
Ventura has frequently referred to his military career in public statements and debates. Ventura graduated with BUD/S class 58 in December 1970 and was part of Underwater Demolition Team 12 and later as a reservist with SEAL Team 1. Ventura (then still using his legal name of Janos) attended the now-closed Cooper Elementary School and graduated from Minneapolis' Roosevelt High School in 1969.įrom September 11, 1969, to September 10, 1975, during the Vietnam War era, Ventura served in the United States Navy. His father's parents were from what is now Slovakia, and his mother was of German descent. Ventura has an older brother who served in Vietnam. Ventura was born James George Janos on Jin Minneapolis, the son of Bernice Martha (née Lenz) and George William Janos, both of whom were World War II veterans.

5.4 American Conspiracies and 63 Documents the Government Doesn't Want You to Read.5.3 Conspiracy Theory with Jesse Ventura.5.1 Bush/Cheney administration and torture.3.3 Post-Gubernatorial Political Ambitions.2.5 Return to the World Wrestling Federation / Entertainment.Ventura currently lives in both Minnesota and near Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.
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The campaign was successful, and Ventura served from January 4, 1999, to January 6, 2003, without running for a second term.Īfter leaving office, Ventura has hosted a number of TV shows and has also written several political books. He ran as the Reform Party candidate in the Minnesota gubernatorial election of 1998, running a campaign centered on grassroots events and unusual ads that implored citizens not to "vote for politics as usual". Ventura first entered politics as Mayor of Brooklyn Park, Minnesota from 1991 to 1995. After leaving wrestling Ventura began a successful film career, appearing in films such as 1987's Predator. He had a long tenure in the World Wrestling Federation as a performer and color commentator, and was inducted into the company's Hall of Fame in 2004.
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He later embarked on an 11-year professional wrestling career from 1975 to 1986, taking up the stage name Jesse "The Body" Ventura.

Ventura served as a Navy UDT during the Vietnam War. 1986 James George Janos (July 15, 1951), better known as Jesse Ventura, is an American statesman, actor, author, and former professional wrestler who served as the 38th Governor of Minnesota from 1999 to 2003.
