (Color Commentator)
Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun
as DMV Testee
1992
WCW Beach Blast
as Jesse "The Body" Ventura (Commentator)
1991
Ricochet
as Chewalski
Tagteam
as Bobby Youngblood
1990
Abraxas, Guardian of the Universe
as Abraxas
Repossessed
as Himself
1989
Hulkamania 4
as Jesse 'The Body' Ventura
Thunderground
as The Man
WWE SummerSlam 1989
as Jesse Ventura
The Best of the WWF: volume 19
as Jesse "The Body" Ventura
No Holds Barred
as Himself - Commentator #1
1988
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
as Baseball Announcer (uncredited)
WWE SummerSlam 1988
as Jesse "The Body" Ventura (Referee)
Hulkamania 3
as Jesse 'The Body' Ventura
WrestleMania IV
as Jesse 'The Body' Ventura
WWE Royal Rumble
as Jesse "The Body" Ventura (Commentary)
1987
The Running Man
as Captain Freedom
Predator
as Blain Cooper
WWF Hulkamania 2
as Jesse 'The Body' Ventura
WrestleMania III
as Jesse 'The Body' Ventura
Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports
as Jesse "The Body" Ventura
1986
The Best of the WWF: volume 9
as Jesse "The Body" Ventura
WrestleMania 2
as Jesse 'The Body' Ventura
WrestleMania II
as Jesse "The Body" Ventura (Commentator)
Tag Team Champions
as Jesse Ventura
The Best of the WWF: volume 5
as Jesse "The Body" Ventura
1985
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: September '85
as Jesse "The Body" Ventura
WWF's Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest
as Jesse Ventura
Wrestling's Bloopers, Bleeps and Bodyslams!
as Jesse "The Body" Ventura
Best of the WWF Volume 1
as Jesse "The Body" Ventura (Ringside)
1983
AWA Christmas Show 1983
as Jesse "The Body" Ventura
AWA Christmas Night 1983
as Jesse "The Body" Ventura
AWA Super Sunday
as Jesse "The Body" Ventura
1977
Savage
as himself