Jesse Ventura
Acting
- Nascimento:
- 1951-07-15
- Local de nascimento:
- Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Biografia
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
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Hulk Hogan: O Lutador
Saturday Night's Main Event XXXVII
Mr. McMahon
Jesse Ventura Shocks the World
Biography: Wrestlemania I
In Search of Tomorrow
The Claw
Minnesota Experience
Trump: Anatomy of a Man
Andre the Giant
This Was the XFL
Chelsea
The Making of Trump
The Drunk
As Tartarugas Ninjas
WWE Hall of Fame: Jesse Ventura
9/11 Truth: Hollywood Speaks Up
Woodshop
Conspiracy Theory with Jesse Ventura
The Obama Deception
WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
WWE: The Spectacular Legacy of the AWA
O Trapaceiro
The Colbert Report
WWE Hall of Fame 2004
10 Things Every Guy Should Experience
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Real Time with Bill Maher
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Mestre do Disfarce
Super Pai
Predator: Old Painless
If It Bleeds We Can Kill It: The Making of 'Predator'
WWF: It's Our Time
Além do Ringue
WWE SummerSlam 1999
WWF Summer Flashback!
Batman & Robin
E! True Hollywood Story
Arli$$
Um Time Muito Louco
WCW Clash of the Champions XXV
O Demolidor
Arquivo X
WCW SuperBrawl III
Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun
Raw
O Renegado
WCW Beach Blast
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
WrestleMania: The Greatest Hits
Hulkamania 6
Sem Limite para Vingar
Tagteam
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Hulkamania Forever
Wrestling Tough Guys
A Repossuída
Wrestling Superheroes
WWE SuperTape: Volume 1
Hulkamania 4
Thunderground
WWE SummerSlam 1989
Demolition: Witness the Power
The Best of the WWF: volume 20
The Best of the WWF: volume 19
The Ultimate Warrior
No Holds Barred
The Brains Behind the Brawn
The Best of the WWF: volume 18
Hulk Hogan: Real American
Corra que a Polícia Vem Aí!
Macho Madness
WWE SummerSlam 1988
Hulkamania 3
Women of the WWF
Clash of the Champions
WWE Royal Rumble 1988
The Best of the WWF: volume 14
Wrestling's Most Embarrassing Moments
O Sobrevivente
The Best of the WWF: volume 13
The Ken Patera Story
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
O Predador
Hulkamania 2
Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports
The Best of the WWF: volume 9
The British Bulldogs
WWF Wrestling Challenge
WWF Superstars
Wrestling's Living Legend Bruno Sammartino
Villains of the Squared Circle
The Best of the WWF: volume 7
Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat
The Best of the WWF: volume 6
WrestleMania II
WWE Grudge Match
The Life and Times of Captain Lou Albano
Tag Team Champions
The Best of the WWF: volume 5
The WWF's Amazing Managers
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: September '85
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports
Best of the WWF Volume 1
Wrestling's Bloopers, Bleeps, & Bodyslams
Wrestling's Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest!
Most Unusual Matches
Tiro Certo
Tuesday Night Titans
AWA Christmas Night 1983
AWA Christmas Show 1983
AWA Super Sunday
AWA Arena Shows
Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling
Savage
WWF All-Star Wrestling
WWE Old School