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In November 1990, professional wrestler turned actor Jesse Ventura was elected to a four-year term as mayor of Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, a suburb of Minneapolis with a population of around 56,000. After his mayoral term, he purchased a small hobby farm in nearby Maple Grove, Minnesota and moved from Brooklyn Park... See full bio »

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James George Janos
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Hide HideActor (23 titles)
2012 The Drunk (post-production)
Governor Littleton
 
2011 Cubed (TV series)
Jesse Ventura
– Episode 84 (2011) … Jesse Ventura
 
2010 Woodshop
Mr. Madson
 
2008 Borders (short)
Conrad
 
2005 The Ringer
Motivational Speaker (voice)
 
1999 WWF Raw (TV series)
Jesse Ventura
– Episode dated 9 August 1999 (1999) … Jesse Ventura
 
1999 20/20 Vision (short)
Buddy 'One-Arm' Sanchez
 
1997 Batman & Robin
Arkham Asylum Guard
 
1996 The X-Files (TV series)
Man in Black
– Jose Chung's 'From Outer Space' (1996) … Man in Black
 
1993 Demolition Man
CryoCon
 
1993 Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun (video)
DMV Testee
 
1992 Renegade (TV series)
Joe Don Butler
– Payback (1992) … Joe Don Butler
 
1991 Zorro (TV series)
Big Jim Jarrett
– A New Beginning (1991) … Big Jim Jarrett
– The Buccaneers (1991) … Big Jim Jarrett
 
1991 Ricochet
Chewalski
 
1991 Tagteam (TV movie)
Bobby Youngblood
 
1990 Abraxas, Guardian of the Universe
Abraxas
 
1985-1990 Hunter (TV series)
Jesse / Phil Slade
– The Usual Suspects (1990) … Phil Slade (as Jessie Ventura)
– Killer in a Halloween Mask (1985) … Jesse
 
1989 Thunderground
The Man
 
1987 The Running Man
Captain Freedom
 
1987 Predator
Blain
 
1987 WrestleMania III (video)
Jesse 'The Body' Ventura
 
1985 WrestleMania (video)
Jesse 'The Body' Ventura
 
1985 WWF Prime-Time Wrestling (TV series)
– Episode dated 1 January 1985 (1985)
 
Show ShowProducer (1 title)
2009-2010 Conspiracy Theory with Jesse Ventura (TV series documentary) (producer - 16 episodes)
– Pentagon (2010) (producer)
– The Louisiana Conspiracy (2010) (producer)
– Great Lakes (2010) (producer)
– Gulf Oil Spill (2010) (producer)
– The JFK Conspiracy (2010) (producer)
See all 16 episodes »
 
Show ShowSelf (99 titles)
2011 Piers Morgan Tonight (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 17 November 2011 (2011) … Himself
– Episode dated 4 April 2011 (2011) … Himself
– Jess Ventura (2011) … Himself
 
2011 The Joy Behar Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 6 April 2011 (2011) … Himself
 
2010-2011 Good Morning America (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 4 April 2011 (2011) … Himself
– Episode dated 13 October 2010 (2010) … Himself
 
2010 What The Week (TV series)
Himself (2010)
 
2009-2010 Conspiracy Theory with Jesse Ventura (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Pentagon (2010) … Himself
– The Louisiana Conspiracy (2010) … Himself
– Great Lakes (2010) … Himself
– Gulf Oil Spill (2010) … Himself
– The JFK Conspiracy (2010) … Himself
See all 16 episodes »
 
2009-2010 The View (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 3 October 2010 (2010) … Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 18 May 2009 (2009) … Himself
 
1999-2010 Larry King Live (TV series)
Himself
– Jesse Ventura & Oliver (2010) … Himself
– It's Not Politics as Usual! (2010) … Himself
– Jesse Ventura! (2010) … Himself
– Jesse Ventura's Back (2010) … Himself
– Jesse Ventura's Conspiracy Theory (2009) … Himself
See all 11 episodes »
 
2003-2010 Real Time with Bill Maher (TV series)
Himself / Guest
– Episode #8.8 (2010) … Guest
– Episode #6.17 (2008) … Himself (as Fmr Gov Jesse Ventura)
– Episode #1.18 (2003) … Himself
– Episode #1.14 (2003) … Himself
 
2010 Last Call with Carson Daly (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 31 March 2010 (2010) … Himself
 
2010 The Bonnie Hunt Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 16 March 2010 (2010) … Himself
 
2007-2009 WWF Raw (TV series)
Himself
– A Raw Thanksgiving (2009) … Himself (also archive footage)
– 2007 WWE Draft (2007) … Himself
– WWE Draft Special (2007) … Himself
 
2009 The Obama Deception: The Mask Comes Off (video documentary)
Himself
 
2009 Along Came Kinky... Texas Jewboy for Governor (documentary)
Himself
 
2005-2008 Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #6.104 (2008) … Himself
– Episode #6.58 (2008) … Himself
– Episode #3.249 (2005) … Himself
 
2008 Red Eye (TV series)
Himself - Panelist
– Episode dated 27 May 2008 (2008) … Himself - Panelist
 
1998-2008 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #16.82 (2008) … Himself
– Episode dated 14 August 2001 (2001) … Himself
– Episode dated 26 May 1999 (1999) … Himself
– Episode dated 17 November 1998 (1998) … Himself
 
2008 The Colbert Report (TV series)
Himself
– Jesse Ventura (2008) … Himself
 
2008 The Decline and Fall of America (documentary)
Himself
 
2007 WWE Draft Special (TV movie)
Himself
 
2006 My First Time (TV series)
Himself
– From Movies to TV (2006) … Himself
 
2006 Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology (video)
Himself
 
2005 The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 29 September 2005 (2005) … Himself
 
2005 Cheap Seats: Without Ron Parker (TV series)
Himself
– Best of Cheap Seats (2005) … Himself
 
2004 ESPN 25: Who's #1? (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Most Outrageous Characters (2004) … Himself
 
2004 WWE Hall of Fame 2004 (TV movie)
Himself
 
2004 Dinner with the Legends 'Beyond the Mat' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2004 WrestleMania XX (TV movie)
Himself
 
2004 10 Things Every Guy Should Experience (TV series documentary)
Himself
– WrestleMania XX (2004) … Himself
 
2004 Kent Hrbek Outdoors (TV series)
Himself
– Jesse Ventura (2004) … Himself
– Torii Hunter (2004) … Himself
 
2003 Stuck on You
Himself (uncredited)
 
2003 Jesse Ventura's America (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 11 October 2003 (2003) … Himself
 
2003 WWE Confidential (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 17 May 2003 (2003) … Himself
 
2003 Elvis Lives (TV special)
Himself
 
2002 Listen Up! Charles Barkley with Ernie Johnson (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.4 (2002) … Himself
 
2002 The Master of Disguise
Himself (uncredited)
 
2002 Hollywood Hulk Hogan: Hulk Still Rules (video documentary)
Himself (voice)
 
2001 Joe Somebody
Himself
 
2001 X.F.L. (TV series)
Himself
 
2001 Predator: Old Painless (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2001 If It Bleeds We Can Kill It: The Making of 'Predator' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2000 Saturday Night Live: Presidential Bash 2000 (TV special)
Himself
 
2000 Late Show with David Letterman (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 7 September 2000 (2000) … Himself
 
2000 The Young and the Restless (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.6920 (2000) … Himself
 
2000 E! True Hollywood Story (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Jesse Ventura (2000) … Himself
 
1999 Beyond the Mat (documentary)
Himself
 
1999 Summerslam (TV movie)
Himself
 
1999 Arli$$ (TV series)
Himself
– The Cult of Celebrity (1999) … Himself
 
1999 The Beth Littleford Interview Special (TV movie)
Himself
 
1999 Jesse 'The Body' Ventura: The Man, the Myth, the Legend (documentary)
Himself
 
1997-1998 The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 24 September 1998 (1998) … Himself
– Episode dated 12 November 1997 (1997) … Himself
 
1998 Six Days in Roswell (documentary)
Himself
 
1994 WCW Slamboree 1994 (video)
Himself
 
1994 Major League II
Himself
 
1992-1994 WCW World Championship Wrestling (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 15 January 1994 (1994) … Himself
 
1993 WCW Battlebowl (video)
Himself
 
1993 Clash of the Champions XXV (TV movie)
Himself
 
1993 WCW Fall Brawl (video)
Himself
 
1993 Clash of the Champions XXIV (TV movie)
Himself
 
1993 WCW Beach Blast (video)
Himself
 
1993 Clash of the Champions XXIII (TV movie)
Himself
 
1993 WCW SuperBrawl III (video)
Himself
 
1993 Clash of the Champions XXII (TV movie)
Himself
 
1993 Deadly Venom: The Best of Sting (video short)
Himself (also archive footage)
 
1975 WCW Worldwide (TV series)
Himself (1992-1994) (announcer)
 
1992 Clash of the Champions XXI (TV movie)
Himself
 
1992 Clash of the Champions XX: 20th Anniversary (TV movie)
Himself
 
1992 WCW Beach Blast (video)
Himself
 
1992 WCW the Great American Bash (TV movie)
Himself
 
1992 Clash of the Champions XIX (TV movie)
Himself
 
1992 WCW Wrestle War (video)
Himself
 
1991 The Grudge Match (TV series)
Himself - Host
 
1991 Hulkamania 6 (video)
Himself
 
1990 Repossessed
Himself
 
1990 WrestleMania VI (video)
Himself
 
1986-1990 WWF Superstars (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #7.7 (1990) … Himself (as Jesse 'The Body' Ventura)
– Episode #1.1 (1986) … Himself
 
1990 Royal Rumble (video)
Himself
 
1985-1989 Saturday Night's Main Event (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 25 November 1989 (1989) … Himself
– Episode dated 5 February 1988 (1988) … Himself
– Episode dated 1 March 1986 (1986) … Himself (as Jesse 'The Body' Ventura)
– Episode dated 4 January 1986 (1986) … Himself
– Episode #1.3 (1985) … Himself (as Jesse 'The Body' Ventura)
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1989 Survivor Series (video)
Himself
 
1989 Summerslam (video)
Himself
 
1989 No Holds Barred
Himself - Commentator #1
 
1989 WrestleMania V (TV movie)
Himself
 
1989 Royal Rumble (video)
Himself
 
1989 WWF: Wrestlemania's Greatest Matches (video)
Himself - Announcer
 
1988 Survivor Series (TV movie)
Himself
 
1988 Summerslam (video)
Himself
 
1988 WrestleMania IV (video)
Himself
 
1988 Royal Rumble (TV movie)
Himself
 
1987 The 37th Annual Slammy Awards (TV movie)
Himself (as Jesse 'The Body' Ventura)
 
1987 Survivor Series (video)
Himself
 
1987 Small Wonder (TV series)
Himself
– Wally the Wimp (1987) … Himself
 
1987 WWF Challenge (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 1 February 1987 (1987) … Himself
 
1986 WrestleMania 2 (video)
Himself
 
1986 The Slammy Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
1981-1985 WWF Championship Wrestling (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 21 December 1985 (1985) … Himself
– Episode dated 16 February 1985 (1985) … Himself
– Episode dated 17 October 1981 (1981) … Himself
 
1985 WWF Wrestling Classic (TV special)
Jesse 'The Body' Ventura
 
1985 Wrestling's Country Boys (video)
Himself
 
1984 Tuesday Night Titans (TV series)
Himself
 
1982-1984 AWA All-Star Wrestling (TV series)
Himself
 
1974 WWF All-Star Wrestling (TV series)
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (20 titles)
2011 WWE: OMG! - The Top 50 Incidents in WWE History (video)
Himself
 
2009 WWE Summerslam: The Complete Anthology, Vol. 3
Himself
 
2009 WWE: Summerslam - The Complete Anthology, Vol. 1
Himself
 
2009 The WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event (video)
Himself
 
2009 WWF Raw (TV series)
 
2008 Nature Boy Ric Flair: The Definitive Collection (video)
Himself
 
2008 The O'Reilly Factor (TV series)
 
2007 WWE: Royal Rumble - The Complete Anthology, Vol. 1
Himself
 
2007 The Union: The Business Behind Getting High (documentary)
Himself
 
2006 WWE: The History of the WWE Championship (video)
Himself (voice)
 
2006 A/k/a Tommy Chong (documentary)
Himself
 
2006 Born to Controversy: The Roddy Piper Story (video)
Himself
 
2005 The Bret Hart Story: The Best There Is, Was, and Ever Will Be (video documentary)
Himself
 
2005 WWE Wrestlemania: The Complete Anthology - Vol. 1
Himself
 
2005 WWE WrestleMania: The Complete Anthology, Vol. 2
Himself
 
2004 Mick Foley's Greatest Hits & Misses: A Life in Wrestling (video)
Himself
 
2002 Stephen King's Dead Zone (TV series)
 
1999 E! True Hollywood Story (TV series documentary)
 
1986 Saturday Night's Main Event (TV series)
 
1985 André the Giant (video documentary)
Himself (voice)
 

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2 Biographical Movies  | 4 Print Biographies  | 2 Interviews  | 12 Articles  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Fmr Gov Jesse Ventura | Jesse 'The Body' Ventura | Jessie Ventura

Height:

6' 4" (1.93 m)
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Yes, I do, because it's so slanted toward the incumbent to win, it's ridiculous. In the Congress today, we don't even have competitive races in all but about 15 across the country, because they control the districting and they make the districts so well -- this is Democrat, this is Republican. They all work it out in the back room... See more »

Trivia:

A week before he had his embolism, Bobby Heenan was scheduled to be his new manager. With Jesse out, Bobby began managing Big John Studd. See more »

Trademark:

Unique voice and cunning wit See more »

Nickname:

"The Body" See more »

Star Sign:

Cancer