Jesse Ventura On 'Conspiracy Theory,' Plum Island, Biological Weapons, Sarah Palin

First Jesse Ventura was a pro wrestler. Then he became governor of Minnesota. Now he's back on TV with his show, Conspiracy Theory with Jesse Ventura, which premieres its second season on Friday, October 15, on a secret bio-weapons center on Plum Island just 75 miles from New York City.

Born as James George Janos in 1951, Ventura first served during the Vietnam War as a member of the Navy Underwater Demolition Team. He began his wrestling career in 1975, where he acquired his stage name, Jesse "The Body" Ventura; the name Jesse Ventura has stuck to him since. Inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2004, he later became mayor of Brooklyn Park, Minnesota in 1991 and famously went then go on to become governor of Minnesota. Ventura has since starred in several television series and movies such as Predator, where he cast alongside Arnold Schwarzenegger in 1987. In 2003, he hosted his own MSNBC show, Jesse Ventura's America, where he often argued his opposition towards the Iraq War. He is also well known for his constant questioning of the events of 9/11.

Now, on his latest TV show, Conspiracy Theory with Jesse Ventura, Ventura investigates the ongoing situation at the bio-weapons facility on Plum Island. "It's the most heavily populated area of the United States and to be experimenting with biological experiments on mosquitos, ticks, things like that — it just doesn't seem like a very smart place to be doing that all these years," Ventura told Uinterview exclusively.